2007 Qatar Telecom German Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Final score6-3, 6-4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2006  · WTA German Open ·  2008  

Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but retired due to Zheng's left ankle injury in the second round.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (champions)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie (second round; retired due to Zheng's left ankle injury)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo (second round)
  8. Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er / Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina (second round; retired due to Safina's cold)

* The top four seeds received a bye in the first round.

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
66
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
2 2
1 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
66
  Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
3 4
  Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
3 6[10]
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
63 [5]

Earlier rounds

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
w/o
Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina
662[8] Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
3 77[10]1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
63 [10]
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
66 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
2 6[6]
Flag of Serbia.svg Ivanovic
Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
4 3 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
61 [10]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Fedak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
74 [9] 7 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
4 6[7]
7 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
5 6[11]1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
66
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
2 2
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
w/o
Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhr
4 4 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li
Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li
664 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
w/o
Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
66 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
Flag of Germany.svg M Müller
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg G Navrátilová
1 2 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
w/o
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Šromová
3 638 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
8 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
Flag of Russia.svg D Safina
677

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
64 [6]
Flag of France.svg É Loit
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Stewart
4 6[10] Flag of France.svg É Loit
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Stewart
6 3
Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
62 [11] Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
76
Flag of Poland.svg K Jans
Flag of Poland.svg A Rosolska
3 6[9] Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
66
Flag of the United States.svg L Granville
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
616[10] Flag of the United States.svg L Granville
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
3 3
WC Flag of Germany.svg J Görges
Flag of Germany.svg V Henke
774 [8] Flag of the United States.svg L Granville
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
w/o
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng
Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
3 6[10]
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
662 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
63 [5]
Flag of Germany.svg K Barrois
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Birnerová
4 4 5 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66
Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
5 63 Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
0 0
Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
7775 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
64 [7]
WC Flag of Germany.svg T Malek
Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic
2 4 2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
0 6[10]
Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
66 Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
4 1
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66

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