2007 ATP Tour
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.jpg) Roger Federer finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. He won eight tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Tennis Masters Cup. He also won two Masters Series events, and finished runner-up at the fourth major, the French Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 30 December 2006 – 11 November 2007 |
| Tournaments | 65 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP Masters Series (9) ATP International Series Gold (9) ATP International Series (43) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Roger Federer (8) |
| Most tournament finals | Roger Federer (12) |
| Prize money leader | Roger Federer ($10,130,620) |
| Points leader | Roger Federer (7,180) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Roger Federer |
| Doubles team of the year |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
| Most improved player of the year |  Novak Djokovic |
| Newcomer of the year |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
| Comeback player of the year |  Igor Andreev |
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The 2007 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2007 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
Round-robin trial[edit]
In August 2006, the ATP announced that it would conduct a trial of the round-robin tournament format during the 2007 season.[1] ATP Executive Chairman Etienne De Villiers claimed their research showed a preference for this tournament setup among fans, tournaments and media. In a round-robin tournament each player competes once against every other player in his group. The only men's tournament using this format was the season-ending event but all regular tournaments, including the Grand Slams, used the traditional elimination or knock-out system. The round-robin format would be tested at 13 events during the 2007 ATP Tour but the Masters Series events and the Grand Slam tournaments were excluded from the experiment. The Adelaide International was scheduled as the pilot.[2] Initial reactions from players were mixed, with Rafael Nadal in favor of the scheme and Roger Federer opposed.[2][3] In early March 2007 at the Las Vegas Channel Open there was controversy when the ATP decided that James Blake had qualified for the quarterfinals only to revert that decision hours later.[4] Player reactions became increasingly negative, claiming the format was confusing and could enable match-fixing.[4][5] On 21 March 2007, the ATP announced that it had abandoned the experiment and had decided that the remaining scheduled round-robin tournaments would revert to the single-elimination form.[6][7]
Schedule[edit]
The table below shows the 2007 ATP Tour schedule
- Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tennis Masters Cup |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP International Series Gold |
| ATP International Series |
| Team events |
January[edit]
February[edit]
March[edit]
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 12 Mar | Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/32D Singles – Doubles |  Rafael Nadal6–2, 7–5 | Novak Djokovic |  Andy Murray Andy Roddick | David Ferrer Tommy Haas Ivan Ljubičić Juan Ignacio Chela |
 Martin Damm Leander Paes6–4, 6–4 |  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | ||||
| 19 Mar 26 Mar | Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States Masters Series Hard – $3,285,000 – 96S/16D Singles – Doubles | Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Ivan Ljubičić Andy Murray | Tommy Robredo Juan Ignacio Chela Andy Roddick Rafael Nadal |
| Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7] | Martin Damm Leander Paes |
