:2007 WTA Tour
{{short description|Women's tennis circuit}}
{{ Infobox tennis circuit season
| name = 2007 WTA Tour
| image = Justine henin hardenne medibank international 2006 02.jpg
| image_caption = Justine Henin finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won ten tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won two Tier I events.
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| image_size = 260px
| duration = 30 December 2006 – 11 November 2007
| edition = 37th
| tournaments = 61
| categories = Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
WTA Tier I (10)
WTA Tier II (15)
WTA Tier III (17)
WTA Tier IV (14)
| most_tournament_titles = {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin (10)
| most_tournament_finals = {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin (11)
| prize_money_leader = {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin
(US$5,429,586)
| points_leader = {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin (5,405)
| player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin
| doubles_team_of_the_year = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber
| most_improved_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic
| newcomer_of_the_year = {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay
| comeback_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
| previous = 2006
| next = 2008
}}
The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2007 tennis season. The calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-IV Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF) and the year-end championships.
Justine Henin put together an exceptional season, winning 10 out of the 14 events she entered. This included her sixth and seventh Grand Slam titles at the French Open and U.S. Open,{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=txheninretirement|title=World No. 1 Henin announces retirement|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=2010-06-05|date=2008-05-14|archive-date=2012-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023094317/http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=txheninretirement|url-status=dead}} whilst compiling a 63–4 win–loss record.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3395746|title=Henin's greatest strength came at a price|publisher=ESPN Sports|access-date=2010-06-05| date=2008-05-14}} Following her loss to Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon semifinals she went undefeated for the rest of the year, in the process becoming the first woman to earn over $5 million in a single season.
Meanwhile, the Williams sisters returned to the forefront of tennis after years of injury struggles, with both finishing the season in the top ten, the first time since 2004 that Serena Williams finished in the upper elite in the rankings. Serena's emphatic victory at the Australian Open, ranked No. 81, surprised the tennis world. Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Grand Slam overall, becoming the lowest ranked woman to win at Wimbledon.
The season saw two former world No. 1s retire and another one make her return. Kim Clijsters cut her farewell tour short by retiring abruptly in May, having originally been due to play her last event in October.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/kim-clijsters-retires-from-pro-tennis-1.667090|title=Kim Clijsters retires from pro tennis |publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=2010-06-05 |date=2007-05-06}} She later returned in 2009. Martina Hingis was forced to quit after she admitted that she had tested positive for cocaine.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/2324696/Martina-Hingis-admits-positive-cocaine-test.html|title=Martina Hingis admits positive cocaine test|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2010-06-05 |date=2007-11-01 | location=London | first1=Andy | last1=Hooper}} However, Lindsay Davenport made a successful return to the tour following her pregnancy and won two tournament titles in the latter half of the season.
Season summary
= Singles =
Serena Williams started the season by unexpectedly winning her eighth singles Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Many critics and commentators had already written her off, questioning her desire and fitness, especially after an early loss in her only warm-up tournament the week before. Williams won the title in emphatic fashion, thrashing Maria Sharapova in the final in a performance that BBC Sport called "arguably the most powerful display ever seen in women's tennis."{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6669051.stm|title=Resurgent Serena targets Paris|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2010-06-05 |date=2007-05-22}} In her earlier matches she was pushed by Nadia Petrova in round three and then by Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals. Defending champion Amélie Mauresmo suffered an early loss to Lucie Šafářová, allowing Nicole Vaidišová to reach her second Grand Slam semifinal. Despite losing in the final, Sharapova managed to return to the No. 1 ranking for the second time.
File:Serena Williams Roland Garros 2007.jpg
After withdrawing from the Australian Open due to marital problems, Justine Henin returned for Paris in February. She later won titles in Dubai and Doha that month. Kim Clijsters bade a tearful farewell to her home crowd in Belgium, playing Antwerp for the final time due to her planned retirement in October. She lost the final to Amélie Mauresmo, who won the unique diamond racket for winning the event three times. Martina Hingis won the title in Tokyo for her fifth win at that tournament, more than any other player. Venus Williams returned from missing the Australian Open with a wrist injury by winning a smaller tournament in Memphis.
In March, Daniela Hantuchová overcame a five-year hiatus between tour titles to win Indian Wells, the same event where she won her first title at in 2002. Sharapova lost to Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round and thus surrendered her No. 1 position back to Henin. Elsewhere Serena Williams backed up her Australian Open triumph with a win in Miami, saving match points against Henin in the final.
Serbians Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic dominated the clay season leading up to the French Open, winning the three biggest warm-up tournaments. Janković took the titles at Charleston and Rome, while Ivanovic won in Berlin. Svetlana Kuznetsova was the runner-up in the latter two events. Also during the clay court season Kim Clijsters announced her retirement, months earlier than anticipated, following an early loss in Warsaw. The finish to the clay season saw Henin pick up her fourth French Open title, and sixth Slam overall. She defeated a nervous Ana Ivanovic, in her maiden Grand Slam final, in only an hour and five minutes.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/2314981/Henin-eases-past-nervy-Ivanovic.html|title=Henin eases past nervy Ivanovic|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2010-06-05 |date=2007-06-10}}
Wimbledon saw an unexpected final between Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli, the two lowest seeds to ever play in the final. Bartoli beat Janković in the fourth round and Henin in the semifinals, a win that was seen as "one of the biggest upsets ever". Williams was on the brink of losing in two of her early round matches, before beating Sharapova, Kuznetsova and Ivanovic back-to-back. In the final, Williams triumphed for her fourth Wimbledon title and sixth Slam overall. Other upsets included Vaidišová's win over the defending champion Mauresmo, who continued to struggle for form throughout the season aside from a run to the final in Eastbourne.
On the summer hardcourts Anna Chakvetadze produced some strong results, winning back-to-back titles in Cincinnati and Stanford, and then reaching the semifinals in San Diego, being stopped by eventual champion Sharapova. Ivanovic won the event in Los Angeles. Henin won her only warm-up tournament in Toronto, beating Janković in the final.
File:Kuznetsova Zurich Open 2006.jpg
Henin then won her seventh Grand Slam trophy at the U.S. Open and second of the year. She beat both Serena and Venus Williams in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively, becoming one of the few women to beat them back-to-back, and then Kuznetsova in the final. Venus Williams made it to the semifinals with wins over both Ivanovic and Janković. Chakvetadze backed up her successful results in the warm-ups by reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal, advancing from a quarter that saw defending champion Sharapova knocked out by Agnieszka Radwańska in the third round.
Lindsay Davenport made a return from her pregnancy in Bali, where she ended up winning the title. She followed that up by winning in Quebec. Henin won titles in Stuttgart and Zürich during the fall season, beating Tatiana Golovin in both finals. Elena Dementieva recorded her first ever win over Serena Williams to win her home event in Moscow. In November, Martina Hingis announced that she had tested positive for cocaine in a drugs test, and was hereby retiring from professional tennis.
The climax of the season was, as ever, the WTA Tour Championships. The eight qualifiers were Henin, Janković, Kuznetsova, Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Hantuchová. Venus Williams later withdrew and Maria Sharapova replaced her. Also during round robin play Serena Williams withdrew, and Marion Bartoli was brought in as the alternate. The final saw Henin beat Sharapova to finish her career best year on a high note. She ended the season with a 63–4 win–loss record—the most impressive record in a single season since Steffi Graf in 1989, and won her last 25 matches of the year. She also became the first woman to earn over $5 million in a season.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2007 WTA Tour schedule.
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| Year-end championships |
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| Tier I events |
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| Tier II events |
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| Tier III events |
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| Tier IV events |
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| Team events |
= January =
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|rowspan=5|1 Jan | bgcolor=#ECF2FF| Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) | {{flagu|Russia}} 2–0 | {{flagcountry|ESP}} | {{center|Round robin losers (Group A)}}{{flagu|France}} {{flagu|Australia}} {{flagu|United States}} | {{center|Round robin losers (Group B)}}{{flagu|India}} {{CZE}} {{CRO}} |
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur | |
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina | {{flagicon|CZE}} Iveta Benešová {{flagicon|RUS}} Galina Voskoboeva | ||||
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|rowspan=2|ASB Classic | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pin {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano | |
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|{{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei {{flagicon|IND}} Shikha Uberoi | ||||
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|rowspan=4|8 Jan | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Medibank International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik |
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|{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu | ||||
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|rowspan=2|Moorilla Hobart International | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vasilisa Bardina | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams | |
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva | {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | ||||
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| rowspan=3| 15 Jan | rowspan=3 bgcolor=#F3E6D7| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $6,737,973 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams 6–1, 6–2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová | rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis |
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | ||||
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor | {{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka | ||||
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|rowspan=2|29 Jan | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"|Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–2 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs |
= February =
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|rowspan=4|5 Feb | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze |
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Navrátilová {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová | ||||
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|rowspan=2|Pattaya Women's Open | {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo {{flagicon|SVK}} Martina Suchá {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt {{flagicon|ISR}} Tzipora Obziler | |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | ||||
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|rowspan=4|12 Feb | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Tier II event Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva |
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"|Sony Ericsson International | {{flagicon|RUS}} Yaroslava Shvedova 6–4, 6–4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk {{flagicon|ISR}} Tzipora Obziler | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CRO}} Jelena Kostanić Tošić {{flagicon|HUN}} Melinda Czink {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza {{flagicon|JPN}} Yurika Sema | |
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| {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva | ||||
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|rowspan=6|19 Feb | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $1,500,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–4, 7–5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder |
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"|Cellular South Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams 6–1, 6–1 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu {{flagicon|ROM}} Ioana Raluca Olaru | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek {{flagicon|USA}} Laura Granville | |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt | {{flagicon|SVK}} Jarmila Gajdošová {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| XV Copa Colsanitas Santander | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 0–3 ret. | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|CZE}} Klára Zakopalová {{flagicon|ITA}} Nathalie Viérin {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová | |
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 26 Feb | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar Tier II event Hard – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–4, 6–2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder |
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Abierto Mexicano TELCEL | {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit 7–6(0), 6–4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Schruff {{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Cornet {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko {{flagicon|MEX}} Melissa Torres Sandoval {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin | |
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino | {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt |
= March =
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|rowspan=2| 5 Mar | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–4 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yung-Jan Chan {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | ||||
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|rowspan=2| 19 Mar | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $3,450,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black {{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Huber | ||||
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= April =
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|rowspan=2| 2 Apr | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $600,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin 6–2, 6–1 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo | {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | ||||
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|rowspan=2| 9 Apr | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event Clay – $1,340,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} Michaëlla Krajicek {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik |
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi | {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian | ||||
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|16 April | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"| Fed Cup: Quarterfinals Castellaneta Marina, Italy, Clay Limoges, France, Clay (i) Moscow, Russia, Clay (i) Delray Beach, Florida, United States, Hard | Quarterfinal winners {{fed|RUS}} 4–1 {{fed|USA}} 4–1 {{fed|CHN}} 3–2 {{fed|ESP}} 3–2 | Quarterfinal losers {{fed|ISR}} {{fed|GER}} {{fed|FRA}} {{fed|ITA}} | bgcolor="#ededed"| | bgcolor="#ededed"| |
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|rowspan=2| 23 Apr | rowspan=2| Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event Clay – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–2 | {{flagicon|ROM}} Sorana Cîrstea | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|ITA}} Karin Knapp | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Savchuk {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou |
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| {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay | {{flagicon|GER}} Martina Müller {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Navrátilová | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 30 Apr | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| J&S Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier II event Clay – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams {{flagicon|UKR}} Julia Vakulenko |
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Estoril Open | {{flagicon|GER}} Gréta Arn 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} Nuria Llagostera Vives {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko | |
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| {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja |
= May =
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|rowspan=4| 7 May | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Qatar Telecom German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin {{flagicon|UKR}} Julia Vakulenko | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci | ||||
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|rowspan=2| ECM Prague Open | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} Klára Zakopalová {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SVK}} Jarmila Gajdošová {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Schruff {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pin {{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková | |
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Cetkovská | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ji Chunmei {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Shengnan | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 14 May | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković 7–5, 6–1 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy | {{flagicon|ITA}} Tathiana Garbin {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci | ||||
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|rowspan=2| GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | {{flagicon|VEN}} Milagros Sequera 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Aleksandra Wozniak | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ARG}} María Emilia Salerni {{flagicon|ROM}} Ioana Raluca Olaru | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel {{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Cornet {{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pin | |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King | {{flagicon|ROM}} Andreea Ehritt-Vanc {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastassia Rodionova | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 21 May | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey Tier III event Clay – $200,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva 7–6(7–5), 3–0 ret. | {{flagicon|FRA}} Aravane Rezaï | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Internationaux de Strasbourg | {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na {{flagicon|ITA}} Maria Elena Camerin | |
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian | ||||
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|rowspan=3|27 May | rowspan=3 bgcolor=#F3E6D7| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $8,978,567 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–1, 6–2 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | rowspan=3|{{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | rowspan=3|{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | ||||
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|{{flagicon|ISR}} Andy Ram | {{flagicon|SRB}} Nenad Zimonjić {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik |
= June =
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|rowspan=4| 11 Jun | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $200,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko |
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|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan | {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian {{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Barcelona KIA | {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–2 | {{flagicon|ROM}} Edina Gallovits | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva | |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 18 Jun | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Hastings Direct International Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2) | {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond | {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Ordina Open | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | |
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| {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan | {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | ||||
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|rowspan=3| 25 Jun | rowspan=3 bgcolor=#F3E6D7| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $9,221,372 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams 6–4, 6–1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli | rowspan=3|{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic | rowspan=3|{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams {{flagicon|NED}} Michaëlla Krajicek {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova |
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | ||||
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|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Murray | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik |
= July =
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|9 July | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"| Fed Cup: Semifinals Castellaneta Marina, Italy, Clay Stowe, Vermont, United States, Hard | Semifinal winners {{fed|ITA}} 3–2 {{fed|RUS}} 3–2 | Semifinal losers {{fed|FRA}} {{fed|USA}} | bgcolor="#ededed" | | bgcolor="#ededed"| |
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|rowspan=4| 16 Jul | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| W&S Financial Group Women's Open Mason, United States Tier III event Hard – $175,000 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza {{flagicon|UZB}} Akgul Amanmuradova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Jidkova {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay 6–0, 6–1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Martina Müller | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani {{flagicon|ITA}} Karin Knapp | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | |
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| {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alice Canepa {{flagicon|ITA}} Karin Knapp | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 23 Jul | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 6–2 | {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh |
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|{{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Gastein Ladies | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–4 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Yvonne Meusburger | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi {{flagicon|ITA}} Karin Knapp | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|CZE}} Renata Voráčová {{flagicon|ESP}} María José Martínez Sánchez {{flagicon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino | |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová | ||||
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|rowspan=4| 30 Jul | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,340,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko |
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|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Nordea Nordic Light Open | {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 6–1 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges {{flagicon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro {{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki | |
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Chin-Wei {{flagicon|UKR}} Tetiana Luzhanska |
= August =
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|rowspan=2| 6 Aug | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| East West Bank Classic Carson, United States Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–4 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo | ||||
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|rowspan=2| 13 August | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,340,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano |
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|{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber | ||||
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|rowspan=3| 20 Aug | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6, 3–0 ret. | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko |
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|{{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black {{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber | ||||
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| Forest Hills Tennis Classic | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko 6–2, 6–2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Nakamura {{flagicon|USA}} Audra Cohen {{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu | |
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|rowspan=3| 27 Aug | rowspan=3 bgcolor=#F3E6D7| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $9,098,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er |
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | ||||
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|{{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi | {{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy |
= September =
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|rowspan=3| 10 Sep | bgcolor="#ECF2FF"| Fed Cup: Final Moscow, Russia, Clay | {{fed|RUS}} 4–0 | {{fed|ITA}} | bgcolor="#ededed"| | bgcolor="#ededed"| |
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| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|JPN}} Aiko Nakamura {{flagicon|ROU}} Edina Gallovits {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Morita | |
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} Ji Chunmei | {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas {{flagicon|RSA}} Natalie Grandin | ||||
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|rowspan=6| 17 Sep | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| China Open Beijing, China Tier II event Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2 | {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ARG}} María Emilia Salerni {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami |
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| {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|CHN}} Han Xinyun {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Yifan | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Sunfeast Open | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko 6–0, 6–2 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Keothavong {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek {{flagicon|ISR}} Tzipora Obziler {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan | |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Vania King | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberta Brianti {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Banka Koper Slovenia Open | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} Meilen Tu {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer | |
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká | {{flagicon|SLO}} Andreja Klepač {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva | ||||
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|rowspan=6| 24 Sep | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"| Fortis Championships Luxembourg Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier II event Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin |
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} Iveta Benešová | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"| Guangzhou International Women's Open | {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano 6–0, 6–3 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Tzipora Obziler | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Rodionova {{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues {{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Raluca Olaru {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual | |
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai | {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian | ||||
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|rowspan=2| Hansol Korea Open | {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Morita {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay | |
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| {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou {{flagicon|GER}} Jasmin Wöhr |
= October =
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|rowspan=6|1 Oct | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $650,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"|AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik {{flagicon|CZE}} Klára Zakopalová {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pin {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza | |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King | ||||
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|rowspan=2|Tashkent Open | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier 7–5, 6–2 | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|KGZ}} Ksenia Palkina {{flagicon|ROU}} Ioana Raluca Olaru {{flagicon|GBR}} Katie O'Brien {{flagicon|UZB}} Akgul Amanmuradova | |
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|{{flagicon|BLR}} Ekaterina Dzehalevich | {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Rodionova | ||||
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|rowspan=4|8 Oct | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"|Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka |
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|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka {{flagicon|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek | ||||
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|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"|PTT Bangkok Open | {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–3 | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King {{flagicon|POL}} Urszula Radwańska {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er {{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Pin | |
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| {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Morita {{flagicon|JPN}} Junri Namigata | ||||
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|rowspan=2|15 Oct | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d8cef6"|Zürich Open Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 6–4, 6–4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke | {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone | ||||
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|rowspan=2|22 Oct | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#e9e9e9"|Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $600,000 – 28S/29Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze {{flagicon|UKR}} Julia Vakulenko {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko |
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|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama | ||||
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|rowspan=2|29 Oct | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#d4f1c5"|Challenge Bell Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Julia Vakulenko | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} Julie Ditty {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} Vania King {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Foretz {{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Puchkova |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Christina Fusano | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stéphanie Dubois {{flagicon|CZE}} Renata Voráčová |
= November =
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|rowspan=2|5 Nov | rowspan=2 bgcolor=#FFFFCC|WTA Tour Championships Madrid, Spain Year-end Championship Hard – $3,000,000 – 8S (round robin)/4D Singles – Doubles | {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova |
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|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama |
Statistics
= Titles information =
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin – Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, French Open, Eastbourne, Toronto, U.S. Open, Stuttgart, Zürich and WTA Tour Championships (10)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze – Hobart, 's-Hertogenbosch, Cincinnati and Stanford (4)
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković – Auckland, Charleston, Rome and Birmingham (4)
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic – Berlin, Los Angeles and Luxembourg (3)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams – Memphis, Wimbledon and Seoul (3)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport – Bali and Quebec City (2)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva – Istanbul and Moscow (2)
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko – Budapest and Forest Hills (2)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin – Amelia Island and Portorož (2)
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová – Indian Wells and Linz (2)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano – Guangzhou and Tokyo Japan Open (2)
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay – Palermo and Beijing (2)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams – Australian Open and Key Biscayne (2)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Gréta Arn – Estoril (1)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer – Pattaya City (1)
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters – Sydney (1)
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis – Tokyo (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko – Kolkata (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova – New Haven (1)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit – Acapulco (1)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo – Antwerp (1)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues – Strasbourg (1)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami – Prague (1)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier – Tashkent (1)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta – Bangkok (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova – Paris (1)
- {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska – Stockholm (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina – Gold Coast (1)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone – Bad Gastein (1)
- {{flagicon|VEN}} Milagros Sequera – Fes (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova – San Diego (1)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy – Barcelona (1)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Yaroslava Shvedova – Bangalore (1)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci – Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer – Pattaya City
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Yaroslava Shvedova – Bangalore
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci – Bogotá
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin – Amelia Island
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko – Budapest
- {{flagicon|GER}} Gréta Arn – Estoril
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Morigami – Prague
- {{flagicon|VEN}} Milagros Sequera – Fes
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay – Palermo
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone – Bad Gastein
- {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska – Stockholm
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano – Guangzhou
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier – Tashkent
Titles won by nation:
- {{flagu|Russia}} – 12 (Gold Coast, Hobart, Paris, Bangalore, Istanbul, 's-Hertogenbosch, Cincinnati, Stanford, San Diego, New Haven, Kolkata and Moscow)
- {{flagu|Belgium}} – 11 (Sydney, Dubai, Doha, Warsaw, French Open, Eastbourne, Toronto, U.S. Open, Stuttgart, Zürich and WTA Tour Championships)
- {{flagu|United States}} – 8 (Australian Open, Memphis, Key Biscayne, Barcelona, Wimbledon, Bali, Seoul and Quebec City)
- {{flagu|France}} – 7 (Antwerp, Acapulco, Amelia Island, Portorož, Guangzhou, Tokyo Japan Open and Tashkent)
- {{SRB}} – 7 (Auckland, Charleston, Berlin, Rome, Birmingham, Los Angeles and Luxembourg)
- {{flagu|Italy}} – 3 (Bogotá, Bad Gastein and Bangkok)
- {{flagu|Argentina}} – 2 (Budapest and Forest Hills)
- {{HUN}} – 2 (Palermo and Beijing)
- {{SVK}} – 2 (Indian Wells and Linz)
- {{AUT}} – 1 (Pattaya City)
- {{flagu|Germany}} – 1 (Estoril)
- {{flagu|Japan}} – 1 (Prague)
- {{flagu|Poland}} – 1 (Stockholm)
- {{flagu|Spain}} – 1 (Strasbourg)
- {{flagu|Switzerland}} – 1 (Tokyo)
- {{VEN}} – 1 (Fes)
= Titles won by nation =
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |20 | align=left| {{flagu|Russia}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |11 | align=left| {{flagu|Belgium}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | 2 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| 1 | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |11 | align=left| {{flagu|Australia}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |10 | align=left| {{flagu|France}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |8 | align=left| {{flag|Serbia}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |8 | align=left| {{flagu|Italy}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 1 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |8 | align=left| {{flag|Zimbabwe}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 2 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| 1 | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |8 | align=left| {{flag|Czech Republic}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |6 | align=left| {{flagu|China}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |5 | align=left| {{flagu|Spain}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |5 | align=left| {{flag|South Africa}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| 2 | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |5 | align=left| {{flag|Chinese Taipei}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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|style="background:#f4f4f4;" |4 | align=left| {{flag|Slovakia}} | style="background:#f3e6d7;" | | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#f3e6d7;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | style="background:#ffc;"| | | |||||||||
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Rankings
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{| class="wikitable" | ||||
colspan="5" | Singles Championship Race (5 November 2007) | ||||
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Rk
! width="175" | Name ! width="60" | Nation ! Points ! width="20" | Tour | ||||
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 1 | Justine Henin | {{flag|BEL}} | align="right" | 5,405 | align="center" | 13 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 2 | Jelena Janković | {{flag|SRB}} | align="right" | 4,097 | align="center" | 27 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 3,691 | align="center" | 18 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 4 | Ana Ivanovic | {{flag|SRB}} | align="right" | 3,163 | align="center" | 19 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 5 | Serena Williams | {{flagu|USA}} | align="right" | 2,767 | align="center"| 11 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 2,698 | align="center" | 21 |
bgcolor="#FF5555"
| align="right" | 7 | Venus Williams | {{flagu|USA}} | align="right" | 2,623 | align="center" | 13 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 8 | Daniela Hantuchová | {{flag|SVK}} | align="right" | 2,431 | align="center" | 26 |
bgcolor="Gold"
| align="right" | 9 | Maria Sharapova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 2,431 | align="center" | 12 |
bgcolor="#5599FF"
| align="right" | 10 | Marion Bartoli | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 2,224 | align="center" | 30 |
bgcolor="#5599FF"
| align="right" | 11 | Elena Dementieva | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 2,023 | align="center" | 20 |
align="right" | 12 | Dinara Safina | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 1,973 | align="center" | 24 |
align="right" | 13 | Nicole Vaidišová | {{flag|CZE}} | align="right" | 1,942 | align="center" | 14 |
align="right" | 14 | Patty Schnyder | {{flag|SUI}} | align="right" | 1,936 | align="center" | 26 |
align="right" | 15 | Tatiana Golovin | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 1,919 | align="center" | 19 |
align="right" | 16 | Nadia Petrova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 1,864 | align="center" | 19 |
align="right" | 17 | Shahar Pe'er | {{flag|ISR}} | align="right" | 1,699 | align="center" | 22 |
align="right" | 18 | Amélie Mauresmo | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 1,538 | align="center" | 15 |
align="right" | 19 | Sybille Bammer | {{flag|AUT}} | align="right" | 1,497 | align="center" | 26 |
align="right" | 20 | Martina Hingis | {{flag|SUI}} | align="right" | 1,372 | align="center" | 14 |
| valign=top width=33% align=left |
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colspan="5" | Singles Year-end Ranking{{Cite web |title=Notes & Netcords: November 12, 2007 |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes&Netcords/2007/nov12.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005114858/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Notes%26Netcords/2009/oct26.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2012 |access-date=11 December 2022|publisher=Sony Ericsson WTA Tour}} | ||||
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Rk
! width="197" | Name ! width="63" | Nation ! Points ! Change | ||||
style="background:#00ff00;"
| align="right" | 1 | Justine Henin | {{flag|BEL}} | align="right" | 6,155 | align="center" | +/- |
style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| align="right" | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 3,725 | align="center" | +2 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 3 | Jelena Janković | {{flag|SRB}} | align="right" | 3,475 | align="center" | +9 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 4 | Ana Ivanovic | {{flag|SRB}} | align="right" | 3,461 | align="center" | +10 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 5 | Maria Sharapova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 2,956 | align="center" | -3 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 2,935 | align="center" | +7 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 7 | Serena Williams | {{flagu|USA}} | align="right" | 2,802 | align="center" | +88 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 8 | Venus Williams | {{flagu|USA}} | align="right" | 2,470 | align="center" | +38 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 9 | Daniela Hantuchová | {{flag|SVK}} | align="right" | 2,367 | align="center" | +8 |
style="background:#EEE8AA;"
| align="right" | 10 | Marion Bartoli | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 2,191 | align="center" | +8 |
align="right" | 11 | Elena Dementieva | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 1,985 | align="center" | -3 |
align="right" | 12 | Nicole Vaidišová | {{flag|CZE}} | align="right" | 1,942 | align="center" | -2 |
align="right" | 13 | Tatiana Golovin | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 1,882 | align="center" | +9 |
align="right" | 14 | Nadia Petrova | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 1,862 | align="center" | -8 |
align="right" | 15 | Dinara Safina | {{flag|RUS}} | align="right" | 1,830 | align="center" | -4 |
align="right" | 16 | Patty Schnyder | {{flag|SUI}} | align="right" | 1,806 | align="center" | -7 |
align="right" | 17 | Shahar Pe'er | {{flag|ISR}} | align="right" | 1,675 | align="center" | +3 |
align="right" | 18 | Amélie Mauresmo | {{flag|FRA}} | align="right" | 1,538 | align="center" | -15 |
align="right" | 19 | Martina Hingis | {{flag|SUI}} | align="right" | 1,372 | align="center" | -12 |
align="right" | 20 | Ágnes Szávay | {{flag|HUN}} | align="right" | 1,331.5 | align="center" | +169 |
|-
|}
= Number 1 ranking =
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! style="width:222px;" | Holder ! style="width:110px;" | Date gained ! style="width:110px;" | Date forfeited |
{{flagathlete|Justine Henin|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center;" | Year-End 2006 | style="text-align:center;" | 28 January 2007 |
{{flagathlete|Maria Sharapova|RUS}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 29 January 2007 | style="text-align:center;" | 18 March 2007 |
{{flagathlete|Justine Henin|BEL}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 March 2007 | style="text-align:center;" | Year-End 2007 |
See also
External links
- [http://www.wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website]