2007 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Singles
2007 İstanbul Cup
Champion	Elena Dementieva
Runner-up	Aravane Rezaï
Score	7–6(7–5), 3–0, retired

The singles Tournament at the 2007 İstanbul Cup took place between 21 and 26 May on outdoor clay courts in Istanbul, Turkey. Elena Dementieva won the title, defeating Aravane Rezaï in the final.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
2. Elena Dementieva (champion)
3. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (second round)
5. Alona Bondarenko (semifinals)
6. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
7. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
8. Sania Mirza (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1/WC	Maria Sharapova	2	4
		Aravane Rezaï	6	6
									Aravane Rezaï	65	0r
								2	Elena Dementieva	77	3
	5	Alona Bondarenko	65	2
	2	Elena Dementieva	77	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	M Sharapova	6	77
		T Pironkova	6	2	6				T Pironkova	4	61
		O Govortsova	4	6	2										1/WC	M Sharapova	6	3	6
		K Bondarenko	4	4											7	A Radwańska	2	6	0
		R Oprandi	6	6					R Oprandi	1	0
		E Bychkova	5	5				7	A Radwańska	6	6
	7	A Radwańska	7	7																		1/WC	M Sharapova	2	4
	4	V Williams	6	6																			A Rezaï	6	6
		T Poutchek	1	2				4	V Williams	4	4
		T Obziler	3	1					A Rezaï	6	6
		A Rezaï	6	6												A Rezaï	1	6	6
	Q	E Afinogenova	6	5	6											M Shaughnessy	6	1	4
		S Klösel	3	7	3			Q	E Afinogenova	1	3
		M Shaughnessy	6	6					M Shaughnessy	6	6
	8	S Mirza	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Bondarenko	6	6
	WC	P Özgen	1	0				5	A Bondarenko	6	3	77
	Q	A Sevastova	6	6				Q	A Sevastova	4	6	65
		A Yakimova	1	3											5	A Bondarenko	w	/	o
	WC	İ Şenoğlu	3	5											3	P Schnyder
		V King	6	7					V King	4	1
		Y-j Chan	1	1				3	P Schnyder	6	6
	3	P Schnyder	6	6																		5	A Bondarenko	65	2
	6	A-L Grönefeld	63	2																		2	E Dementieva	77	6
		C Castaño	77	6					C Castaño	4	7	6
	Q	E Dzehalevich	6	7				Q	E Dzehalevich	6	5	1
	Q	A Tatishvili	3	5												C Castaño	6	4	4
		Y Shvedova	6	3	4										2	E Dementieva	1	6	6
		J Kostanić Tošić	2	6	6				J Kostanić Tošić	3	3
								2	E Dementieva	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifiers

• Section 1: Ekaterina Afinogenova
• Section 2: Anna Tatishvili
• Section 3: Ekaterina Dzehalevich
• Section 4: Anastasija Sevastova

Seeds

1. Casey Dellacqua (second round)
2. Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
3. Ekaterina Dzehalevich (qualified)
4. Gaëlle Widmer (first round)
5. Vesna Manasieva (first round)
6. Neha Uberoi (first round)
7. Evgenia Grebenyuk (second round)
8. Mihaela Buzărnescu (Qualifying)

First qualifier

	1st Round							2nd Round							Qualifying
	1	C Dellacqua	6	6
		A Koumantou	3	1
								1	C Dellacqua	3	1
									E Afinogenova	6	6
		E Afinogenova	6	6
		K Poulnina	3	1
																E Afinogenova	6	6
																M Jugić-Salkić	1	3
		B Whitehead	0	0
		M Jugić-Salkić	6	6
									M Jugić-Salkić	65	6	6
								6	N Uberoi	77	4	4
		A Gabueva	1	3
	6	N Uberoi	6	6

Second qualifier

	1st Round							2nd Round							Qualifying
	2	S Cîrstea	4	7	6
		A Lapushchenkova	6	5	0
								2	S Cîrstea	63	6	4
									A Tatishvili	77	2	6
	WC	T Doğan	1	0
		A Tatishvili	6	6
																A Tatishvili	77	5	78
															8	M Buzărnescu	65	7	66
	WC	E Benli	5	3
		A Stevenson	7	6
									A Stevenson	4	1
								8	M Buzărnescu	6	4	r
		N Samoylo	0	0
	8	M Buzărnescu	6	6

Third qualifier

	1st Round							2nd Round							Qualifying
	3	E Dzehalevich	6	77
		O Lyubtsova	1	65
								3	E Dzehalevich	6	3	6
									S Shapatava	0	6	2
	WC	C Büyükakçay	6	4	2
		S Shapatava	2	6	6
															3	E Dzehalevich	6	6
																U Radwańska	2	2
		U Radwańska	6	3	7
		V Lukić	2	6	5
									U Radwańska	6	2	6
								7	E Grebenyuk	1	6	2
		E Dranets	0	2
	7	E Grebenyuk	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	1st Round							2nd Round							Qualifying
	4	G Widmer	5	2
		A Sevastova	7	6
									A Sevastova	6	6
									I Pavlovic	4	2
		I Pavlovic	6	6
	WC	J Hopper	2	1
																A Sevastova	6	6
																J Juricová	1	2
		V Davydova	2	3
		S Menna	6	6
									S Menna	4	1
									J Juricová	6	6
		J Juricová	6	6
	5	V Manasieva	4	3

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws