2007 İstanbul Cup explained

The 2007 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the third edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2007 WTA Tour. It was held in Istanbul from 21 through 26 May 2007.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Singles1401006535201531
Doubles1

Prize money

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Singles$28,180$15,190$8,170$4,385$2,360$1,270$680$370$195
Doubles *$8,460$4,530$2,425$1,300$700

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Russian FederationMaria Sharapova21
Russian FederationElena Dementieva132
Patty Schnyder173
Venus Williams224
UkraineAlona Bondarenko285
Anna-Lena Grönefeld406
PolandAgnieszka Radwańska467
IndiaSania Mirza518

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Chan Yung-jan IndiaSania Mirza591
Vania KingJelena Kostanić Tošić712
UkraineAlona Bondarenko UkraineKateryna Bondarenko1193
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Turkeyİpek Şenoğlu1964

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2007 İstanbul Cup – Singles. Elena Dementieva def. Aravane Rezaï, 7–6(7–5), 3–0 ret.

Doubles

See main article: 2007 İstanbul Cup – Doubles. Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska def. Yung-Jan Chan / Sania Mirza, 6–1, 6–3

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