| 2007 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 June – 8 July |
| Edition | 121st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 48XD |
| Prize money | £11,282,710 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19,Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Attendance | 444,810 |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Arnaud Clément /Michaël Llodra | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Cara Black / Liezel Huber | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
 Robin Ammerlaan /Ronald Vink | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Donald Young | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Urszula Radwańska | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Daniel Lopez / Matteo Trevisan | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova /Urszula Radwańska | |
| Gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
| Jacco Eltingh /Paul Haarhuis | |
| Ladies' invitation doubles | |
 Jana Novotná /Helena Suková | |
| Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd | |
The2007 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played ongrass courts at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 121st edition of theWimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2007. It was the thirdGrand Slam tennis event of the year.
Reconstruction work onCentre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof. The Wimbledon Championships adoptedHawk-Eye technology for the first time onCentre Court and Court 1. TheCyclops system was still used on other courts.[3]
The Gentlemen's final was won byRoger Federer for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in theOpen Era byBjörn Borg. It was the third longest men's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes.Venus Williams claimed the Ladies' title by defeating FrenchwomanMarion Bartoli, a surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the timeJustine Henin. For the first time in twenty years, the Championships saw a home player win a senior title asJamie Murray won the mixed doubles withSerbian partnerJelena Janković.
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | N/a | N/a | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Women's singles | 140 | 90 | 60 | 2 | ||||||||
| Women's doubles | 0 | N/a | N/a | 0 | 0 |
On 24 April 2007, Wimbledon announced that the prize money would increase to £700,000 (US$1.4 million) for men and women singles champions. The total prize fund would be £11,282,710 (US$22,565,420), the highest any tennis tournament has ever offered.[4][5]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 |
| Singles | £700,000 | £350,000 | ||||||
| Doubles* | £222,900 | £111,440 | N/a | |||||
| Mixed doubles* | £90,000 | £45,000 | N/a |
* per team
Roger Federer defeated
Rafael Nadal, 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2[6]
Venus Williams defeatedMarion Bartoli, 6–4, 6–1[7]
Arnaud Clément /Michaël Llodra defeatedBob Bryan /Mike Bryan, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4[8]
Cara Black /Liezel Huber defeated
Katarina Srebotnik /
Ai Sugiyama, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2[9]
Jamie Murray /Jelena Janković defeatedJonas Björkman /
Alicia Molik, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1[10]
Donald Young defeated
Vladimir Ignatic, 7–5, 6–1[11]
Urszula Radwańska defeatedMadison Brengle, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0[12]
Daniel Alejandro López /Matteo Trevisan defeatedRoman Jebavý /
Martin Kližan, 7–6(5), 4–6, [10–8][13]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova /Urszula Radwańska defeatedMisaki Doi /Kurumi Nara, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7][14]
Jacco Eltingh /Paul Haarhuis defeatedMark Petchey /Chris Wilkinson, 6–2, 6–2
Jana Novotná /Helena Suková defeatedIlana Kloss /Rosalyn Nideffer, 6–3, 6–3
Jeremy Bates /Anders Järryd defeatedKevin Curren /Johan Kriek, 6–3, 6–3
Robin Ammerlaan /Ronald Vink defeatedShingo Kunieda /Satoshi Saida, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
| Day | Comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer andJustine Henin were some of the victors on Day 1. Rain however prevented most play. | |||
| 2 | Amélie Mauresmo andMaria Sharapova won their matches, as well asRafael Nadal, andTim Henman, who fought very hard and won. | |||
| 3 | Not many matches were completed but among the winners on Day 3 wereAndy Roddick,Justine Henin,Fernando González,Jelena Janković,Ana Ivanovic,Richard Gasquet andMartina Hingis. Doubles were scheduled to start on Day 3 but rain stopped most play. This also postponedTim Henman's match versusFeliciano López. The only doubles match completed was the match in the gentlemen's doubles tournament when the 13 seedsJaroslav Levinský andDavid Škoch from the Czech Republic won out on Court 15. | |||
| 4 | Katie O'Brien andTim Henman were knocked out byMichaëlla Krajicek andFeliciano López respectively. All the high seeds won today, winners includeMaria Sharapova,Rafael Nadal,Roger Federer,Venus Williams,Lleyton Hewitt,Nikolay Davydenko,Daniela Hantuchová,James Blake,Novak Djokovic,Amélie Mauresmo andMarcos Baghdatis. For Britain,Jamie Murray and his American partnerEric Butorac won through their first round match of gentlemen's doubles. One surprise on Day 4 was thatJuan Ignacio Chela was knocked out by FrenchmanÉdouard Roger-Vasselin. | |||
| 5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero beatJames Blake. A shock upset byJanko Tipsarević sent seededFernando González out of the tournament in five sets.Andy Roddick,Serena Williams andRoger Federer easily won their matches as well. There was also doubles play. | |||
| 6 | Only three matches were completed.Amélie Mauresmo andMaria Sharapova advanced to fourth round,James Auckland withClaire Curran won their match in first round of mixed doubles. | |||
| MS | Middle Sunday | |||
| 7 | After a Middle Sunday that was dominated by clear skies, the rain caused disruptions again as play resumed, sporadically.Tommy Haas withdrew from the tournament, leavingRoger Federer with a bye to the Quarter Finals.French Open finalistsJustine Henin andAna Ivanovic both progressed. The Williams sisters also came through, withSerena battling through cramp to win a three-set thriller. | |||
| 8 | Despite almost unceasing rain,Nicole Vaidišová upsetAmélie Mauresmo (the defending champion) 7–6, 4–6, 6–1 to create a quarterfinal withAna Ivanovic. The match betweenRafael Nadal andRobin Söderling failed to reach a conclusion, as play was delayed by rain and forced into a fourth day. | |||
| 9 | The highly anticipated match betweenSerena Williams andJustine Henin was fought out, with Henin victorious in three sets.Venus Williams brushed aside the number 2 seedMaria Sharapova; andMarion Bartoli, a surprise package, also progressed to the semifinals.Rafael Nadal andNovak Djokovic won their third round matches, which had both been forced into five days of play.Andy Roddick andRichard Gasquet also reached the fourth round. | |||
| 10 | Rain prevented play in the afternoon and evening.Rafael Nadal came back from 2–0 to win againstMikhail Youzhny; setting up a clash withTomáš Berdych. The "previous" that he and Nadal have refers to a match at theMadrid Masters, where Berdych defeated Nadal and began hushing the crowd.Marcos Baghdatis andNovak Djokovic also set up a quarterfinal tie.Roger Federer returned to court againstJuan Carlos Ferrero, but did not have enough time to complete a set.Venus Williams sent another top-seeded Russian packing,Svetlana Kuznetsova; she will meetAna Ivanovic in the semifinal, who won an epic match againstNicole Vaidišová. | |||
| 11 | Marion Bartoli produced the biggest upset of the tournament by defeating world number 1 and favouriteJustine Henin. She facesVenus Williams in the final, who defeatedAna Ivanovic with cool efficiency.Novak Djokovic contested another gruelling match, winning in five sets againstMarcos Baghdatis.Roger Federer came through, not unscathed though, as he lost his first set of the tournament.Richard Gasquet awaits him, after shockingAndy Roddick in a shocking comeback from two-sets-to-love down. | |||
| 12 | The gruelling schedule of the tournament took its toll on the competitors in the men's semi-final matches.Richard Gasquet pushedRoger Federer in the first set, but the world number one eventually prevailed 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.Novak Djokovic managed to take the first set offRafael Nadal in the other semi-final match, but an array of injury problems forced him to retire at 6–3, 1–6, 1–4 down, leaving Nadal to progress to the final. In the ladies final,Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title overMarion Bartoli 6–4, 6–1. Venus used hard serves and hard groundstrokes to keep Bartoli at bay. In the award ceremony Bartoli said Venus Williams was unbeatable on grass. | |||
| 13 | Roger Federer andRafael Nadal were meeting again in this year's Wimbledon final after the clash in the previous year. The match was 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–4 when Nadal had a problem with his right knee. After treatment, he returned in the match to wrap the set 2–6 to force the match to the fifth set; Federer won the set 6–2 and with it, the match, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2. Roger won the Wimbledon title for the fifth time and he equaled the record ofBjörn Borg. | |||
Many matches were cancelled by rain, an ominous precursor to the entire tournament. Top seedsRoger Federer andJustine Henin managed to defeat their opponents easily.Philipp Kohlschreiber became the first seeded player to exit the tournament. Seeded playersMartina Hingis andPatty Schnyder were pushed by their opponents, each playing 3 sets with Hingis saving 2 match points.Serena Williams,Marion Bartoli andShahar Pe'er won their games simply.
Daniela Hantuchová easily dispatchedAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Favourites such asJelena Janković,Maria Sharapova,Amélie Mauresmo,Novak Djokovic,James Blake andRafael Nadal won their matches with ease. However,Venus Williams was almost knocked out byAlla Kudryavtseva, when she won 2–6, 6–3, 7–5.
Andy Roddick andRichard Gasquet advanced towards third round, true to expectations.Justine Henin,Ana Ivanovic,Martina Hingis andSerena Williams also beat their opponents with little difficulty. Lucky loserAlizé Cornet defeated ranked number 42Maria Kirilenko. Unfortunately the evening matches were delayed due to the rain.
Dinara Safina became today's highest-ranked woman to lose, whileTommy Robredo the highest-ranked man to lose on day 4. However, other seeded players likeAna Ivanovic,Elena Dementieva,Roger Federer andMarat Safin have done their jobs well and advanced towards third round. Also,Serena andVenus Williams returned to their doubles competitions by beatingAnne Keothavong andClaire Curran in the first round.
The players who began their games at 11 o'clock were delayed by rain, but it did not affectJustine Henin,Jelena Janković andPatty Schnyder who all hastily completed their matches.Anna Chakvetadze is the highest-ranked woman to lose so far, whileFernando González became the highest-seeded man to lose so far.
The tournament suffered massive rain disruptions, withAmélie Mauresmo andMaria Sharapova being the only singles players to complete (and win) their matches. The afternoon matches were also delayed by rain. Fans on Centre and Court 2 received full refunds; because they saw less than an hour of play, with Mauresmo's win lasting 57 minutes.
There was a little bit of rain and a few surprises too. Although there was more rain,Justine Henin found time to advance to the quarterfinals, whileElena Dementieva surprised everyone by losing to an unseededTamira Paszek.Agnieszka Radwańska, after sending seededMartina Müller out in the second round a few days earlier, couldn't do the same thing toSvetlana Kuznetsova. In a highly intense match,Serena Williams cramped againstDaniela Hantuchová late in a second set. Serena battled the injury, losing the second set tie-break but winning after a rain delay.
Most of the women's 4th round matches were delayed by rain, however, some matches were completed;Svetlana Kuznetsova endedTamira Paszek's dazzling run; 3rd seed and in-form SerbJelena Janković was defeated byMarion Bartoli; and 2006 champion and 4th seedAmélie Mauresmo fell toNicole Vaidišová.
Rafael Nadal finally won his match againstRobin Söderling, which had lasted since Saturday. Other winners today includedNovak Djokovic, who advanced into 4th round andAndy Roddick, who is already in the quarterfinals.Richard Gasquet won his match againstJo-Wilfried Tsonga.Maria Sharapova lost toVenus Williams in straight sets 6–1, 6–3 in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.Justine Henin andMarion Bartoli became the first female semifinalists. The second round doubles match between BraziliansAndré Sá andMarcelo Melo againstPaul Hanley andKevin Ullyett set two Wimbledon records; the most games played in a match (102) and the longest fifth set ever (28–26). This was the second longest match in the history ofThe Championships, at 5 hours and 58 minutes. The Brazilian duo won.
Venus Williams became another semifinalist after her victory overSvetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets again.Ana Ivanovic joined her when she won the match withNicole Vaidišová, who could not take advantage of three match points she had in the final set, withIvanovic eventually triumphing 7–5.Novak Djokovic,Marcos Baghdatis,Tomáš Berdych andRafael Nadal qualified into quarterfinals today. Nadal battled through another 5-set match, although he completed this one on its scheduled day, without any suspensions due to rain.
Rafael Nadal became the first male semifinalist, and was soon followed by defending championRoger Federer and by fourth seedNovak Djokovic.Venus Williams is through to the ladies' singles final and FrenchwomanMarion Bartoli joins her making the biggest upset in the tournament, sending number one seededJustine Henin out.Richard Gasquet, another French player, pulled off the biggest upset of the men's in taking out #3 seed and rankedRoddick. Roddick had a two-set lead before Gasquet won the final 3 sets to book a semifinal spot.
The final of the men's singles was determined,Roger Federer vs.Rafael Nadal, a repeat of the 2006 final andFrench Open final. Federer won in straight sets againstRichard Gasquet, whilst Nadal's opponent,Novak Djokovic, was forced to retire with the match balanced at one set all.Venus Williams won another Wimbledon title against Bartoli in straight sets (6–4, 6–1).
Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title after a five-set battle againstRafael Nadal, 3 sets to 2. Federer's supremacy on grass met a strong challenge from Nadal and the victory did not come easily for the Swiss. But Federer came through by winning the tiebreak in the first and third sets, and faced four break points before victory in the final set.Arnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra, beating number one seeded Bryan brothers, became theGentlemen's doubles champions, whileCara Black andLiezel Huber were victorious in theLadies' doubles final.Jamie Murray became the first British player to win a senior Wimbledon title in 20 years by winning theMixed doubles with Serbian partnerJelena Janković, beatingJonas Björkman andAlicia Molik in 3 sets.Urszula Radwańska maintained the family tradition winning theGirls' singles title like her sisterAgnieszka in2005 and they became the first sisters to win it.Urszula also became theGirls' doubles champion, playing withAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The victor ofBoys' singles wasDonald Young and the best boys' doubles team was Daniel Lopez and Matteo Trevisan.
The following players receivedwild cards into the main draw senior events.
Mixed doubles
James Auckland /Claire CurranAlex Bogdanovic /Melanie SouthRichard Bloomfield /Sarah BorwellLee Childs /Katie O'BrienJamie Delgado /Anne KeothavongMen's singles[edit]
The following players received entry into the lucky loser spot: | Women's singles[edit]
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
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The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: | Women's doubles[edit]
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles[edit]
| Women's singles[edit]
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Broadcasters of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships were as follows:
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