2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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

Justine Henin was the defending champion, and regained her title by beating Russian Maria Sharapova.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Justine Henin (Champion)
  2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  3. Jelena Janković (Round Robin)
  4. Ana Ivanović (Semifinals)
  1. Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
  2. Maria Sharapova (Final)
  3. Anna Chakvetadze (Semifinals)
  4. Daniela Hantuchová (Round Robin)

Notes:

Alternates

  1. Marion Bartoli (Replaced S.Williams) (Round Robin)
  1. Elena Dementieva (not used)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Justine Henin 6 6    
4   Ana Ivanović 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(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, (4)6–7 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).[1]

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 Ivanović 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), 0–6 0–3 2–6 29–47 4
4 Ana Ivanović 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 1–6, 2–6 6–2, 7–6(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(7), 6–0 2–6, (9)6–7 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