2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open
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The 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open
, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour
. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 through February 4, 2007.
Martina Hingis
def.
Ana Ivanović
, 6–4, 6–2
Lisa Raymond
/
Samantha Stosur
def. Vania King
/ Rennae Stubbs
, 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5
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 indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open
Toray Pan Pacific Open
The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour
2007 WTA Tour
The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also...
. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
is a world-class sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for gymnastics events at the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 through February 4, 2007.
Singles
Martina HingisMartina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
def.
Ana IvanovićAna Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Hingis's 43rd title of her career, and her fifth title in Tokyo, also winning in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. This gave her the most singles titles at this event, having previously been tied with Davenport. It was also the final tournament she won before her second and final retirement from the sport. Hingis' form began to deteriorate soon after this win.
Doubles
Lisa RaymondLisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
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Samantha StosurSamantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
def.
Vania KingVania King
Vania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
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Rennae StubbsRennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
, 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5
- It was Raymond's 61st title overall, and Stosur's 18th. As a team, it was their 20th title. It was Raymond's fourth title in Tokyo, having won it last year (also with Stosur), and in 2001 and 2002 with Rennae Stubbs.