2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships

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2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
DateJuly 23–30
Edition20th
Category International Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov
Doubles
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro / Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
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The 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from July 23 through July 30, 2007.

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The singles draw featured ATP No. 5, Australian Open semifinalist, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Queen's Club winner and two-time Indianapolis champion Andy Roddick, Sydney titlist and Los Angeles runner-up James Blake, and Queen's Club and Nottingham semifinalist Dmitry Tursunov. Also present were Australian Open quarterfinalist Mardy Fish, Houston and Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, Hyung-taik Lee, Robby Ginepri and Benjamin Becker, and a young Kei Nishikori, appearing in his first-ever ATP quarterfinal.

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov defeated Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro / Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott defeated Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili / Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović, 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]

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