2007 Rogers Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
2007 Rogers Cup
Champions Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Final score64, 26, [105]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2006  · Rogers Cup ·  2008  

Nadia Petrova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova retired from the sport on September 10, 2006, and only Petrova competed that year.
Petrova partnered with Svetlana Kuznetsova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Dechy and Sun Tiantian.

Contents

Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 10–5, against Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (final)
  2. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (champions)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik / Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo (semifinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues / Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone / Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (second round)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova / Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain for Kuznetsova)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
66 
4 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
2 3  
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
4 6[5]
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
62 [10]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
2 3  
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
64 [10]
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Gajdošová
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Stewart
3 5    Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
3 6[8]
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
67 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg L Granville
Flag of Croatia.svg J Kostanić Tošić
4 7[9]   Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar
1 4  
  Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar
665[11]  Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Tunisia.svg S Sfar
66 
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg V Tétreault
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak
4 2  7 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
2 4  
7 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci
66 1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg C Black
Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
66 
4 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
2 3  
4 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová
Flag of Russia.svg G Voksoboeva
3 4  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Krajicek
Flag of Germany.svg M Müller
4 3  4 Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg T Sun
w/o  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
66 8 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
   
  Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi
Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives
1 4    Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko
62 [3]
  Flag of Russia.svg A Jidkova
Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek
763[8] 8 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
2 6[10]
8 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova
5 7[10]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
5 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin
Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
76   Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin
Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
66 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Ehritt-Vanc
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
66   Flag of Romania.svg A Ehritt-Vanc
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
2 4  
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Dubois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M-È Pelletier
4 4    Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin
Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko
4 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
66 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
66 
  Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou
Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhr
1 1    Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva
Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta
   
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
w/o  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik
Flag of Italy.svg M Santangelo
2 3  
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
1 7[10]2 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
  Flag of France.svg S Brémond
Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko
65 [6] 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
76 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
62 [10]  Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg V Uhlířová
5 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
4 6[7] 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yan
1 5  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Birnerová
Flag of Latvia.svg L Dekmeijere
6268 2 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
67 
  Flag of France.svg É Loit
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
77   Flag of France.svg É Loit
Flag of the United States.svg M Tu
3 64 
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
67 

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