2007 Qatar Telecom German Open

2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
Date5 – 13 May
Edition38th
CategoryTier I
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$1,340,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBerlin, Germany
VenueRot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur
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The 2007 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from May 5 to May 13, 2007. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German capital of Berlin. The tournaments offered a total prize fund of US$1,300,000 across all rounds.[1]

Serbian Ana Ivanovic won the title, defeating rival Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final.[2] The title, her second in the Tier I category and her third title overall, saw her enter the world's Top 10 for the first time, where she would remain for two years.[3] En route to the title, two of her opponents retired due to injuries: Alona Bondarenko in the third round, who was trailing 3–6, 0–5 at deuce;[4] and Julia Vakulenko, who was 3–4 down in the first set in the semi-finals.[5]

  1. ^ "Berlin 2007 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Rested Ivanovic outlasts Kuznetsova to win Berlin tennis - Tennis - Yahoo! Sports". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ^ Ana Ivanovic triumphs in Berlin | Ana Ivanovic
  4. ^ "Petrova into Berlin's last eight | AAJ News". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  5. ^ Kuznetsova Puts Away Henin, Meets Ivanovic in Berlin Final