2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet
Final score6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2006  · Japan Open ·  2008  

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but chose not to participate in the 2007 event.

Contents

First-seeded David Ferrer beat Richard Gasquet in the final 6–1, 6–2.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (champion)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  3. Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (final)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-taik Lee (third round)
  10. Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López (quarterfinals)
  11. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (second round, retired due to a leg injury)
  12. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson (third round)
  13. Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey (second round)
  14. Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman (second round)
  15. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic (second round)
  16. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Russell (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 66 
10 Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 4 4  
1 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 776 
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović 633  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 6566 
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović 7778 
1 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 66 
3 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 1 2  
  Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela 4 1  
3 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 66 
3 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 776 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 633  
8 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 6765
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 794 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 776 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli 6668   Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie 652  
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie 78710 1 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 677 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Delić 3 1    Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 1 60 
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 66   Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 4 679
14 Flag of Argentina.svg S Roitman 61 67
1 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 66 
10 Flag of Spain.svg F López 4 4  
10 Flag of Spain.svg F López 66 
Q Flag of South Korea.svg H-w Nam 65793   Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick 2 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick 7767610 Flag of Spain.svg F López 7106 
  Flag of Chile.svg P Capdeville 777 6 Flag of Russia.svg D Tursunov 684  
  Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 645    Flag of Chile.svg P Capdeville 4 3  
6 Flag of Russia.svg D Tursunov 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
Q Flag of Slovenia.svg L Gregorc 66 Q Flag of Slovenia.svg L Gregorc 3 3  
Q Flag of Japan.svg T Terachi 4 4  4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 76 
  Flag of Spain.svg I Navarro 7777   Flag of Spain.svg I Navarro 5 3  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 6560   Flag of Spain.svg I Navarro 76 
13 Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey 5 3  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 6566 
7 Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 7778 
9 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-taik Lee 66 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-h Lu 64796  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yen-hsun Lu 1 4  
  Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 77671 9 Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-yaik Lee 6671068
  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 73 67 Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 7868710
WC Flag of Japan.svg T Suzuki 5 64   Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 4 3  
7 Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 66 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 3 64
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J-C Scherrer 6565   Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 64 6
  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 771 7  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 2 0r
Q Flag of Germany.svg S Stadler 4 5    Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 64  
  Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 67   Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 2 75
11 Flag of Argentina.svg JM del Potro 65 3r
  Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 4 1  
3 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 66 
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Dancevic 2 62
WC Flag of Japan.svg G Soeda 3 62   Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 64 6
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 61 6  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 2 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg Z Fleishman 773 63 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 66 
WC Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 6561   Flag of the United States.svg Z Fleishman 3 3  
3 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 66 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 1 69   Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 3 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 6711 8 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 775 6
  Flag of the United States.svg J Gimelstob 67 12 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 6473
  Flag of Poland.svg L Kubot 4 5    Flag of the United States.svg J Gimelstob 4 4  
12 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 66 
8 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 6765
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 794 7
16 Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 772 6
  Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 66   Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 6261
Q Flag of South Korea.svg W-s Jun 2 2  16 Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 4 2  
WC Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi 4 4  2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vaněk 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vaněk 1 4  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 66 

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