The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
Round-robin trial
In August 2006 the ATP announced that it would conduct a trial of the round-robin tournament format during the 2007 season.[1] ATP Executive Chairman Etienne De Villiers claimed their research showed a preference for this tournament setup among fans, tournaments and media. In a round-robin tournament each player competes once against every other player in his group. The only men's tournament using this format was the season-ending event but all regular tournaments, including the Grand Slams, used the traditional elimination or knock-out system. The round-robin format would be tested at 13 events during the 2007 ATP Tour but the Masters Series events and the Grand Slam tournaments were excluded from the experiment. The Adelaide International was scheduled as the pilot.[2] Initial reactions from players were mixed, with Rafael Nadal in favor of the scheme and Roger Federer opposed.[2][3] In early March 2007 at the Las Vegas Channel Open there was controversy when the ATP decided that James Blake had qualified for the quarterfinals only to revert that decision hours later.[4] Player reactions became increasingly negative, claiming the format was confusing and could enable match-fixing.[4][5] On 21 March 2007 the ATP announced that it had abandoned the experiment and had decided that the remaining scheduled round-robin tournaments would revert to the single-elimination form.[6][7]
Schedule
The table below shows the 2007 ATP Tour schedule
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team events |
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 January | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) | Russia 2–0 | Spain | Round Robin losers (Group A) France Australia United States | Round Robin losers (Group B) India Czech Republic Croatia |
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar International Series $1,000,000 | Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–4 | Andy Murray | Nikolay Davydenko Robin Söderling | Mikhail Youzhny Marcos Baghdatis Max Mirnyi Olivier Rochus |
Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(3) | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia International Series $436,000 | Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–4 | Chris Guccione | Joachim Johansson Juan Martín del Potro | Paul Goldstein Igor Kunitsyn Vincent Spadea Richard Gasquet |
Wesley Moodie Todd Perry 6–4, 3–6, 15–13 | Novak Djokovic Radek Štěpánek |
Chennai Open Chennai, India International Series $416,000 | Xavier Malisse 6–1, 6–3 | Stefan Koubek | Rafael Nadal Carlos Moyà | Ivo Karlović Fabrice Santoro Davide Sanguinetti Julien Benneteau |
Malisse Dick Norman 7–6(4), 7–6(4) | Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal |
8 January | Medibank International Sydney, Australia International Series $436,000 | James Blake 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | Carlos Moyà | Jürgen Melzer Richard Gasquet | Tomáš Berdych Evgeny Korolev Marcos Baghdatis Paul-Henri Mathieu |
Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–7(3), 10–6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand International Series $416,000 | David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2 | Tommy Robredo | Agustín Calleri Mardy Fish | Philipp Kohlschreiber Juan Mónaco Kristof Vliegen Juan Ignacio Chela |
Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen 6–7(9), 6–3, 10–2 | Simon Aspelin Chris Haggard |
15 January 22 January | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $7,297,500 | Roger Federer 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4 | Fernando González | Andy Roddick Tommy Haas | Tommy Robredo Mardy Fish Nikolay Davydenko Rafael Nadal |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–5 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
Daniel Nestor Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–4 | Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka |
29 January | Movistar Open Viña del Mar, Chile International Series $448,000 | Luis Horna 7–5, 6–3 | Nicolás Massú | Álbert Montañés Martín Vassallo Argüello | Igor Andreev Carlos Berlocq Fernando González Sergio Roitman |
Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández 4–6, 6–4, 10–6 | Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb, Croatia International Series $416,000 | Marcos Baghdatis 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–4 | Ivan Ljubičić | Alexander Peya Mikhail Youzhny | Arnaud Clément Marc Gicquel Thomas Johansson Michaël Llodra |
Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske 7–6(5), 4–6, 10–5 | Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, United States International Series $416,000 | Xavier Malisse 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | James Blake | Benjamin Becker Vincent Spadea | Tommy Haas Guillermo García-López Florian Mayer Davide Sanguinetti |
Hugo Armando Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–5 | James Auckland Stephen Huss |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 February | Davis Cup: First Round La Serena, Chile – Clay Clermont-Ferrand, France – Hard (i) Krefeld, Germany – Hard (i) Liège, Belgium – Clay (i) Hall, Germany – Hard (i) Geneva, Switzerland – Carpet (i) Minsk, Belarus – Hard (i) Linz, Austria – Carpet (i) | First Round winners Russia 3–2 France 4–1 Germany 3–2 Belgium 3–2 United States 4–1 Spain 3–2 Sweden 3–2 Argentina 4–1 | First Round losers Chile Romania Croatia Australia Czech Republic Switzerland Belarus Austria | | |
12 February | Open 13 Marseille, France International Series $600,000 | Gilles Simon 6–4, 7–6(3) | Marcos Baghdatis | Robin Söderling Jarkko Nieminen | Richard Gasquet Jonas Björkman Mikhail Youzhny Julien Benneteau |
Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 7–5, 4–6, 10–8 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe, Brazil International Series $456,000 | Guillermo Cañas 7–6(4), 6–2 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Flávio Saretta Juan Ignacio Chela | Potito Starace Nicolás Almagro Juan Mónaco Agustín Calleri |
Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner 6–2, 7–6(4) | Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
SAP Open San Jose, United States International Series $416,000 | Andy Murray 6–7(3), 6–4, 7–6(2) | Ivo Karlović | Andy Roddick Benjamin Becker | Vincent Spadea Lee Hyung-Taik Marat Safin Mardy Fish |
Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 7–5, 7–6(6) | Chris Haggard Rainer Schüttler |
19 February | ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands International Series Gold $925,000 | Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–4 | Ivan Ljubičić | Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic | Philipp Kohlschreiber Florian Mayer David Ferrer Tommy Robredo |
Martin Damm Leander Paes 6–3, 6–7(5), 10–8 | Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske |
Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis, United States International Series Gold $757,000 | Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–2 | Andy Roddick | Andy Murray Mardy Fish | Lu Yen-hsun Stefan Koubek Teymuraz Gabashvili Sam Querrey |
Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 7–5, 6–3 | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer |
Copa Telmex Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $445,000 | Juan Mónaco 6–1, 6–2 | Alessio di Mauro | Nicolás Almagro Diego Hartfield | Luis Horna Juan Ignacio Chela Álbert Montañés Nicolas Devilder |
Martin García Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 6–2 | Álbert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
26 February | Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE International Series Gold $1,426,250 | Roger Federer 6–4, 6–3 | Mikhail Youzhny | Tommy Haas Robin Söderling | Novak Djokovic Olivier Rochus Fabrice Santoro Rafael Nadal |
Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 7–5, 6–7(3), 10–7 | Mahesh Bhupathi Radek Štěpánek |
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico International Series Gold $757,000 | Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 7–6(2) | Carlos Moyà | Juan Carlos Ferrero Agustín Calleri | Gastón Gaudio Nicolás Almagro Nicolas Massú José Acasuso |
Potito Starace Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–0, 6–2 | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner |
Channel Open Las Vegas, United States International Series $416,000 | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 7–6(10) | Jürgen Melzer | Evgeny Korolev Marat Safin | Sam Querrey Jan Hernych Fernando Verdasco Feliciano López |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(6), 6–2 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 March 12 March | Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Masters Series $3,285,000 | Rafael Nadal 6–2, 7–5 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray Andy Roddick | David Ferrer Tommy Haas Ivan Ljubičić Juan Ignacio Chela |
Martin Damm Leander Paes 6–4, 6–4 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
19 March 26 March | Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States Masters Series $3,285,000 | Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Andy Murray Ivan Ljubičić | Tommy Robredo Juan Ignacio Chela Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7), 3–6, 10–7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 April | 2007 Davis Cup Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – Clay (I) Ostend, Belgium – Clay (i) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA – Hard (i) Gothenburg, Sweden – Carpet (i) | Quarterfinals winners Russia 3–2 Germany 3–2 United States 4–1 Sweden 4–1 | Quarterfinals losers France Belgium Spain Argentina | | |
9 April | Valencia Open Valencia, Spain International Series $416,000 | Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | Potito Starace | Iván Navarro Pastor Santiago Ventura | Evgeny Korolev Marcel Granollers-Pujol Filippo Volandri Alberto Martín |
Wesley Moodie Todd Perry 7–5, 7–5 | Yves Allegro Sebastián Prieto |
US Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, United States International Series $416,000 | Ivo Karlović 6–4, 6–1 | Mariano Zabaleta | Álbert Montañés James Blake | Vincent Spadea Tommy Haas Jürgen Melzer Juan Mónaco |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(3), 6–4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
16 April | Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series $2,450,000 | Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4 | Roger Federer | Juan Carlos Ferrero Tomáš Berdych | David Ferrer Richard Gasquet Robin Söderling Philipp Kohlschreiber |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–1 | Julien Benneteau Richard Gasquet |
23 April | Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold $1,000,000 | Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | David Ferrer Agustín Calleri | Potito Starace David Nalbandian Óscar Hernández Nikolay Davydenko |
Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske 6–3, 7–6(1) | Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal |
Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series $416,000 | Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–1, 6–1 | Álbert Montañés | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Marc Gicquel | Dominik Hrbatý Sébastien Grosjean Julien Benneteau José Acasuso |
Jordan Kerr David Škoch 7–6(4), 1–6, 10–4 | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach |
30 April | Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal International Series $625,000 | Novak Djokovic 7–6(7), 0–6, 6–1 | Richard Gasquet | Paul-Henri Mathieu Tommy Robredo | Vincent Spadea Juan Mónaco Guillermo García-López Agustín Calleri |
Marcelo Melo André Sá 3–6, 6–2, 10–6 | Martín García Sebastián Prieto |
BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series $416,000 | Philipp Kohlschreiber 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Mikhail Youzhny | Marcos Baghdatis Tomáš Berdych | Sébastien Grosjean Alexander Waske Jürgen Melzer Nicolas Devilder |
Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny 6–1, 6–4 | Jan Hájek Jaroslav Levinský |
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 May | Rome Masters Rome, Italy Masters Series $2,450,000 | Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–2 | Fernando González | Filippo Volandri Nikolay Davydenko | Tomáš Berdych Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo Novak Djokovic |
Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–7(4), 10–7 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
14 May | Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Masters Series $2,450,000 | Roger Federer 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 | Rafael Nadal | Carlos Moyà Lleyton Hewitt | David Ferrer Novak Djokovic Nicolás Almagro Fernando González |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–4 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
20 May | Hypo Group Tennis International Poertschach, Austria International Series $416,000 | Juan Mónaco 7–6(3), 6–0 | Gaël Monfils | Luis Horna Lleyton Hewitt | Nikolay Davydenko Álbert Montañés Diego Hartfield Andy Roddick |
Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 7–6(6), 5–7, 10–5 | Leoš Friedl David Škoch |
World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany World Team Cup $1,764,700 | Argentina 2–1 | Czech Republic | Spain Chile | Germany Belgium Sweden United States |
27 May 4 June | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam €6,947,960 | Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Roger Federer | Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic | Tommy Robredo Guillermo Cañas Igor Andreev Carlos Moyà |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner |
Andy Ram Nathalie Dechy 7–5, 6–3 | Nenad Zimonjić Katarina Srebotnik |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
11 June | Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany International Series $800,000 | Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–4 | Marcos Baghdatis | Jarkko Nieminen Philipp Kohlschreiber | Marc Gicquel Mikhail Youzhny James Blake Florian Mayer |
Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 6–4, 7–6(5) | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
Queen's Club Championships Queen's Club, London, UK International Series $800,000 | Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(2) | Nicolas Mahut | Arnaud Clément Dmitry Tursunov | Rafael Nadal Ivo Karlović Fernando González Marin Čilić |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6(4), 7–5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
18 June | Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series $416,000 | Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4) | Peter Wessels | Anthony Dupuis Julien Benneteau | Tommy Robredo Benjamin Becker Michael Berrer Janko Tipsarević |
Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen 3–6, 7–6(5), 12–10 | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
Nottingham Open Nottingham, UK International Series $416,000 | Ivo Karlović 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Arnaud Clément | Jonas Björkman Dmitry Tursunov | Richard Gasquet Paul-Henri Mathieu Juan Martín del Potro Guillermo García López |
Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 4–6, 6–3, 10–5 | Joshua Goodall Ross Hutchins |
25 June 2 July | Wimbledon Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam £5,022,560 $10,039,190 | Roger Federer 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2 | Rafael Nadal | Richard Gasquet Novak Djokovic | Juan Carlos Ferrero Andy Roddick Marcos Baghdatis Tomáš Berdych |
Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | B. Bryan Mike Bryan |
Jamie Murray Janković 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | Jonas Björkman Alicia Molik |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
9 July | Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland International Series $496,000 | Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–7(1), 6–4, 7–5 | Andreas Seppi | Radek Štěpánek Igor Andreev | Gaël Monfils Marc Gicquel Richard Gasquet Martín Vassallo Argüello |
František Čermák Pavel Vízner 7–5, 5–7, 10–7 | Marc Gicquel Florent Serra |
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, Rhode Island, United States International Series $416,000 | Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–4 | Nicolas Mahut | Dick Norman Wesley Moodie | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Prakash Amritraj Mischa Zverev Vincent Spadea |
Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas 6–3, 7–5 | Nathan Healey Igor Kunitsyn |
Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series $416,000 | David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2 | Nicolás Almagro | Carlos Moyà Filippo Volandri | Luis Horna Robin Söderling Olivier Rochus Gilles Simon |
Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 6–2, 6–4 | Martín García Sebastián Prieto |
16 July | Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold $757,000 | Rafael Nadal 6–4, 7–5 | Stanislas Wawrinka | Feliciano López Juan Ignacio Chela | Juan Mónaco Juan Carlos Ferrero Fernando Verdasco Jiří Vaněk |
František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–4, 6–4 | Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco |
Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, United States International Series $525,000 | Radek Štěpánek 7–6(7), 5–7, 6–2 | James Blake | Nicolas Kiefer Lee Hyung-taik | Zack Fleishman Michael Berrer Marat Safin Vincent Spadea |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(5), 6–2 | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
Priority Telecom Open Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series $416,000 | Steve Darcis 6–1, 7–6(1) | Werner Eschauer | Robin Haase Mikhail Youzhny | Florent Serra Carlos Moyà Igor Andreev Evgeny Korolev |
Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán 6–2, 6–0 | Robin Haase Rogier Wassen |
23 July | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold $1,068,000 | Juan Mónaco 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | Potito Starace | Fernando Verdasco Agustín Calleri | Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman Andreas Seppi Nicolás Lapentti |
Luis Horna Potito Starace 7–6(4), 7–6(5) | Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas |
Indianapolis Tennis Championships Indianapolis, United States International Series $525,000 | Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 7–5 | Frank Dancevic | Andy Roddick Sam Querrey | Lee Hyung-taik Igor Kunitsyn Kei Nishikori James Blake |
Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott 3–6, 6–2, 10–6 | Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivo Karlović |
Croatia Open Umag, Croatia International Series $416,000 | Carlos Moyà 6–4, 6–2 | Andrei Pavel | Viktor Troicki Guillermo Cañas | Carlos Berlocq Filippo Volandri David Ferrer Gilles Simon |
Lukáš Dlouhý Michal Mertiňák 6–1, 6–1 | Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch |
30 July | Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D. C., United States International Series $600,000 | Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–6(4) | John Isner | Ivo Karlović Gaël Monfils | Lee Hyung-taik Paul Capdeville Marat Safin Tommy Haas |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(5), 3–6, 10–7 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
Orange Prokom Open Sopot, Poland International Series $500,000 | Tommy Robredo 7–5, 6–0 | José Acasuso | Álbert Montañés Gilles Simon | Martín Vassallo Argüello Florian Mayer Igor Andreev Stefan Koubek |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 6–1 | Martín García Sebastián Prieto |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 August | Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Masters Series $2,450,000 | Novak Djokovic 7–6(2), 2–6, 7–6(2) | Roger Federer | Radek Štěpánek Rafael Nadal | Lleyton Hewitt Nikolay Davydenko Andy Roddick Frank Dancevic |
Mahesh Bhupati Pavel Vízner 6–4, 6–4 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett |
13 August | Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States Masters Series $2,450,000 | Roger Federer 6–1, 6–4 | James Blake | Lleyton Hewitt Nikolay Davydenko | Nicolás Almagro Carlos Moyà David Ferrer Sam Querrey |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 4–6, 6–3, 13–11 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
20 August | Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States International Series $675,000 | James Blake 7–5, 6–4 | Mardy Fish | Paul-Henri Mathieu Ivo Karlović | Gilles Simon Fernando Verdasco Igor Andreev Stanislas Wawrinka |
Mahesh Bhupathi Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
27 August | U.S. Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $8,848,000 | Roger Federer 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4 | Novak Djokovic | Nikolay Davydenko David Ferrer | Andy Roddick Tommy Haas Carlos Moyà Juan Ignacio Chela |
Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle 7–5, 6–4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner |
Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–6(6) | Leander Paes Meghann Shaughnessy |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
10 September | China Open Beijing, China International Series $500,000 | Fernando González 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 | Tommy Robredo | Nicolas Kiefer Ivan Ljubičić | Marin Čilić Igor Kunitsyn Marcos Baghdatis Lee Hyung-taik |
Rik de Voest Ashley Fisher 6–7(3), 6–0, 10–6 | Chris Haggard Lu Yen-hsun |
BCR Open Bucharest, Romania International Series $416,000 | Gilles Simon 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Victor Hănescu | Carlos Berlocq Gaël Monfils | Yuri Schukin Hugo Armando Potito Starace Marc Gicquel |
Oliver Marach Michal Mertiňák 7–6(2), 7–6(8) | Martín García Sebastián Prieto |
17 September | Davis Cup: Semifinals Moscow, Russia – Clay (i) Gothenburg, Sweden – Carpet (i) | Semifinals winners Russia 3–2 United States 4–1 | Semifinals losers Germany Sweden | | |
24 September | Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand International Series $550,000 | Dmitry Tursunov 6–2, 6–1 | Benjamin Becker | Tomáš Berdych Fernando Verdasco | Dominik Meffert Ivo Karlović Nicolas Mahut Wang Yeu-tzuoo |
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana 3–6, 7–5, 10–7 | Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut |
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open Mumbai, India International Series $416,000 | Richard Gasquet 6–3, 6–4 | Olivier Rochus | Fabrice Santoro Rainer Schüttler | Stefan Koubek Jarkko Nieminen Nicolas Kiefer Lleyton Hewitt |
Robert Lindstedt Jarkko Nieminen 7–6(3), 7–6(5) | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 October | Open de Moselle Metz, France International Series $416,000 | Tommy Robredo 0–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Andy Murray | Nicolas Mahut Guillermo Cañas | Sébastien Grosjean Igor Andreev Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Evgeny Korolev |
Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 6–1, 6–4 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $832,000 | David Ferrer 6–1, 6–2 | Richard Gasquet | Ivo Karlović Tomáš Berdych | Feliciano López Lleyton Hewitt Dudi Sela Fernando Verdasco |
Jordan Kerr Robert Lindstedt 6–4, 6–4 | Frank Dancevic Stephen Huss |
8 October | BA-CA Tennis Trophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold $755,000 | Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–0 | Stanislas Wawrinka | Andreas Seppi Juan Carlos Ferrero | Juan Ignacio Chela Ivan Ljubičić Feliciano López Fernando González |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2 | Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas |
Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden International Series $800,000 | Ivo Karlović 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | Thomas Johansson | James Blake Tommy Haas | Jarkko Nieminen Mario Ančić Juan Mónaco Arnaud Clément |
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,000,000 | Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 7–6(9) | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Janko Tipsarević Michael Berrer | Igor Andreev Radek Štěpánek Florent Serra Philipp Kohlschreiber |
Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–2 | Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko |
15 October | Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain Masters Series $2,450,000 | David Nalbandian 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Roger Federer | Nicolas Kiefer Novak Djokovic | Feliciano López Fernando González Mario Ančić Rafael Nadal |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(4) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
22 October | St Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia International Series $1,000,000 | Andy Murray 6–2, 6–3 | Fernando Verdasco | Marin Čilić Mikhail Youzhny | Ernests Gulbis Potito Starace Philipp Kohlschreiber Dmitry Tursunov |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 7–6(3) | Jürgen Melzer Todd Perry |
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series $800,000 | Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(5), 6–4 | Marc Gicquel | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Alejandro Falla | Julien Benneteau Olivier Rochus Ivan Ljubičić Diego Hartfield |
Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 6–3 | Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko |
Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series $1,000,000 | Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4 | Jarkko Nieminen | Ivo Karlović Marcos Baghdatis | Nicolas Kiefer Tomáš Berdych Paul-Henri Mathieu Fernando González |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–1, 6–1 | James Blake Mark Knowles |
28 October | BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series $2,450,000 | David Nalbandian 6–4, 6–0 | Rafael Nadal | Richard Gasquet Marcos Baghdatis | David Ferrer Andy Murray Tommy Robredo Mikhail Youzhny |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(4) | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
November
ATP rankings
ATP Rankings
As of 1 January 2007 |
Rk |
Name |
Nation |
Points |
1 | Roger Federer | SUI | 8,370 |
2 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | 4,470 |
3 | Nikolay Davydenko | RUS | 2,825 |
4 | James Blake | USA | 2,530 |
5 | Ivan Ljubičić | CRO | 2,495 |
6 | Andy Roddick | USA | 2,415 |
7 | Tommy Robredo | ESP | 2,375 |
8 | David Nalbandian | ARG | 2,295 |
9 | Mario Ančić | CRO | 2,060 |
10 | Fernando González | CHI | 2,015 |
11 | Tommy Haas | GER | 1,890 |
12 | Marcos Baghdatis | CYP | 1,860 |
13 | Tomáš Berdych | CZE | 1,705 |
14 | David Ferrer | ESP | 1,475 |
15 | Jarkko Nieminen | FIN | 1,460 |
16 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | 1,380 |
17 | Andy Murray | GBR | 1,370 |
18 | Richard Gasquet | FRA | 1,365 |
19 | Radek Štěpánek | CZE | 1,340 |
20 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 1,315 |
21 | Dominik Hrbatý | SVK | 1,238 |
22 | Dmitry Tursunov | RUS | 1,190 |
23 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 1,080 |
24 | Mikhail Youzhny | RUS | 1,075 |
25 | Robin Söderling | SWE | 1,028 |
26 | Marat Safin | RUS | 1,015 |
27 | José Acasuso | ARG | 995 |
28 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 965 |
29 | Agustín Calleri | ARG | 963 |
30 | Stanislas Wawrinka | SUI | 950 |
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Final rankings as of 19 November 2007 |
Rk |
Name |
Nation |
Points |
High |
Low |
Change |
1 | Roger Federer | SUI | 7,180 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | 5,735 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | 4,470 | 3 | 16 | 13 |
4 | Nikolay Davydenko | RUS | 2,825 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
5 | David Ferrer | ESP | 2,750 | 5 | 16 | 9 |
6 | Andy Roddick | USA | 2,530 | 3 | 7 | |
7 | Fernando González | CHI | 2,005 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
8 | Richard Gasquet | FRA | 1,930 | 7 | 18 | 10 |
9 | David Nalbandian | ARG | 1,775 | 8 | 26 | 1 |
10 | Tommy Robredo | ESP | 1,765 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
11 | Andy Murray | GBR | 1,755 | 8 | 19 | 6 |
12 | Tommy Haas | GER | 1,720 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
13 | James Blake | USA | 1,710 | 4 | 14 | 9 |
14 | Tomáš Berdych | CZE | 1,685 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
15 | Guillermo Cañas | ARG | 1,653 | 12 | 142 | 127 |
16 | Marcos Baghdatis | CYP | 1,600 | 11 | 24 | 4 |
17 | Carlos Moyà | ESP | 1,585 | 15 | 47 | 26 |
18 | Ivan Ljubičić | CRO | 1,580 | 5 | 18 | 13 |
19 | Mikhail Youzhny | RUS | 1,570 | 10 | 25 | 5 |
20 | Juan Ignacio Chela | ARG | 1,425 | 16 | 40 | 13 |
21 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 1,365 | 16 | 23 | 1 |
22 | Ivo Karlović | CRO | 1,360 | 22 | 108 | 76 |
23 | Juan Mónaco | ARG | 1,350 | 19 | 71 | 46 |
24 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 1,340 | 17 | 27 | 1 |
25 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | FRA | 1,320 | 19 | 64 | 30 |
26 | Fernando Verdasco | ESP | 1,050 | 26 | 48 | 9 |
27 | Jarkko Nieminen | FIN | 995 | 15 | 29 | 12 |
28 | Nicolás Almagro | ESP | 965 | 26 | 52 | 4 |
29 | Gilles Simon | FRA | 955 | 29 | 60 | 16 |
30 | Radek Štěpánek | CZE | 930 | 18 | 127 | 11 |
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Points were awarded as follows:
Tournament Category | Total Financial commitment | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional qualifying points |
Grand Slam | $6,784,000 to $9,943,000 | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 15 |
Tennis Masters Cup | $4,450,000 | 750 | if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win) |
ATP Masters Series | $2,450,000 to $3,450,000 | 500 | 350 | 225 | 125 | 75 | 35 | 5(20) | (5) | 15* |
International Series Gold | $1,000,000 | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* |
International Series Gold | $800,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* |
International Series | $1,000,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* |
International Series | $800,000 | 225 | 155 | 100 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 5 | | 10* |
International Series | $600,000 | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 15(20) | 5(10) | (5) | | 5 |
International Series | $400,000 | 175 | 120 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 5 | | 5 |
Challenger | $150,000+H | 100 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 1 | | 3 |
Challenger | $150,000 | 90 | 63 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 1 | | 3 |
Challenger | $125,000 | 80 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 1 | | 3 |
Challenger | $100,000 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 1 | | 3 |
Challenger | $75,000 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 1 | | 3 |
Challenger | $37,500+H | 55 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 2 |
Challenger | $25,000+H | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 2 |
Futures | $15,000+H | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
Futures | $15,000 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Futures | $10,000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize
money level in that category. $/€25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€50,000. Monies
shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series and
International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
- Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
- Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser
- International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser,
(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).
Statistics
Titles won by player
Total titles |
Country |
Player |
Grand Slam |
ATP Tour Finals |
ATP Tour Masters Series |
ATP Tour International Series Gold |
ATP Tour International Series |
8 | SUI | Roger Federer | Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open | Masters Cup | Hamburg Masters, Cincinnati Masters | Dubai | Basel |
6 | ESP | Rafael Nadal | French Open | | Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Indian Wells Masters | Stuttgart, Barcelona | |
5 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | | | Miami Masters, Rogers Masters | Vienna | Adelaide Estoril |
3 | ARG | Juan Mónaco | | | | Kitzbühel | Buenos Aires, Poertschach |
ESP | David Ferrer | | | | Tokyo | Auckland, Båstad |
CRO | Ivo Karlović | | | | | Houston, Nottingham, Stockholm |
2 | ARG | David Nalbandian | | | Madrid Masters, Paris Masters | | |
USA | Andy Roddick | | | | | Queen's Club, Washington, D.C. |
CRO | Ivan Ljubičić | | | | | Doha, 's-Hertogenbosch |
BEL | Xavier Malisse | | | | | Chennai, Delray Beach |
USA | James Blake | | | | | Medibank, New Haven |
FRA | Gilles Simon | | | | | Marseille, Bucharest |
GBR | Andy Murray | | | | | San Jose, St. Petersburg |
FRA | Paul-Henri Mathieu | | | | | Casablanca, Gstaad |
RUS | Dmitry Tursunov | | | | | Indianapolis, Bangkok |
ESP | Tommy Robredo | | | | | Sopot, Metz |
1 | GER | Tommy Haas | | | | Memphis | |
RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | | | | Rotterdam | |
ARG | Juan Ignacio Chela | | | | Acapulco | |
RUS | Nikolay Davydenko | | | | | Moscow |
FRA | Richard Gasquet | | | | | Mumbai |
PER | Luis Horna | | | | | Viña del Mar |
CYP | Marcos Baghdatis | | | | | Zagreb |
ARG | Guillermo Cañas | | | | | Costa do Sauípe |
AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | | | | | Las Vegas |
GER | Philipp Kohlschreiber | | | | | Munich |
ESP | Nicolás Almagro | | | | | Valencia |
CHI | Fernando González | | | | | Beijing |
CZE | Tomáš Berdych | | | | | Halle |
ESP | Carlos Moyà | | | | | Umag |
FRA | Fabrice Santoro | | | | | Newport |
FRA | Sébastien Grosjean | | | | | Lyon |
CZE | Radek Štěpánek | | | | | Los Angeles |
BEL | Steve Darcis | | | | | Amersfoort |
The following players won their first title:
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Winners/runners-up by country:
# |
Country |
Wins |
Runners-up |
1. | Spain | 13 | 12 |
2. | Switzerland | 8 | 6 |
3. | France | 7 | 8 |
4. | Argentina | 7 | 4 |
5. | Croatia | 5 | 3 |
6. | Serbia | 5 | 2 |
7. | USA | 4 | 7 |
8. | Russia | 4 | 2 |
9. | Belgium | 3 | 1 |
10. | Great Britain | 2 | 2 |
11. | Germany | 2 | 1 |
12. | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 |
13. | Chile | 1 | 3 |
14. | Cyprus | 1 | 2 |
15. | Australia | 1 | 1 |
16. | Peru | 1 | 0 |
17. | Italy | 0 | 4 |
18. | Austria | 0 | 3 |
19. | Romania | 0 | 2 |
20. | Sweden | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 |
ATP prize money leaders
- As of 19 November 2007
1. | Roger Federer | US$10,130,620 |
2. | Rafael Nadal | 5,646,935 |
3. | Novak Djokovic | 3,927,700 |
4. | Nikolay Davydenko | 2,051,775 |
5. | David Ferrer | 1,955,252 |
6. | Andy Roddick | 1,532,070 |
7. | Fernando González | 1,437,130 |
8. | Richard Gasquet | 1,284,790 |
9. | David Nalbandian | 1,230,465 |
10. | Tomáš Berdych | 1,126,070 |
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2007 season:
- AUS Wayne Arthurs (born 18 March 1971 in Adelaide, Australia) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 44 in 2001. He earned only one career singles title. In doubles, he was ranked no. 11 in 2003 and earned 12 career titles. His last career singles and doubles matches were at Wimbledon.[8]
- DEN Kenneth Carlsen (born April 17, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) He turned profession in 1991 and achieved a career-high ranking of no. 41. He played his last ATP match at the Stockholm Open in October and his last match at a Challenger tournament in Kolding, Denmark a week later against Björn Phau.[9]
- FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 11 February 1979 in Casablanca, Morocco) He turned professional in 1998 and reached his highest ranking of no. 39 in 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and played his last match in November 2006 in Asuncion against Guillermo Canas.[10]
- GBR Tim Henman (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford, England) He turned professional in 1993 and achieved the ranking of world no. 4. He was a four-time semifinalist and four-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and reached the semifinals of the French and US Opens once each. He won one Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2003. He played his last match at the Davis Cup competition against Croatia in September.[11]
- CZE Jiří Novák (born March 22, 1975 in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1993 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 5 in 2002. He was a semifinalist at the 2002 Australian Open and won seven career titles. He played his last match in June in Košice, Slovakia against Lukáš Rosol.[12]
- GBR Greg Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He was a finalist at the US Open in 1997 and earned 15 career titles. He played his last match in March in Sarajevo against Kenneth Carlsen.[13]
- NED Sjeng Schalken (born 8 September 1976 in Weert, Netherlands) He turned professional in 1994 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 11 in 2003. He reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2002 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2002, 2003, and 2004. He earned nine career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 21 in 2002 and reached the semifinals of the US Open in 2001 and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2001. He earned six career doubles titles and played his last career match in February 2006 in Bergamo, Italy against Simone Bolelli.[14]
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