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Deutsch2007 İstanbul Cup
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| 2007 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 – 26 May |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA Tier III |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elena Dementieva | |
| Doubles | |
 Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska | |
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
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 140 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 1 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 13 | 2 |
 SUI | Patty Schnyder | 17 | 3 |
 USA | Venus Williams | 22 | 4 |
 UKR | Alona Bondarenko | 28 | 5 |
 GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 40 | 6 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 46 | 7 |
 IND | Sania Mirza | 51 | 8 |
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements
[edit]
Patty Schnyder (left thigh strain)
Aravane Rezaï (left knee injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE | Chan Yung-jan | IND | Sania Mirza | 59 | 1 |
| USA | Vania King |  CRO | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 71 | 2 |
| UKR | Alona Bondarenko | UKR | Kateryna Bondarenko | 119 | 3 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  TUR | İpek Şenoğlu | 196 | 4 |
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
[edit]
Vania King (low back strain)
Catalina Castaño (left thigh strain)
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit] Elena Dementieva def. 
Aravane Rezaï, 7–6(7–5), 3–0 ret.
Doubles
[edit] Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska def. Yung-Jan Chan / Sania Mirza, 6–1, 6–3