2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic

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2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
Date10–16 September
Edition13th
Category Tier III Series
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money $225,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Bali, Indonesia
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Chunmei / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan
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The 2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 September through 16 September 2007. Unseeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $32,240 first-prize money. [1]

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Return of Lindsay Davenport

Lindsay Davenport, the former world number one, returned after the birth of her son. Davenport competed in her first singles tournament this year, and had not played a professional match in 51 weeks. However, Davenport immediately found form and defeated Eleni Daniilidou in straight sets. After this, Davenport raced through her match with Julie Ditty and then stunned rising world number 3 star Jelena Janković, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4. Davenport defeated Sara Errani in straight sets in the semifinals before taking the title by defeating her doubles partner Daniela Hantuchová in the final. [2]

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport defeated Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Chunmei defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas / Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. "Davenport's Return a Triumph in Bali". The Washington Post . 16 September 2007.
  2. Barry Wood (16 September 2007). "Davenport wins Bali title on comeback". Reuters .