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/16DSingles – 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)/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XDSingles – 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)/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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)/16DSingles – 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 – clayClermont-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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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)/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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)/16DSingles – 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/32DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XDSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/48XDSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XDSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/24DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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
28 Oct
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 48S/24DSingles – 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)[8]
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 .[15]
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