The 2007 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 106th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from August 11 through August 19, 2007, and the women from July 14 through July 22, 2007.
Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but had to withdraw before the tournament began due to a right wrist injury.
Maria Elena Camerin and Gisela Dulko were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but withdrew due to a viral illness for Stosur, before their quarterfinal against Jarmila Gajdošová and Akiko Morigami.
Nathalie Dechy and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but only Dechy competed that year with Émilie Loit.
Kim Clijsters defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2003 Indian Wells Masters.
Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but only Sugiyama competed that year with Nicole Arendt.
Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Miami Open. Serena became the second player in the Open Era, after Steffi Graf, to defeat the world's top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 3 Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals, No. 2 Venus Williams in the semifinals, and No. 1 Capriati in the final. Serena did not lose a set during the tournament.
The 2003 Kroger St. Jude International was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from February 16 through February 23, 2003.
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters.
Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2002 Italian Open. It was her third title of the season, and her first clay court title.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but did not participate in this competition.
Samantha Reeves and Jessica Steck were the defending champions, but Steck decided not to participate this year. Reeves partnered with Nana Miyagi, but lost in the semifinals to Els Callens and Meilen Tu.
Jill Craybas and Marlene Weingärtner were the defending champions, but did not compete this year. Weingärtner would eventually retire from professional tennis at the 2005 US Open.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
Åsa Svensson and Meilen Tu were the defending champions, but Svensson was no longer active in the WTA Tour, having played her last professional match in October 2004. Tu partnered with Teryn Ashley and lost in first round to Yuliya Beygelzimer and Alina Jidkova.
Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera were the defending champions, but Sequera did not compete this year. McShea teamed up with Jennifer Russell and lost in first round to Lilia Osterloh and Antonella Serra Zanetti.
Ai Sugiyama and Elena Tatarkova were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.
Eleni Daniilidou was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Ashley Harkleroad 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
Lisa Raymond was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Vera Zvonareva. The score was 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.
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