2007 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2007 French Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Ana Ivanovic
Score	6–1, 6–2
Events

Two-time defending champion Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2007 French Open. It was her fourth French Open title and sixth major title overall. For the second consecutive year, Henin won the title without losing a set or facing a tiebreak in any set during the tournament. Ivanovic became the first player representing Serbia to reach a major final.^[a]

The tournament saw the major debut of two future world No. 1s and major champions, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber. Both lost in the first round, to Nathalie Dechy and Elena Dementieva, respectively. This was also the major debut of future WTA Finals champion Dominika Cibulková, who reached the third round as a qualifier before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

Justine Henin (champion)
Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
Jelena Janković (semifinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
Ana Ivanovic (final)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Anna Chakvetadze (quarterfinals)
Dinara Safina (fourth round)
Nadia Petrova (first round)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Elena Dementieva (third round)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
Li Na (third round)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
Marion Bartoli (fourth round)
Tathiana Garbin (fourth round)
Sybille Bammer (fourth round)
Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Alona Bondarenko (second round)
Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (fourth round)
Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)
Venus Williams (third round)
Samantha Stosur (third round)
Mara Santangelo (third round)
Gisela Dulko (second round)
Julia Vakulenko (first round)
Séverine Brémond (first round)
Martina Müller (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Justine Henin	6	6

8	Serena Williams	4	3
					1	Justine Henin	6	6

					4	Jelena Janković	2	2
4	Jelena Janković	6	7

6	Nicole Vaidišová	3	5
									1	Justine Henin	6	6

									7	Ana Ivanovic	1	2
7	Ana Ivanovic	6	3	6

3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	0	6	1
					7	Ana Ivanovic	6	6

					2	Maria Sharapova	2	1
9	Anna Chakvetadze	3	4

2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	J Henin	6	6
	E Vesnina	4	3		1	J Henin	7	6
	T Paszek	6	6			T Paszek	5	1
	A Nakamura	4	0							1	J Henin	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	4	6						28	M Santangelo	2	3
WC	C Dellacqua	3	6	4		T Tanasugarn	3	2
	A Radwańska	1	4		28	M Santangelo	6	6
28	M Santangelo	6	6											1	J Henin	6	6
20	S Bammer	6	6											20	S Bammer	2	4
	R Vinci	4	4		20	S Bammer	6	6
	Y Shvedova	5	5		Q	O Savchuk	0	3
Q	O Savchuk	7	7							20	S Bammer	6	6
WC	P Parmentier	6	3	7						16	N Li	4	3
Q	M Koryttseva	4	6	5	WC	P Parmentier	3	6	4
	S Klösel	6⁴	0		16	N Li	6	3	6
16	N Li	7⁷	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	D Safina	7	6
	Y Fedak	5	4		10	D Safina	6	6
	M Czink	3	4			T Obziler	1	0
	T Obziler	6	6							10	D Safina	3	6	6
Q	T Bacsinszky	7⁷	6							23	F Schiavone	6	3	1
	J Zheng	6³	0		Q	T Bacsinszky	3	6⁵
	Y Meusburger	2	4		23	F Schiavone	6	7⁷
23	F Schiavone	6	6												10	D Safina	2	3
31	S Brémond	3	3												8	S Williams	6	6
	M Krajicek	6	6			M Krajicek	6	5	6
WC	O Sanchez	6	4	3		S Perry	4	7	1
	S Perry	3	6	6							M Krajicek	3	4
	M Sequera	5	6	9						8	S Williams	6	6
	V Razzano	7	3	7		M Sequera	0	6³
	T Pironkova	7	1	1	8	S Williams	6	7⁷
8	S Williams	5	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	J Janković	6	6
WC	S Foretz	2	2		4	J Janković	6	6
	C Castaño	1	7	6		C Castaño	3	3
LL	E Laine	6	5	4						4	J Janković	6	4	6
	A Wozniak	2	6¹							26	V Williams	4	6	1
	A Harkleroad	6	7⁷			A Harkleroad	1	6⁸
WC	A Cornet	4	3		26	V Williams	6	7¹⁰
26	V Williams	6	6												4	J Janković	6	6
18	M Bartoli	6	6												18	M Bartoli	1	1
	A Rezaï	2	4		18	M Bartoli	0	6	6
	J Gajdošová	6	3	3	Q	A Petkovic	6	2	3
Q	A Petkovic	4	6	6						18	M Bartoli	6	6
WC	M Johansson	7	6							13	E Dementieva	2	4
	A-L Grönefeld	5	4		WC	M Johansson	5	5
	A Kerber	3	2		13	E Dementieva	7	7
13	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	N Petrova	5	7	0
Q	K Peschke	7	5	6	Q	K Peschke	1	1
	A Yakimova	6³	1		WC	S Cohen-Aloro	6	6
WC	S Cohen-Aloro	7⁷	6							WC	S Cohen-Aloro	3	0
PR	N Llagostera Vives	6	7							19	T Garbin	6	6
	A Smashnova	2	5		PR	N Llagostera Vives	4	3
	A Morigami	6²	4		19	T Garbin	6	6
19	T Garbin	7⁷	6											19	T Garbin	3	1
27	S Stosur	6	6											6	N Vaidišová	6	6
	J Jackson	1	2		27	S Stosur	6	3	7
	M Kirilenko	6	6			M Kirilenko	1	6	5
	ME Camerin	3	0							27	S Stosur	4	4
Q	A Amanmuradova	7⁷	4	6						6	N Vaidišová	6	6
	V King	6⁵	6	3	Q	A Amanmuradova	2	4
	E Gagliardi	4	3		6	N Vaidišová	6	6
6	N Vaidišová	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

7	A Ivanovic	6	6
LL	S Arvidsson	2	0		7	A Ivanovic	6	6
	A Brianti	1	1			S Mirza	1	4
	S Mirza	6	6						7	A Ivanovic	6	6
	T Poutchek	6	6						Q	IR Olaru	2	0
WC	Y Fedossova	3	2			T Poutchek	3	0
Q	IR Olaru	6	6		Q	IR Olaru	6	6
30	J Vakulenko	4	1											7	A Ivanovic	6	3	6
24	A Medina Garrigues	6	2	6										24	A Medina Garrigues	3	6	3
	V Lepchenko	1	6	2	24	A Medina Garrigues	7	6
	E Likhovtseva	4	7	6		E Likhovtseva	5	4
	Y-j Chan	6	5	3					24	A Medina Garrigues	4	7	7
	O Puchkova	7	0	6					12	D Hantuchová	6	6²	5
	E Daniilidou	5	6	3		O Puchkova	6	3
	J Kostanić Tošić	3	1		12	D Hantuchová	7	6
12	D Hantuchová	6	6

Section 6

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

15	S Pe'er	6	6
	K Kanepi	1	3	15	S Pe'er	6	6
	E Gallovits	6	4		E Gallovits	4	1
	V Bardina	0	0^r					15	S Pe'er	6	4	6
	V Dushevina	6	6					17	K Srebotnik	1	6	3
	C Pin	4	4		V Dushevina	4	2
	A Rodionova	1	3	17	K Srebotnik	6	6
17	K Srebotnik	6	6										15	S Pe'er	4	3
32	M Müller	6	6										3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	R de los Ríos	4	4	32	M Müller	3	2
Q	D Cibulková	6	6	Q	D Cibulková	6	6
	T Sun	4	4					Q	D Cibulková	2	3
	A Myskina	1	0					3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	6		M Shaughnessy	6⁴	3
	E Bychkova	0	3	3	S Kuznetsova	7⁷	6
3	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	A Mauresmo	6	7
	L Granville	0	5		5	A Mauresmo	6	6³	6
	C Wozniacki	2	7⁷	0		N Dechy	3	7⁷	1
	N Dechy	6	6³	6						5	A Mauresmo	3	6³
	F Pennetta	6³	2							25	L Šafářová	6	7⁷
	N Pratt	7⁷	6			N Pratt	0	1
	Y Beygelzimer	4	3		25	L Šafářová	6	6
25	L Šafářová	6	6											25	L Šafářová	4	6	2
21	A Sugiyama	6	6											9	A Chakvetadze	6	0	6
	E Birnerová	3	4		21	A Sugiyama	6	1	6
	R Oprandi	3	4			M Tu	3	6	1
	M Tu	6	6							21	A Sugiyama	4	4
	A Kremer	5	2							9	A Chakvetadze	6	6
Q	Á Szávay	7	6		Q	Á Szávay	4	7⁷	4
	A Molik	2	3		9	A Chakvetadze	6	6¹	6
9	A Chakvetadze	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	P Schnyder	2	6	6
	M Suchá	6	1	2	14	P Schnyder	6	6
	K Bondarenko	6	6			K Bondarenko	3	2
	Z Ondrášková	0	1							14	P Schnyder	4	6	7
	K Knapp	6	6								K Knapp	6	1	5
	V Azarenka	1	1			K Knapp	6	2	6
	I Benešová	0	1		22	A Bondarenko	4	6	3
22	A Bondarenko	6	6												14	P Schnyder	6	4	7
29	G Dulko	6	6												2	M Sharapova	3	6	9
Q	S-w Hsieh	4	3		29	G Dulko	5	6	6
	J Schruff	1	4		Q	A Kudryavtseva	7	1	8
Q	A Kudryavtseva	6	6							Q	A Kudryavtseva	1	4
	L Domínguez Lino	1	6	4						2	M Sharapova	6	6
	J Craybas	6	2	6		J Craybas	2	1
	É Loit	3	6⁴		2	M Sharapova	6	6
2	M Sharapova	6	7⁷

Championship match statistics

Category	Henin	Ivanovic
1st serve %	32/44 (73%)	27/44 (61%)
1st serve points won	22 of 32 = 69%	14 of 27 = 52%
2nd serve points won	9 of 12 = 75%	6 of 17 = 35%
Total service points won	31 of 44 = 70.45%	20 of 44 = 45.45%
Aces	0	0
Double faults	0	5
Winners	8	5
Unforced errors	14	31
Net points won	12 of 18 = 67%	3 of 11 = 27%
Break points converted	5 of 7 = 71%	1 of 3 = 33%
Return points won	24 of 44 = 55%	13 of 44 = 30%
Total points won	55	33
Source

Notes

^ The last Serbian to reach a major final, Monica Seles at the 1993 Australian Open, did so when Serbia was part of Yugoslavia.

External links

Preceded by 2007 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[1] The last Serbian to reach a major final, Monica Seles at the 1993 Australian Open, did so when Serbia was part of Yugoslavia.

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