2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Defending champion Justine Henin successfully defended her title, defeating 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
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2007 WTA Tour Championships

Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Marion Bartoli (as an alternate replacing S. Williams) made their debuts at the event.

Seeds

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:

•   Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to severe dizziness

Alternates

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

		Henin	Janković	Williams^1   Bartoli	Chakvetadze	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Justine Henin		6–2, 6–2	6–0, 6–0^2 (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 Williams^1   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

		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

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

References

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). . Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2001-11-07.

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