2007 Hamburg Masters

The 2007 Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse was the 101st edition of the Hamburg Masters tennis tournament. Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, ending Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay. Carlos Moyà reached his first Masters Series semifinal in three years, after languishing well outside the top-20 at the start of the year. Lleyton Hewitt was also a surprise semi-finalist pushing Nadal to three sets. This was Hewitt's first masters semi-final since Indian Wells in 2005. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the doubles title.

2007 Hamburg Masters
Date14 – 22 May
Edition101st
CategoryATP Masters Series
Draw56S / 24D
Prize money$2,200,000
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
LocationHamburg, Germany
VenueRothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Roger Federer [1]
Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [2]

As the penultimate event before the 2007 French Open, it was now believed that Federer represented a significant threat to Nadal's reign as the King of Clay. Federer himself said that he had found the formula to beat Nadal on clay. However, Nadal was able to retain his French Open crown in four sets.

Champions
Juan Carlos Ferrero (l) against Roger Federer.

Singles
Main article: 2007 Hamburg Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles
Main article: 2007 Hamburg Masters – Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. "2007 Hamburg Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2007 Hamburg Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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