2007 WTA Tour

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2007 WTA Tour
Justine henin hardenne medibank international 2006 02.jpg
Justine Henin finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won two Tier I events.
Details
Duration30 December 2006 – 11 November 2007
Edition37th
Tournaments61
Categories Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (10)
WTA Tier II (15)
WTA Tier III (17)
WTA Tier IV (14)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (10)
Most tournament finals Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (11)
Prize money leader Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
(US$5,429,586)
Points leader Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (5,405)
Awards
Player of the year Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Doubles team of the year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Most improved
player of the year
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Newcomer of the year Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Comeback
player of the year
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
2006
2008

The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2007 tennis season. The calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-IV Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships.

Contents

Justine Henin put together an exceptional season, winning 10 out of the 14 events she entered. This included her sixth and seventh Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open, [1] whilst compiling a 63–4 win–loss record. [2] Following her loss to Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon semifinals she went undefeated for the rest of the year, in the process becoming the first woman to earn over $5 million in a single season. [1]

Meanwhile, the Williams sisters returned to the forefront of tennis after years of injury struggles, with both finishing the season in the top ten, the first time since 2004 that Serena Williams finished in the upper elite in the rankings. Serena's emphatic victory at the Australian Open, ranked No. 81, surprised the tennis world. Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam overall, becoming the lowest ranked woman to win at Wimbledon.

The season saw two former world No. 1s retire and another one make her return. Kim Clijsters cut her farewell tour short by retiring abruptly in May, having originally been due to play her last event in October. [3] She later returned in 2009. Martina Hingis was forced to quit after she admitted that she had tested positive for cocaine. [4] However, Lindsay Davenport made a successful return to the tour following her pregnancy and won two tournament titles in the latter half of the season.

Season summary

Singles

Serena Williams started the season by unexpectedly winning her eighth singles Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Many critics and commentators had already written her off, questioning her desire and fitness, especially after an early loss in her only warm-up tournament the week before. Williams won the title in emphatic fashion, thrashing Maria Sharapova in the final in a performance that BBC Sport called "arguably the most powerful display ever seen in women's tennis." [5] In her earlier matches she was pushed by Nadia Petrova in round three and then by Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo suffered an early loss to Lucie Šafářová, allowing Nicole Vaidišová to reach her second Grand Slam semifinal. Despite losing in the final, Sharapova managed to return to the No. 1 ranking for the second time.

Serena Williams finished the season in the top 10 for the first time since 2004. Serena Williams Roland Garros 2007.jpg
Serena Williams finished the season in the top 10 for the first time since 2004.

After withdrawing from the Australian Open due to marital problems, [2] Justine Henin returned for Paris in February. She later won titles in Dubai and Doha that month. Kim Clijsters bade a tearful farewell to her home crowd in Belgium, playing Antwerp for the final time due to her planned retirement in October. She lost the final to Amélie Mauresmo, who won the unique diamond racket for winning the event three times. Martina Hingis won the title in Tokyo for her fifth win at that tournament, more than any other player. Venus Williams returned from missing the Australian Open with a wrist injury by winning a smaller tournament in Memphis.

In March, Daniela Hantuchová overcame a five-year hiatus between tour titles to win Indian Wells, the same event where she won her first title at in 2002. Sharapova lost to Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round and thus surrendered her No. 1 position back to Henin. Elsewhere Serena Williams backed up her Australian Open triumph with a win in Miami, saving match points against Henin in the final.

Serbians Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic dominated the clay season leading up to the French Open, winning the three biggest warm-up tournaments. Janković took the titles at Charleston and Rome, while Ivanovic won in Berlin. Svetlana Kuznetsova was the runner-up in the latter two events. Also during the clay court season Kim Clijsters announced her retirement, months earlier than anticipated, following an early loss in Warsaw. [3] The finish to the clay season saw Henin pick up her fourth French Open title, and sixth Slam overall. She defeated a nervous Ana Ivanovic, in her maiden Grand Slam final, in only an hour and five minutes. [6]

Wimbledon saw an unexpected final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli, the two lowest seeds to ever play in the final. Bartoli beat Janković in the fourth round and Henin in the semifinals, a win that was seen as "one of the biggest upsets ever". Williams was on the brink of losing in two of her early round matches, before beating Sharapova, Kuznetsova and Ivanovic back-to-back. In the final, Williams triumphed for her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Slam overall. Other upsets included Vaidišová's win over the defending champion Mauresmo, who continued to struggle for form throughout the season aside from a run to the final in Eastbourne.

On the summer hardcourts Anna Chakvetadze produced some strong results, winning back-to-back titles in Cincinnati and Stanford, and then reaching the semifinals in San Diego, being stopped by eventual champion Sharapova. Ivanovic won the event in Los Angeles. Henin won her only warm-up tournament in Toronto, beating Janković in the final.

Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the U.S. Open final and won one title, finishing the season ranked at No. 2. Kuznetsova Zurich Open 2006.jpg
Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the U.S. Open final and won one title, finishing the season ranked at No. 2.

Henin then won her seventh Grand Slam trophy at the U.S. Open and second of the year. She beat both Serena and Venus Williams in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively, becoming one of the few women to beat them back-to-back, and then Kuznetsova in the final. Venus Williams made it to the semifinals with wins over both Ivanovic and Janković. Chakvetadze backed up her successful results in the warm-ups by reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal, advancing from a quarter that saw defending champion Sharapova knocked out by Agnieszka Radwańska in the third round.

Lindsay Davenport made a return from her pregnancy in Bali, where she ended up winning the title. She followed that up by winning in Quebec. Henin won titles in Stuttgart and Zürich during the fall season, beating Tatiana Golovin in both finals. Elena Dementieva recorded her first ever win over Serena Williams to win her home event in Moscow. In November, Martina Hingis announced that she had tested positive for cocaine in a drugs test, and was hereby retiring from professional tennis. [4]

The climax of the season was, as ever, the WTA Tour Championships. The eight qualifiers were Henin, Janković, Kuznetsova, Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Hantuchová. Venus Williams later withdrew and Maria Sharapova replaced her. Also during round robin play Serena Williams withdrew, and Marion Bartoli was brought in as the alternate. The final saw Henin beat Sharapova to finish her career best year on a high note. She ended the season with a 63–4 win–loss record—the most impressive record in a single season since Steffi Graf in 1989, [2] and won her last 25 matches of the year. She also became the first woman to earn over $5 million in a season. [1]

Schedule

The table below shows the 2007 WTA Tour schedule.

Key
Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV events
Team events

January

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
1 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2–0
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Round robin losers (Group A)
Flag of France.svg France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Round robin losers (Group B)
Flag of India.svg India
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
Gold Coast, Australia
Tier III event
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of Russia.svg Galina Voskoboeva
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Tier IV event
Hard – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of France.svg Camille Pin
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
6–0, 6–2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi
8 Jan Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
Tier II event
Hard – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
Tier IV event
Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Flag of Russia.svg Vasilisa Bardina Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
15 Jan
22 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $6,737,973 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
6–1, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–4
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
29 Jan Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier I event
Carpet (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs

February

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 Feb Open Gaz de France
Paris, France
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
6–2, 6–0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Navrátilová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
Pattaya Women's Open
Pattaya, Thailand
Tier IV event
Hard – $170,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
12 Feb Proximus Diamond Games
Antwerp, Belgium
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Sony Ericsson International
Bangalore, India
Tier III event
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/27Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
6–4, 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Japan.svg Yurika Sema
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva
19 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tier II event
Hard – $1,500,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–4, 7–5
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Cellular South Cup
Memphis, United States
Tier III event
Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
6–1, 6–1
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Raluca Olaru
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryanne Stewart
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami
XV Copa Colsanitas Santander
Bogotá, Colombia
Tier III event
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 0–3 ret.
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Viérin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
1–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
26 Feb Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
Tier II event
Hard – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
6–1, 6–1
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL
Acapulco, Mexico
Tier III event
Clay – $180,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
7–6(0), 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 6–3
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt

March

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 Mar
12 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
6–3, 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–3, 7–5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yung-Jan Chan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
19 Mar
26 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $3,450,000 – 96S/48Q/32D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber

April

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
2 Apr Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Tier II event
Clay – $600,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
6–2, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
9 Apr Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
Tier I event
Clay – $1,340,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
6–2, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
7–5, 6–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
16 April Fed Cup: Quarterfinals
Castellaneta Marina, Italy, Clay
Limoges, France, Clay (i)
Moscow, Russia, Clay (i)
Delray Beach, Florida, United States, Hard
Quarterfinal winners
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4–1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–2
Quarterfinal losers
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
23 Apr Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
Tier IV event
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–2
Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
7–5, 6–2
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Navrátilová
30 Apr J&S Cup
Warsaw, Poland
Tier II event
Clay – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Ukraine.svg Julia Vakulenko
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Estoril Open
Oeiras, Portugal
Tier IV event
Clay – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Germany.svg Gréta Arn
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Flag of Russia.svg Anastassia Rodionova
6–3, 6–2
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja

May

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
7 May Qatar Telecom German Open
Berlin, Germany
Tier I event
Clay – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Flag of Ukraine.svg Julia Vakulenko
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
ECM Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Tier IV event
Clay – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami
6–1, 6–3
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff
Flag of France.svg Camille Pin
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
7–6(9–7), 6–2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Chunmei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan
14 May Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
Tier I event
Clay – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
7–5, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
6–4, 6–1
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Fez, Morocco
Tier IV event
Clay – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aleksandra Wozniak Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Raluca Olaru
Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of France.svg Camille Pin
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
6–1, 6–2
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Flag of Russia.svg Anastassia Rodionova
21 May İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
Tier III event
Clay – $200,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
7–6(7–5), 3–0 ret.
Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Tier III event
Clay – $175,000 – 30S/23Q/15D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
6–3, 6–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
27 May
4 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $8,978,567 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–1, 6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
7–5, 6–3
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

June

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
11 Jun DFS Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
Tier III event
Grass – $200,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Barcelona KIA
Barcelona, Spain
Tier IV event
Clay – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
6–3, 6–2
Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–10]
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
18 Jun Hastings Direct International Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Tier II event
Grass – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2)
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Tier III event
Grass – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
7–5, 6–2
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
25 Jun
2 Jul
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $9,221,372 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
6–4, 6–1
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik

July

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
9 July Fed Cup: Semifinals
Castellaneta Marina, Italy, Clay
Stowe, Vermont, United States, Hard
Semifinal winners
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3–2
Semifinal losers
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 Jul W&S Financial Group Women's Open
Mason, United States
Tier III event
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Tier IV event
Clay – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
6–0, 6–1
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova
6–4, 6–1
Flag of Italy.svg Alice Canepa
Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
23 Jul Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
6–3, 6–2
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein, Austria
Tier III event
Clay – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
6–1, 6–4
Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
6–3, 7–5
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
30 Jul Acura Classic
San Diego, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
6–2, 3–6, 6–0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
7–5, 6–4
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Nordea Nordic Light Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Tier IV event
Hard – $145,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
6–1, 6–1
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-Wei
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska

August

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
6 Aug East West Bank Classic
Carson, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $600,000 – 56S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
7–5, 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–0, 6–1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
13 August Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
Tier I event
Hard – $1,340,000 – 56S/48Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
20 Aug Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
4–6, 3–0 ret.
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
6–1, 6–2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Forest Hills Tennis Classic
Forest Hills, United States
Tier IV event
Hard – $74,800 – 16S
Singles
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
6–2, 6–2
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura
Flag of the United States.svg Audra Cohen
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
27 Aug
3 Sep
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $9,098,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy

September

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
10 Sep Fed Cup: Final
Moscow, Russia, Clay
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4–0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
Bali, Indonesia
Tier III event
Hard – $225,000 – 30S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Japan.svg Aiko Nakamura
Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits
Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ji Chunmei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan
6–3, 6–2
Flag of the United States.svg Jill Craybas
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
17 Sep China Open
Beijing, China
Tier II event
Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Argentina.svg María Emilia Salerni
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Morigami
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
Sunfeast Open
Kolkata, India
Tier III event
Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
6–0, 6–2
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva
6–1, 6–4
Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Portorož, Slovenia
Tier IV event
Hard – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
24 Sep Fortis Championships Luxembourg
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
Tier III event
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
6–0, 6–3
Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Raluca Olaru
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
6–3, 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Hansol Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
Tier IV event
Hard – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Poland.svg Marta Domachowska
Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
6–2, 6–2
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr

October

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
1 Oct Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–2]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Tier III event
Hard – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
Flag of France.svg Camille Pin
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tier IV event
Hard – $145,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles drawDoubles draw
Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier
7–5, 6–2
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Ksenia Palkina
Flag of Romania.svg Ioana Raluca Olaru
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova
2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova
8 Oct Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Tier I event
Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
PTT Bangkok Open
Bangkok, Thailand
Tier III event
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Flag of France.svg Camille Pin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Walkover
Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata
15 Oct Zürich Open
Zürich, Switzerland
Tier I event
Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
6–4, 6–4
Flag of France.svg Tatiana Golovin Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
22 Oct Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/29Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
6–4, 6–2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of Ukraine.svg Julia Vakulenko
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
29 Oct Challenge Bell
Quebec City, Canada
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 6–1
Flag of Ukraine.svg Julia Vakulenko Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova
Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová

November

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsRound robin
5 Nov WTA Tour Championships
Madrid, Spain
Year-end Championship
Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4D
SinglesDoubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama

Statistics

Titles information

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

Titles won by nation

Total titlesCountryGrand Slam
tournaments
Year-end
championships
Tier I
tournaments
Tier II
tournaments
Tier III
tournaments
Tier IV/V
tournaments
All titles
SinglesDoublesMixedSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesMixed
22Flag of the United States.svg USA
211633321814
20Flag of Russia.svg Russia
11213262121271
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
212611
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
1531111
10Flag of France.svg France
111232721
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
1321171
8Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1123135
8Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
21248
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
13138
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
156
5Flag of Spain.svg Spain
12214
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
235
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
1315
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
111122
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
12122
4Flag of India.svg India
2114
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
11121
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
1221

Rankings

Singles Championship Race (5 November 2007)
RkNameNationPointsTour
1 Justine Henin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL 5,40513
2 Jelena Janković Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB 4,09727
3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 3,69118
4 Ana Ivanovic Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB 3,16319
5 Serena Williams Flag of the United States.svg USA2,76711
6 Anna Chakvetadze Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 2,69821
7 Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg USA2,62313
8 Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK 2,43126
9 Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 2,43112
10 Marion Bartoli Flag of France.svg  FRA 2,22430
11 Elena Dementieva Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 2,02320
12 Dinara Safina Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 1,97324
13 Nicole Vaidišová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE 1,94214
14 Patty Schnyder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI 1,93626
15 Tatiana Golovin Flag of France.svg  FRA 1,91919
16 Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 1,86419
17 Shahar Pe'er Flag of Israel.svg  ISR 1,69922
18 Amélie Mauresmo Flag of France.svg  FRA 1,53815
19 Sybille Bammer Flag of Austria.svg  AUT 1,49726
20 Martina Hingis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI 1,37214
Singles Year-end Ranking [7]
RkNameNationPointsChange
1 Justine Henin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL 6,155+/-
2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 3,725+2
3 Jelena Janković Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB 3,475+9
4 Ana Ivanovic Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB 3,461+10
5 Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 2,956-3
6 Anna Chakvetadze Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 2,935+7
7 Serena Williams Flag of the United States.svg USA2,802+88
8 Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg USA2,470+38
9 Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK 2,367+8
10 Marion Bartoli Flag of France.svg  FRA 2,191+8
11 Elena Dementieva Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 1,985-3
12 Nicole Vaidišová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE 1,942-2
13 Tatiana Golovin Flag of France.svg  FRA 1,882+9
14 Nadia Petrova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 1,862-8
15 Dinara Safina Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 1,830-4
16 Patty Schnyder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI 1,806-7
17 Shahar Pe'er Flag of Israel.svg  ISR 1,675+3
18 Amélie Mauresmo Flag of France.svg  FRA 1,538-15
19 Martina Hingis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI 1,372-12
20 Ágnes Szávay Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN 1,331.5+169

Number 1 ranking

HolderDate gainedDate forfeited
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Justine Henin  (BEL)Year-End 200628 January 2007
Flag of Russia.svg  Maria Sharapova  (RUS)29 January 200718 March 2007
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin (BEL)19 March 2007Year-End 2007

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