2007 Tennis Channel Open – Singles

James Blake was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round robin competition.

Singles
2007 Tennis Channel Open
and the Mirage Cup
Final
ChampionAustralia Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-upAustria Jürgen Melzer
Score6–4, 7–6(12–10)
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Lleyton Hewitt won the title, defeating Jürgen Melzer 6–4, 7–6(12–10) in the final.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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01.    James Blake (round robin)
02.    Lleyton Hewitt (champion)
03.    Marat Safin (semifinals)
04.    Jürgen Melzer (final)
05.    Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
06.    Julien Benneteau (round robin)
07.    Tim Henman (round robin)
08.    Benjamin Becker (round robin)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
    Evgeny Korolev 6 6  
WC   Sam Querrey 4 4  
    Evgeny Korolev 77 2 64
4   Jürgen Melzer 64 6 77
    Jan Hernych 3 6 3
4   Jürgen Melzer 6 3 6
4   Jürgen Melzer 4 610  
2   Lleyton Hewitt 6 712  
5   Fernando Verdasco 1 4  
3   Marat Safin 6 6  
3   Marat Safin 5 1  
2   Lleyton Hewitt 7 6  
    Feliciano López 3 2  
2   Lleyton Hewitt 6 6  

Round robin

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Group 1   Blake   del Potro   Korolev RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1   James Blake 6–1, 3–1, ret. 2–6, 4–6 1–1 2–2 (50.0%) 15–14 (51.7%) 2
  Juan Martín del Potro 1–6, 1–3, ret. 6–3, 6–2 1–1 2–2 (50.0%) 14–14 (50.0%) 3
  Evgeny Korolev 6–2, 6–4 3–6, 2–6 1–1 2–2 (50.0%) 17–18 (48.6%) 1

As del Potro retired on his last match, Korolev advanced to Quarterfinals based on head-to-head results against Blake.

Group 2   Benneteau   Goldstein   Querrey RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
6   Julien Benneteau 1–6, 0–6 2–6, 6–7(3–7) 0–2 0–4 (0.0%) 9–25 (26.5%) 3
  Paul Goldstein 6–1, 6–0 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 1–1 3–2 (60.0%) 26–14 (65.0%) 2
WC   Sam Querrey 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 2–0 4–1 (80.0%) 26–22 (54.2%) 1
Group 3   Melzer   Llodra   Capdeville RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
4   Jürgen Melzer 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 6–2, 6–2 2–0 4–1 (80.0%) 27–19 (58.7%) 1
  Michaël Llodra 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 0–2 2–4 (33.3%) 24–29 (45.3%) 3
Q   Paul Capdeville 2–6, 2–6 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 1–1 2–3 (40.0%) 18–21 (46.2%) 2
Group 4   Becker   Hernych   Kuerten RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
8   Benjamin Becker 3–6, 5–7 6–4, 6–3 1–1 2–2 (50.0%) 20–20 (50.0%) 2
  Jan Hernych 6–3, 7–5 6–4, 6–4 2–0 4–0 (100%) 25–16 (61.0%) 1
WC   Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 3–6 4–6, 4–6 0–2 0–4 (0.0%) 15–24 (38.5%) 3
Group 5   Verdasco   Mathieu   Udomchoke RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
5   Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 2–0 4–2 (66.6%) 33–24 (57.9%) 1
  Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 6–2, 6–3 1–1 3–2 (60.0%) 26–21 (55.3%) 2
Q   Danai Udomchoke 1–6, 7–5, 2–6 2–6, 3–6 0–2 1–4 (20.0%) 15–29 (34.1%) 3
Group 6   Safin   Koubek   Kunitsyn RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
3   Marat Safin 7–5, 6–2 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 2–0 4–1 (80.0%) 31–24 (56.4%) 1
  Stefan Koubek 5–7, 2–6 2–6, 2–6 0–2 0–4 (0.0%) 11–25 (30.6%) 3
  Igor Kunitsyn 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 5–7 6–2, 6–2 1–1 3–2 (60.0%) 29–22 (56.9%) 2
Group 7   Henman   Mahut   López RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
7/WC   Tim Henman 6–1, 6–2 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 1–1 3–2 (60.0%) 26–21 (55.3%) 2
  Nicolas Mahut 1–6, 2–6 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) 0–2 1–4 (20.0%) 18–28 (39.1%) 3
  Feliciano López 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–4 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 2–0 4–2 (66.6%) 34–29 (54.0%) 1
Group 8   Hewitt   Spadea
  Lu
  Johansson RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2   Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–3
(w/ Spadea)
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 2–0 4–1 (80.0%) 29–19 (60.4%) 1

LL
  Vincent Spadea
  Lu Yen-hsun
3–6, 3–6
(w/ Spadea)
0–6, 1–6
(w/ Lu)
0–1
0–1
0–2 (0.0%)
0–2 (0.0%)
6–12 (33.3%)
1–12 (7.7%)
X
3
  Thomas Johansson 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 6–0, 6–1
(w/ Lu)
1–1 3–2 (60.0%) 25–18 (58.1%) 2

Elimination round

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Prior to the round robin and after the completion of the qualifying draws, the 16 players with the lowest tier in the tournament (4 qualifiers, 2 wild cards, 1 lucky loser and 9 based on ATP rankings) competed in the elimination round in order to get one of the 8 last spots into the round robin competition. Winners in this round entered as main entrants.

Main draw elimination round
Event Winner Loser Score
Main Entrant 1   Gustavo Kuerten [WC]   Wesley Moodie [Q] 6–4, 7–5
Main Entrant 2   Danai Udomchoke [Q]   Robert Kendrick 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Main Entrant 3   Igor Kunitsyn   Frank Dancevic 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Main Entrant 4   Thomas Johansson   Björn Phau 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Main Entrant 5   Evgeny Korolev   Amer Delić 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Main Entrant 6   Paul Capdeville [Q]   Lu Yen-hsun RR-LL 6–3, 6–3
Main Entrant 7   Sam Querrey [WC]   Alex Bogdanovic [Q] 6–3, 6–2
Main Entrant 8   Feliciano López   Chris Guccione [LL] 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)

RR-LL :Lu entered the round robin competition as lucky loser.

Qualifying

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Seeds

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01.    Danai Udomchoke (qualified)
02.    Chris Guccione (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
03.    Ilija Bozoljac (qualifying competition)
04.    Paul Capdeville (qualified)
05.    Wesley Moodie (qualified)
06.    Zack Fleishman (qualifying competition)
07.    Ramón Delgado (qualifying competition)
08.    Alex Bogdanovic (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Chris Guccione

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Danai Udomchoke 6 7
  Benedikt Dorsch 4 5
1   Danai Udomchoke 6 6
7   Ramón Delgado 2 0
  Wayne Arthurs 5 6 2
7   Ramón Delgado 7 3 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Chris Guccione 77 6
WC   Brian Wilson 62 4
2   Chris Guccione 5 7 64
5   Wesley Moodie 7 5 77
WC   Ryan Sweeting 2 65
5   Wesley Moodie 6 77

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Ilija Bozoljac 6 3 6
  Alex Kuznetsov 4 6 1
3   Ilija Bozoljac 1 3
8   Alex Bogdanovic 6 6
  Cecil Mamiit 0 1
8   Alex Bogdanovic 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Paul Capdeville 6 6
  Bobby Reynolds 4 3
4   Paul Capdeville 6 6
6   Zack Fleishman 4 3
WC   Phillip King 0 5
6   Zack Fleishman 6 7

References

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  1. ^ "Hewitt claims Vegas title". Eurosport. Reuters. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Hewitt drought ended in Las Vegas". CNN. Las Vegas. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Hewitt hits Vegas jackpot". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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