2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Defending champion Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, becoming the longest best-of-three-sets final in WTA Tour history.[1]

Singles
2007 WTA Tour Championships
Final
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin
Runner-upRussia Maria Sharapova
Score5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Marion Bartoli (as an alternate replacing Serena Williams) made their debuts at the event.

Seeds

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  1.   Justine Henin (champion)
  2.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
  3.   Jelena Janković (round robin)
  4.   Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
  5.   Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
  6.   Maria Sharapova (final)
  7.   Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
  8.   Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)

Notes:

Alternates

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  1.   Marion Bartoli (replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
  2.   Elena Dementieva (not used)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Justine Henin 6 6  
4   Ana Ivanovic 4 4  
1   Justine Henin 5 7 6
6   Maria Sharapova 7 5 3
7   Anna Chakvetadze 2 2  
6   Maria Sharapova 6 6  

Yellow group

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    Henin   Janković   Williams1
  Bartoli
  Chakvetadze RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1   Justine Henin 6–2, 6–2 6–0, 6–02
(w/ Bartoli)
6–1, 7–6(7–4) 3–0 6–0 37–11 1
3   Jelena Janković 2–6, 2–6 1–6, 0–1 ret.
(w/ Bartoli)
4–6, 6–0, 3–6 0–3 1–6 18–31 4
5
Alt
  Serena Williams1
  Marion Bartoli
0–6, 0–6
(w/ Bartoli)
6–1, 1–0 ret.
(w/ Bartoli)
4–6, ret.
(w/ Williams)
0–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
4–6
7–13
5
3
7   Anna Chakvetadze 1–6, 6–7(4–7) 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 6–4, ret.
(w/ Williams)
2–1 4–3 25–30 2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

1 Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament after her first match (left patella femoral inflammation).[2]

2 Bartoli's 6–0, 6–0 loss was the heaviest defeat in the tournament's history, and the only double bagel.

Red group

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    Kuznetsova   Ivanovic   Sharapova   Hantuchová RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2   Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–6, 6–4, 5–7 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 6–7(7–9), 0–6 0–3 2–6 29–47 4
4   Ana Ivanovic 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 1–6, 2–6 6–2, 7–6(11–9) 2–1 4–3 33–32 2
6   Maria Sharapova 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 6–1, 6–2 6–4, 7–5 3–0 6–1 44–23 1
8   Daniela Hantuchová 7–6(9–7), 6–0 2–6, 6–7(9–11) 4–6, 5–7 1–2 2–4 30–32 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Top 5 WTA Finals Moments Since 2003" (video). YouTube. Women's Tennis Association. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017. #4: 2007 - Madrid / J Henin d. M Sharapova 5-7 7-5 6-3 / Longest final in WTA history at 3:23!
  2. ^ Women's Tennis Association (2007-11-07). "Justine Reaches Semis; Injury Forces Serena Out". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2001-11-07.
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