2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Defending champion Justine Henin successfully defended her title, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the Singles title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The match lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, becoming the longest final in WTA history.[1]

Singles
2007 WTA Tour Championships
Champion Justine Henin
Runner-up Maria Sharapova
Final score5–7, 7–5, 6–3

Seeds

  1. Justine Henin (champion)
  2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
  3. Jelena Janković (round robin)
  4. Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
  5. Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
  6. Maria Sharapova (final)
  7. Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
  8. Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)

Notes:

Alternates

  1. Marion Bartoli (replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
  2. Elena Dementieva (not used)

Draw

Key

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 62, 62 60, 602
(w/ Bartoli)
61, 76(7–4) 30 60 3711 1
3 Jelena Janković 26, 26 16, 01 ret.
(w/ Bartoli)
46, 60, 36 03 16 1831 4
5
Alt
Serena Williams1
Marion Bartoli
06, 06
(w/ Bartoli)
61, 10 ret.
(w/ Bartoli)
46, ret.
(w/ Williams)
01
11
02
22
46
713
5
3
7 Anna Chakvetadze 16, 67(4–7) 64, 06, 63 64, ret.
(w/ Williams)
21 43 2530 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 16, 64, 57 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 6–7(7–9), 0–6 03 26 2947 4
4 Ana Ivanovic 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 1–6, 2–6 6–2, 7–6(11–9) 21 43 3332 2
6 Maria Sharapova 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 6–1, 6–2 6–4, 7–5 30 61 4423 1
8 Daniela Hantuchová 7–6(9–7), 6–0 2–6, 6–7(9–11) 4–6, 5–7 12 24 3032 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

  1. "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!
  2. 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.
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