A Quick Look at the Women’s Draw for the 2007 French Open
Posted by Aaress Lawless on May 25, 2007 | Print
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The seedings and main draw have been announced for the 2007 French Open, with two-time defending champion Justine Henin leading the women’s field.
Her road to a fourth Roland Garros title will not be easy, especially with the possibility of meeting 2007 Australian Open champion Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.
Maria Sharapova, who is not favored to win on clay in Paris, is in the same quarter of the draw as French long-shot Amelie Mauresmo.
2004 Roland Garros champion Anastasia Myskina is coming back to the Tour in Paris after being out for several months with a foot injury and could face her countrywoman and last year’s finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round.
Top Fifteen Seeds
(This draw is subject to change in the event of any withdrawals before the start of the tournament))
1. Justine Henin
First Round: Elena Vesnina (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the semifinals
2. Maria Sharapova
First Round: Emilie Loit (Sharapova leads 2-1)
Potential Matches: Patty Schnyder in the fourth round, Amelie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals, Svetlana Kuznetsova or Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals.
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova
First Round: Ekaterina Bychkova (Bychkova leads 1-0)
Potential Matches: Anastasia Myskina in the second round, Shahar Peer in the fourth round, Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova or Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals
4. Jelena Jankovic
First Round: Stephanie Foretz (Jankovic leads 2-1)
Potential Matches: Venus Williams in the third round, Elena Dementieva in the fourth round, Nicole Vaidisova or Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals, Justine Henin or Serena Williams in the semifinals
5. Amelie Mauresmo
First Round: Laura Granville (Mauresmo leads 2-0)
Potential Matches: Anna Chakvetadze in the fourth round, Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, Svetlana Kuznetsova or Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals
6. Nicole Vaidisova
First Round: Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Nadia Petrova in the fourth round, Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, Justine Henin or Serena Williams in the semifinals
7. Ana Ivanovic
First Round: Qualifier
Potential Matches: Sania Mirza in the second round, Julia Vakulenko in the third round, Daniela Hantuchova in the fourth round, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova or Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals
8. Serena Williams
First Round: Tsvetana Pironkova (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Dinara Safina in the fourth round, Justine Henin in the quarterfinals, Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the semifinals
9. Anna Chakvetadze
First Round: Alicia Molik (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Amelie Mauresmo in the fourth round, Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, Svetlana Kuznetsova or Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals
10. Dinara Safina
First Round: Yuliana Fedak (Safina leads 1-0)
Potential Matches: Serena Williams in the fourth round, Justine Henin in the quarterfinals, Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the semifinals
11. Nadia Petrova
First Round: Qualifier
Potential Matches: Nicole Vaidisova in the fourth round, Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, Justine Henin or Serena Williams in the semifinals
12. Daniela Hantuchova
First Round: Jelena Kostanic Tosic (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova or Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals
13. Elena Dementieva
First Round: Angelique Kerber (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Jelena Jankovic or Venus Williams in the fourth round, Nicole Vaidisova or Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals, Justine Henin or Serena Williams in the semifinals
14. Patty Schnyder
First Round: Martina Sucha (Schnyder leads 4-0)
Potential Matches: Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, Amelie Mauresmo or Anna Chakvetadze in the quarterfinals, Svetlana Kuznetsova or Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals
15. Shahar Peer
First Round: Kaia Kanepi (Peer leads 1-0)
Potential Matches: Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round, Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova or Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals
Former Grand Slam Champions
26. Venus Williams
First Round: Alize Cornet (first meeting)
Potential Matches: Jelena Jankovic in the third round, Elena Dementieva in the fourth round, Nicole Vaidisova or Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals, Justine Henin or Serena Williams in the semifinals
Anastasia Myskina
First Round: Meghann Shaughnessy (Shaughnessy leads 3-1)
Potential Matches: Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, Shahar Peer in the fourth round, Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals, Maria Sharapova or Amelie Mauresmo in the semifinals
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Nick | May 25, 2007 | Reply
Im happy to see Anastasia Myskina back, she probably won’t do much damage, but I’m happy that her injury is over…at least it seems like it.
Justine has a really tough draw with Patrova, Serena, and Jelena on her side. It would be an interesting Quarterfinal between Justine and Serena though.
Geoff | May 25, 2007 | Reply
I say Serena crashes everyone all the way to the semis brushing sister Venus aside and off to the final where she will drown Kuznetsova.Go Serena!
Nick | May 25, 2007 | Reply
Well right now you better hope Serena gets through her first round against Pironkova, the girl that beat sister Venus in Aussie Open.
Aaress | May 25, 2007 | Reply
I think Serena will get past Pironkova easily, but I’m interested in seeing how Sharapova/Loit, Chakvetadze/Molik, and Mauresmo/Granville play out.
Cheri Britton | May 27, 2007 | Reply
Shame about the weather. The weather lhat is tossing my trees about here on the south coast of Wales is heading directly to Paris. This may be a long tournament.