2007 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
2007 WTA Tour Championships
Final
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Defending champion Justine Henin defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 WTA Tour Championships. The final lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, becoming the longest best-of-three-sets final in WTA Tour history.^[1]

Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Chakvetadze and Marion Bartoli (as an alternate replacing Serena Williams) made their debuts at the event.

Seeds

Justine Henin (champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
Jelena Janković (round robin)
Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to left patella femoral inflammation)
Maria Sharapova (final)
Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)

Notes:

Venus Williams had qualified but pulled out due to severe dizziness

Alternates

Marion Bartoli (replaced S.Williams) (round robin)
Elena Dementieva (not used)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Justine Henin	6	6

4	Ana Ivanovic	4	4
				1	Justine Henin	5	7	6

				6	Maria Sharapova	7	5	3
7	Anna Chakvetadze	2	2

6	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Yellow group

		Henin	Janković	Williams¹ Bartoli	Chakvetadze	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Justine Henin		6–2, 6–2	6–0, 6–0² (w/ Bartoli)	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	3–0	6–0	37–11	1
3	Jelena Janković	2–6, 2–6		1–6, 0–1 ret. (w/ Bartoli)	4–6, 6–0, 3–6	0–3	1–6	18–31	4
5 Alt	Serena Williams¹ Marion Bartoli	0–6, 0–6 (w/ Bartoli)	6–1, 1–0 ret. (w/ Bartoli)		4–6, ret. (w/ Williams)	0–1 1–1	0–2 2–2	4–6 7–13	5 3
7	Anna Chakvetadze	1–6, 6–7^(4–7)	6–4, 0–6, 6–3	6–4, ret. (w/ Williams)		2–1	4–3	25–30	2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

¹ Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament after her first match (left patella femoral inflammation).^[2]

² Bartoli's 6–0, 6–0 loss was the heaviest defeat in the tournament's history, and the only double bagel.

Red group

		Kuznetsova	Ivanovic	Sharapova	Hantuchová	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Svetlana Kuznetsova		1–6, 6–4, 5–7	7–5, 2–6, 2–6	6–7^(7–9), 0–6	0–3	2–6	29–47	4
4	Ana Ivanovic	6–1, 4–6, 7–5		1–6, 2–6	6–2, 7–6^(11–9)	2–1	4–3	33–32	2
6	Maria Sharapova	5–7, 6–2, 6–2	6–1, 6–2		6–4, 7–5	3–0	6–1	44–23	1
8	Daniela Hantuchová	7–6^(9–7), 6–0	2–6, 6–7^(9–11)	4–6, 5–7		1–2	2–4	30–32	3