2007 Next Generation Adelaide International

The 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International was a professional men's tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour in Adelaide, Australia, held from 1 January to 7 January 2007. Novak Djokovic won the title, an ATP International Series level tournament.

2007 Next Generation Adelaide International
Date1–7 January
Edition30th
CategoryATP International Series
Draw24S (RR) / 16D
Prize moneyUSD $411,000
SurfaceHard (Rebound Ace)
LocationAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
Champions
Singles
Novak Djokovic[1]
Doubles
Wesley Moodie / Todd Perry[2]

This was the first tournament of the season (alongside Viña del Mar, Delray Beach, Buenos Aires and Las Vegas) that implemented a 24-player round robin tournament for the singles competition, as part of the round-robin trials proposed during this season.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SRB Novak Djokovic 16 1
 FRA Richard Gasquet 18 2
 CZE Radek Štěpánek 19 3
 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 20 4
 SVK Dominik Hrbatý 21 5
 FRA Arnaud Clément 42 6
 FRA Gilles Simon 45 7
 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 55 8
  • Rankings are as of 25 December 2006.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals
During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ISR Jonathan Erlich  ISR Andy Ram 26 1
 CZE Lukáš Dlouhý  CZE Pavel Vízner 35 2
 SWE Simon Aspelin  RSA Chris Haggard 50 3
 AUS Ashley Fisher  USA Tripp Phillips 57 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2006.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Retirements

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Chris Guccione, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4

  • It was Djokovic's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 2007 Next Generation Adelaide International – Doubles

Wesley Moodie / Todd Perry defeated Novak Djokovic / Radek Štěpánek, 6–4, 3–6, [15–13]

  • It was 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career for Moodie; 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career for Perry.
  • Both players have won their 1st of a total of 2 titles as a team, with the other one being Valencia at the same year.

References
  1. "2007 Adelaide – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2007 Adelaide – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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