# 2007 İstanbul Cup – Singles

The singles Tournament at the 2007 İstanbul Cup took place between 21 and 26 May on outdoor clay courts in Istanbul, Turkey. Elena Dementieva won the title, defeating Aravane Rezaï in the final.

## Seeds

* Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* Elena Dementieva (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (second round)
* Alona Bondarenko (semifinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Sania Mirza (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1/WC | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | Aravane Rezaï | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 5 | Alona Bondarenko | 6$^5$ | 2 | 2 | Elena Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 2 | Elena Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1/WC | M Sharapova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | T Pironkova | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 1/WC | M Sharapova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | R Oprandi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 5 | 5 | | 7 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Radwańska | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | M Sharapova | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 |
| | T Poutchek | 1 | 2 | | 4 | V Williams | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 3 | 1 | | | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Rezaï | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | E Afinogenova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Klösel | 3 | 7 | 3 | Q | E Afinogenova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Mirza | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Özgen | 1 | 0 | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Sevastova | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | w | / | o | | | | |
| WC | İ Şenoğlu | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 7 | | | V King | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 1 | 1 | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 6 | A-L Grönefeld | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | C Castaño | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Castaño | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Dzehalevich | 6 | 7 | | Q | E Dzehalevich | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tatishvili | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Castaño | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kostanić Tošić | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Kostanić Tošić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifiers

* Section 1: Ekaterina Afinogenova
* Section 2: Anna Tatishvili
* Section 3: Ekaterina Dzehalevich
* Section 4: Anastasija Sevastova

### Seeds

* Casey Dellacqua (second round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (second round)
* Ekaterina Dzehalevich (qualified)
* Gaëlle Widmer (first round)
* Vesna Manasieva (first round)
* Neha Uberoi (first round)
* Evgenia Grebenyuk (second round)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (Qualifying)

### First qualifier

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying |
| 1 | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Koumantou | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Koumantou | 3 | 1 | 1 | C Dellacqua | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | E Afinogenova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Afinogenova | 6 | 6 | | E Afinogenova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Poulnina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Poulnina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | E Afinogenova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | M Jugić-Salkić | 1 | 3 |
| | B Whitehead | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | M Jugić-Salkić | 1 | 3 |
| | M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | M Jugić-Salkić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 6 | N Uberoi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | A Gabueva | 1 | 3 | 6 | N Uberoi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 6 | N Uberoi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying |
| 2 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lapushchenkova | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lapushchenkova | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | S Cîrstea | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | T Doğan | 1 | 0 | | | A Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6$^6$ |
| WC | E Benli | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6$^6$ |
| | A Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | A Stevenson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 4 | r | | | | | |
| | N Samoylo | 0 | 0 | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 4 | r | | | | | |
| 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying |
| 3 | E Dzehalevich | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Lyubtsova | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Lyubtsova | 1 | 6$^5$ | | 3 | E Dzehalevich | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Shapatava | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | C Büyükakçay | 6 | 4 | 2 | | S Shapatava | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Shapatava | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Shapatava | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 2 | 2 |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 2 | 2 |
| | V Lukić | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lukić | 2 | 6 | 5 | | U Radwańska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | E Grebenyuk | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Dranets | 0 | 2 | | 7 | E Grebenyuk | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | E Grebenyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying |
| 4 | G Widmer | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 7 | 6 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | I Pavlovic | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | I Pavlovic | 6 | 6 | I Pavlovic | 4 | 2 | | | |
| WC | J Hopper | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Hopper | 2 | 1 | | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | J Juricová | 1 | 2 |
| | V Davydova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | J Juricová | 1 | 2 |
| | S Menna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Menna | 6 | 6 | S Menna | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | J Juricová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Juricová | 6 | 6 | J Juricová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | V Manasieva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |