2007 Chennai Open – Singles

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Singles
2007 Chennai Open
Final
Champion Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse
Runner-up Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Koubek
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 2007 Chennai Open Singles contest was an ATP Tour tennis tournament event held in Chennai, India from 1 January until 8 January 2007.

Contents

Xavier Malisse defeated Stefan Koubek 6–1, 6–3 to win the 2007 Chennai Open singles event.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian (first round)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse (champion)
  4. Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  6. Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Thailand.svg Paradorn Srichaphan (second round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4 64 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse 677 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse 66 
  Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Koubek 1 3  
  Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Koubek 66 
5 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 3 1  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 4 2  1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
WC Flag of India.svg K Rastogi 66 WC Flag of India.svg K Rastogi 4 1  
  Flag of Brazil.svg T Alves 3 4  1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 66   Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 3 2  
Q Flag of Greece.svg K Economidis 4 3    Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 783 6
  Flag of Colombia.svg A Falla 5 4  8 Flag of France.svg N Mahut 6663
8 Flag of France.svg N Mahut 76 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 4 64 
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 677 
  Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 2 2  3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Galvani 66   Flag of Italy.svg S Galvani 3 2  
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg L Yen-Hsun 2 3  3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 64 6
  Flag of Germany.svg B Phau 66 6 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 4 60
  Flag of France.svg O Patience 4 4    Flag of Germany.svg B Phau 4 2  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Škoch 0r  6 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 66 
6 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 3   

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 776 
Q Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli 654  7 Flag of Thailand.svg P Srichaphan 1 2  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 2 67  Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 66 
WC Flag of Spain.svg B Salva-Vidal 63 5   Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg I Andreev 677 4 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 1 2  
Q Flag of Colombia.svg S Giraldo 3 62   Flag of Russia.svg I Andreev 642  
  Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 3 4  4 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 776 
4 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 66   Flag of Austria.svg S Koubek 66 
5 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 776 5 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 1 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg A Waske 633  5 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 1 66  Flag of the United States.svg K Kim 4 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Greul 62 3 5 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 678 
  Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 776   Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 4 66 
WC Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 633    Flag of Croatia.svg I Karlović 7777 
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 2 67  Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 6362 
2 Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian 63 5

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