2007 Qatar Telecom German Open

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2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
Date5 – 13 May
Edition38th
Category Tier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$1,340,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Berlin, Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
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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 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]

Contents

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]

Finals

Singles

Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic defeated Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur defeated Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin / Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci, 6–3, 6–4

Prize money & points

Total prize money: US$1,300,000 [6]

RoundSinglesDoubles
Prize money (US$)WTA ranking pointsPrize money (US$)WTA ranking points
Winner196,90043059,000430
Finalist100,00030030,000300
Semifinal51,00019515,351195
Quarterfinal26,0501107,800110
Round of 1613,285603,98060
Round of 326,775352,0301
Round of 643,4551--

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