2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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

The 2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2007 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season. Justine Henin was the defending champion, and retained her title by beating Russian Maria Sharapova.

Seeds

  1. Belgium Justine Henin (Champion)
  2. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  3. Serbia Jelena Janković (Round Robin)
  4. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)
  5. United States Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
  6. Russia Maria Sharapova (Final)
  7. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (Semifinals)
  8. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (Round Robin)

Notes:

Alternates

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Belgium Justine Henin 6 6  
4 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 4 4  
1 Belgium Justine Henin 5 7 6
6 Russia Maria Sharapova 7 5 3
7 Russia Anna Chakvetadze 2 2  
6 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6  

Yellow Group

  Belgium Henin Serbia Janković United States Williams1
France Bartoli		 Russia Chakvetadze RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Belgium 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 Serbia 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		 United States Serena Williams1
France 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 Russia 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).[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

  Russia Kuznetsova Serbia Ivanovic Russia Sharapova Slovakia Hantuchová RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Russia 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 Serbia 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 Russia Maria Sharapova 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 6–1, 6–2 6–4, 7–5 3–0 6–1 44–23 1
8 Slovakia 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

  1. ↑ 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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