# 2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated James Blake in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2007 Cincinnati Masters.
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to David Ferrer.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Rafael Nadal (second round, retired due to an arm injury)
* Andy Roddick (third round)
* Novak Djokovic (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round, retired due to a blister)
* James Blake (final)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Andy Murray (first round)
* Guillermo Cañas (first round)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Almagro | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Almagro | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 2 | 4 | | | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | James Blake | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | James Blake | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | David Ferrer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | David Ferrer | 2 | 4 | | 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | James Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | James Blake | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | James Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sam Querrey | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | J Benneteau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | T Henman | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 6 | 3 | 6 | | JI Chela | 7$^8$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | M Baghdatis | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Murray | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | I Ljubičić | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Almagro | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Q | A Delić | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | 11 | I Ljubičić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Nieminen | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 2 | 0 | | | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Robredo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | N Djokovic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nalbandian | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| | A Calleri | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | Q | JM del Potro | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^9$ | | P Kohlschreiber | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | Q | JM del Potro | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Cañas | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | T Haas | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 |
| | M Ančić | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Ančić | 3 | 6 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | J Melzer | 6 | 2 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | L Hewitt | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Gasquet | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 3 | 3 | WC | R Ginepri | 2 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | T Berdych | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 2 | | A Clément | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 3 | 4 | 10 | T Berdych | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Ferrer | 2 | 4 |
| WC | J Isner | 6$^3$ | 3 | 16 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fish | 5 | 6$^3$ | | R Štěpánek | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 16 | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Roddick | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | F Verdasco | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | F González | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 7 | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Rochus | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 9 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Kiefer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Falla | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 9 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Blake | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Blake | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Querrey | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | D Hrbatý | 3 | 1 | | 13 | M Youzhny | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 5 | 7 | 4 | WC | S Querrey | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Querrey | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Querrey | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | F López | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Mónaco | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6$^5$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Ivo Karlović (withdrew)
* Gilles Simon (first round)
* Igor Andreev (qualifying competition)
* Vince Spadea (qualified)
* Julien Benneteau (qualified)
* Olivier Rochus (qualified)
* Michaël Llodra (first round)
* Feliciano López (qualified)
* Nicolas Mahut (first round)
* Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition)
* Sébastien Grosjean (qualifying competition, retired due to a leg injury)
* Juan Martín del Potro (qualified)
* Florent Serra (first round)
* Amer Delić (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Alejandro Falla
* Juan Martín del Potro
* Amer Delić
* Vince Spadea
* Julien Benneteau
* Olivier Rochus
* Feliciano López

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lukáš Dlouhý | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Lukáš Dlouhý | 0 | 3 | | Alt | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Andreas Seppi | 1 | 3 |
| | Marin Čilić | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 10 | Andreas Seppi | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Andreas Seppi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Gilles Simon | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 7 | WC | Ernests Gulbis | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 12 | Juan Martín del Potro | 7 | 6 |
| | Evgeny Korolev | 2 | 0 | 12 | Juan Martín del Potro | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Igor Andreev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Robert Kendrick | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Robert Kendrick | 6$^3$ | 3 | 3 | Igor Andreev | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 14 | Amer Delić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Justin Kronauge | 4 | 2 | 14 | Amer Delić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 14 | Amer Delić | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Vince Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 3 | | 4 | Vince Spadea | 7$^8$ | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | Alt | Andrei Pavel | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ |
| Alt | Andrei Pavel | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | Alt | Andrei Pavel | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ |
| 13 | Florent Serra | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Julien Benneteau | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 5 | Julien Benneteau | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Sébastien Grosjean | 7 | 1$^r$ |
| | Wesley Moodie | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Sébastien Grosjean | 7 | 1$^r$ |
| 11 | Sébastien Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Olivier Rochus | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 5 | 3 | 6 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Zack Fleishman | 4 | 1 |
| WC | Zack Fleishman | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Zack Fleishman | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Michaël Llodra | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 8 | Feliciano López | 6 | 6 |
| | Max Mirnyi | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 8 | Feliciano López | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Feliciano López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |