2007 Qatar Telecom German Open | |
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Date | 5 – 13 May |
Edition | 38th |
Category | Tier I |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $1,340,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Ana Ivanovic | |
Doubles | |
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur |
The 2007 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from May 5 to May 13, 2007. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was the 38th edition of the tournament and was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German capital of Berlin.The tournaments offered a total prize fund of US$1,300,000 across all rounds. [1]
Serbian Ana Ivanovic won the title, defeating rival Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. [2] The title, her second in the Tier I category and her third title overall, saw her enter the world's Top 10 for the first time, where she would remain for two years. [3] En route to the title, two of her opponents retired due to injuries: Alona Bondarenko in the third round, who was trailing 3–6, 0–5 at deuce; [4] and Julia Vakulenko, who was 3–4 down in the first set in the semi-finals. [5]
Ana Ivanovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Tathiana Garbin / Roberta Vinci, 6–3, 6–4
Total prize money: US$1,300,000 [6]
Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
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Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | |
Winner | 196,900 | 430 | 59,000 | 430 |
Finalist | 100,000 | 300 | 30,000 | 300 |
Semifinal | 51,000 | 195 | 15,351 | 195 |
Quarterfinal | 26,050 | 110 | 7,800 | 110 |
Round of 16 | 13,285 | 60 | 3,980 | 60 |
Round of 32 | 6,775 | 35 | 2,030 | 1 |
Round of 64 | 3,455 | 1 | - | - |
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