2007 Istanbul Cup

2007 Istanbul Cup
Date	21 – 26 May
Edition	15th
Category	WTA Tier III
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	İstanbul, Turkey
Champions
Singles
Elena Dementieva
Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska

The 2007 Istanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 15th edition of the Istanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2007 WTA Tour. It was held in İstanbul, Turkey, from 21 through 26 May 2007.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	140	100	65	35	20	1	5	3	1
Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$28,180	$15,190	$8,170	$4,385	$2,360	$1,270	$680	$370	$195
Doubles *	$8,460	$4,530	$2,425	$1,300	$700	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
RUS	Maria Sharapova	2	1
RUS	Elena Dementieva	13	2
SUI	Patty Schnyder	17	3
USA	Venus Williams	22	4
UKR	Alona Bondarenko	28	5
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	40	6
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	46	7
IND	Sania Mirza	51	8

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Pemra Özgen
• İpek Şenoğlu

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ekaterina Afinogenova
• Anastasija Sevastova
• Ekaterina Dzehalevich
• Anna Tatishvili

Retirements

• Patty Schnyder (left thigh strain)
• Aravane Rezaï (left knee injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
TPE	Chan Yung-jan	IND	Sania Mirza	59	1
USA	Vania King	CRO	Jelena Kostanić Tošić	71	2
UKR	Alona Bondarenko	UKR	Kateryna Bondarenko	119	3
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	TUR	İpek Şenoğlu	196	4

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen

Retirements

• Vania King (low back strain)
• Catalina Castaño (left thigh strain)

Champions

Singles

Elena Dementieva def. Aravane Rezaï, 7–6^(7–5), 3–0, retired

Doubles

Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska def. Yung-Jan Chan / Sania Mirza, 6–1, 6–3

References

External links

• Singles Main and Qualifying Draws, Doubles Main Draw