2007 Pacific Life Open

The 2007 Indian Wells Open (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the Indian Wells Open and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States, from March 5 through March 18, 2007.

Review

The tournament was the first Masters Series event on the 2007 ATP Tour, and saw Rafael Nadal win his first tournament of the year. Roger Federer lost unexpectedly in the second round to lucky loser Guillermo Cañas, who only returned to the circuit six months earlier after a ban for doping offences. Federer, on a 41-match unbeaten streak, was unable to break Guillermo Vilas' record of 46 straight victories. Novak Djokovic managed to make his first impression in a major tournament, reaching the final.

The women's side saw Daniela Hantuchová win the second tournament of her career, her first also coming at Indian Wells five years previously in 2002.

Finals

Men's singles

SpainRafael Nadal defeated SerbiaNovak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Nadal's 1st title of the year and his 18th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 7th overall.

Women's singles

SlovakiaDaniela Hantuchová defeated RussiaSvetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Hantuchová's 1st title of the year and her 2nd overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year and her 2nd overall. It was her second title at the event, also winning in 2002.

Men's doubles

Czech RepublicMartin Damm / IndiaLeander Paes defeated IsraelJonathan Erlich / IsraelAndy Ram 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

United StatesLisa Raymond / AustraliaSamantha Stosur defeated Chinese TaipeiChan Yung-jan / Chinese TaipeiChuang Chia-jung 6–3, 7–5

References

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