2007 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2007 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Fernando González
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (7Q / 4WC / 2PR)
Seeds	16
Events

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando González in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2007 Italian Open.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Roger Federer (third round)
Rafael Nadal (champion)
Andy Roddick (third round)
Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
Fernando González (final)
Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
James Blake (third round)
Andy Murray (first round)
Tommy Haas (first round)
Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
Richard Gasquet (second round)
David Ferrer (first round)
Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Finals

WC	Filippo Volandri	1	2

6	Fernando González	6	6
					6	Fernando González	2	2

					2	Rafael Nadal	6	6
4	Nikolay Davydenko	6³	7¹⁰	4

2	Rafael Nadal	7⁷	6⁸	6

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	R Federer	6	6
	N Almagro	7	6			N Almagro	3	4
	T Henman	5	1							1	R Federer	2	4
WC	F Volandri	6	6							WC	F Volandri	6	6
Q	T Gabashvili	0	3		WC	F Volandri	6	6⁵	6
	F Verdasco	1	5		13	R Gasquet	4	7⁷	4
13	R Gasquet	6	7											WC	F Volandri	6	6
12	T Berdych	6	7											12	T Berdych	2	3
	J Nieminen	4	5		12	T Berdych	7⁷	6
	S Wawrinka	6	1	6³	Q	A Montañés	6⁵	3
Q	A Montañés	3	6	7⁷						12	T Berdych	6	6
	J Acasuso	6	7								J Acasuso	1	2
PR	M Verkerk	3	5			J Acasuso	6	6
					8	I Ljubičić	4	3

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	A Roddick	6	7¹⁰
	G Gaudio	6	6			G Gaudio	1	6⁸
	M Fish	4	4						3	A Roddick	0	4
	J I Chela	2	6	6						J I Chela	6	6
	M Gicquel	6	4	1		J I Chela	7	7
	I Andreev	6	6		PR	I Andreev	5	5
14	D Ferrer	4	1												J I Chela	3	4
9	J Blake	7⁷	6											6	F González	6	6
	G Monfils	6⁴	3		9	J Blake	6³	5
Q	N Massú	6	7⁷		Q	N Massú	7⁷	7
WC	S Bolelli	3	6⁵						Q	N Massú	7⁷	3	4
	J Björkman	6¹⁰	6	1					6	F González	6⁴	6	6
	D Tursunov	7¹²	3	6		D Tursunov	2	1
					6	F González	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	T Robredo	7	4	6
	L Hewitt	6	6³	1	Q	Ó Hernández	5	6	1
Q	Ó Hernández	3	7⁷	6						7	T Robredo	6	6
	J Melzer	5	2								G Simon	2	2
Q	G Cañas	7	6		Q	G Cañas	6⁴	4
	G Simon	6	1	6		G Simon	7⁷	6
10	A Murray	1	6	3											7	T Robredo	6	3	3
16	J C Ferrero	3	6	6											4	N Davydenko	1	6	6
	D Hrbatý	6	1	4	16	J C Ferrero	2	6	2
WC	P Starace	6	6		WC	P Starace	6	3	6
	A Calleri	3	1							WC	P Starace	6	2	5
Q	A Delić	6	3	4						4	N Davydenko	4	6	7
	M Safin	2	6	6		M Safin	6⁴	5
					4	N Davydenko	7⁷	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	N Djokovic	3	6	6
	B Becker	3	3			R Söderling	6	4	3
	R Söderling	6	6							5	N Djokovic	6	7
	M Baghdatis	6	6								M Baghdatis	2	5
	C Moyà	2	3			M Baghdatis	3	7⁷	6
	R Štěpánek	6	3	r		R Štěpánek	6	6⁵	2
11	T Haas	3	2											5	N Djokovic	2	3
15	M Youzhny	6	3	6										2	R Nadal	6	6
	J Benneteau	1	6	2	15	M Youzhny	7⁹	6
	O Rochus	5	6	6		O Rochus	6⁷	3
Q	M Llodra	7	3	3						15	M Youzhny	2	2
	R Ginepri	5	6²							2	R Nadal	6	6
WC	D Bracciali	7	7⁷		WC	D Bracciali	4	2
					2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Guillermo Cañas (qualified)
Max Mirnyi (first round)
Kristof Vliegen (first round)
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualifying competition)
Albert Montañés (qualified)
Nicolás Massú (qualified)
Juan Martín del Potro (first round, retired)
Michael Russell (first round)
Amer Delić (qualified)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualified)
Florent Serra (qualifying competition)
Vince Spadea (first round)
Óscar Hernández (qualified)
Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Guillermo Cañas	6	6

	Alessio di Mauro	2	2
				1	Guillermo Cañas	6	4	6

				11	Florent Serra	4	6	3
WC	Thomas Fabbiano	2	2

11	Florent Serra	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Max Mirnyi	4	7	2

	Igor Kunitsyn	6	5	6
						Igor Kunitsyn	2	4

					13	Óscar Hernández	6	6
	Alberto Martín	2	1

13	Óscar Hernández	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Kristof Vliegen	2	7	6⁶

WC	Federico Luzzi	6	5	7⁸
					WC	Federico Luzzi	1	5

					10	Teymuraz Gabashvili	6	7
	Janko Tipsarević	4	5

10	Teymuraz Gabashvili	6	7

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	2	6

WC	Davide Sanguinetti	4	6	4
					4	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	4	1

						Michaël Llodra	6	6
	Michaël Llodra	6	6

8	Michael Russell	4	1

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Albert Montañés	6	6

	Victor Hănescu	4	4
					5	Albert Montañés	7⁷	6

						Andreas Seppi	6²	4
	Andreas Seppi	1	6	6

12	Vince Spadea	6	2	4

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Nicolás Massú	6	6

	Alejandro Falla	4	4
				6	Nicolás Massú	6²	7⁷	7⁷

				14	Ivo Karlović	7⁷	6⁵	6⁰
	Stefano Galvani	5	3

14	Ivo Karlović	7	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Juan Martín del Potro	4	0^r

WC	Fabio Fognini	6	0
					WC	Fabio Fognini	7	2	4

					9	Amer Delić	5	6	6
	Luis Horna	5	6	4

9	Amer Delić	7	3	6

References

^ "Nadal Celebrates Record With Another in Rome". The New York Times. Rome. Associated Press. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "La solidez de Rafael Nadal mató el sueño de Fernando González en Roma" [Rafael Nadal's solidity ended Fernando González' dream at Rome]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Rome. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

External links

[1] "Nadal Celebrates Record With Another in Rome". The New York Times. Rome. Associated Press. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[2] "La solidez de Rafael Nadal mató el sueño de Fernando González en Roma" [Rafael Nadal's solidity ended Fernando González' dream at Rome]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Rome. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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