Date May 27 – June 10 Category Grand Slam (ITF) Location Paris (XVI), France | Edition 106th Surface Clay Venue Stade Roland Garros | |
The 2007 French Open (Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run at Roland Garros. Justine Henin also equaled Monica Seles' record of three consecutive wins. This was the third straight year that Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin won the French Open singles titles.
Contents
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- Day 7
- Day 8
- Day 9
- Day 10
- Day 11
- Day 12
- Day 13
- Day 14
- Day 15
- Mens singles
- Womens singles
- Mens doubles
- Womens doubles
- Mixed doubles
- Boys singles
- Girls singles
- Boys doubles
- Girls doubles
- Legends Under 45 Doubles
- Legends Over 45 Doubles
- Wheelchair Mens Singles
- Wheelchair Womens Singles
- Wheelchair Mens Doubles
- Wheelchair Womens Doubles
- Seeds
- Media coverage
- References
Day 1
Most of the day's matches were canceled due to rain. Serena Williams and Justine Henin both won on the women's side. Marat Safin won his match, and was the 2007 French Open's first victor. Other winners include Dinara Safina, Tamira Paszek, Potito Starace and Janko Tipsarević.
Day 2
Most of the day was again canceled due to rain. However, Venus Williams, Michaëlla Krajicek and Nikolay Davydenko were amongst that day's winners.
Day 3
The third day saw almost the entire men's draw completed, with only seven of 64 matches yet to play. The top half of the women's singles draw also completed their action. The Americans struggled; only two of the eleven Americans in action are still in the tournament, one of nine men and one of two women. The only American woman to advance was Shenay Perry, who survived a loss of the first set against Olivia Sanchez. The other American man still in the tournament was Robby Ginepri, who didn't even advance yet. He split sets with Diego Hartfield before play was suspended. Spanish players enjoyed the opposite fortune, with six of eight men and the only woman all winning their matches. Ernests Gulbis, who became the first Latvian man in the main draw of a Grand Slam, saw off Britain's only representative, Tim Henman.
The longest match of the men's singles draw was Philipp Kohlschreiber's clash with Lukáš Dlouhý where the fifth set was eventually taken by Kohlschreiber, 17–15. Eight male seeds left the tournament:
Also, the injured Russian eleventh seed Nadia Petrova went out 5–7, 7–5, 0–6 to Květa Peschke. Nicole Vaidišová and Jelena Janković defeated their opponents in straight sets.
Day 4
Tenth seed Tomáš Berdych failed to turn his overnight two-set deficit against Guillermo García-López, and became the ninth men's seed to bow out in the first round. The conqueror of Fernando González, Radek Štěpánek, lost in five sets to wildcard Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the second round. Justine Henin, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Amélie Mauresmo won through as well. The unseeded Kristof Vliegen was able to beat eleventh seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets, 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–1.
Day 5
Gastón Gaudio, the 2004 champion, was up 6–4, 6–3 on fourteenth-seeded and former number one Lleyton Hewitt, but ended up losing the match in five sets. Hewitt came from behind two sets to defeat Gaudio. Also, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and other players advanced, however rain once again stopped play around 6 P.M. Andreea Ehritt-Vanc and Anastasia Rodionova were amongst the first to win their doubles match today.
Day 6
On Day 6, a repeat of last year's mixed doubles final came when Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić beat Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor 6–2, 5–7, 10–7 in the first round. Number four seed Jelena Janković beat Venus Williams 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 in the third round. Filippo Volandri, seeded 29th, then the most recent person who defeated Roger Federer (at the 2007 Rome Masters), upset the 7th seed Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the third round, and he will play Tommy Robredo in the fourth round, which is his best French Open of his career.
Day 7
On Day 7, there was no rain delay. According to coverage on NBC, a game in the first set between Rafael Nadal and Albert Montañés went to over ten deuces, and thirty two points. Today, number five seed Amélie Mauresmo lost to Lucie Šafářová for the second time at a major in a row.
Day 8
On Day 8, the women's quarterfinal draw took shape. Two men's quarterfinals also took shape, and many matches in doubles and juniors were also played. The four women's quarterfinals are:
The men's quarterfinals that have been formed by winning their fourth round matches are:
Day 9
The last two men's quarterfinals were formed. Junior singles and doubles matches as well as other senior doubles matches were played. The men's quarterfinals are as so:
Day 10
In the men's singles quarterfinals, Roger Federer beat Tommy Robredo, and Nikolay Davydenko beat Guillermo Cañas. Federer will meet Davydenko in the semifinals.
Day 11
The last men's semifinal was formed. Novak Djokovic beat Igor Andreev, and Rafael Nadal beat Carlos Moyá, and these two winners would take each other on in the semifinals.
Day 12
In the women's semifinals Ana Ivanovic beat Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–2 to make it to her first Grand Slam singles final and Justine Henin beat Jelena Janković, and still hasn't lost a set in over two years at the French Open. The first champions were Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram after finals victory over the 2006 champions Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić in mixed doubles.
Day 13
Finalists of men's singles are Roger Federer (who beat Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 7–6, 7–6) and Rafael Nadal (who beat Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–4, 6–2). 17th seeded Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo beat Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama, the seventh seeds, to win the women's doubles championship.
Day 14
Justine Henin beat Ana Ivanovic in straight sets, and is the three-time champion who has not lost a set since the 2005 fourth round when she saved match points against Svetlana Kuznetsova. The men's doubles and juniors doubles finals were played.
Day 15
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in 4 sets to win his 3rd straight French Open title. Nadal has now won 3 French Opens. He won all of twenty-one matches playing on Roland Garros. This was also the second consecutive year that Nadal denied Federer winning 4 slams in a row.
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles
Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6–1, 6–2
Men's doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Mixed doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–5, 6–3
Boys' singles
Vladimir Ignatic defeated Greg Jones 6–3, 6–4
Girls' singles
Alizé Cornet defeated Mariana Duque Marino 4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Boys' doubles
Thomas Fabbiano / Andrei Karatchenia defeated Kellen Damico / Jonathan Eysseric 6–4, 6–0
Girls' doubles
Ksenia Milevskaya / Urszula Radwańska defeated Sorana Cîrstea / Alexa Glatch 6–1, 6–4
Legends Under 45 Doubles
Arnaud Boetsch / Guy Forget defeated Henri Leconte / Cédric Pioline 6–3, 3–6, 1–0(14)
Legends Over 45 Doubles
Anders Järryd / John McEnroe defeated John Fitzgerald / Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Robin Ammerlaan 6–3, 6–4
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Florence Gravellier 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jeremiasz defeated Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer defeated Florence Gravellier / Mie Yaosa 6–1, 6–4
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Players in bold are still in the competition. The players no longer in the tournament are listed with the round in which they exited.
Media coverage
Coverage of the 2007 French Open was as follows: