Men's tennis circuit
The 2007 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2007 tennis season. The
ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional
tennis organized by the
Association of Tennis Professionals . The ATP Tour includes the four
Grand Slam tournaments, the
Tennis Masters Cup , the
ATP Masters Series , the
International Series Gold and the
International Series tournaments.
Round-robin trial
In August 2006, the ATP announced that it would conduct a trial of the
round-robin tournament format during the 2007 season.
[1] ATP Executive Chairman Etienne De Villiers claimed their research showed a preference for this tournament setup among fans, tournaments and media. In a round-robin tournament each player competes once against every other player in his group. The only men's tournament using this format was the season-ending event but all regular tournaments, including the Grand Slams, used the traditional elimination or knock-out system. The round-robin format would be tested at 13 events during the 2007 ATP Tour but the Masters Series events and the Grand Slam tournaments were excluded from the experiment. The
Adelaide International was scheduled as the pilot.
[2] Initial reactions from players were mixed, with
Rafael Nadal in favor of the scheme and
Roger Federer opposed.
[2]
[3] In early March 2007 at the Las Vegas
Channel Open there was controversy when the ATP decided that
James Blake had qualified for the quarterfinals only to revert that decision hours later.
[4] Player reactions became increasingly negative, claiming the format was confusing and could enable match-fixing.
[4]
[5] On 21 March 2007, the ATP announced that it had abandoned the experiment and had decided that the remaining scheduled round-robin tournaments would revert to the single-elimination form.
[6]
[7]
Schedule
The table below shows the 2007 ATP Tour schedule
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Jan
Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Russia 2–0
Spain
Round Robin losers (Group A)
France
Australia
United States
Round Robin losers (Group B)
India
Czech Republic
Croatia
Qatar Open
Doha ,
Qatar International Series
$ 1,000,000 – hard – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–4
Andy Murray
Nikolay Davydenko
Robin Söderling
Olivier Rochus
Max Mirnyi
Marcos Baghdatis
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Martin Damm
Leander Paes
Adelaide International
Adelaide , Australia International Series Hard – $436,000 – 24S (RR)/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–7(6–8) , 6–4
Chris Guccione
Joachim Johansson
Juan Martín del Potro
Paul Goldstein
Vincent Spadea
Igor Kunitsyn
Richard Gasquet
Wesley Moodie
Todd Perry 6–4, 3–6, [15–13]
Novak Djokovic
Radek Štěpánek
Chennai Open
Chennai , India International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Xavier Malisse 6–1, 6–3
Stefan Koubek
Rafael Nadal
Carlos Moyà
Davide Sanguinetti
Fabrice Santoro
Julien Benneteau
Ivo Karlović
Xavier Malisse
Dick Norman 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4)
Rafael Nadal
Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal
8 Jan
Medibank International
Sydney , Australia International Series Hard – $436,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
James Blake 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Carlos Moyà
Jürgen Melzer
Richard Gasquet
Tomáš Berdych
Evgeny Korolev
Marcos Baghdatis
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , [10–6]
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Heineken Open
Auckland , New Zealand International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2
Tommy Robredo
Agustín Calleri
Mardy Fish
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Juan Mónaco
Kristof Vliegen
Juan Ignacio Chela
Jeff Coetzee
Rogier Wassen 6–7(9–11) , 6–3, [10–2]
Simon Aspelin
Chris Haggard
15 Jan 22 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $7,297,500 – 128S/64D/32XD
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Roger Federer 7–6(7–2) , 6–4, 6–4
Fernando González
Andy Roddick
Tommy Haas
Tommy Robredo
Mardy Fish
Nikolay Davydenko
Rafael Nadal
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–5
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
Daniel Nestor
Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–4
Max Mirnyi
Victoria Azarenka
29 Jan
Movistar Open
Viña del Mar ,
Chile International Series Clay – $448,000 – 24S (RR)/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Luis Horna 7–5, 6–3
Nicolás Massú
Álbert Montañés
Martín Vassallo Argüello
Fernando González
Sergio Roitman
Igor Andreev
Carlos Berlocq
Paul Capdeville
Óscar Hernández 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Álbert Montañés
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Zagreb ,
Croatia International Series Carpet (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Marcos Baghdatis 7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–4
Ivan Ljubičić
Mikhail Youzhny
Alexander Peya
Thomas Johansson
Marc Gicquel
Michaël Llodra
Arnaud Clément
Michael Kohlmann
Alexander Waske 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [10–5]
František Čermák
Jaroslav Levinský
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach , United States International Series Hard – $416,000 – 24S (RR)/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Xavier Malisse 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
James Blake
Benjamin Becker
Vincent Spadea
Florian Mayer
Davide Sanguinetti
Guillermo García-López
Tommy Haas
Hugo Armando
Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5]
James Auckland
Stephen Huss
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Feb
Davis Cup: First Round
La Serena, Chile – clay
Clermont-Ferrand , France – hard (i)
Krefeld , Germany – hard (i)
Liège , Belgium – clay (i)
Ostrava , Czech Republic – clay (i)
Geneva , Switzerland – carpet (i)
Minsk ,
Belarus – hard (i)
Linz , Austria – carpet (i)
First Round winners
Russia 3–2
France 4–1
Germany 3–2
Belgium 3–2
United States 4–1
Spain 3–2
Sweden 3–2
Argentina 4–1
First Round losers
Chile
Romania
Croatia
Australia
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Belarus
Austria
12 Feb
Open 13
Marseille , France International Series Hard (i) – $600,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Marcos Baghdatis
Robin Söderling
Jarkko Nieminen
Richard Gasquet
Jonas Björkman
Mikhail Youzhny
Julien Benneteau
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra 7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Brasil Open
Costa do Sauípe ,
Brazil International Series Clay – $456,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Guillermo Cañas 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Flávio Saretta
Juan Ignacio Chela
Potito Starace
Nicolás Almagro
Juan Mónaco
Agustín Calleri
Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Álbert Montañés
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
SAP Open
San Jose , United States International Series Hard (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Ivo Karlović
Andy Roddick
Benjamin Becker
Vincent Spadea
Lee Hyung-taik
Marat Safin
Mardy Fish
Eric Butorac
Jamie Murray 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Chris Haggard
Rainer Schüttler
19 Feb
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam , Netherlands International Series Gold Hard (i) – $925,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–4
Ivan Ljubičić
Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Florian Mayer
David Ferrer
Tommy Robredo
Martin Damm
Leander Paes 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
Andrei Pavel
Alexander Waske
Morgan Keegan Championships
Memphis , United States International Series Gold Hard (i) – $757,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–2
Andy Roddick
Andy Murray
Mardy Fish
Lu Yen-hsun
Stefan Koubek
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Sam Querrey
Eric Butorac
Jamie Murray 7–5, 6–3
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer
Copa Telmex
Buenos Aires ,
Argentina International Series Clay – $445,000 – 24S (RR)/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Mónaco 6–1, 6–2
Alessio di Mauro
Nicolás Almagro
Diego Hartfield
Luis Horna
Juan Ignacio Chela
Álbert Montañés
Nicolas Devilder
Martin García
Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 6–2
Álbert Montañés
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
26 Feb
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai ,
UAE International Series Gold Hard – $1,426,250 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3
Mikhail Youzhny
Tommy Haas
Robin Söderling
Novak Djokovic
Olivier Rochus
Fabrice Santoro
Rafael Nadal
Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
Mahesh Bhupathi
Radek Štěpánek
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco , Mexico International Series Gold Clay – $757,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Carlos Moyà
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Agustín Calleri
Gastón Gaudio
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Massú
José Acasuso
Potito Starace
Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–0, 6–2
Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner
Channel Open
Las Vegas , United States International Series Hard – $416,000 – 24S (RR)/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Jürgen Melzer
Evgeny Korolev
Marat Safin
Sam Querrey
Jan Hernych
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Mar 12 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells , United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–2, 7–5
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
Andy Roddick
David Ferrer
Tommy Haas
Ivan Ljubičić
Juan Ignacio Chela
Martin Damm
Leander Paes 6–4, 6–4
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
19 Mar 26 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne , United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Guillermo Cañas
Ivan Ljubičić
Andy Murray
Tommy Robredo
Juan Ignacio Chela
Andy Roddick
Rafael Nadal
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–7(7–9) , 6–3, [10–7]
Martin Damm
Leander Paes
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Apr
2007 Davis Cup Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i)
Ostend , Belgium – clay (i)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina , USA – hard (i)
Gothenburg , Sweden – carpet (i)
Quarterfinals winners
Russia 3–2
Germany 3–2
United States 4–1
Sweden 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
France
Belgium
Spain
Argentina
9 Apr
Valencia Open
Valencia, Spain International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Potito Starace
Iván Navarro Pastor
Santiago Ventura
Evgeny Korolev
Marcel Granollers-Pujol
Filippo Volandri
Alberto Martín
Wesley Moodie
Todd Perry 7–5, 7–5
Yves Allegro
Sebastián Prieto
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston , United States International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ivo Karlović 6–4, 6–1
Mariano Zabaleta
Álbert Montañés
James Blake
Vincent Spadea
Tommy Haas
Jürgen Melzer
Juan Mónaco
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
16 Apr
Monte Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin ,
France Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4
Roger Federer
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Tomáš Berdych
David Ferrer
Richard Gasquet
Robin Söderling
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–1
Julien Benneteau
Richard Gasquet
23 Apr
Barcelona Open
Barcelona , Spain International Series Gold Clay – $1,000,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
Guillermo Cañas
David Ferrer
Agustín Calleri
Potito Starace
David Nalbandian
Óscar Hernández
Nikolay Davydenko
Andrei Pavel
Alexander Waske 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Rafael Nadal
Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal
Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca ,
Morocco International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–1, 6–1
Álbert Montañés
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Marc Gicquel
Dominik Hrbatý
Sébastien Grosjean
Julien Benneteau
José Acasuso
Jordan Kerr
David Škoch 7–6(7–4) , 1–6, [10–4]
Łukasz Kubot
Oliver Marach
30 Apr
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal International Series Clay – $625,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 7–6(9–7) , 0–6, 6–1
Richard Gasquet
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Tommy Robredo
Vincent Spadea
Juan Mónaco
Guillermo García-López
Agustín Calleri
Marcelo Melo
André Sá 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Martín García
Sebastián Prieto
BMW Open
Munich , Germany International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Mikhail Youzhny
Marcos Baghdatis
Tomáš Berdych
Sébastien Grosjean
Alexander Waske
Jürgen Melzer
Nicolas Devilder
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Mikhail Youzhny 6–1, 6–4
Jan Hájek
Jaroslav Levinský
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 May
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2
Fernando González
Filippo Volandri
Nikolay Davydenko
Tomáš Berdych
Juan Ignacio Chela
Tommy Robredo
Novak Djokovic
Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–7]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
14 May
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg , Germany Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
Rafael Nadal
Carlos Moyà
Lleyton Hewitt
David Ferrer
Novak Djokovic
Nicolás Almagro
Fernando González
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
21 May
Hypo Group Tennis International
Poertschach , Austria International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Mónaco 7–6(7–3) , 6–0
Gaël Monfils
Luis Horna
Lleyton Hewitt
Nikolay Davydenko
Álbert Montañés
Diego Hartfield
Andy Roddick
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle 7–6(8–6) , 5–7, [10–5]
Leoš Friedl
David Škoch
World Team Cup
Düsseldorf , Germany World Team Cup Clay – $1,764,700 – 8 teams (RR)
Argentina 2–1
Czech Republic
Spain
Chile
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
United States
28 May 4 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam
€ 6,947,960 – clay – 128S/64D/32XD
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Roger Federer
Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic
Tommy Robredo
Guillermo Cañas
Igor Andreev
Carlos Moyà
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 2–6, 6–3, [6–4]
Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner
Andy Ram
Nathalie Dechy 7–5, 6–3
Nenad Zimonjić
Katarina Srebotnik
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
11 Jun
Gerry Weber Open
Halle , Germany International Series Grass – $800,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–4
Marcos Baghdatis
Jarkko Nieminen
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Marc Gicquel
Mikhail Youzhny
James Blake
Florian Mayer
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić
Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club , London, UK International Series Grass – $800,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 7–6(7–2)
Nicolas Mahut
Arnaud Clément
Dmitry Tursunov
Rafael Nadal
Ivo Karlović
Fernando González
Marin Čilić
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
18 Jun
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Peter Wessels
Anthony Dupuis
Julien Benneteau
Tommy Robredo
Benjamin Becker
Michael Berrer
Janko Tipsarević
Jeff Coetzee
Rogier Wassen 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [12–10]
Martin Damm
Leander Paes
Nottingham Open
Nottingham , UK International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ivo Karlović 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Arnaud Clément
Jonas Björkman
Dmitry Tursunov
Richard Gasquet
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Juan Martín del Potro
Guillermo García López
Eric Butorac
Jamie Murray 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Joshua Goodall
Ross Hutchins
25 Jun 2 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London , UK Grand Slam
£ 5,022,560 – grass – 128S/64D/48XD
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Roger Federer 7–6(9–7) , 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 6–2
Rafael Nadal
Richard Gasquet
Novak Djokovic
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Andy Roddick
Marcos Baghdatis
Tomáš Berdych
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Jamie Murray
Jelena Janković 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Jonas Björkman
Alicia Molik
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Jul
Suisse Open
Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay – $496,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–7(1–7) , 6–4, 7–5
Andreas Seppi
Radek Štěpánek
Igor Andreev
Gaël Monfils
Marc Gicquel
Richard Gasquet
Martín Vassallo Argüello
František Čermák
Pavel Vízner 7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Marc Gicquel
Florent Serra
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, Rhode Island , United States International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–4
Nicolas Mahut
Dick Norman
Wesley Moodie
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Prakash Amritraj
Mischa Zverev
Vincent Spadea
Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas 6–3, 7–5
Nathan Healey
Igor Kunitsyn
Swedish Open
Båstad , Sweden International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2
Nicolás Almagro
Carlos Moyà
Filippo Volandri
Luis Horna
Robin Söderling
Olivier Rochus
Gilles Simon
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle 6–2, 6–4
Martín García
Sebastián Prieto
16 Jul
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart , Germany International Series Gold Clay – $757,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–5
Stanislas Wawrinka
Feliciano López
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Mónaco
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Fernando Verdasco
Jiří Vaněk
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl 6–4, 6–4
Guillermo García López
Fernando Verdasco
Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, United States International Series Hard – $525,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Radek Štěpánek 7–6(9–7) , 5–7, 6–2
James Blake
Nicolas Kiefer
Lee Hyung-taik
Zack Fleishman
Michael Berrer
Marat Safin
Vincent Spadea
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Scott Lipsky
David Martin
Priority Telecom Open
Amersfoort , Netherlands International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Steve Darcis 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Werner Eschauer
Robin Haase
Mikhail Youzhny
Florent Serra
Carlos Moyà
Igor Andreev
Evgeny Korolev
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Juan Pablo Guzmán 6–2, 6–0
Robin Haase
Rogier Wassen
23 Jul
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel , Austria International Series Gold Clay – $1,068,000 – 48S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Mónaco 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Potito Starace
Fernando Verdasco
Agustín Calleri
Tommy Robredo
Sergio Roitman
Andreas Seppi
Nicolás Lapentti
Luis Horna
Potito Starace 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5)
Tomas Behrend
Christopher Kas
Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Indianapolis , United States International Series Hard – $525,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 7–5
Frank Dancevic
Andy Roddick
Sam Querrey
Lee Hyung-taik
Igor Kunitsyn
Kei Nishikori
James Blake
Juan Martín del Potro
Travis Parrott 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Ivo Karlović
Croatia Open
Umag ,
Croatia International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Carlos Moyà 6–4, 6–2
Andrei Pavel
Viktor Troicki
Guillermo Cañas
Carlos Berlocq
Filippo Volandri
David Ferrer
Gilles Simon
Lukáš Dlouhý
Michal Mertiňák 6–1, 6–1
Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch
30 Jul
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D. C. , United States International Series Hard – $600,000 – 48S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
John Isner
Ivo Karlović
Gaël Monfils
Lee Hyung-taik
Paul Capdeville
Marat Safin
Tommy Haas
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, [10–7]
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Orange Prokom Open
Sopot , Poland International Series Clay – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–0
José Acasuso
Álbert Montañés
Gilles Simon
Martín Vassallo Argüello
Florian Mayer
Igor Andreev
Stefan Koubek
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 6–1
Martín García
Sebastián Prieto
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Aug
Rogers Cup
Montreal , Canada Masters Series Hard – $2,450,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2) , 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
Roger Federer
Radek Štěpánek
Rafael Nadal
Lleyton Hewitt
Nikolay Davydenko
Andy Roddick
Frank Dancevic
Mahesh Bhupati
Pavel Vízner 6–4, 6–4
Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
13 Aug
Cincinnati Masters
Mason , United States Masters Series Hard – $2,450,000 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 6–1, 6–4
James Blake
Lleyton Hewitt
Nikolay Davydenko
Nicolás Almagro
Carlos Moyà
David Ferrer
Sam Querrey
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram 4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
20 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven , United States International Series Hard – $675,000 – 48S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
James Blake 7–5, 6–4
Mardy Fish
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Ivo Karlović
Gilles Simon
Fernando Verdasco
Igor Andreev
Stanislas Wawrinka
Mahesh Bhupathi
Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
27 Aug 3 Sep
U.S. Open
Flushing ,
New York , United States Grand Slam Hard – $8,848,000 – 128S/64D/32XD
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Roger Federer 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Novak Djokovic
Nikolay Davydenko
David Ferrer
Andy Roddick
Tommy Haas
Carlos Moyà
Juan Ignacio Chela
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle 7–5, 6–4
Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner
Max Mirnyi
Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Leander Paes
Meghann Shaughnessy
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Sep
China Open
Beijing , China International Series Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Fernando González 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Tommy Robredo
Nicolas Kiefer
Ivan Ljubičić
Marin Čilić
Igor Kunitsyn
Marcos Baghdatis
Lee Hyung-taik
Rik de Voest
Ashley Fisher 6–7(3–7) , 6–0, [10–6]
Chris Haggard
Lu Yen-hsun
BCR Open
Bucharest ,
Romania International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Gilles Simon 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Victor Hănescu
Carlos Berlocq
Gaël Monfils
Yuri Schukin
Hugo Armando
Potito Starace
Marc Gicquel
Oliver Marach
Michal Mertiňák 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(10–8)
Martín García
Sebastián Prieto
17 Sep
Davis Cup: Semifinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i)
Gothenburg , Sweden – carpet (i)
Semifinals winners
Russia 3–2
United States 4–1
Semifinals losers
Germany
Sweden
24 Sep
Thailand Open
Bangkok ,
Thailand International Series Hard (i) – $550,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov 6–2, 6–1
Benjamin Becker
Tomáš Berdych
Fernando Verdasco
Dominik Meffert
Ivo Karlović
Nicolas Mahut
Wang Yeu-tzuoo
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Michaël Llodra
Nicolas Mahut
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open
Mumbai , India International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Richard Gasquet 6–3, 6–4
Olivier Rochus
Fabrice Santoro
Rainer Schüttler
Stefan Koubek
Jarkko Nieminen
Nicolas Kiefer
Lleyton Hewitt
Robert Lindstedt
Jarkko Nieminen 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–5)
Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Oct
Open de Moselle
Metz , France International Series Hard (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tommy Robredo 0–6, 6–2, 6–3
Andy Murray
Nicolas Mahut
Guillermo Cañas
Sébastien Grosjean
Igor Andreev
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Evgeny Korolev
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra 6–1, 6–4
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold Hard – $832,000 – 48S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2
Richard Gasquet
Ivo Karlović
Tomáš Berdych
Feliciano López
Lleyton Hewitt
Dudi Sela
Fernando Verdasco
Jordan Kerr
Robert Lindstedt 6–4, 6–4
Frank Dancevic
Stephen Huss
8 Oct
BA-CA Tennis Trophy
Vienna , Austria International Series Gold Hard (i) – $755,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–0
Stanislas Wawrinka
Andreas Seppi
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Ignacio Chela
Ivan Ljubičić
Feliciano López
Fernando González
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2
Tomas Behrend
Christopher Kas
If Stockholm Open
Stockholm , Sweden International Series Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ivo Karlović 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Thomas Johansson
James Blake
Tommy Haas
Jarkko Nieminen
Mario Ančić
Juan Mónaco
Arnaud Clément
Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Janko Tipsarević
Michael Berrer
Igor Andreev
Radek Štěpánek
Florent Serra
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Marat Safin
Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–2
Tomáš Cibulec
Lovro Zovko
15 Oct
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Madrid , Spain Masters Series Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 48S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Roger Federer
Nicolas Kiefer
Novak Djokovic
Feliciano López
Fernando González
Mario Ančić
Rafael Nadal
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
22 Oct
St Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg , Russia International Series Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–2, 6–3
Fernando Verdasco
Marin Čilić
Mikhail Youzhny
Ernests Gulbis
Potito Starace
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Dmitry Tursunov
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Jürgen Melzer
Todd Perry
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon , France International Series Carpet (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Marc Gicquel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Alejandro Falla
Julien Benneteau
Olivier Rochus
Ivan Ljubičić
Diego Hartfield
Sébastien Grosjean
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 6–3
Łukasz Kubot
Lovro Zovko
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel , Switzerland International Series Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
Jarkko Nieminen
Ivo Karlović
Marcos Baghdatis
Nicolas Kiefer
Tomáš Berdych
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Fernando González
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–1, 6–1
James Blake
Mark Knowles
29 Oct
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 48S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
David Nalbandian 6–4, 6–0
Rafael Nadal
Richard Gasquet
Marcos Baghdatis
David Ferrer
Andy Murray
Tommy Robredo
Mikhail Youzhny
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
November
ATP rankings
As of 25 December 2006
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
1
Roger Federer
SUI
8,370
2
Rafael Nadal
ESP
4,470
3
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS
2,825
4
James Blake
USA
2,530
5
Ivan Ljubičić
CRO
2,495
6
Andy Roddick
USA
2,415
7
Tommy Robredo
ESP
2,375
8
David Nalbandian
ARG
2,295
9
Mario Ančić
CRO
2,060
10
Fernando González
CHI
2,015
11
Tommy Haas
GER
1,890
12
Marcos Baghdatis
CYP
1,860
13
Tomáš Berdych
CZE
1,705
14
David Ferrer
ESP
1,475
15
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN
1,460
16
Novak Djokovic
SRB
1,380
17
Andy Murray
GBR
1,370
18
Richard Gasquet
FRA
1,365
19
Radek Štěpánek
CZE
1,340
20
Lleyton Hewitt
AUS
1,315
Year-end rankings 2007 (31 December 2007)
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Rk
Name
Nation
Points
High
Low
Change
1
Roger Federer
SUI
7,180
1
1
2
Rafael Nadal
ESP
5,735
2
2
3
Novak Djokovic
SRB
4,470
3
16
13
4
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS
2,825
3
5
1
5
David Ferrer
ESP
2,750
5
16
9
6
Andy Roddick
USA
2,530
3
7
7
Fernando González
CHI
2,005
5
10
3
8
Richard Gasquet
FRA
1,930
7
18
10
9
David Nalbandian
ARG
1,775
8
26
1
10
Tommy Robredo
ESP
1,765
5
11
3
11
Andy Murray
GBR
1,755
8
19
6
12
Tommy Haas
GER
1,720
9
13
1
13
James Blake
USA
1,710
4
14
9
14
Tomáš Berdych
CZE
1,685
9
15
1
15
Guillermo Cañas
ARG
1,653
12
142
127
16
Marcos Baghdatis
CYP
1,600
11
24
4
17
Carlos Moyà
ESP
1,585
15
47
26
18
Ivan Ljubičić
CRO
1,580
5
18
13
19
Mikhail Youzhny
RUS
1,570
10
25
5
20
Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG
1,425
16
40
13
Points were awarded as follows:
Tournament Category
Total Financial commitment
W
F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam
$6,784,000 to $9,943,000
1000
700
450
250
150
75
35
5
15
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000
750
if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win)
ATP Masters Series
$2,450,000 to $3,450,000
500
350
225
125
75
35
5(20)
(5)
15*
International Series Gold
$1,000,000
300
210
135
75
25
15
5
10*
International Series Gold
$800,000
250
175
110
60
25
15
5
10*
International Series
$1,000,000
250
175
110
60
25
15
5
10*
International Series
$800,000
225
155
100
55
20
10
5
10*
International Series
$600,000
200
140
90
50
15(20)
5(10)
(5)
5
International Series
$400,000
175
120
75
40
15
5
5
Challenger
$150,000+H
100
70
45
23
10
1
3
Challenger
$150,000
90
63
40
21
9
1
3
Challenger
$125,000
80
56
36
19
8
1
3
Challenger
$100,000
70
49
31
16
7
1
3
Challenger
$75,000
60
42
27
14
6
1
3
Challenger
$37,500+H
55
38
24
13
5
1
2
Challenger
$25,000+H
50
35
22
12
5
1
2
Futures
$15,000+H
24
16
8
4
1
Futures
$15,000
18
12
6
3
1
Futures
$10,000
12
8
4
2
1
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize
money level in that category. $/€25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€50,000. Monies
shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series and
International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser
International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser,
(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).
Statistics
Titles won by player
Total titles
Country
Player
Grand Slam
ATP Tour Finals
ATP Tour Masters Series
ATP Tour International Series Gold
ATP Tour International Series
8
SUI
Roger Federer
Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open
Masters Cup
Hamburg Masters, Cincinnati Masters
Dubai
Basel
6
ESP
Rafael Nadal
French Open
Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Indian Wells Masters
Stuttgart, Barcelona
5
SRB
Novak Djokovic
Miami Masters, Rogers Masters
Vienna
Adelaide Estoril
3
ARG
Juan Mónaco
Kitzbühel
Buenos Aires, Poertschach
ESP
David Ferrer
Tokyo
Auckland, Båstad
CRO
Ivo Karlović
Houston, Nottingham, Stockholm
2
ARG
David Nalbandian
Madrid Masters, Paris Masters
USA
Andy Roddick
Queen's Club, Washington, D.C.
CRO
Ivan Ljubičić
Doha, 's-Hertogenbosch
BEL
Xavier Malisse
Chennai, Delray Beach
USA
James Blake
Medibank, New Haven
FRA
Gilles Simon
Marseille, Bucharest
GBR
Andy Murray
San Jose, St. Petersburg
FRA
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Casablanca, Gstaad
RUS
Dmitry Tursunov
Indianapolis, Bangkok
ESP
Tommy Robredo
Sopot, Metz
1
GER
Tommy Haas
Memphis
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
Rotterdam
ARG
Juan Ignacio Chela
Acapulco
RUS
Nikolay Davydenko
Moscow
FRA
Richard Gasquet
Mumbai
PER
Luis Horna
Viña del Mar
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
Zagreb
ARG
Guillermo Cañas
Costa do Sauípe
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
Las Vegas
GER
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Munich
ESP
Nicolás Almagro
Valencia
CHI
Fernando González
Beijing
CZE
Tomáš Berdych
Halle
ESP
Carlos Moyà
Umag
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
Newport
FRA
Sébastien Grosjean
Lyon
CZE
Radek Štěpánek
Los Angeles
BEL
Steve Darcis
Amersfoort
The following players won their first title:
Winners/runners-up by country:
#
Country
Wins
Runners-up
1.
Spain
13
12
2.
Switzerland
8
6
3.
France
7
8
4.
Argentina
7
4
5.
Croatia
5
3
6.
Serbia
5
2
7.
USA
4
7
8.
Russia
4
2
9.
Belgium
3
1
10.
Great Britain
2
2
11.
Germany
2
1
12.
Czech Republic
2
0
13.
Chile
1
3
14.
Cyprus
1
2
15.
Australia
1
1
16.
Peru
1
0
17.
Italy
0
4
18.
Austria
0
3
19.
Romania
0
2
20.
Sweden
0
3
Netherlands
0
1
Sweden
0
1
Canada
0
1
ATP prize money leaders
As of 19 November 2007
1.
Roger Federer
US$10,130,620
2.
Rafael Nadal
5,646,935
3.
Novak Djokovic
3,927,700
4.
Nikolay Davydenko
2,051,775
5.
David Ferrer
1,955,252
6.
Andy Roddick
1,532,070
7.
Fernando González
1,437,130
8.
Richard Gasquet
1,284,790
9.
David Nalbandian
1,230,465
10.
Tomáš Berdych
1,126,070
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2007 season:
AUS
Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971 in Adelaide, Australia) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 44 in 2001. He earned only one career singles title. In doubles, he was ranked no. 11 in 2003 and earned 12 career titles. His last career singles and doubles matches were at Wimbledon.
[9]
DEN
Kenneth Carlsen (born April 17, 1973, in Copenhagen, Denmark) He turned profession in 1991 and achieved a career-high ranking of no. 41. He played his last ATP match at the Stockholm Open in October and his last match at a Challenger tournament in Kolding, Denmark a week later against
Björn Phau .
[10]
FRA
Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 11 February 1979 in Casablanca, Morocco) He turned professional in 1998 and reached his highest ranking of no. 39 in 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and played his last match in November 2006 in Asuncion against
Guillermo Cañas .
[11]
GBR
Tim Henman (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford, England) He turned professional in 1993 and achieved the ranking of world no. 4. He was a four-time semifinalist and four-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and reached the semifinals of the French and US Opens once each. He won one Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2003. He played his last match at the Davis Cup competition against Croatia in September.
[12]
CZE
Jiří Novák (born March 22, 1975, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1993 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 5 in 2002. He was a semifinalist at the 2002 Australian Open and won seven career titles. He played his last match in June in Košice, Slovakia against
Lukáš Rosol .
[13]
GBR
Greg Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He was a finalist at the US Open in 1997 and earned 15 career titles. He played his last match in March in Sarajevo against
Kenneth Carlsen .
[14]
NED
Sjeng Schalken (born 8 September 1976 in Weert, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1994 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 11 in 2003. He reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2002 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He earned nine career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 21 in 2002 and reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2001 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2001. He earned six career doubles titles and played his last career match in February 2006 in Bergamo, Italy against
Simone Bolelli .
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