The 2007 Tennis Masters Cup was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the
year-end singles championships, the 33rd edition of the
year-end doubles championships, and was part of the
2007 ATP Tour
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. It took place at the
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena
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Also known as "Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center",
see "Welcome to Minhang", 2008, webpage:
S-cn
"Tennis ...
in
Shanghai
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,
China
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, from November 11 through November 18, 2007.
Finals
Singles
Roger Federer
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defeated
David Ferrer
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6–2, 6–3, 6–2
*It was Roger Federer's 8th title of the year, and his 53rd overall. It was his 4th year-end championships title, and his 2nd consecutive one.
Doubles
Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamian professional tennis coach and former professional tennis player, becoming the former number 1 in world as a specialist in doubles tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in m ...
/
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
defeated
Simon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin (; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspel ...
/
Julian Knowle
Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974) is an Austrian former male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander, Knowle was one of the few on the ATP Tour who played his forehand, backhand, and even volleys double-handed. He was Austria's m ...
6–2, 6–3
Points and prize money
*RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage.
*
1 Prize money for doubles is per team.
*
2 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $50,000 = 1 match, $75,000 = 2 matches, $100,000 = 3 matches
*
3 3 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $20,000 = 1 match, $35,000 = 2 matches, $50,000 = 3 matches
*An undefeated singles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $1,200,000 in prize money ($100,000 participation, $300,000 undefeated round robin, $300,000 semifinal win, $500,000 final win)
*An undefeated doubles champion would earn the maximum 750 points and $220,000 in prize money ($50,000 participation, $45,000 undefeated round robin, $25,000 semifinal win, $100,000 final win). While each of them would get 1,500 points, the $220,000 would be split, so $110,000 for each member of the team.
Points breakdown
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
Official websiteSingles drawDoubles draw
{{2007 ATP Tour
Tennis Masters Cup
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2007
Tennis tournaments in China
Sports competitions in Shanghai
2007 in Chinese tennis