2007 WTA Tier I Series

2007 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationJanuary 29 – October 21
Edition18th
Tournaments10
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Justine Henin
Jelena Janković (2)
Most finals Justine Henin
Jelena Janković (3)
2006
2008

The WTA Tier I tournaments are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]

Tournaments

Tournament Country Location Surface Date Prize money[2]
Toray Pan Pacific Open[3] Japan Tokyo Carpet (i) Jan 29 – Feb 4 $1,340,000
Pacific Life Open United States Indian Wells Hard Mar 5–18 $2,100,000
Sony Ericsson Open United States Key Biscayne Hard Mar 19 – Apr 1 $3,450,000
Family Circle Cup United States Charleston Clay (green) Apr 9 – 15 $1,340,000
Qatar Telecom German Open[4] Germany Berlin Clay May 7 – 13 $1,340,000
Internazionali BNL d'Italia[5][6] Italy Rome Clay May 14 – 20 $1,340,000
Acura Classic[7] United States San Diego Hard Jul 30 – Aug 5 $1,340,000
Rogers Cup Canada Toronto Hard Aug 13–19 $1,340,000
Kremlin Cup[8] Russia Moscow Hard (i) Oct 8–14 $1,340,000
Zürich Open Switzerland Zürich Hard (i) Oct 15–21 $1,340,000

Results

* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo

SinglesDoubles

Martina Hingis Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–2 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Vania King
Rennae Stubbs
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Indian Wells

SinglesDoubles

Daniela Hantuchová Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–4 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Chan Latisha
Chuang Chia-jung
6–3, 7–5
Miami

SinglesDoubles

Serena Williams Justine Henin 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Charleston

SinglesDoubles

Jelena Janković Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–2 Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
Peng Shuai
Sun Tiantian
7–5, 6–0
Berlin

SinglesDoubles

Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
6–3, 6–4
Rome

SinglesDoubles

Jelena Janković Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–5, 6–1 Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo
Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
6–4, 6–1
San Diego

SinglesDoubles

Maria Sharapova Patty Schnyder 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Victoria Azarenka
Anna Chakvetadze
7–5, 6–4
Toronto

SinglesDoubles

Justine Henin Jelena Janković 7–6(7–3), 7–5 Katarina Srebotnik* Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Ai Sugiyama
Moscow

SinglesDoubles

Elena Dementieva Serena Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Victoria Azarenka
Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Zürich

SinglesDoubles

Justine Henin Tatiana Golovin 6–4, 6–4 Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs
Lisa Raymond
Francesca Schiavone
7–5, 7–6(7–1)

Tournament details

Tokyo

Tournament name Toray Pan Pacific Open
Surface Carpet
Location Tokyo, Japan
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (32 players) Martina Hingis d. Ana Ivanovic, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles (16 pairs) Raymond/Stosur d. King/Stubbs, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5

Singles

Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 M Sharapova 6 2 6
F Schiavone 2 6 1 1 M Sharapova 4 6 6
A Sugiyama 3 6 6 A Sugiyama 6 0 1
M Kirilenko 6 1 3 1 M Sharapova 1 1 r
4 J Janković 6 6 5 A Ivanovic 6 0  
J Zheng 4 0 4 J Janković 6 4 2
M Santangelo 6 1 2 5 A Ivanovic 3 6 6
5 A Ivanovic 4 6 6 5 A Ivanovic 4 2
R Vinci 6 6 2 M Hingis 6 6
S Brémond 3 0 R Vinci 1 2
E Likhovtseva 3 5 3 E Dementieva 6 6
3 E Dementieva 6 7 3 E Dementieva 4 3
6 N Li 2 4 2 M Hingis 6 6
S Stosur 6 6 S Stosur 0 1
N Pratt 1 5 2 M Hingis 6 6
2 M Hingis 6 7

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Raymond / Stosur 7 6
  Dementieva / Savchuk 5 2
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
  Dulko / Tu 2 4
  Janković / Mattek 6 3 3
  Dulko / Tu 2 6 6
1 Raymond / Stosur 77 3 7
  King / Stubbs 6 6 5
  King / Stubbs 6 2 6
3 Likhovtseva / Vesnina 4 6 3
  King / Stubbs 7 4 77
2 Yan / Zheng 5 6 63
  Dushevina / Kirilenko 1 1
2 Yan / Zheng 6 6

Indian Wells

Tournament name Pacific Life Open
Surface Hardcourt
Location Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money $2,100,000
Singles (96 players) Daniela Hantuchová d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles (32 pairs) Raymond/Stosur d. Chan YJ./Chuang CJ., 6–3 7–5

Singles

Fourth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 M Sharapova 6 5 1
15 V Zvonareva 4 7 6 15 V Zvonareva 4 5
12 N Li 6 7 12 N Li 6 7
7 J Janković 3 61 12 N Li 5 6 1
3 M Hingis 4 3 14 D Hantuchová 7 4 6
14 D Hantuchová 6 6 14 D Hantuchová 6 5 77
11 S Pe'er 6 7 11 S Pe'er 2 7 65
8 A Chakvetadze 4 62 14 D Hantuchová 6 6
33 S Bammer 6 6 6 2 S Kuznetsova 3 4
10 A Ivanovic 7 0 3 33 S Bammer 6 6
13 T Golovin 6 1 13 T Golovin 2 3
4 N Petrova 2 0 r 33 S Bammer 77 4 1
6 N Vaidišová 4 6 6 2 S Kuznetsova 65 6 6
17 M Bartoli 6 3 2 6 N Vaidišová 6 3 4
16 A Sugiyama 2 2 2 S Kuznetsova 4 6 6
2 S Kuznetsova 6 6

Notes:

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
8 King / Pe'er 0 2
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
  Hradecká / Voráčová 2 3
3 Ruano P. / Suárez 6 4 6
  Hradecká / Voráčová 4 6 10
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 7
5 Chan / Chuang 3 5
6 Likhovtseva / Medina G. 77 3 7
4 Dechy / Zvonareva 65 6 10
4 Dechy / Zvonareva 4 4
5 Chan / Chuang 6 6
5 Chan / Chuang 6 6
2 Yan / Zheng 2 2

Miami

Tournament name Sony Ericsson Open
Surface Hardcourt
Location Key Biscayne, Florida, United States
Prize money $ 3,450,000
Singles (96 players) Serena Williams d. Justine Henin, 0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Doubles (32 pairs) Raymond/Stosur d. Black/Huber 6–4, 3–6, [10–2]

Singles

Fourth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 M Sharapova 1 1
13 S Williams 6 6 13 S Williams 6 6
Q V Dushevina 2 4 8 N Vaidišová 1 4
8 N Vaidišová 6 6 13 S Williams 7 6
3 S Kuznetsova 4 6 3 14 S Pe'er 64 1
14 S Pe'er 6 4 6 14 S Pe'er 6 6
24 T Garbin 6 6 24 T Garbin 0 3
A Radwańska 4 2 13 S Williams 0 7 6
32 M Santangelo 1 5 2 J Henin 6 5 3
9 A Chakvetadze 6 7 9 A Chakvetadze 4 7 6
15 N Li 4 6 6 15 N Li 6' 5 2
4 K Clijsters 6 4 2 9 A Chakvetadze 2 3
6 N Petrova 3 6 6 2 J Henin 6 6
10 D Safina 6 2 4 6 N Petrova 64 64
18 V Zvonareva 3 2 2 J Henin 7 7
2 J Henin 6 6

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
  Loit / Pratt 3 0
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
8 Chan / Chuang 4 4
3 Yan / Zheng 4 4
8 Chan / Chuang 6 6
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 3 10
2 Black / Huber 4 6 2
WC Hantuchová / Hingis 6 6
  Santangelo / Stewart 1 2
WC Hantuchová / Hingis 4 3
2 Black / Huber 6 6
WC Golovin / Safina 4 3
2 Black / Huber 6 6

Charleston

Tournament name Family Circle Cup
Surface Green Clay / Outdoors
Location Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (56 players) Jelena Janković d. Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–2
Doubles (28 pairs) Yan/Zheng d. Peng/Sun, 7–5, 6–0

Singles

Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
M Krajicek 64 6 6
15 S Bammer 77 2 1 M Krajicek 1 5
9 V Zvonareva 6 6 9 V Zvonareva 6 7
7 A Ivanovic 3 3 9 V Zvonareva 3 1 r
4 D Safina 6 6 4 D Safina 6 0
L Domínguez Lino 2 2 4 D Safina 6
10 T Golovin 6 4 6 10 T Golovin 3 r
S Peng 2 6 3 4 D Safina 2 2
8 N Li 4 5 2 J Janković 6 6
A Medina Garrigues 6 7 A Medina Garrigues 4 5
V Williams 6 6 V Williams 6 7
Y-J Chan 2 1 V Williams 6 3 65
J Zheng 5 65 2 J Janković 3 6 77
12 K Srebotnik 7 77 12 K Srebotnik 2 0
16 M Santangelo 3 0 2 J Janković 6 6
2 J Janković 6 6

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Peng / Sun w
8 Dechy / Zvonareva o
  Peng / Sun 4 7 6
  Dulko / Pennetta 6 5 2
4 Safina / Srebotnik o
  Dulko / Pennetta w
  Peng / Sun 5 0
3 Yan / Zheng 7 6
  Molik / Santangelo 6 3 1
3 Yan / Zheng 3 6 6
3 Yan / Zheng 6 6
2 Black / Huber 0 4
  Pratt / Stewart 0 3
2 Black / Huber 6 6

Berlin

Tournament name Qatar Telecom German Open
Surface Red clay / Outdoors
Location Berlin, Germany
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (56 players) Ana Ivanovic d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 (4)
Doubles (28 pairs) Raymond/Stosur d. Garbin/Vinci, 6–3, 6–4

Singles

Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 J Henin 6 6
ME Camerin 1 3 1 J Henin 3 6 6
S Peng 1 7 3r 5 J Janković 6 4 4
5 J Janković 6 63 2 1 J Henin 4 7 4
3 S Kuznetsova 6 6 3 S Kuznetsova 6 5 6
M Müller 3 2 3 S Kuznetsova 7 6
10 E Dementieva 3 3 7 N Petrova 65 4
7 N Petrova 6 6 3 S Kuznetsova 6 4 64
A Bondarenko 3 0r 12 A Ivanovic 3 6 7
12 A Ivanovic 6 5 12 A Ivanovic 7 3 6
15 P Schnyder 6 6 15 P Schnyder 5 6 4
4 M Hingis 4 0 12 A Ivanovic 4
8 D Safina 3 6 6 J Vakulenko 3r
L Šafářová 6 3 2 8 D Safina 3 7 3
J Vakulenko 2 6 6 J Vakulenko 6 5 6
2 A Mauresmo 6 1 2

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 3 10
  Husárová / Shaughnessy 2 6 6
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
4 Peschke / Stubbs 2 2
  Kuznetsova / Petrova
4 Peschke / Stubbs w/o
1 Raymond / Stosur 6 6
  Garbin / Vinci 3 4
  Garbin / Vinci 6 6
  Granville / Kostanić Tošić 3 3
  Garbin / Vinci 3 6 10
2 Black / Huber 6 3 5
5 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6 4 7
2 Black / Huber 0 6 10

Rome

Tournament name Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Surface Red clay / Outdoors
Location Rome, Italy
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (56 players) Jelena Janković d. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles (27 pairs) Dechy/Santangelo d. Garbin/Vinci, 6–4, 6–1

Singles

Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
S Stosur 4 4
14 P Schnyder 6 6 14 P Schnyder 6 2 7
11 S Pe'er 3 3 8 S Williams 3 6 65
8 S Williams 6 6 14 P Schnyder 1 3
3 J Janković 6 7 3 J Janković 6 6
A Bondarenko 4 5 3 J Janković 6 6
10 E Dementieva 4 10 E Dementieva 2 1
5 N Petrova 1 r 3 J Janković 7 6
7 A Chakvetadze 2 3 2 S Kuznetsova 5 1
9 D Hantuchová 6 6 9 D Hantuchová 7 7
A Medina Garrigues 6 6 A Medina Garrigues 68 5
LL N Vierin 1 1 9 D Hantuchová 4 2
6 D Safina 6 6 2 S Kuznetsova 6 6
Q K Bondarenko 2 3 6 D Safina 1 3
LL Y Fedak 2 2 2 S Kuznetsova 6 6
2 S Kuznetsova 6 6

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
J Husárová
M Shaughnessy
4 2
7 N Dechy
M Santangelo
6 6
7 Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo
6 6
3 Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs
4 4
3 K Peschke
R Stubbs
6 3 12
5 T Sun
Z Yan
3 6 10
7 Nathalie Dechy
Mara Santangelo
6 6
  Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
4 1
I Benešová
G Voskoboeva
713 3 8
T Garbin
R Vinci
611 6 10
  Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci
6 6
  Cara Black
Liezel Huber
3 3
K Knapp
R Oprandi
7 2 4
2 C Black
L Huber
5 6 10

San Diego

Tournament name Acura Classic
Surface Hardcourt / Outdoors
Location San Diego, USA
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (56 players) Maria Sharapova d. Patty Schnyder, 6–2, 3–6, 6–0
Doubles (28 pairs) Black/Huber d. Azarenka/Chakvetadze, 7–5, 6–4

Singles

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 M Sharapova 6 6
13 T Golovin 0 3 1 M Sharapova 6 6
S Mirza 6 6 S Mirza 2 1
8 D Safina 1 2 1 M Sharapova 6 6
3 A Chakvetadze 6 6 3 A Chakvetadze 3 2
A Sugiyama 4 4 3 A Chakvetadze 65 77 6
10 V Williams 6 6 10 V Williams 77 63 2
6 D Hantuchová 0 3 1 M Sharapova 6 3 6
7 M Hingis 1 77 3 11 P Schnyder 2 6 0
11 P Schnyder 6 64 6 11 P Schnyder 6 6
K Srebotnik 3 610 4 N Petrova 4 4
4 N Petrova 6 712 11 P Schnyder 77 6
5 M Bartoli 4 5 9 E Dementieva 64 0
9 E Dementieva 6 7 9 E Dementieva 6 6
M Kirilenko 6 3 7 M Kirilenko 2 4
2 J Janković 2 6 5

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Black / Huber 6 6
6 Castaño / Tanasugarn 3 3
1 Black / Huber 4 6 10
3 Chan / Chuang 6 4 5
3 Chan / Chuang 6 6
  King / Peng 2 4
1 Black / Huber 7 6
  Azarenka / Chakvetadze 5 4
  Azarenka / Chakvetadze 6 6
  Golovin / Safina 2 4
  Azarenka / Chakvetadze 6 3 10
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 2 6 6
  Hsieh / Kudryavtseva 3 4
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6 6

Toronto

Tournament name Rogers Cup
Surface Hardcourt / Outdoors
Location Toronto, Canada
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (56 players) Justine Henin d. Jelena Janković, 7–6 (3), 7–5
Doubles (28 pairs) Srebotnik/Sugiyama d. Black/Huber, 6–4, 2–6, [10–5]

Singles

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 J Henin 7 6
S Peng 5 2 1 J Henin 7 6
10 P Schnyder 4 1 6 N Petrova 64 3
6 N Petrova 6 6 1 J Henin 6 6
Q Z Yan 6 5 7 Q Z Yan 3 0
E Daniilidou 3 7 65 Q Z Yan 6 3
9 D Safina 2 7 0 7 M Bartoli 2 0 r
7 M Bartoli 6 62 6 1 J Henin 7 7  
F Schiavone 2 0 2 J Janković 63 5  
12 T Golovin 6 6 12 T Golovin 2 7 6
M Shaughnessy 3 2 3 S Kuznetsova 6 5 1
3 S Kuznetsova 6 6 12 T Golovin 7 3 2
V Razzano 6 6 2 J Janković 5 6 6
11 S Pe'er 4 3 V Razzano 5 2
13 S Bammer 2 3 2 J Janković 7 6
2 J Janković 6 6

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Black / Huber 6 6
  Foretz / Sfar 1 4
1 Black / Huber 6 6
4 Dechy / Sun 2 3
4 Dechy / Sun w/o
8 Kuznetsova / Petrova
1 Black / Huber 4 6 5
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6 2 10
  Camerin / Dulko 4 3
3 Molik / Santangelo 6 6
3 Molik / Santangelo 2 3
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6 6
6 Peng / Yan 1 5
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6 7

Moscow

Tournament name Kremlin Cup
Surface Hard / Indoors
Location Moscow, Russia
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (32 players) Elena Dementieva d. Serena Williams, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles (16 pairs) Black/Huber d. Azarenka/Poutchek, 4–6, 6–1, [10–7]

Singles

2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 S Kuznetsova 3 6 6
G Dulko 6 2 4 1 S Kuznetsova 6 6
WC V Dushevina 2 6 6 WC V Dushevina 2 2
5 M Bartoli 6 0 4 1 S Kuznetsova 62 1
4 S Williams 7 6 4 S Williams 7 6
Q T Perebiynis 5 4 4 S Williams 6 7
WC E Vesnina 3 4 8 N Vaidišová 4 67
8 N Vaidišová 6 6 4 S Williams 7 1 1
V Zvonareva 6 6 E Dementieva 5 6 6
A Radwańska 2 2 V Zvonareva 2 6 3
D Safina 7 6 D Safina 6 3 6
3 A Chakvetadze 66 2 D Safina 1 0
7 P Schnyder 3 4 E Dementieva 6 6
E Dementieva 6 6 E Dementieva 7 6
V Azarenka 7 6 V Azarenka 64 2
2 M Sharapova 69 2

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Black / Huber 6 5 10
  Mirza / Schnyder 3 7 7
1 Black / Huber 6 6
3 Likhovtseva / Safina 1 4
3 Likhovtseva / Safina 6 6
WC Jidkova / Kustova 2 2
1 Black / Huber 4 6 10
  Azarenka / Poutchek 6 1 8
  Azarenka / Poutchek 6 6
  Loit / Tu 3 3
  Azarenka / Poutchek 6 1 10
  Benešová / Voskoboeva 1 6 8
  Benešová / Voskoboeva 2 7 10
2 Peschke / Stubbs 6 61 8

Zürich

Tournament name Zürich Open
Surface Hardcourt / Indoors
Location Zürich, Switzerland
Prize money $1,340,000
Singles (28 players) Justine Henin d. Tatiana Golovin 6–4, 6–4
Doubles (16 pairs)

Singles

2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 J Henin 6 6
V Zvonareva 3 1 1 J Henin 6 6
LL A Radwańska 6 6 LL A Radwańska 4 2
7 D Hantuchová 3 3 1 J Henin 3 6 7
3 J Janković 4 4 N Vaidišová 6 3 5
N Vaidišová 6 6 N Vaidišová 6 6
A Bondarenko 2 6 6 A Bondarenko 1 4
8 A Mauresmo 6 4 1 1 J Henin 6 6  
9 M Bartoli 6 6   T Golovin 4 4  
WC M Krajicek 4 1 9 M Bartoli 5r
T Golovin 6 6 T Golovin 4
5 A Ivanovic 3 1 T Golovin 6 6
P Schnyder 6 3 4 F Schiavone 0 4
F Schiavone 2 6 6 F Schiavone 6 3
S Bammer 6 4 5 2 S Kuznetsova 3 3r
2 S Kuznetsova 2 6 7

Doubles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Black / Huber 610 6 10
  Medina Garrigues / Pennetta 7 2 2
1 Black / Huber 4 7 6
  Raymond / Schiavone 6 5 10
3 Chan / Chuang 1 5
Raymond / Schiavone 6 7
  Raymond / Schiavone 5 61
  Peschke / Stubbs 7 77
  Peng / Tu 6 6
4 Molik / Santangelo 4 3
  Peng / Tu 4 3
  Peschke / Stubbs 6 6
  Peschke / Stubbs 6 5 10
2 Srebotnik / Sugiyama 4 7 8

See also

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