2007 Wimbledon Championships

TennisEventInfo|2007|Wimbledon Championships
date=June 25 – July 8
edition=121st
champms=flagicon|SUI Roger Federer
champws=flagicon|USA Venus Williams
champmd=flagicon|FRA Arnaud Clément / flagicon|FRA Michaël Llodra
champwd=flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|RSA Liezel Huber
champxd=flagicon|SRB Jelena Janković / flagicon|GBR Jamie Murray

champbs=flagicon|USA Donald Young
champgs=flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska
champbd=flagicon|ITA Daniel Lopez / flagicon|ITA Matteo Trevisan
champgd=flagicon|RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / flagicon|POL Urszula RadwańskaThe 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July, 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof.

The Gentlemen's final was won by Roger Federer for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in the Open Era by Björn 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 Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli. surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the time Justine Henin. For the first time in twenty years, the Championships saw a home player win a senior title as Jamie Murray won the mixed doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković.

Timeline

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Notable stories

Chokes and comebacks

*Martina Hingis had to save two match points against British wildcard Naomi Cavaday on Day 1, almost repeating her first-round exit from the 2001 championships. Hingis eventually went on to win the match 6-7, 7-5, 6-0.cite news
author = Kate Battersby
title = Hingis Survives Scare From Brit
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-25/200706251182784033156.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-25
accessdate = 2007-07-03
language = English ]

*Janko Tipsarević beat Fernando González 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 to advance to the fourth round. Tipsarević was ranked 64 and González was seeded 5 but ranked 6, and saved a match point over González.cite news
author = Tim Westmacott
title = Tipsy Pierces Public Consciousness
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-30/200706301183202449843.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-30
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ] cite news
author = Henry Wancke
title = Fifth Seed Gonzalez Crashes Out
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-29/200706291183109996906.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-29
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ] cite news
title = J. Tipsarevic - 29 June
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-29/200706291183139933437.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-29
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ]

*Tim Henman defeated Carlos Moyà in round 1 after going down two sets to one in a match that lasted two days with a 5th set scoreline of 13-11. Henman lost 6 match points before capitalizing from a double fault by Moya on the 7th match point.cite news
author = Barry Newcombe
title = Henman Aims to Build on Victory
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-26/200706261182873462015.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-26
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ] cite news
title = C. Moya - 26 June
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/interviews/2007-06-26/200706261182874688421.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-26
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ]

*Juan Carlos Ferrero also came back, this time from two sets to none down in a match suspended for 2 days, 7-5 in the 5th set against Jan Hájek.

*Nikolay Davydenko made a remarkable comeback against Chris Guccione in round 2, losing the first 2 sets before winning 3-6 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-2. It was a special comeback because Davydenko, who had a previous horrific record on grass, made it into round 3 of Wimbledon for the first time.cite news
author = Adam Lincoln
title = Davydenko survives Aussie Scare
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-28/200706281183057638203.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-28
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ]

*Serena Williams made an unbelievable comeback against Daniela Hantuchová in the Fourth Round. Williams cramped in the second set at 5-5, 30-15 with Hantuchova serving. She was treated and played to a tiebreak when a rain delay halted play for almost 2 hours. Both players came back and finished the tiebreak, which Hantuchova won. Then in the third set, Williams started off slow but powered to a 6-2 6-7 6-2 win to advance to the quarterfinals against Justine Henin. cite news
author = Drew Lilley
title = Monday 2 July: Review of the Day
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183406922968.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-02
accessdate = 2007-06-02
language = English ]

*Venus Williams was almost knocked out by Alla Kudryavtseva in her first round match, when she won 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. She was down a set and possible break points before finally winning her match in three sets.cite news
author = Henry Wancke
title = Venus Fights Back to Win
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-06-26/200706261182875449843.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-06-26
accessdate = 2007-06-26
language = English ]

*Venus Williams came back from one set all to win a match tightly against Akiko Morigami 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. Morigami had been a game away from victory, but Venus was able to take control and dismiss Morigami.cite news
author = Henry Wancke
title = Take That! Venus is Sure of success
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-07-02/200707021183388858750.html
publisher =Wimbledon
date = 2007-07-02
accessdate = 2007-07-02
language = English ]

*Nicole Vaidišová knocked out defending champion Amélie Mauresmo in the fourth round to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal. After narrowly winning a first set tie-break and losing the second set to the title holder, Vaidišová came back to win 6-1 in the third set.cite news
author = Ronald Atkin
title = Defending Champion Mauresmo Out
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-07-03/200707031183455854218.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-07-03
accessdate = 2007-07-03
language = English ]

*Marion Bartoli beat world number one Justine Henin in the women's singles semi-final after losing the first set 6-1 and being a break down in the second. She won the final set 6-1.cite news
author = Ronald Atkin
title = Bartoli Bundles Out Henin in Semi
url = http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2007-07-06/200707061183745884312.html
publisher = Wimbledon
date = 2007-07-06
accessdate = 2007-07-08
language = English ]

*Ai Sugiyama and Katarina Srebotnik beat the top seeds Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur 1-6 6-3 6-2 after being down 6-1 3-0 in the ladies' doubles semifinal. This was Srebotnik's first Wimbledon final and Sugiyama's fifth.

*Ana Ivanovic defeated Nicole Vaidisova 4-6 6-2 7-5 having been down a break in the second set and saving three match points at 3-5 down in the third set.

Prize Money

On April 24, 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.

The Wimbledon Championships adopted Hawk-Eye technology for the first time on Centre Court and Court 1. The Cyclops system was still used on other courts.

Day by Day

Day 1

Many matches were cancelled by rain, an ominous precursor to the entire tournament. Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin managed to defeat their opponents easily. Philipp Kohlschreiber became the first seeded player to exit the tournament. Seeded players Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder were pushed by their opponents, each playing 3 sets with Hingis saving 2 match points. Serena Williams, Marion Bartoli and Shahar Pe'er won their games simply.
*Seeded players out: Philipp Kohlschreiber

Day 2

Daniela Hantuchová easily dispatched Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Favourites such as Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova, Amélie Mauresmo, Novak Đoković, James Blake and Rafael Nadal won their matches with ease. However, Venus Williams was almost knocked out by Alla Kudryavtseva, when she won 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
*Seeded players out: Dominik Hrbatý, Carlos Moyà, Filippo Volandri, Juan Mónaco and Olga Poutchkova

Day 3

Andy Roddick and Richard Gasquet advanced towards third round, true to expectations. Justine Henin, Ana Ivanović, Martina Hingis and Serena Williams also beat their opponents with little difficulty. Lucky loser Alizé Cornet defeated ranked #42 Maria Kirilenko. Unfortunately the evening matches were delayed due to the rain.
*Seeded players out: Samantha Stosur, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Sybille Bammer

Day 4

Dinara Safina became today's highest-ranked woman to lose, while Tommy Robredo the highest-ranked man to lose on day 4. However, other seeded players like Ana Ivanović, Elena Dementieva, Roger Federer and Marat Safin have done their jobs well and advanced towards third round. Also, Serena and Venus Williams returned to their doubles competitions by beating Anne Keothavong and Claire Curran in the first round.
*Seeded players out: Tatiana Golovin, Francesca Schiavone, Tathiana Garbin, Martina Müller, Dinara Safina, Juan Ignacio Chela, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo and Agustín Calleri
*Doubles seeds out: Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen, Yves Allegro / Jim Thomas; Vania King / Jelena Kostanic Tosic

Day 5

The players who began their games at 11 o'clock were delayed by rain, but it did not affect Justine Henin, Jelena Janković and Patty Schnyder who all hastily completed their matches. Anna Chakvetadze is the highest-ranked woman to lose so far, while Fernando González became the highest-seeded man to lose so far.
*Seeded players out: Alyona Bondarenko, Lucie Šafářová, Anna Chakvetadze, Shahar Pe'er, Martina Hingis, Katarina Srebotnik, Fernando González, Ivan Ljubičić, Dmitry Tursunov, James Blake and Marat Safin
*Doubles seeds out: Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle, Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi, Ashley Fisher / Tripp Phillips, Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram; Dinara Safina / Roberta Vinci, Maria Elena Camerin / Gisela Dulko, Vera Dushevina / Tatiana Perebiynis, Tathiana Garbin / Paola Suarez

Day 6

The tournament suffered massive rain disruptions, with Amélie Mauresmo and Maria 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.
*Seeded players out: Mara Santangelo and Ai Sugiyama

Middle Sunday

*Seeded player out: Tommy Haas "(injury)"

Day 7

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, while Elena Dementieva surprised everyone by losing to an unseeded Tamira Paszek. Agnieszka Radwańska, after sending seeded Martina Müller out in the second round a few days earlier, couldn't do the same thing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. In a highly intense matach, Serena Williams cramped against Daniela Hantuchová late in a second set. Serena battled the injury, losing the second set tie-break but winning after a rain delay.
*Seeded players out: Patty Schnyder, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchová, David Nalbandian and Jarkko Nieminen
*Doubles seeds out: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, Martin Garcia / Sebastian Prieto

Day 8

Most of the women's 4th round matches were delayed by rain, however, some matches were completed; Svetlana Kuznetsova ended Tamira Paszek's dazzling run; 3rd seed and in-form Serb Jelena Janković was defeated by Marion Bartoli; and 2006 champion and 4th seed Amélie Mauresmo fell to Nicole Vaidišová.
*Seeded players out: Amélie Mauresmo, Nadia Petrova, Jelena Janković and Guillermo Cañas

Day 9

Rafael Nadal finally won his match against Robin Söderling, which had lasted since Saturday. Other winners today included Novak Đoković, who advanced into 4th round and Andy Roddick, who is already in the quarterfinals. Richard Gasquet won his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Maria Sharapova lost to Venus Williams in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. Justine Henin and Marion Bartoli became the first female semifinalists. The second round doubles match between Brazilians André Sá and Marcelo Melo against Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett set two Wimbledon records, one of most games played in a match (102) and the longest fifth set ever (28-26). This was the second longest match in the history of The Championships, at 5 hours and 58 minutes. The Brazilian duo won.
*Seeded players out: Maria Sharapova, Michaëlla Krajicek, Serena Williams and Robin Söderling
*Doubles seeds out: Jaroslav Levinsky / David Skoch, Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett; Yung-Jan Chan / Chia-Jung Chuang, Maria Kirilenko / Elena Vesnina, Sania Mirza / Shahar Peer; Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond, Simon Aspelin / Mara Santangelo, Jonathan Erlich / Elena Vesnina, Kevin Ullyett / Liezel Huber

Day 10

Venus Williams became another semifinalist after her victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets again. Ana Ivanović joined her when she won the match with Nicole Vaidišová, who could not take advantage of three match points she had in the final set, with Ivanović eventually triumphing 7-5. Novak Đoković, Marcos Baghdatis, Tomáš Berdych and Rafael 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.
*Seeded players out: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nicole Vaidišová, Nikolay Davydenko, Jonas Björkman, Mikhail Youzhny and Lleyton Hewitt
*Doubles seeds out: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual; Rogier Wassen / Yung-Jan Chan, Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur, Mark Knowles / Zi Yan

Day 11

Rafael Nadal became the first male semifinalist, and was soon followed by defending champion Roger Federer and by fourth seed Novak Đoković. Venus Williams is through to the Ladies' Singles final and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli joins her making the biggest upset in the tournament - sending number one seeded Justine Henin out. Richard Gasquet, another French player, pulled off the biggest upset of the men's in taking out #3 seed and ranked Roddick. Roddick had a two set lead before Gasquet won the final 3 sets to book a semi final spot.

*Seeded players out: Ana Ivanović, Justine Henin, Tomáš Berdych, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Marcos Baghdatis and Andy Roddick
*Doubles seeds out: Lukas Dlouhy / Pavel Vizner, Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor, Martin Damm / Leander Paes; Janette Husarova / Meghann Shaughnessy, Kveta Peschke / Rennae Stubbs, Elena Likhovtseva / Tiantian Sun; Andy Ram / Nathalie Dechy, Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis, Todd Perry / Chia-Jung Chuang, Julian Knowle / Tiantian Sun

Day 12

The final of the Men's Singles was determined, Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, a repeat of the 2006 final and French Open final. Federer won in straight sets against Richard Gasquet, whilst Nadal's opponent, Novak Đoković, 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)
*Seeded players out: Marion Bartoli, Richard Gasquet and Novak Đoković
*Doubles seeds out: Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjic; Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo; Leander Paes / Meghann Shaughnessy, Daniel Nestor / Elena Likhovtseva, Marcin Matkowski / Cara Black, Pavel Vizner / Kveta Peschke

Day 13

Roger Federer won his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title after a five-set battle against Rafael 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 and Michaël Llodra, beating number one seeded Bryan brothers, became the Gentlemen's Doubles champions, while Cara Black and Liezel Huber were victorious in the Ladies' Doubles final. Jamie Murray became the first British player to win a senior Wimbledon title in 20 years by winning the Mixed Doubles with Serbian partner Jelena Janković, beating Jonas Björkman and Alicia Molik in 3 sets. Urszula Radwańska maintained the family tradition winning the Girls' Singles title like her sister Agnieszka in 2005 and they became the first sisters to win it. Urszula also became the Girls' Doubles champion, playing with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The victor of Boys' Singles was Donald Young and the best boys' doubles team was Daniel Lopez and Matteo Trevisan.
*Seeded player out: Rafael Nadal
*Doubles seeds out: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan; Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama; Jonas Bjorkman / Alicia Molik

eniors

Men's singles

flagicon|SUI Roger Federer def. flagicon|ESP Rafael Nadal 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2
Federer won his fifth consecutive title, equalling the modern-era record set by Björn Borg. It was also the first time that Federer has been pushed to five sets in the final of a Grand Slam.

Women's singles

flagicon|USA Venus Williams def. flagicon|FRA Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1
The final was fought between the two lowest seeds ever to appear in a Wimbledon final, with Williams starting the tournament as the no. 23 seed and Bartoli as the no. 18 seed.

Men's doubles

flagicon|FRA Arnaud Clément / flagicon|FRA Michaël Llodra def. flagicon|USA Bob Bryan / flagicon|USA Mike Bryan 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Women's doubles

flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|RSA Liezel Huber def. flagicon|SLO Katarina Srebotnik / flagicon|JPN Ai Sugiyama 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Mixed doubles

flagicon|SRB Jelena Janković / flagicon|GBR Jamie Murray def. flagicon|AUS Alicia Molik / flagicon|SWE Jonas Björkman 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
This marked the first grand slam win of both Jelena Janković and Jamie Murray.

Juniors

Boys' singles

flagicon|USA Donald Young def. flagicon|BLR Vladimir Ignatic 7-5, 6-1

Girls' singles

flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska def. flagicon|USA Madison Brengle 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

Boys' doubles

flagicon|ITA Daniel Lopez / flagicon|ITA Matteo Trevisan def. flagicon|CZE Roman Jebavý / flagicon|SVK Martin Kližan 7-6(5), 4-6, [10] - [8]

Girls' doubles

flagicon|RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / flagicon|POL Urszula Radwańska def. flagicon|JPN Misaki Doi / flagicon|JPN Kurumi Nara 6-4, 2-6, [10] - [7]

Other events

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

flagicon|NED Jacco Eltingh / flagicon|NED Paul Haarhuis def. flagicon|GBR Mark Petchey / flagicon|GBR Chris Wilkinson 6-2, 6-2

enior gentlemen's invitation doubles

flagicon|GBR Jeremy Bates / flagicon|SWE Anders Järryd def. flagicon|USA Kevin Curren / flagicon|USA Johan Kriek 6-3, 6-3

Ladies' invitation doubles

flagicon|CZE Jana Novotná / flagicon|CZE Helena Suková def. flagicon|RSA Ilana Kloss / flagicon|USA Rosalyn Nideffer 6-3, 6-3

Men's wheelchair doubles

flagicon|NED Robin Ammerlaan / flagicon|NED Ronald Vink def. flagicon|JPN Shingo Kunieda / flagicon|JPN Satoshi Saida 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

eeds

The seeded players are listed below [http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-20/200706201182331054843.html] .

Men's singles

#flagicon|SUI "'Roger Federer, "(Champion)"
#flagicon|ESP Rafael Nadal, "(Final, lost to Roger Federer)
#flagicon|USA Andy Roddick, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Richard Gasquet)
#flagicon|SRB Novak Đoković, "(Semifinals, retired against Rafael Nadal due to foot injury)
#flagicon|CHI Fernando González, "(3rd Round, lost to Janko Tipsarević)
#flagicon|RUS Nikolay Davydenko, "(4th Round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)
#flagicon|CZE Tomáš Berdych, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)
#flagicon|GBR Andy Murray, "(withdrew 24 June due to wrist injury)
#flagicon|USA James Blake, "(3rd Round, lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero)
#flagicon|CYP Marcos Baghdatis, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Novak Đoković)
#flagicon|ESP Tommy Robredo, "(2nd Round, lost to Wayne Arthurs)
#flagicon|FRA Richard Gasquet, "(Semifinals, lost to Roger Federer)
#flagicon|GER Tommy Haas, "(Fourth Round, withdrew due to injury)
#flagicon|RUS Mikhail Youzhny, "(4th Round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
#flagicon|CRO Ivan Ljubičić, "(3rd Round, lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu)
#flagicon|AUS Lleyton Hewitt, "(4th Round, lost to Novak Đoković)
#flagicon|ESP David Ferrer, "(2nd Round, lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu)
#flagicon|FIN Jarkko Nieminen, "(3rd Round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
#flagicon|SWE Jonas Björkman, "(4th Round, lost to Tomáš Berdych)
#flagicon|ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
#flagicon|RUS Dmitry Tursunov, "(3rd Round, lost to Tommy Haas)
#flagicon|ARG Guillermo Cañas, "(3rd Round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
#flagicon|ARG David Nalbandian, "(3rd Round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)
#flagicon|ARG Juan Ignacio Chela, "(2nd Round, lost to Edouard Roger-Vasselin)
#flagicon|ESP Carlos Moyà, "(1st Round, lost to Tim Henman)
#flagicon|RUS Marat Safin, "(3rd Round, lost to Roger Federer)
#flagicon|GER Philipp Kohlschreiber, "(1st Round, lost to Florent Serra)
#flagicon|SWE Robin Söderling, "(3rd Round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
#flagicon|ARG Agustín Calleri, "(2nd Round, lost to Hyung-Taik Lee)
#flagicon|ITA Filippo Volandri, "(1st Round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer)
#flagicon|SVK Dominik Hrbatý, "(1st Round, lost to Andreas Seppi)
#flagicon|ARG Juan Mónaco, "(1st Round, lost to Kristof Vliegen)

Women's singles

#flagicon|BEL Justine Henin " (Semifinals, lost to Marion Bartoli)
#flagicon|RUS Maria Sharapova, "(4th Round, lost to Venus Williams)
#flagicon|SRB Jelena Janković, "(4th Round, lost to Marion Bartoli)
#flagicon|FRA Amelie Mauresmo, "(4th Round, lost to Nicole Vaidišová)
#flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Venus Williams)
#flagicon|SRB Ana Ivanović, "(Semifinals, lost to Venus Williams)
#flagicon|USA Serena Williams, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin)
#flagicon|RUS Anna Chakvetadze, "(3rd Round, lost to Michaëlla Krajicek)
#flagicon|SUI Martina Hingis, "(3rd Round, lost to Laura Granville)
#flagicon|SVK Daniela Hantuchová, "(4th Round, lost to Serena Williams)
#flagicon|RUS Nadia Petrova, "(4th Round, lost to Ana Ivanović)
#flagicon|RUS Elena Dementieva, "(3rd Round, lost to Tamira Paszek)
#flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina, "(2nd Round, lost to Akiko Morigami)
#flagicon|CZE Nicole Vaidišová, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Ana Ivanović)
#flagicon|SUI Patty Schnyder, "(4th Round, lost to Justine Henin)
#flagicon|ISR Shahar Pe'er, "(3rd Round, lost to Marion Bartoli)
#flagicon|FRA Tatiana Golovin, "(2nd Round, lost to Tamira Paszek)
#flagicon|FRA Marion Bartoli, "(Final, lost to Venus Williams)
#flagicon|SLO Katarina Srebotnik, "(3rd Round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)
#flagicon|AUT Sybille Bammer, "(2nd Round, lost to Laura Granville)
#flagicon|ITA Tathiana Garbin, "(2nd Round, lost to Victoria Azarenka)
#flagicon|ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues, "(1st Round, lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
#flagicon|USA "'Venus Williams, "(Champion)"
#flagicon|UKR Alona Bondarenko, "(3rd Round, lost to Patty Schnyder)
#flagicon|CZE Lucie Šafářová, "(3rd Round, lost to Jelena Janković)
#flagicon|JPN Ai Sugiyama, "(3rd Round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
#flagicon|AUS Samantha Stosur, "(2nd Round, lost to Milagros Sequera)
#flagicon|ITA Mara Santangelo, "(3rd Round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)
#flagicon|ITA Francesca Schiavone, "(2nd Round, lost to Aravane Rezaï)
#flagicon|RUS Olga Poutchkova, "(1st Round, lost to Elena Vesnina)
#flagicon|NED Michaëlla Krajicek, "(Quarterfinals, lost to Marion Bartoli)
#flagicon|GER Martina Müller, "(2nd Round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska)

Media coverage

Broadcasters of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships were as follows:

Europe

*Belgium - VRT, RTL-TVI
*Bosnia and Herzegovina - OBN
*Bulgaria - Diema Vision Plc
*Croatia - HRT TV
*Czech Republic - ČT4
*Denmark - TV 2 Sport
*Finland - MTV3, MTV3 MAX
*France - Canal+ "(Sport Plus)"
*Georgia - Channel 1
*Germany - DSF, Premiere
*Greece - Supersport aka Intervision
*Hungary - Sport 1
*Ireland - TG4
*Italy - Sky Sports
*Republic of Macedonia - MKRTV
*Malta - Melita Cable
*Montenegro - TVCG
*Netherlands - RTL 7
*Norway - NRK, Sport Expressen
*Poland - Polsat
*Portugal - Sport TV
*Romania - Sport.Ro
*Russia - NTV Plus
*Serbia - RTS, Sport Klub, TV Koha
*Slovenia - RTV
*Spain - Canal+ "(Sogecable)"
*Sweden - Sport Expressen
*Switzerland - SRG/SSR TV
*Turkey - Media Eye
*United Kingdom - BBC

Worldwide

*Australia - Nine Network, Fox Sports "(Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2)"
*Canada - Global, TSN, RDS
*Japan - NHK, Gaora
*New Zealand - SKY Network, Prime
*South Africa - Supersport
*United States - ESPN "(ESPN2)", NBC, Tapesh
*Israel - Sport 5 (including Sport 5+ and Sport 5+ Live)
*Iran - IRIB
*Asia - ESPN Star Sports, BBTV Thailand
*Latin America - ESPN Sur, ESPN Dos
*Middle East - ART
*South America - Globosat "(Brazil)"
*Other - Fiji TV

Gallery

A roofless Centre Court in the early stages of redevelopment.

References

ee also

* 2007 in tennis

External links

* [http://www.wimbledon.com Wimbledon Homepage]
* [http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/index.html The 2007 Championships' Guide]