2007 BCR Open Romania
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The 2007 BCR Open Romania was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the event known that year as the BCR Open Romania, and was part of the International Series
of the 2007 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest
, Romania
, from September 10 through September 16, 2007.
The singles field was headlined by ATP
No. 26, Båstad
runner-up and Valencia
titlist Nicolás Almagro
, Rome Masters and Båstad semifinalist Filippo Volandri
, and Valencia
and Kitzbühel
finalist Potito Starace
. Other top seeded players were Las Vegas
runner-up Jürgen Melzer
, French Open quarterfinalist, Båstad semifinalist Igor Andreev
, Gilles Simon
, Fabrice Santoro
and Albert Montañés
.
Gilles Simon
def.
Victor Hănescu
, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Oliver Marach
/
Michal Mertiňák
def.
Martín García / Sebastián Prieto
, 7–6(2), 7–6(8)
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 clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the event known that year as the BCR Open Romania, 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 Arenele BNR in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, from September 10 through September 16, 2007.
The singles field was headlined by ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
No. 26, Båstad
2007 Swedish Open
The 2007 Swedish Open was the 2007 edition of the Swedish Open tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 9-15.David Ferrer won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles: David Ferrer def. Nicolás Almagro, 6-1, 6-2-----Men's Doubles:...
runner-up and Valencia
2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The 2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Nicolás Almagro in men's singles and Wesley Moodie & Todd Perry in doubles.-Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro def. Potito Starace, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1----...
titlist Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
, Rome Masters and Båstad semifinalist Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
, and Valencia
2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The 2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was an event on the 2007 ATP Tour. The event was won by Nicolás Almagro in men's singles and Wesley Moodie & Todd Perry in doubles.-Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro def. Potito Starace, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1----...
and Kitzbühel
2007 Austrian Open (tennis)
The 2007 Austrian Open was the 2007 edition of the Austrian Open tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 23-30.Juan Mónaco won his third career title, all of which came in 2007.-Singles:...
finalist Potito Starace
Potito Starace
Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
. Other top seeded players were 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...
runner-up Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
, French Open quarterfinalist, Båstad semifinalist Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
, Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
, 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...
and Albert Montañés
Álbert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
.
Singles
Gilles SimonGilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
def.
Victor HănescuVictor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Gilles Simon's 2nd title of the year, and overall.
Doubles
Oliver MarachOliver Marach
Oliver Marach is a professional Austrian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 82nd, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is 8th, set at October 18, 2010.-Doubles: 14 :...
/
Michal MertiňákMichal Mertinák
Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished...
def.
Martín García / Sebastián PrietoSebastián Prieto
Sebastián Prieto is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won 9 doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999....
, 7–6(2), 7–6(8)