Men's tennis circuit
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals . The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup , the ATP Masters Series , the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
Round-robin trial In August 2006, the ATP announced that it would conduct a trial of the round-robin tournament format during the 2007 season. ATP Executive Chairman Etienne De Villiers claimed their research showed a preference for this tournament setup among fans, tournaments and media. In a round-robin tournament each player competes once against every other player in his group. The only men's tournament using this format was the season-ending event but all regular tournaments, including the Grand Slams, used the traditional elimination or knock-out system. The round-robin format would be tested at 13 events during the 2007 ATP Tour but the Masters Series events and the Grand Slam tournaments were excluded from the experiment. The Adelaide International was scheduled as the pilot. Initial reactions from players were mixed, with Rafael Nadal in favor of the scheme and Roger Federer opposed. In early March 2007 at the Las Vegas Channel Open there was controversy when the ATP decided that James Blake had qualified for the quarterfinals only to revert that decision hours later. Player reactions became increasingly negative, claiming the format was confusing and could enable match-fixing. On 21 March 2007, the ATP announced that it had abandoned the experiment and had decided that the remaining scheduled round-robin tournaments would revert to the single-elimination form.
Schedule The table below shows the 2007 ATP Tour schedule
Grand Slam tournaments Tennis Masters Cup ATP Masters Series ATP International Series Gold ATP International Series Team events
January Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Jan Hopman Cup Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) Russia 2–0 Spain Round Robin losers (Group A)
France Australia United States Round Robin losers (Group B)
India Czech Republic Croatia Qatar Open Doha , Qatar International Series$ 1,000,000 – hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–4 Andy Murray Nikolay Davydenko Robin Söderling Olivier Rochus Max Mirnyi Marcos Baghdatis Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Martin Damm Leander Paes Adelaide International Adelaide , Australia International Series Hard – $436,000 – 24S (RR)/16DSingles – Doubles Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–7(6–8) , 6–4 Chris Guccione Joachim Johansson Juan Martín del Potro Paul Goldstein Vincent Spadea Igor Kunitsyn Richard Gasquet Wesley Moodie Todd Perry 6–4, 3–6, [15–13] Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek Chennai Open Chennai , India International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Xavier Malisse 6–1, 6–3 Stefan Koubek Rafael Nadal Carlos Moyà Davide Sanguinetti Fabrice Santoro Julien Benneteau Ivo Karlović Xavier Malisse Dick Norman 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4) Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal 8 Jan Medibank International Sydney , Australia International Series Hard – $436,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles James Blake 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 Carlos Moyà Jürgen Melzer Richard Gasquet Tomáš Berdych Evgeny Korolev Marcos Baghdatis Paul-Henri Mathieu Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , [10–6] Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Heineken Open Auckland , New Zealand International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2 Tommy Robredo Agustín Calleri Mardy Fish Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Mónaco Kristof Vliegen Juan Ignacio Chela Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen 6–7(9–11) , 6–3, [10–2] Simon Aspelin Chris Haggard 15 Jan 22 Jan Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – $7,297,500 – 128S/64D/32XDSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Roger Federer 7–6(7–2) , 6–4, 6–4 Fernando González Andy Roddick Tommy Haas Tommy Robredo Mardy Fish Nikolay Davydenko Rafael Nadal Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–5 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–4 Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka 29 Jan Movistar Open Viña del Mar , Chile International Series Clay – $448,000 – 24S (RR)/16DSingles – Doubles Luis Horna 7–5, 6–3 Nicolás Massú Álbert Montañés Martín Vassallo Argüello Fernando González Sergio Roitman Igor Andreev Carlos Berlocq Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb , Croatia International Series Carpet (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Marcos Baghdatis 7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–4 Ivan Ljubičić Mikhail Youzhny Alexander Peya Thomas Johansson Marc Gicquel Michaël Llodra Arnaud Clément Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [10–5] František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach , United States International Series Hard – $416,000 – 24S (RR)/16DSingles – Doubles Xavier Malisse 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 James Blake Benjamin Becker Vincent Spadea Florian Mayer Davide Sanguinetti Guillermo García-López Tommy Haas Hugo Armando Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5] James Auckland Stephen Huss
February Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Feb Davis Cup: First Round La Serena, Chile – clayClermont-Ferrand , France – hard (i) Krefeld , Germany – hard (i) Liège , Belgium – clay (i) Ostrava , Czech Republic – clay (i) Geneva , Switzerland – carpet (i) Minsk , Belarus – hard (i) Linz , Austria – carpet (i) First Round winners
Russia 3–2 France 4–1 Germany 3–2 Belgium 3–2 United States 4–1 Spain 3–2 Sweden 3–2 Argentina 4–1 First Round losers
Chile Romania Croatia Australia Czech Republic Switzerland Belarus Austria 12 Feb Open 13 Marseille , France International Series Hard (i) – $600,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Marcos Baghdatis Robin Söderling Jarkko Nieminen Richard Gasquet Jonas Björkman Mikhail Youzhny Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe , Brazil International Series Clay – $456,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Guillermo Cañas 7–6(7–4) , 6–2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Flávio Saretta Juan Ignacio Chela Potito Starace Nicolás Almagro Juan Mónaco Agustín Calleri Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner 6–2, 7–6(7–4) Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo SAP Open San Jose , United States International Series Hard (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Andy Murray 6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–2) Ivo Karlović Andy Roddick Benjamin Becker Vincent Spadea Lee Hyung-taik Marat Safin Mardy Fish Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 7–5, 7–6(8–6) Chris Haggard Rainer Schüttler 19 Feb ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam , Netherlands International Series Gold Hard (i) – $925,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–4 Ivan Ljubičić Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic Philipp Kohlschreiber Florian Mayer David Ferrer Tommy Robredo Martin Damm Leander Paes 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7] Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis , United States International Series Gold Hard (i) – $757,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–2 Andy Roddick Andy Murray Mardy Fish Lu Yen-hsun Stefan Koubek Teymuraz Gabashvili Sam Querrey Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 7–5, 6–3 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer Copa Telmex Buenos Aires , Argentina International Series Clay – $445,000 – 24S (RR)/16DSingles – Doubles Juan Mónaco 6–1, 6–2 Alessio di Mauro Nicolás Almagro Diego Hartfield Luis Horna Juan Ignacio Chela Álbert Montañés Nicolas Devilder Martin García Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 6–2 Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 26 Feb Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , UAE International Series Gold Hard – $1,426,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3 Mikhail Youzhny Tommy Haas Robin Söderling Novak Djokovic Olivier Rochus Fabrice Santoro Rafael Nadal Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7] Mahesh Bhupathi Radek Štěpánek Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco , Mexico International Series Gold Clay – $757,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 7–6(7–2) Carlos Moyà Juan Carlos Ferrero Agustín Calleri Gastón Gaudio Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Massú José Acasuso Potito Starace Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–0, 6–2 Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner Channel Open Las Vegas , United States International Series Hard – $416,000 – 24S (RR)/16DSingles – Doubles Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 7–6(12–10) Jürgen Melzer Evgeny Korolev Marat Safin Sam Querrey Jan Hernych Fernando Verdasco Feliciano López Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(8–6) , 6–2 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
March Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Mar 12 Mar Pacific Life Open Indian Wells , United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/32DSingles – Doubles Rafael Nadal 6–2, 7–5 Novak Djokovic Andy Murray Andy Roddick David Ferrer Tommy Haas Ivan Ljubičić Juan Ignacio Chela Martin Damm Leander Paes 6–4, 6–4 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 19 Mar 26 Mar Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne , United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/16DSingles – Doubles Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Guillermo Cañas Ivan Ljubičić Andy Murray Tommy Robredo Juan Ignacio Chela Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–7(7–9) , 6–3, [10–7] Martin Damm Leander Paes
April Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Apr 2007 Davis Cup Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i) Ostend , Belgium – clay (i) Winston-Salem, North Carolina , USA – hard (i) Gothenburg , Sweden – carpet (i) Quarterfinals winners
Russia 3–2 Germany 3–2 United States 4–1 Sweden 4–1 Quarterfinals losers
France Belgium Spain Argentina 9 Apr Valencia Open Valencia, Spain International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Potito Starace Iván Navarro Pastor Santiago Ventura Evgeny Korolev Marcel Granollers-Pujol Filippo Volandri Alberto Martín Wesley Moodie Todd Perry 7–5, 7–5 Yves Allegro Sebastián Prieto US Men's Clay Court Championships Houston , United States International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Ivo Karlović 6–4, 6–1 Mariano Zabaleta Álbert Montañés James Blake Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas Jürgen Melzer Juan Mónaco Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–3) , 6–4 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 16 Apr Monte Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , France Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4 Roger Federer Juan Carlos Ferrero Tomáš Berdych David Ferrer Richard Gasquet Robin Söderling Philipp Kohlschreiber Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–1 Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet 23 Apr Barcelona Open Barcelona , Spain International Series Gold Clay – $1,000,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4 Guillermo Cañas David Ferrer Agustín Calleri Potito Starace David Nalbandian Óscar Hernández Nikolay Davydenko Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske 6–3, 7–6(7–1) Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca , Morocco International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–1, 6–1 Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Marc Gicquel Dominik Hrbatý Sébastien Grosjean Julien Benneteau José Acasuso Jordan Kerr David Škoch 7–6(7–4) , 1–6, [10–4] Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach 30 Apr Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal International Series Clay – $625,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Novak Djokovic 7–6(9–7) , 0–6, 6–1 Richard Gasquet Paul-Henri Mathieu Tommy Robredo Vincent Spadea Juan Mónaco Guillermo García-López Agustín Calleri Marcelo Melo André Sá 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] Martín García Sebastián Prieto BMW Open Munich , Germany International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Mikhail Youzhny Marcos Baghdatis Tomáš Berdych Sébastien Grosjean Alexander Waske Jürgen Melzer Nicolas Devilder Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny 6–1, 6–4 Jan Hájek Jaroslav Levinský
May Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 7 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2 Fernando González Filippo Volandri Nikolay Davydenko Tomáš Berdych Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo Novak Djokovic Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–7] Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 14 May Hamburg Masters Hamburg , Germany Masters Series Clay – $2,450,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Roger Federer 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 Rafael Nadal Carlos Moyà Lleyton Hewitt David Ferrer Novak Djokovic Nicolás Almagro Fernando González Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4 Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett 21 May Hypo Group Tennis International Poertschach , Austria International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Juan Mónaco 7–6(7–3) , 6–0 Gaël Monfils Luis Horna Lleyton Hewitt Nikolay Davydenko Álbert Montañés Diego Hartfield Andy Roddick Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 7–6(8–6) , 5–7, [10–5] Leoš Friedl David Škoch World Team Cup Düsseldorf , Germany World Team Cup Clay – $1,764,700 – 8 teams (RR) Argentina 2–1 Czech Republic Spain Chile Germany Belgium Sweden United States 28 May 4 Jun French Open Paris, France Grand Slam€ 6,947,960 – clay – 128S/64D/32XDSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Roger Federer Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic Tommy Robredo Guillermo Cañas Igor Andreev Carlos Moyà Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2–6, 6–3, [6–4] Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner Andy Ram Nathalie Dechy 7–5, 6–3 Nenad Zimonjić Katarina Srebotnik
June Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 11 Jun Gerry Weber Open Halle , Germany International Series Grass – $800,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–4 Marcos Baghdatis Jarkko Nieminen Philipp Kohlschreiber Marc Gicquel Mikhail Youzhny James Blake Florian Mayer Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić Queen's Club Championships Queen's Club , London, UK International Series Grass – $800,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 7–6(7–2) Nicolas Mahut Arnaud Clément Dmitry Tursunov Rafael Nadal Ivo Karlović Fernando González Marin Čilić Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6(7–4) , 7–5 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 18 Jun Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 7–6(7–4) Peter Wessels Anthony Dupuis Julien Benneteau Tommy Robredo Benjamin Becker Michael Berrer Janko Tipsarević Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [12–10] Martin Damm Leander Paes Nottingham Open Nottingham , UK International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Ivo Karlović 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Arnaud Clément Jonas Björkman Dmitry Tursunov Richard Gasquet Paul-Henri Mathieu Juan Martín del Potro Guillermo García López Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] Joshua Goodall Ross Hutchins 25 Jun 2 Jul The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon, London , UK Grand Slam £ 5,022,560 – grass – 128S/64D/48XDSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Roger Federer 7–6(9–7) , 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 6–2 Rafael Nadal Richard Gasquet Novak Djokovic Juan Carlos Ferrero Andy Roddick Marcos Baghdatis Tomáš Berdych Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Jamie Murray Jelena Janković 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Jonas Björkman Alicia Molik
July Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 9 Jul Suisse Open Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay – $496,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–7(1–7) , 6–4, 7–5 Andreas Seppi Radek Štěpánek Igor Andreev Gaël Monfils Marc Gicquel Richard Gasquet Martín Vassallo Argüello František Čermák Pavel Vízner 7–5, 5–7, [10–7] Marc Gicquel Florent Serra Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, Rhode Island , United States International Series Grass – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–4 Nicolas Mahut Dick Norman Wesley Moodie Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Prakash Amritraj Mischa Zverev Vincent Spadea Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas 6–3, 7–5 Nathan Healey Igor Kunitsyn Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2 Nicolás Almagro Carlos Moyà Filippo Volandri Luis Horna Robin Söderling Olivier Rochus Gilles Simon Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 6–2, 6–4 Martín García Sebastián Prieto 16 Jul Mercedes Cup Stuttgart , Germany International Series Gold Clay – $757,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–5 Stanislas Wawrinka Feliciano López Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Mónaco Juan Carlos Ferrero Fernando Verdasco Jiří Vaněk František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–4, 6–4 Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, United States International Series Hard – $525,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Radek Štěpánek 7–6(9–7) , 5–7, 6–2 James Blake Nicolas Kiefer Lee Hyung-taik Zack Fleishman Michael Berrer Marat Safin Vincent Spadea Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 6–2 Scott Lipsky David Martin Priority Telecom Open Amersfoort , Netherlands International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Steve Darcis 6–1, 7–6(7–1) Werner Eschauer Robin Haase Mikhail Youzhny Florent Serra Carlos Moyà Igor Andreev Evgeny Korolev Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán 6–2, 6–0 Robin Haase Rogier Wassen 23 Jul Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria International Series Gold Clay – $1,068,000 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles Juan Mónaco 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 Potito Starace Fernando Verdasco Agustín Calleri Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman Andreas Seppi Nicolás Lapentti Luis Horna Potito Starace 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas Indianapolis Tennis Championships Indianapolis , United States International Series Hard – $525,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 7–5 Frank Dancevic Andy Roddick Sam Querrey Lee Hyung-taik Igor Kunitsyn Kei Nishikori James Blake Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivo Karlović Croatia Open Umag , Croatia International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Carlos Moyà 6–4, 6–2 Andrei Pavel Viktor Troicki Guillermo Cañas Carlos Berlocq Filippo Volandri David Ferrer Gilles Simon Lukáš Dlouhý Michal Mertiňák 6–1, 6–1 Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch 30 Jul Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D. C. , United States International Series Hard – $600,000 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–6(7–4) John Isner Ivo Karlović Gaël Monfils Lee Hyung-taik Paul Capdeville Marat Safin Tommy Haas Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, [10–7] Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Orange Prokom Open Sopot , Poland International Series Clay – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–0 José Acasuso Álbert Montañés Gilles Simon Martín Vassallo Argüello Florian Mayer Igor Andreev Stefan Koubek Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 6–1 Martín García Sebastián Prieto
August Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Aug Rogers Cup Montreal , Canada Masters Series Hard – $2,450,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2) , 2–6, 7–6(7–2) Roger Federer Radek Štěpánek Rafael Nadal Lleyton Hewitt Nikolay Davydenko Andy Roddick Frank Dancevic Mahesh Bhupati Pavel Vízner 6–4, 6–4 Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett 13 Aug Cincinnati Masters Mason , United States Masters Series Hard – $2,450,000 – 56S/24DSingles – Doubles Roger Federer 6–1, 6–4 James Blake Lleyton Hewitt Nikolay Davydenko Nicolás Almagro Carlos Moyà David Ferrer Sam Querrey Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 20 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven , United States International Series Hard – $675,000 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles James Blake 7–5, 6–4 Mardy Fish Paul-Henri Mathieu Ivo Karlović Gilles Simon Fernando Verdasco Igor Andreev Stanislas Wawrinka Mahesh Bhupathi Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 27 Aug 3 Sep U.S. Open Flushing , New York , United States Grand Slam Hard – $8,848,000 – 128S/64D/32XDSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Roger Federer 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Novak Djokovic Nikolay Davydenko David Ferrer Andy Roddick Tommy Haas Carlos Moyà Juan Ignacio Chela Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 7–5, 6–4 Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–6(8–6) Leander Paes Meghann Shaughnessy
September Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 10 Sep China Open Beijing , China International Series Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Fernando González 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 Tommy Robredo Nicolas Kiefer Ivan Ljubičić Marin Čilić Igor Kunitsyn Marcos Baghdatis Lee Hyung-taik Rik de Voest Ashley Fisher 6–7(3–7) , 6–0, [10–6] Chris Haggard Lu Yen-hsun BCR Open Bucharest , Romania International Series Clay – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Gilles Simon 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Victor Hănescu Carlos Berlocq Gaël Monfils Yuri Schukin Hugo Armando Potito Starace Marc Gicquel Oliver Marach Michal Mertiňák 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(10–8) Martín García Sebastián Prieto 17 Sep Davis Cup: Semifinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i) Gothenburg , Sweden – carpet (i) Semifinals winners
Russia 3–2 United States 4–1 Semifinals losers
Germany Sweden 24 Sep Thailand Open Bangkok , Thailand International Series Hard (i) – $550,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Dmitry Tursunov 6–2, 6–1 Benjamin Becker Tomáš Berdych Fernando Verdasco Dominik Meffert Ivo Karlović Nicolas Mahut Wang Yeu-tzuoo Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open Mumbai , India International Series Hard – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Richard Gasquet 6–3, 6–4 Olivier Rochus Fabrice Santoro Rainer Schüttler Stefan Koubek Jarkko Nieminen Nicolas Kiefer Lleyton Hewitt Robert Lindstedt Jarkko Nieminen 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–5) Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
October Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Oct Open de Moselle Metz , France International Series Hard (i) – $416,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Tommy Robredo 0–6, 6–2, 6–3 Andy Murray Nicolas Mahut Guillermo Cañas Sébastien Grosjean Igor Andreev Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Evgeny Korolev Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 6–1, 6–4 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Japan Open Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold Hard – $832,000 – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2 Richard Gasquet Ivo Karlović Tomáš Berdych Feliciano López Lleyton Hewitt Dudi Sela Fernando Verdasco Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt 6–4, 6–4 Frank Dancevic Stephen Huss 8 Oct BA-CA Tennis Trophy Vienna , Austria International Series Gold Hard (i) – $755,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–0 Stanislas Wawrinka Andreas Seppi Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Ignacio Chela Ivan Ljubičić Feliciano López Fernando González Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2 Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas If Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden International Series Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Ivo Karlović 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Thomas Johansson James Blake Tommy Haas Jarkko Nieminen Mario Ančić Juan Mónaco Arnaud Clément Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4 Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 7–6(11–9) Paul-Henri Mathieu Janko Tipsarević Michael Berrer Igor Andreev Radek Štěpánek Florent Serra Philipp Kohlschreiber Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–2 Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko 15 Oct Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid , Spain Masters Series Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 Roger Federer Nicolas Kiefer Novak Djokovic Feliciano López Fernando González Mario Ančić Rafael Nadal Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 22 Oct St Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg , Russia International Series Carpet (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Andy Murray 6–2, 6–3 Fernando Verdasco Marin Čilić Mikhail Youzhny Ernests Gulbis Potito Starace Philipp Kohlschreiber Dmitry Tursunov Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Jürgen Melzer Todd Perry Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon , France International Series Carpet (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Marc Gicquel Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Alejandro Falla Julien Benneteau Olivier Rochus Ivan Ljubičić Diego Hartfield Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 6–3 Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel , Switzerland International Series Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4 Jarkko Nieminen Ivo Karlović Marcos Baghdatis Nicolas Kiefer Tomáš Berdych Paul-Henri Mathieu Fernando González Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–1, 6–1 James Blake Mark Knowles 29 Oct BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series Hard (i) – $2,450,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles David Nalbandian 6–4, 6–0 Rafael Nadal Richard Gasquet Marcos Baghdatis David Ferrer Andy Murray Tommy Robredo Mikhail Youzhny Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
November ATP rankings As of 25 December 2006 Rk Name Nation Points 1 Roger Federer SUI 8,370 2 Rafael Nadal ESP 4,470 3 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 2,825 4 James Blake USA 2,530 5 Ivan Ljubičić CRO 2,495 6 Andy Roddick USA 2,415 7 Tommy Robredo ESP 2,375 8 David Nalbandian ARG 2,295 9 Mario Ančić CRO 2,060 10 Fernando González CHI 2,015 11 Tommy Haas GER 1,890 12 Marcos Baghdatis CYP 1,860 13 Tomáš Berdych CZE 1,705 14 David Ferrer ESP 1,475 15 Jarkko Nieminen FIN 1,460 16 Novak Djokovic SRB 1,380 17 Andy Murray GBR 1,370 18 Richard Gasquet FRA 1,365 19 Radek Štěpánek CZE 1,340 20 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 1,315
Year-end rankings 2007 (31 December 2007) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Roger Federer SUI 7,180 1 1 2 Rafael Nadal ESP 5,735 2 2 3 Novak Djokovic SRB 4,470 3 16 13 4 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 2,825 3 5 1 5 David Ferrer ESP 2,750 5 16 9 6 Andy Roddick USA 2,530 3 7 7 Fernando González CHI 2,005 5 10 3 8 Richard Gasquet FRA 1,930 7 18 10 9 David Nalbandian ARG 1,775 8 26 1 10 Tommy Robredo ESP 1,765 5 11 3 11 Andy Murray GBR 1,755 8 19 6 12 Tommy Haas GER 1,720 9 13 1 13 James Blake USA 1,710 4 14 9 14 Tomáš Berdych CZE 1,685 9 15 1 15 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,653 12 142 127 16 Marcos Baghdatis CYP 1,600 11 24 4 17 Carlos Moyà ESP 1,585 15 47 26 18 Ivan Ljubičić CRO 1,580 5 18 13 19 Mikhail Youzhny RUS 1,570 10 25 5 20 Juan Ignacio Chela ARG 1,425 16 40 13
Points were awarded as follows:
Tournament Category Total Financial commitment W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Additional qualifying points Grand Slam $6,784,000 to $9,943,000 1000 700 450 250 150 75 35 5 15 Tennis Masters Cup $4,450,000 750 if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win) ATP Masters Series $2,450,000 to $3,450,000 500 350 225 125 75 35 5(20) (5) 15* International Series Gold $1,000,000 300 210 135 75 25 15 5 10* International Series Gold $800,000 250 175 110 60 25 15 5 10* International Series $1,000,000 250 175 110 60 25 15 5 10* International Series $800,000 225 155 100 55 20 10 5 10* International Series $600,000 200 140 90 50 15(20) 5(10) (5) 5 International Series $400,000 175 120 75 40 15 5 5 Challenger $150,000+H 100 70 45 23 10 1 3 Challenger $150,000 90 63 40 21 9 1 3 Challenger $125,000 80 56 36 19 8 1 3 Challenger $100,000 70 49 31 16 7 1 3 Challenger $75,000 60 42 27 14 6 1 3 Challenger $37,500+H 55 38 24 13 5 1 2 Challenger $25,000+H 50 35 22 12 5 1 2 Futures $15,000+H 24 16 8 4 1 Futures $15,000 18 12 6 3 1 Futures $10,000 12 8 4 2 1
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize money level in that category. $/€25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€50,000. Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series and International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser, (*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).
Statistics Titles won by player Total titles Country Player Grand Slam ATP Tour Finals ATP Tour Masters Series ATP Tour International Series Gold ATP Tour International Series 8 SUI Roger Federer Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open Masters Cup Hamburg Masters, Cincinnati Masters Dubai Basel 6 ESP Rafael Nadal French Open Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Indian Wells Masters Stuttgart, Barcelona 5 SRB Novak Djokovic Miami Masters, Rogers Masters Vienna Adelaide Estoril 3 ARG Juan Mónaco Kitzbühel Buenos Aires, Poertschach ESP David Ferrer Tokyo Auckland, Båstad CRO Ivo Karlović Houston, Nottingham, Stockholm 2 ARG David Nalbandian Madrid Masters, Paris Masters USA Andy Roddick Queen's Club, Washington, D.C. CRO Ivan Ljubičić Doha, 's-Hertogenbosch BEL Xavier Malisse Chennai, Delray Beach USA James Blake Medibank, New Haven FRA Gilles Simon Marseille, Bucharest GBR Andy Murray San Jose, St. Petersburg FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu Casablanca, Gstaad RUS Dmitry Tursunov Indianapolis, Bangkok ESP Tommy Robredo Sopot, Metz 1 GER Tommy Haas Memphis RUS Mikhail Youzhny Rotterdam ARG Juan Ignacio Chela Acapulco RUS Nikolay Davydenko Moscow FRA Richard Gasquet Mumbai PER Luis Horna Viña del Mar CYP Marcos Baghdatis Zagreb ARG Guillermo Cañas Costa do Sauípe AUS Lleyton Hewitt Las Vegas GER Philipp Kohlschreiber Munich ESP Nicolás Almagro Valencia CHI Fernando González Beijing CZE Tomáš Berdych Halle ESP Carlos Moyà Umag FRA Fabrice Santoro Newport FRA Sébastien Grosjean Lyon CZE Radek Štěpánek Los Angeles BEL Steve Darcis Amersfoort
The following players won their first title:
Winners/runners-up by country:
# Country Wins Runners-up 1. Spain 13 12 2. Switzerland 8 6 3. France 7 8 4. Argentina 7 4 5. Croatia 5 3 6. Serbia 5 2 7. USA 4 7 8. Russia 4 2 9. Belgium 3 1 10. Great Britain 2 2 11. Germany 2 1 12. Czech Republic 2 0 13. Chile 1 3 14. Cyprus 1 2 15. Australia 1 1 16. Peru 1 0 17. Italy 0 4 18. Austria 0 3 19. Romania 0 2 20. Sweden 0 3 Netherlands 0 1 Sweden 0 1 Canada 0 1
ATP prize money leaders 1. Roger Federer US$10,130,620 2. Rafael Nadal 5,646,935 3. Novak Djokovic 3,927,700 4. Nikolay Davydenko 2,051,775 5. David Ferrer 1,955,252 6. Andy Roddick 1,532,070 7. Fernando González 1,437,130 8. Richard Gasquet 1,284,790 9. David Nalbandian 1,230,465 10. Tomáš Berdych 1,126,070
Retirements Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2007 season:
AUS Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971 in Adelaide, Australia) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 44 in 2001. He earned only one career singles title. In doubles, he was ranked no. 11 in 2003 and earned 12 career titles. His last career singles and doubles matches were at Wimbledon. DEN Kenneth Carlsen (born April 17, 1973, in Copenhagen, Denmark) He turned profession in 1991 and achieved a career-high ranking of no. 41. He played his last ATP match at the Stockholm Open in October and his last match at a Challenger tournament in Kolding, Denmark a week later against Björn Phau . FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 11 February 1979 in Casablanca, Morocco) He turned professional in 1998 and reached his highest ranking of no. 39 in 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and played his last match in November 2006 in Asuncion against Guillermo Cañas . GBR Tim Henman (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford, England) He turned professional in 1993 and achieved the ranking of world no. 4. He was a four-time semifinalist and four-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and reached the semifinals of the French and US Opens once each. He won one Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2003. He played his last match at the Davis Cup competition against Croatia in September. CZE Jiří Novák (born March 22, 1975, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1993 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 5 in 2002. He was a semifinalist at the 2002 Australian Open and won seven career titles. He played his last match in June in Košice, Slovakia against Lukáš Rosol . GBR Greg Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He was a finalist at the US Open in 1997 and earned 15 career titles. He played his last match in March in Sarajevo against Kenneth Carlsen . NED Sjeng Schalken (born 8 September 1976 in Weert, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1994 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 11 in 2003. He reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2002 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He earned nine career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 21 in 2002 and reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2001 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2001. He earned six career doubles titles and played his last career match in February 2006 in Bergamo, Italy against Simone Bolelli . See also References
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