2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Singles
2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	James Blake
Score	6–1, 6–4
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open

Roger Federer defeated James Blake in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters.^[1][2][3]

Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to David Ferrer.^[4][5]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (champion)
2. Rafael Nadal (second round, retired due to an arm injury)
3. Andy Roddick (third round)
4. Novak Djokovic (second round)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
6. Fernando González (second round)
7. Tommy Robredo (second round)
8. Richard Gasquet (second round, retired due to a blister)
9. James Blake (final)
10. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
11. Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
12. Tommy Haas (first round)
13. Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
14. Andy Murray (first round)
15. Guillermo Cañas (first round)
16. David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	3	6
		Nicolás Almagro	3	6	2
								1	Roger Federer	6	6^7	7^7
									Lleyton Hewitt	3	7^9	6^1
		Carlos Moyá	2	4
		Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
															1	Roger Federer	6	6
															9	James Blake	1	4
	5	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
	16	David Ferrer	2	4
								5	Nikolay Davydenko	4	2
								9	James Blake	6	6
	9	James Blake	5	6	6
	WC	Sam Querrey	7	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	6
		D Tursunov	4	6	3			Q	J Benneteau	3	3
	Q	J Benneteau	6	3	6										1	R Federer	7^7	7
	WC	T Henman	4	6	3											M Baghdatis	6^5	5
		JI Chela	6	3	6				JI Chela	7^8	4	2
		M Baghdatis	6	6					M Baghdatis	6^6	6	6
	14	A Murray	1	2																		1	R Federer	6	3	6
	11	I Ljubičić	1	7^7	6																		N Almagro	3	6	2
	Q	A Delić	6	6^3	3			11	I Ljubičić	4	4
		N Almagro	7^7	6					N Almagro	6	6
		F Mayer	6^5	4												N Almagro	6	6
		J Nieminen	6	6												J Nieminen	2	2
	Q	V Spadea	2	0					J Nieminen	6	6
								7	T Robredo	4	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	N Djokovic	4	1
		C Moyá	7^7	7^7					C Moyá	6	6
		D Nalbandian	6^4	6^2												C Moyá	7	3	7
		A Calleri	6^2	6	6^7										Q	JM del Potro	5	6	5
		P Kohlschreiber	7^7	2	7^9				P Kohlschreiber	1	6	4
	Q	JM del Potro	6	6				Q	JM del Potro	6	2	6
	15	G Cañas	2	2																			C Moyá	2	4
	12	T Haas	6	6^3	3																		L Hewitt	6	6
		M Ančić	3	7^7	6				M Ančić	3	6	6^9
		J Melzer	7^7	7^7					J Melzer	6	2	7^11
		I Karlović	6^4	6^2												J Melzer	3	3
		S Wawrinka	5	6	6^5											L Hewitt	6	6
		L Hewitt	7	3	7^7				L Hewitt	6	3
								8	R Gasquet	1	2^r

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	N Davydenko	6	6^7	6
		J Björkman	3	3				WC	R Ginepri	2	7^9	3
	WC	R Ginepri	6	6											5	N Davydenko	6	6
		A Clément	6	6											10	T Berdych	3	2
		P-H Mathieu	4	2					A Clément	6^1	6^4
		B Becker	3	4				10	T Berdych	7^7	7^7
	10	T Berdych	6	6																		5	N Davydenko	6	6
	16	D Ferrer	7^7	6																		16	D Ferrer	2	4
	WC	J Isner	6^3	3				16	D Ferrer	6	7
		M Fish	5	6^3					R Štěpánek	2	5
		R Štěpánek	7	7^7											16	D Ferrer	7^7	6
		F Volandri	2	2											3	A Roddick	6^4	4
		F Verdasco	6	6					F Verdasco	6^3	2
								3	A Roddick	7^7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	F González	2	6^7
		JC Ferrero	6	3	7				JC Ferrero	6	7^9
	Q	C Rochus	1	6	5											JC Ferrero	1	4
		M Safin	3	6^1											9	J Blake	6	6
		N Kiefer	6	7^7					N Kiefer	4	4
	Q	A Falla	6^5	1				9	J Blake	6	6
	9	J Blake	7^7	6																		9	J Blake	5	6	6
	13	M Youzhny	6	6																		WC	S Querrey	7	4	4
		D Hrbatý	3	1				13	M Youzhny	7	3	4
		M Gicquel	5	7	4			WC	S Querrey	5	6	6
	WC	S Querrey	7	5	6										WC	S Querrey	6	7
	Q	F López	4	7^7	3											J Mónaco	3	5
		J Mónaco	6	6^5	6				J Mónaco	7^7	4
								2	R Nadal	6^5	1^r

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Ivo Karlović (withdrew)
2. Gilles Simon (first round)
3. Igor Andreev (qualifying competition)
4. Vince Spadea (qualified)
5. Julien Benneteau (qualified)
6. Olivier Rochus (qualified)
7. Michaël Llodra (first round)
8. Feliciano López (qualified)
9. Nicolas Mahut (first round)
10. Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition)
11. Sébastien Grosjean (qualifying competition, retired due to a leg injury)
12. Juan Martín del Potro (qualified)
13. Florent Serra (first round)
14. Amer Delić (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Alejandro Falla
2. Juan Martín del Potro
3. Amer Delić
4. Vince Spadea
5. Julien Benneteau
6. Olivier Rochus
7. Feliciano López

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Alejandro Falla	6	6
		Lukáš Dlouhý	0	3
								Alt	Alejandro Falla	6	6
								10	Andreas Seppi	1	3
		Marin Čilić	7^7	3	2
	10	Andreas Seppi	6^5	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Gilles Simon	4	5
	WC	Ernests Gulbis	6	7
								WC	Ernests Gulbis	5	3
								12	Juan Martín del Potro	7	6
		Evgeny Korolev	2	0
	12	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Igor Andreev	7^7	6
		Robert Kendrick	6^3	3
								3	Igor Andreev	4	6^4
								14	Amer Delić	6	7^7
	WC	Justin Kronauge	4	2
	14	Amer Delić	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

4

Vince Spadea

6

6

WC

Rajeev Ram

4

3

4

Vince Spadea

7^8

7^9

Alt

Andrei Pavel

6^6

6^7

Alt

Andrei Pavel

6^4

6

7^9

13

Florent Serra

7^7

3

6^7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Julien Benneteau	7^7	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	6^1	2
								5	Julien Benneteau	5	2
								11	Sébastien Grosjean	7	1^r
		Wesley Moodie	1	6	4
	11	Sébastien Grosjean	6	3	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Olivier Rochus	7	6
		Guillermo García López	5	3
								6	Olivier Rochus	6	6
								WC	Zack Fleishman	4	1
	WC	Zack Fleishman	6	7^7
	9	Nicolas Mahut	3	6^4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Michaël Llodra	4	7^8	3
		Teymuraz Gabashvili	6	6^6	6
									Teymuraz Gabashvili	3	4
								8	Feliciano López	6	6
		Max Mirnyi	6^5	3
	8	Feliciano López	7^7	6

References

1. "About - Past Champions". Western & Southern Open. Cincinnati. Retrieved 10 October 2022. Men's Singles: 2007 - Roger Federer/SUI
2. "Federer smashes Blake in Cincinnati Masters final, wins 50th title". ESPN. Mason, Ohio. Associated Press. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
3. "Federer crushes Blake to win in Cincinnati". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
4. "Roddick crashes out". Eurosport. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
5. "Ferrer prolonga el éxito de la Armada y derrota a Roddick para firmar su pase a cuartos de final en Cincinnati" (in Spanish). Cincinnati. Europa Press. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw
• ITF tournament profile