2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2007 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion | Justine Henin |
| Runner-up | Maria Sharapova |
| Score | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Defending champion Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, the longest best-of-three-sets final in WTA Tour history.[1]
Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Marion Bartoli (as an alternate replacing Serena Williams) made their debuts at the event.
Seeds
- Justine Henin (champion)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
- Jelena Janković (round robin)
- Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
- Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
- Maria Sharapova (final)
- Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
- Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)
Notes:
- Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to severe dizziness
Alternates
- Marion Bartoli (replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
- Elena Dementieva (not used)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Justine Henin | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Anna Chakvetadze | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Yellow group
| Henin | Janković | Williams1 Bartoli |
Chakvetadze | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Justine Henin | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–0, 6–02 (w/ Bartoli) |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–11 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jelena Janković | 2–6, 2–6 | 1–6, 0–1 ret. (w/ Bartoli) |
4–6, 6–0, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 18–31 | 4 | |
| 5 Alt |
Serena Williams1 Marion Bartoli |
0–6, 0–6 (w/ Bartoli) |
6–1, 1–0 ret. (w/ Bartoli) |
4–6, ret. (w/ Williams) |
0–1 1–1 |
0–2 2–2 |
4–6 7–13 |
5 3 | |
| 7 | Anna Chakvetadze | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 | 6–4, ret. (w/ Williams) |
2–1 | 4–3 | 25–30 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
1 Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament after her first match (left patella femoral inflammation).[2]
2 Bartoli's 6–0, 6–0 loss was the heaviest defeat in the tournament's history, and the only double bagel.
Red group
| Kuznetsova | Ivanovic | Sharapova | Hantuchová | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1–6, 6–4, 5–7 | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 | 6–7(7–9), 0–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 29–47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ana Ivanovic | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 | 1–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 7–6(11–9) | 2–1 | 4–3 | 33–32 | 2 | |
| 6 | Maria Sharapova | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 6–4, 7–5 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 44–23 | 1 | |
| 8 | Daniela Hantuchová | 7–6(9–7), 6–0 | 2–6, 6–7(9–11) | 4–6, 5–7 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 30–32 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
References
- ^ "Top 5 WTA Finals Moments Since 2003" (video). YouTube. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
#4: 2007 - Madrid / J Henin d. M Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3 / Longest final in WTA history at 3:23!
- ^ Women's Tennis Association (2007-11-07). "Justine Reaches Semis; Injury Forces Serena Out". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2001-11-07.