2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open

The 2007 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open was a tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open

Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open

The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the International Series of the ATP Tour...

, and was part of the International Series

ATP International Series

The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....

of the 2007 ATP Tour

2007 ATP Tour

The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-January:...

. It took place at the Cricket Club of India

Cricket Club of India

Cricket Club of India is located on Dinsha Wacha Road, near Churchgate in Mumbai, India. It is one of the oldest and most well known cricket clubs in India...

in Mumbai

Mumbai

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, India

India

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, from September 24 through September 30, 2007.

The singles field was led by ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

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No. 14, Wimbledon semifinalist, Estoril

2007 Estoril Open

The 2007 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour...

runner-up Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...

, former World No. 1, Hamburg and Cincinnati Masters semifinalist, Las Vegas

2007 Tennis Channel Open

The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour. Lleyton Hewitt, who was the 2006 runner-up, was the singles champion, while Bob and Mike Bryan were the doubles champions. The event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center. It was the nineteenth Tennis Channel...

winner Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...

, and Casablanca

2007 Grand Prix Hassan II

The 2007 Grand Prix Hassan II was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Paul-Henri Mathieu in men's singles and Jordan Kerr and David Škoch in men's doubles.-Men's Singles: Paul-Henri Mathieu def. Albert Montañés, 6-1, 6-1----...

and Gstaad

2007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad

The 2007 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was the 2007 edition of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 9-15. Paul-Henri Mathieu won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles:...

champion Paul-Henri Mathieu

Paul-Henri Mathieu

Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...

. Also present were Marseille and Halle semifinalist Jarkko Nieminen

Jarkko Nieminen

Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...

, Newport titlist Fabrice Santoro

Fabrice Santoro

Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...

, Stefan Koubek

Stefan Koubek

Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...

, Julien Benneteau

Julien Benneteau

Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...

and Olivier Rochus

Olivier Rochus

Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...

Singles

Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...

def.

Olivier Rochus

Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...

, 6–3, 6–4

It was Richard Gasquet's 1st title of the year, and his 5th overall.

Doubles

Robert Lindstedt
Robert Lindstedt
Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...

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Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...

def.

Rohan Bopanna

Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...

7–6(3), 7–6(5)

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