Women's singles | |
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2007 Medibank International | |
Champion | Kim Clijsters |
Runner-up | Jelena Janković |
Score | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Draw | 28 |
Seeds | 8 |
The 2007 Women's Medibank International began on 7 January 2007, and finished 13 January 2007.
The seeded players are listed below. Players in bold are still in the competition. The players no longer in the tournament are listed with the round in which they exited.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Jelena Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
8 | Nicole Vaidišová | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
Jelena Janković | 6 | 61 | 4 | ||||||||||
3 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
Li Na | 1 | 6 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Mauresmo | 64 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T Golovin | 6 | 7 | T Golovin | 77 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Peng | 4 | 5 | 1 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Zvonareva | 1 | 4 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | WC | S Stosur | 2 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Hingis | 4 | 6 | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | N Petrova | 2 | 2 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Dellacqua | 3 | 4 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y Fedak | 77 | 6 | 8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Bartoli | 62 | 2 | Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Hantuchová | 1 | 4 | 8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Dushevina | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | P Schnyder | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 2 | S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | S Pe'er | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Safina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Pratt | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | N Pratt | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | E Dementieva | 63 | 77 | 6 | N Li | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Sugiyama | 77 | 63 | 0 | 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
F Schiavone | 4 | 5 | N Li | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Li | 6 | 7 | N Li | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Bovina | 3 | 1 | K Srebotnik | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | r |
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