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2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy
The 2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, BA-CA-TennisTrophy, and was part of the ATP International Series Gold, International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 7 October through 14 October 2007. The singles featured Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP No. 3, 2007 US Open (tennis), US Open runner-up, 2007 Miami Masters, Miami and 2007 Canada Masters, Canada Masters, 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International, Adelaide and 2007 Estoril Open, Estoril winner Novak Djokovic, 2007 Australian Open, Australian Open and 2007 Italian Open (tennis), Rome Masters finalist, 2007 China Open (tennis), Beijing winner Fernando González, and 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, 2007 Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch titlist Ivan Ljubičić. Also lined up were 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles#Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series Gold (known from 1990 to 1999 as the ATP Championship Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally between 2000 and 2008 that were part of the ATP Tour. The tournaments were positioned below the ATP Masters Series, and above the ATP International Series in terms of prize money and ranking points available. International Series Gold tournaments offered players cash prizes (purses from $755,000 to $1,426,250 as of 2008) and the ability to earn ATP ranking points. See Association of Tennis Professionals#ATP rankings for more details. Effective in 2009, this series of tournaments became the ATP Tour 500, incorporating many of the same tournaments. The "500" represents the number of ATP ranking points earned by the winner of each event in the series. Tournaments The locations and titles of these tournaments may change from year to year. The tournaments, in calendar order, are: Singles champions ATP International Series Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007. The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players competed in 2007. The main draw for singles and doubles was released on Friday 12 January 2007. In Mixed Doubles, the scoring system was changed. Should both teams in a match become one set apiece, a match tie break will take part in the final set where the first team to score ten points wins the match. If the score for the match tie break becomes 9–9, a difference by two is required to win the game (e.g. 11–9, 12–10, etc.). Notable stories New technology used in line-calling This was the first time that the tournament used the Hawk-Eye system in an official line-calling capacity, as an auxiliary to the human line judges. Players were given the opportunity to challenge a human line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela (; born 30 August 1979), nicknamed as "El Flaco" or "Liliano," is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Chela was given a three-month ban from the professional tour in 2001 for failing a drugs test. Post-doping ban, Chela went on to reach the quarterfinals of the 2004 and 2011 French Open, and the 2007 US Open, attaining a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in August 2004. Career 2000–2001: Failed drugs test and doping suspension In April 2001, Chela was found to have failed a routine drugs test (in August 2000) – testing positive for the banned steroid methyltestosterone – and was given a three-month ban, as well as being made to forfeit all prize money and ranking points accumulated over the previous eight months since testing positive. 2004 In February, he reached the quarterfinals in Salvador, defeating Flávio Saretta and David Ferrer, before falling to Agustín Calleri, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6. He won in doubles at V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá Llompart (; born 27 August 1976) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Moyá won 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 1998 French Open, and was part of the victorious Spanish Davis Cup team in 2004. He was also the runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. After his playing career, Moyá served as Rafael Nadal's primary coach from 2016 to 2024. Tennis career In November 1995, at the age of 19, Moyá won his first tournament at the top-level in Buenos Aires, defeating Félix Mantilla in the final. In May 1996, Moyá defeated the clay-court champion Thomas Muster, in the semifinals of the tournament in Munich, ending Muster's streak of winning 38 matches in a row on clay-courts. It was the fourth time in four weeks that Moyá had played a match against Muster. In the final of Munich, Sláva Doseděl defeated Moyá. In 1997, Moyá reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas (; born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas won seven singles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2002 Canada Masters, and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open three times. He was suspended in August 2005 for a doping violation, returning to the circuit in September 2006. Career Early years Cañas was born in Buenos Aires and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. He started playing at age 7. He turned professional in 1995, and began playing on the juniors circuit, enjoying some successes; these included a runner-up appearance at Surbiton, United Kingdom, and a win in the doubles event at the Italian Junior Championships, partnering Martín García. From 1995 to 1999, Cañas played mainly Challenger Series tournaments. In April 1998, he broke into the top 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Brasil Open
The 2007 Brasil Open was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Costa do Sauípe resort, Mata de São João, Brazil from 12 February until 19 February 2007. Guillermo Cañas won his first title since October 1 Champions Guillermo Cañas defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Doubles Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner defeated Albert Montañés / Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where h ... 6–2, 7–6(7–4) External links Brasil Open ATP Tennis profile {{ATPtour-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, attained in July 2007. Gasquet won 16 singles titles on the ATP Tour, and earned over 600 career match wins. His best performances in Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles tournaments were three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2007 and 2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, 2015) and one at the US Open (tennis), US Open (in 2013 US Open – Men's singles, 2013). His best performance in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments tournaments was runner-up finishes in German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg in 2005 and Canadian Open (tennis), Toronto in 2006 and 2012. Gasquet won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open – Mixed doubles, 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin, and an Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open
The 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, and was part of the ATP International Series, International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, India, from September 24 through September 30, 2007. The singles field was led by Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP No. 14, 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles#Finals, Wimbledon semifinalist, 2007 Estoril Open, Estoril runner-up Richard Gasquet, List of ATP number 1 ranked players, former World No. 1, 2007 Hamburg Masters – Singles#Finals, Hamburg and 2007 Cincinnati Masters – Men's singles#Finals, Cincinnati Masters semifinalist, 2007 Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas winner Lleyton Hewitt, and 2007 Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca and 2007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad champion Paul-Henri Mathieu. Also present were 2007 Open 13 – Singles#Finals, Marseille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Four-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in 2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final, the final, 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. It was his Open Era record-equaling fifth consecutive The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon title (tying Björn Borg), and his eleventh Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major title overall. It was the second of three consecutive years that Federer–Nadal rivalry, Federer and Nadal would contest the Wimbledon final. Seeds Roger Federer (champion) Rafael Nadal ''(final)'' Andy Roddick ''(quarterfinals)'' Novak Djokovic ''(semifinals, retired)'' Fernando González ''(third round)'' Nikolay Davydenko ''(fourth round)'' Tomáš Berdych ''(quarterfinals)'' Andy Murray ''(withdrew)'' James Blake (tennis), James Blake ''(third round)'' Marcos Baghdatis ''(quarterfinals)'' Tommy Robredo ''(second round)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player, coach and Tennis TV commentator. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a major semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and a Masters title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010. He also contested three other Masters finals, two in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the 2006 Miami Open. Since retiring, Ljubičić has coached ATP top-3-ranked players Milos Raonic and Roger Federer. He was credited with Federer's improved backhand later in his career, especially evident on high shots, as well as introducing tactical changes of taking shots much earlier: taking more time, pace, and rhythm off opponents and simultaneously making Federer's game more offensive. Tennis career Ljubičić turned pro in 1998. During his career, he achieved his best results in indoor tournaments played on ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Ordina Open
The 2007 Ordina Open was the 2007 edition of the Ordina Open tennis tournament. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts. The men's and women's tournament was held from 18 through 25 June 2007. Ivan Ljubičić won his first grass title. Anna Chakvetadze won her second of four titles she would win in the year. Finals Men's singles Ivan Ljubičić defeated Peter Wessels, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) Women's singles Anna Chakvetadze defeated Jelena Janković, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 Men's doubles Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–10 Women's doubles Chan Yung-Jan / Chuang Chia-Jung defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual, 7–5, 6–2 External links * Men's Singles drawWomen's Singles drawMen's Doubles drawWomen's Doubles draw {{2007 in tennis Ordina Open Ordina Open The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, branded by its sponsored name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
The 2007 Qatar Open, known as the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a men's ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 1 January until 6 January 2007. It was the 15th edition of the Qatar Open. The tournament saw second-seeded Ivan Ljubičić claim his first of two tournaments this year, and also saw him temporarily lead the ATP race. Finals Singles Ivan Ljubičić defeated Andy Murray, 6–4, 6–4 Doubles Mikhail Youzhny / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-tim ..., 6–1, 7–6(7–3) References External links Qatar Tennis Federation official siteATP tournament profile {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Qatar Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
