2007 BNP Paribas Masters
| 2007 BNP Paribas Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 October – 4 November |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | Masters Series |
| Draw | 48S / 24D |
| Prize money | $2,200,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 David Nalbandian[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan[2] | |
The2007 Paris Masters(also known as theBNP Paribas Mastersfor sponsorship reasons) was a men'stennistournament played on indoorhard courts.It was the 35th edition of theParis Masters,and was part of theATP Masters Seriesof the2007 ATP Tour.It took place at thePalais omnisports de Paris-Bercyin Paris, France, from 27 October to 4 November 2007.
The singles draw featuredWorld No. 1,Australian Open,WimbledonandUS Openchampion, andMadrid MastersfinalistRoger Federer,ATPNo. 2 andFrench OpenwinnerRafael Nadal,andUS Openrunner-up andViennatitlistNovak Djokovic.Other top seeds wereUS Open semifinalist,Moscowwinner, anddefending championNikolay Davydenko,US Open semifinalistandTokyotitlistDavid Ferrer,James Blake,Fernando GonzálezandTommy Robredo.
Notable stories
[edit]Nalbandian's achievements
[edit]David Nalbandianwon his second careerMasters Seriestournament, two weeks after his victory inMadrid,defeating againATPNo. 1Roger Federerand No. 2Rafael Nadalon his way to the title. Theories behind Nalbandian's resurgence abound, his new coach and diet, his overcoming of abdominal, back and leg injuries and of the death of a family member all being described as possibly being behind his upturn in fortune. Nalbandian became the first player to win theMadrid–Parisdouble sinceMarat Safinin2004,the first player to defeat both Federer and Nadal twice each while they held the top two spots, and the first player to defeat both in a final.
Finals
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Singles
[edit]David Nalbandiandefeated
Rafael Nadal6–4, 6–0
- It was Nalbandian's 2nd title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 2nd Masters title of the year, and overall.
Doubles
[edit]Bob Bryan/Mike Bryandefeated
Daniel Nestor/
Nenad Zimonjić6–3, 7–6(7–4)
References
[edit]- ^"2007 Paris – Singles draw".Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^"2007 Paris – Doubles draw".Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).