2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Venus Williams defeated Marion Bartoli in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships.[1] Williams, ranked 31st at the time and seeded 23rd, remains the lowest ranked and lowest seeded woman ever to win Wimbledon.[2] This was Williams' fourth Wimbledon singles title and she also became the first female champion to earn the same prize money as the male champion, following the tournament's decision to award equal pay for the first time that year.[3] Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but was defeated by Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round.[4]

Women's Singles
2007 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Marion Bartoli
Final score6–4, 6–1
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2007 Wimbledon Championships

Bartoli reached her first Grand Slam final after a semifinal victory over world No. 1 Justine Henin that was described as one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history.[5] Though she lost the final, she would eventually win the Wimbledon title six years later in her final Grand Slam tournament.

Seeds
01.   Justine Henin (Semifinals)
02.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
03.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
04.   Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth round)
05.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)
06.   Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)
07.   Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
08.   Anna Chakvetadze (Third round)
09.   Martina Hingis (Third round)
10.   Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth round)
11.   Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
12.   Elena Dementieva (Third round)
13.   Dinara Safina (Second round)
14.   Nicole Vaidišová (Quarterfinals)
15.   Patty Schnyder (Fourth round)
16.   Shahar Pe'er (Third round)
17.   Tatiana Golovin (Second round)
18.   Marion Bartoli (Final)
19.   Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)
20.   Sybille Bammer (Second round)
21.   Tathiana Garbin (Second round)
22.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
23.   Venus Williams (Champion)
24.   Alona Bondarenko (Third round)
25.   Lucie Šafářová (Third round)
26.   Ai Sugiyama (Third round)
27.   Samantha Stosur (Second round)
28.   Mara Santangelo (Third round)
29.   Francesca Schiavone (Second round)
30.   Olga Puchkova (First round)
31.   Michaëlla Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
32.   Martina Müller (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Justine Henin 6 3 6
7 Serena Williams 4 6 3
1 Justine Henin 6 5 1
18 Marion Bartoli 1 7 6
18 Marion Bartoli 3 6 6
31 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 3 2
18 Marion Bartoli 4 1
23 Venus Williams 6 6
6 Ana Ivanovic 4 6 7
14 Nicole Vaidišová 6 2 5
6 Ana Ivanovic 2 4
23 Venus Williams 6 6
5 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 4
23 Venus Williams 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Henin 6 6
Q J Cravero 3 0 1 J Henin 6 6
T Bacsinszky 4 5 V Dushevina 0 4
V Dushevina 6 7 1 J Henin 6 6
T Sun 3 1 E Vesnina 1 3
É Loit 6 6 É Loit 1 2
E Vesnina 6 6 E Vesnina 6 6
30 O Puchkova 1 3 1 J Henin 6 6
24 A Bondarenko 6 6 15 P Schnyder 2 2
J Craybas 1 2 24 A Bondarenko 6 6
Q Á Szávay 6 6 Q Á Szávay 2 3
E Birnerová 4 1 24 A Bondarenko 4 6 6
A Harkleroad 2 1 15 P Schnyder 6 3 8
R Vinci 6 6 R Vinci 6 3 2
C Pin 1 6 6 15 P Schnyder 2 6 6
15 P Schnyder 6 4 8

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 D Hantuchová 6 6
WC A Pavlyuchenkova 0 1 10 D Hantuchová 7 77
E Likhovtseva 3 6 7 E Likhovtseva 5 63
ME Camerin 6 1 5 10 D Hantuchová 2 6 6
Q N Ožegović 6 6 19 K Srebotnik 6 3 4
A-L Grönefeld 3 2 Q N Ožegović 1 1
WC E Baltacha 64 6 2 19 K Srebotnik 6 6
19 K Srebotnik 77 3 6 10 D Hantuchová 2 77 2
27 S Stosur 4 6 6 7 S Williams 6 62 6
Q K Brandi 6 2 2 27 S Stosur 2 7 4
M Sequera 6 6 M Sequera 6 5 6
J Schruff 3 2 M Sequera 1 0
A Molik 6 6 7 S Williams 6 6
A Rodionova 3 2 A Molik 64 3
L Domínguez Lino 5 0 7 S Williams 77 6
7 S Williams 7 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 J Janković 6 6
WC A Keothavong 2 0 3 J Janković 6 6
M Shaughnessy 2 4 J Gajdošová 1 1
J Gajdošová 6 6 3 J Janković 5 77 6
G Dulko 7 3 6 25 L Šafářová 7 64 2
E Daniilidou 5 6 8 E Daniilidou 4 6 3
Z Ondrášková 5 2 25 L Šafářová 6 3 6
25 L Šafářová 7 6 3 J Janković 6 5 3
18 M Bartoli 6 6 18 M Bartoli 3 7 6
F Pennetta 3 1 18 M Bartoli 7 6
Q O Govortsova 65 77 6 Q O Govortsova 5 2
G Arn 77 64 1 18 M Bartoli 6 6
K Kanepi 6 6 16 S Pe'er 3 2
T Malek 1 4 K Kanepi 4 5
T Tanasugarn 5 2 16 S Pe'er 6 7
16 S Pe'er 7 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 M Hingis 61 7 6
WC N Cavaday 77 5 0 9 M Hingis 6 6
A Nakamura 7 6 A Nakamura 1 2
M Suchá 5 2 9 M Hingis 4 2
A Wozniak 64 3 L Granville 6 6
L Granville 77 6 L Granville 6 6
V Lepchenko 2 2 20 S Bammer 1 4
20 S Bammer 6 6 L Granville 3 4
31 M Krajicek 6 66 6 31 M Krajicek 6 6
T Obziler 2 78 1 31 M Krajicek 6 6
S Klösel 3 5 WC K O'Brien 0 1
WC K O'Brien 6 7 31 M Krajicek 710 65 6
WC V Kutuzova 4 2 8 A Chakvetadze 68 77 2
T Poutchek 6 6 T Poutchek 2 1
A Kerber 5 3 8 A Chakvetadze 6 6
8 A Chakvetadze 7 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 A Ivanovic 6 77
M Czink 0 63 6 A Ivanovic 6 6
E Gallovits 6 2 2 M Tu 4 3
M Tu 4 6 6 6 A Ivanovic 6 6
S Perry 2 64 A Rezaï 3 2
A Rezaï 6 77 A Rezaï 6 2 6
A Kremer 7 4 3 29 F Schiavone 4 6 4
29 F Schiavone 5 6 6 6 A Ivanovic 6 2 6
22 A Medina Garrigues 3 6 2 11 N Petrova 1 6 4
V Ruano Pascual 6 2 6 V Ruano Pascual 7 6
Q T Perebiynis 6 6 Q T Perebiynis 5 2
E Gagliardi 3 3 V Ruano Pascual 3 63
S Mirza 6 6 11 N Petrova 6 77
Y Shvedova 0 3 S Mirza 2 2
V King 0 1 11 N Petrova 6 6
11 N Petrova 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 N Vaidišová 78 6
K Knapp 66 2 14 N Vaidišová 6 6
N Pratt 6 6 N Pratt 3 2
Q C Dellacqua 3 4 14 N Vaidišová 6 6
V Azarenka 6 6 V Azarenka 4 2
J Kostanić Tošić 3 1 V Azarenka 6 6
Q Z Yan 6 2 3 21 T Garbin 1 3
21 T Garbin 3 6 6 14 N Vaidišová 78 4 6
28 M Santangelo 6 3 6 4 A Mauresmo 66 6 1
Q A Morita 1 6 3 28 M Santangelo 6 77
WC C Wozniacki 7 6 WC C Wozniacki 0 64
A Yakimova 5 2 28 M Santangelo 1 2
V Razzano 4 5 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
Y Meusburger 6 7 Y Meusburger 1 2
J Jackson 1 3 4 A Mauresmo 6 6
4 A Mauresmo 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 S Kuznetsova 4 6 6
J Vakulenko 6 4 3 5 S Kuznetsova 77 6
B Mattek 6 6 B Mattek 62 4
V Bardina 1 0 5 S Kuznetsova 6 6
T Pironkova 2 1 A Radwańska 2 3
A Radwańska 6 6 A Radwańska 6 4
A Smashnova 0 0 32 M Müller 1 0r
32 M Müller 6 6 5 S Kuznetsova 6 6
17 T Golovin 5 6 8 T Paszek 3 2
Q S-w Hsieh 7 3 6 17 T Golovin 2 6 1
Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 63 T Paszek 6 3 6
T Paszek 6 77 T Paszek 3 6 6
C Castaño 0 5 12 E Dementieva 6 2 3
I Benešová 6 7 I Benešová 2 2
N Dechy 2 67 12 E Dementieva 6 6
12 E Dementieva 6 79

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 D Safina 7 79
K Bondarenko 5 67 13 D Safina 4 5
A Brianti 4 0 A Morigami 6 7
A Morigami 6 6 A Morigami 2 6 5
S Peng 4 4 23 V Williams 6 3 7
Q H Šromová 6 6 Q H Šromová 2 2
A Kudryavtseva 6 3 5 23 V Williams 6 6
23 V Williams 2 6 7 23 V Williams 6 6
26 A Sugiyama 6 6 2 M Sharapova 1 3
WC M South 3 2 26 A Sugiyama 4 6 6
M Kirilenko 4 4 LL A Cornet 6 0 3
LL A Cornet 6 6 26 A Sugiyama 3 3
S Brémond 6 6 2 M Sharapova 6 6
E Bychkova 4 4 S Brémond 0 3
Y-j Chan 1 5 2 M Sharapova 6 6
2 M Sharapova 6 7

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "Williams romps to her fourth title". The New York Times. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "For Venus Williams, From No. 23 to a Title". The New York Times. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Vaidisova ends Mauresmo's reign". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Bartoli stuns Henin to make final". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.