2007 ATP Tour

2007 ATP Tour
Roger Federer finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. He won eight tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. He also won two Masters Series events, and finished runner-up at the fourth major, the French Open.
Details
Duration30 December 2006 – 11 November 2007
Tournaments65
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (43)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Roger Federer (8)
Most finals Roger Federer (12)
Prize money
leader
Roger Federer ($10,130,620)
Points leader Roger Federer (7,180)
Awards
Player of the year Roger Federer
Doubles team
of the year
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Most improved
player of the year
Novak Djokovic
Newcomer
of the year
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Comeback
player of the year
Igor Andreev
2006
2008

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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoublesMixed 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoublesMixed 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoublesMixed 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoublesMixed 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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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
SinglesDoubles
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

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Nov Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
Hard (i) – $4,450,000 – 8S/8D (RR)
SinglesDoubles
Roger Federer
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
David Ferrer Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick
Nikolay Davydenko
Fernando González
Richard Gasquet
Novak Djokovic
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–2, 6–3
Simon Aspelin
Julian Knowle
26 Nov Davis Cup Final
Portland, Oregon, USA – hard (i)
 United States 4–1  Russia

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 professional 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]

See also

References

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