2007 WTA BSA's

Forty-five weeks of tennis action, 127 editions of WTA Backspin, and over 500 player awards later... it's come to this.



1. Justine Henin, BEL

It's really no contest here, and no other player even deserves to be included in the "contending" group for "Ms. Backspin '07." This season turned out to be Henin's career best, and that's saying something for a player who'd already put together a Hall of Fame resume.

2. Jelena Jankovic, SRB
3. Venus Williams, USA
4. Cara Black & Liezel Huber, ZIM-USA
5. Serena Williams, USA

The other two grand slam singles winners, even if (especially in Serena's case) the rest of their seasons saw quite a few big moments left unclaimed on the court, did enough to merit being in the season's second tier of top players. Jankovic didn't reach a slam final, but she claimed four titles and won more matches than any other player... and that should count for RU status to Henin, a condition she's become quite familiar with over the last two years. Black & Huber were the best, most consistent and healthy doubles team on tour.

6. Ana Ivanovic, SRB
7. Anna Chakvetadze, RUS
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova, RUS

Maybe Ivanovic should be included in the previous group, having reached the Roland Garros final, YEC SF, and defeated Jankovic in what Backspin considers the "Match of the Year" in Los Angeles. But, on the whole, Jankovic's season was epic enough to warrant an advantage. Of course, JJ will have a hard time following up this season in '08, while AnaIvo might be a good bet to do so. Chakvetadze was the best "money" player from Russia this year, and she's yet to lose a tour singles final (6-0). Kuznetsova is higher ranked, and led Team Russia to a Fed Cup title. But she came up small in her other big matches in '07.

9. Maria Sharapova, RUS
10. Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur, USA-AUS

Even a bad year for Sharapova is a good one for most other players, or at least enough to warrant a "Ms. Backspin" mention. After all, she did win a Tier I and reached the Oz and YEC finals. If Stosur hadn't battled injuries down the stretch, she and Raymond could have given Black & Huber a run for their money.

11. Daniela Hantuchova, SVK
12. Tatiana Golovin, FRA
HM- Agnes Szavay, HUN

The "Young Stars" division. Hantuchova ended her five year title drought in Indian Wells, then only took seven months to grab title #3 in Linz. Golovin exhibited both Good and Bad Tatiana tendencies in '07, but managed to win her first two career singles crowns. Szavay, too, claimed her first two titles and made a monstrous jump from #207 into the Top 20 over the past year. We saw the "Late Szummer of Szavay" in '07, leading one to wonder if the not-yet-19 year old can extend her roll over the course of an entire szeason in '08. Hmmm... intriguing (hint, hint).

*"Ms. BACKSPIN" WINNERS*
2001 Jennifer Capriati / USA
2002 Serena Williams / USA
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne / BEL
2004 Maria Sharapova / RUS
2005 Kim Clijsters / BEL
2006 Amelie Mauresmo / FRA
2007 Justine Henin / BEL

2007 Grand Slam Final Backspins:
Australian Open: "The Demolition Heard 'round the World"
Roland Garros: "The Pursuit of Happiness"
Wimbledon: "Home is Where the Heart Is"
U.S. Open: "Eternal Sunshine of the Henin Mind"

*RISERS*

1t. Jelena Jankovic / SRB
1t. Ana Ivanovic / SRB
2. Anna Chakvetadze / RUS
3. Tatiana Golovin / FRA
4. Yung-Jan Chan & Chia-Jung Chuang / TPE
5. Daniela Hantuchova / SVK
6. Marion Bartoli / FRA
7. Shahar Peer / ISR
8. Mara Santangelo & Alicia Molik / ITA-AUS
9. Nicole Vaidisova / CZE
10. Gisela Dulko / ARG
11. Julia Vakulenko / UKR
12. Alona Bondarenko / UKR
13. Sania Mirza / IND
14. Vera Zvonareva / RUS
15. Dinara Safina / RUS
16. Virginie Razzano / FRA
17. Agnes Szavay & Vladimira Uhlirova / HUN-CZE
18. Maria Kirilenko / RUS
19. Karin Knapp / ITA
20. Elena Vesnina / RUS
HM- Tiantian Sun / CHN

*FRESH FACES*

1. Agnes Szavay / HUN
2. Lucie Safarova / CZE
3. Victoria Azarenka / BLR
4. Agnieszka Radwanska / POL
5. Tamira Paszek / AUT
6. Kateryna Bondarenko / UKR
7. Michaella Krajicek / NED
8. Aravane Rezai / FRA
9. Yaroslava Shvedova / RUS
10. Yung-Jan Chan / TPE
11. Alize Cornet / FRA
12. Olga Govortsova / BLR
13. Vasilisa Bardina / RUS
14t. Ioana-Raluca Olaru / ROU
14t. Sorana Cirstea / ROU
15. Vera Dusehvina / RUS
16. Jarmila Gajdosova / SVK
17. Vania King / USA
18. Caroline Wozniacki / DEN
19. Aleksandra Wozniak / CAN
20. Dominika Cibulkova / SVK
21. Anastasia Pivovarova / RUS
22. Monica Niculescu / ROU
23. Petra Cetkovska / CZE
24. Yanina Wickmayer / BEL
25. Yi-Miao Zhou / CHN
HM- Simona Halep / ROU

*JUNIOR STARS*

1. Urszula Radwanska / POL
2. Mariana Duque Marino / COL
3. Madison Brengle / USA
4. Ksenia Milevskaya / BLR
5. Kristina Kucova / SVK
6. Katarzyna Piter / POL
7. Polona Hercog / SLO
8. Evgeniya Rodina / RUS
9. Ayumi Morita / JPN
10. Oksana Kalashnikova / GEO
HM- Nikola Hofmanova / AUT & Bojana Jovanovski / SRB

*SURPRISES*

1. Sybille Bammer / AUT
2. Zi Yan / CHN
3. Sara Errani / ITA
4. Roberta Vinci / ITA
5. Pauline Parmentier / FRA
6. Nika Ozegovic / CRO
7. Yvonne Meusburger / AUT
8. Maria-Emilia Salerni / ARG
9. Mariya Koryttseva / UKR
10. Alla Kudryavtseva / RUS
11. Edina Gallovits / ROU
12. Tatjana Malek / GER
13. Anastasiya Yakimova / BLR
14. Andreja Klepac / SLO
15. Julie Ditty / USA
16. Anastassia Rodionova / RUS
17. Tzipora Obziler / ISR
18. Bethanie Mattek / USA
19. Renata Voracova / CZE
20. Chin-Wei Chan / TPE
HM- Melanie South / GBR & Andrea Petkovic / GER

*VETERANS*

1. Venus Williams / USA
2. Cara Black & Liezel Huber / ZIM-USA
3. Elena Dementieva / RUS
4. Katarina Srebotnik & Ai Sugiyama / SLO-JPN
5. Kveta Peschke & Rennae Stubbs / CZE-AUS
6. Nadia Petrova / RUS
7. Sybille Bammer / AUT
8. Amelie Mauresmo / FRA
9. Lindsay Davenport / USA
10. Lisa Raymond / USA
11. Martina Hingis / SUI
12. Francesca Schiavone / ITA
13. Anabel Medina-Garrigues / ESP
14. Tathiana Garbin / ITA
15. Meghann Shaughnessy / USA
16. Akiko Morigami / JPN
17. Patty Schnyder / SUI
18. Milagros Sequera / VEN
19. Greta Arn / GER
20. Nathalie Dechy / FRA
HM- Tzipora Obziler / ISR & Meilen Tu / USA

COMEBACK PLAYER*

1. Serena Williams & Venus Williams / USA-USA
2. Lindsay Davenport / USA
3. Sania Mirza / IND
4. Flavia Pennetta / ITA
5. Alicia Molik / AUS
6. Klara Zakopalova / CZE
7. Evgenia Linetskaya / RUS
8. Shuai Peng / CHN
9. Ashley Harkleroad / USA
10. Sharon Fichman / CAN

*DOWN*

1. Maria Sharapova / RUS
2. Martina Hingis / SUI
3. China Fed Cup Team
4. Anastasia Myskina / RUS
5. Zi Yan & Jie Zheng / CHN
6. Olga Poutchkova / RUS
7. Anna-Lena Groenefeld / GER
8. Na Li / CHN
9. Jamea Jackson / USA
10. Amelie Mauresmo's "year after" / FRA
HM- Nicole Vaidisova / CZE

*ITF STARS*

Maria-Fernanda Alvarez-Teran / BOL
Maret Ani / EST
Sofia Arvidsson / SWE
Olga Brozda / POL
Casey Dellacqua / AUS
Marina Erakovic / NZL
Sophie Ferguson / AUS
Anna Floris / ITA
Stephanie Gehrlein / GER
Julia Goerges / GER
Angelique Kerber / GER
Alisa Kleybanova / RUS
Regina Kulikova / RUS
Natalie Orlova / RUS
Anna Lapushchenkova / RUS
Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez / ESP
Tsvetana Pironkova / BUL
Olivia Sanchez / FRA
Valentina Sassi / ITA
Katerina Vankova / CZE
Yanina Wickmayer / BEL
Shuai Zhang / CHN

*PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

1. Justine Henin defeats Serena and Venus, wins second U.S. Open title
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2. Justine Henin wins third straight Roland Garros crown, maintains 35-set streak in Paris
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3. Serena Williams rises (again), and is the "soul survivor" (again) at the Australian Open
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4. Amelie Mauresmo claims diamond racquet with third straight Antwerp title
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5. Justine Henin defends YEC crown, end season on 25-match winning streak
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6. Venus Williams comes back from near defeat in first week to win fourth Wimbledon crown
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7. Jelena Jankovic defeats Maria Sharapova on grass in Birmingham, winning her fourth title of the season on four different surfaces
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8. Daniela Hantuchova finally wins second career singles title in Indian Wells, five years after winning her first there in 2002
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9. Serbs (Jankovic & Ivanovic) win back-to-back Tier I titles, then both reach the Roland Garros SF
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10. Svetlana Kuznetsova goes 2-0, leading Team Russia to Fed Cup championship
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11. Elena Dementieva wins surprise Kremlin Cup title in Moscow hometown
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12. Tatiana Golovin claims first career tour singles title at Amelia Island
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HM- Lindsay Davenport returns from pregnancy "retirement" to win 4Q titles in Bali & Quebec City
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*MATCHES OF THE YEAR*

1. L.A. SF - Ivanovic def. Jankovic
...4-6/6-3/7-5. Down 4-1 in the 3rd set, Ivanovic saves two match points and uses a string of lethally stinging forehands to power past her fellow Serbian Fantastovic.
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2. Australian Open QF - S.Williams def. Peer
...3-6/6-2/8-6. Peer serves for the match at 6-5 in the 3rd, but maybe the best played women's grand slam match of the year results in a "Shalom, Serena" moment.
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3. YEC F - Henin def. Sharapova
...5-7/7-5/6-3. Finally, Henin and Sharapova meet for the first time during the season in 2007's final match. It was worth the wait. Henin saves 14 of 18 break points, and wins on her fifth match point in the 3:24 contest.
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4. Eastbourne F - Henin def. Mauresmo
...7-5/6-7/7-6. In a grass court rematch of the '06 Wimbledon final, Henin remained unbeaten for her career in Eastbourne when Mauresmo fails to close out the match serving at 5-4 in the 3rd.
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5. Australian Open 1st - Sharapova def. Pin
...6-3/4-6/9-7. Under Extreme Heat conditions, and no roof, Sharapova leads 5-0 in the 3rd and physically slams into a brick wall (figuratively, of course). Pin serves for the match at 7-6 to dump the first #1 women's out of the 1st Round in Oz for the first time since '79, but the Supernova manages to win the final eleven points of the 83-minute final set.
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6. Roland Garros 4th - Sharapova def. Schnyder
...3-6/6-4/9-7. Part II of Sharapova's '07 slam tight rope walk. Schnyder served for the match three times, and held match points at 5-4 and 7-6 in the 3rd.
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7. Wimbledon 1st - Schnyder def. Pin
...6-1/4-6/8-6. The two players who failed to take out Sharapova in the previous two slams met in the third, and produced another wild affair. Pin served for the match and held a match point in the 3rd, but a rain delay at 5-4 turned the match in Sneaky's favor.
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8. Fed Cup Final, Match 3 - Kuznetsova def. Schiavone
...4-6/7-5/7-5. The Contessova saves match point in the 2nd, and goes on to win the 2:45 contest and clinch the FC title for Russia.
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9. Paris SF - Petrova def. Mauresmo
...5-7/6-4/7-6. Mauresmo led 4-1 in both the 2nd and 3rd sets, holding a match point in the final set tie-break. But a Petrova net cord shot wasn't put away by Mauresmo, and the Russian stole the match... and went on to claim her only singles title of the season.
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10. Sydney F - Clijsters def. Jankovic
...4-6/7-6/6-4. Jankovic held match point in the 2nd set and twice served for the match. She couldn't close out the Belgian, throwing in three double-faults in the 2nd set tie-break. Clijsters battled back to win what turned out to be her final career title.
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HM- Miami F - S.Williams def. Henin
...0-6/7-5/6-3. Williams' only true shining moment after her win in Melbourne. After losing the first seven games of the match and turning back Henin on two match points, Serena won her second title of the season. Henin would go on to defeat her in the three remaining grand slams of '07.
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*CHOKES/COMEBACKS OF THE YEAR*

1. Fed Cup SF, Match 4 - Schiavone def. Golovin
.....6-4/2-6/7-5. The Frussian Pastry led 5-2 in the 3rd, then came unglued due to the pressure and the raucous Italian crowd. Rather than sending France to the FC final, Golovin allowed the SF to go to a deciding doubles match, which Italy won to take the rubber 3-2.
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2. Chinese tennis officials misinterpret the Fed Cup rules regarding Olympic eligibility, failing to play top players Na Li and Jie Zheng in the Group I 1st Round rubber against Italy. Italy won 5-0.
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3. Australian Open 3rd - Hantuchova def. Harkleroad
....6-7/7-5/6-3. Harkleroad led 7-6/4-0 and served for the match at 5-3 in the 2nd. She also led 3-1 in the 3rd.
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4. Miami 3rd - Henin def. Razzano
....6-2/2-6/7-6. Henin comes from behind three different times in the final set, including a 5-1 deficit and a 5-6, love/30 hole on her own serve.
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5. Wimbledon 4th - Vaidisova def. Mauresmo
....7-6/4-6/6-1. The "old Amelie" resurfaced as, one year after winning SW19, she blew a 5-3 lead in the 1st set, then a 6-3 bulge in the tie-break. After a listless 3rd set, and 14 total double-faults for the match, Mauresmo fired a ball into the stands in frustration once her ouster was official.
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6. Wimbledon 3rd - S.Williams def. Hantuchova
....6-2/6-7/6-2. "The Cramps Match." At 5-5 in the 2nd, Williams fell to the grass in a heap and soon looked to be on her way out with an eventual retirement before a well-timed rain delay six points into the tie-break. Despite appearing to resemble a racehorse limping down the back stretch, Williams eventually took the match.
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7. Wimbledon QF - Ivanovic def. Vaidisova
....4-6/6-2/7-5. Up 5-3 on Ivanovic's serve, and after holding three match points, Vaidisova crumbled on the grand slam stage. The Czech teen topped things off by double-faulting on AnaIvo's second match point.
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8. Beijing F - Szavay def. Jankovic
....6-7/7-5/6-2. The WTA's 2007 marathoner Jankovic led this one 7-6/5-1 before finally running out of gas (pretty much for her season, as it turned out). Szavay seized upon the moment, blitzing Jankovic down the stretch and acing her on match point to win her second title of the season.
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9. Tokyo F - Razzano def. V.Williams
....4-6/7-6/6-4. In the 2:44 match, Venus failed to convert three match points in the 2nd set tie-break and watched Razzano win the second of her back-to-back titles in the span of six days.
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10t. Wimbledon 1st - V.Williams def. Kudryavtseva 2-6/6-3/6-4.
10t. Wimbledon 3rd - V.Williams def. Morigami 6-2/3-6/7-5.
....Venus' two early-round SW19 close calls on Court Two before her title run. Teenager Kudryavtseva led 6-2/2-0 and 3-1 in the 3rd, while veteran Morigami was up 5-3 in the 3rd before a late Venus push wrapped up the match just before rain and wind stopped play.
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HM- Wimbledon 1st - Hingis def. Cavaday
....6-7/7-5/6-0. The 18-year old Brit held two match points, but Hingis passed the test. Unfortunately, she would fail a more important one a few days later... and retired in November while denying that she's ever used cocaine.
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*UPSETS OF THE YEAR*

1. Wimbledon SF - Bartoli def. Henin
....1-6/7-5/6-1. La Trufflette looked to be going out rather meekly to La Petit Taureau before the wind began to flummox Henin, who couldn't respond to Bartoli's angled two-handed shots from both sides. Bartoli credited seeing Pierce Brosnan in the crowd, and not wanting to disappoint him, for her comeback. Henin never lost again in 2007, going 25-0 to close out her season.
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2. US Open 3rd - A.Radwanska def. Sharapova
...1-6/7-5/6-1. With the Polish teen dancing around the service line prior to her serves, Sharapova's top weapon completely fell apart under the pressure of A-Rad's intimidation tactics. She served 12 double-faults and committed 50 unforced errors on her way out the door one year after winning the Open.
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3. Warsaw 2nd - Vakulenko def. Clijsters
...7-6/6-3. Clijsters retired after the match.
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4t. Berlin 3rd - Vakulenko def. Mauresmo 2-6/6-1/6-2.
4t. Berlin QF - Vakulenko def. Safina 6-3/5-7/6-3.
...The Ukrainian's abilities sparked quite a bit in '07, but were often followed up by poorly-timed injuries. She defeated Mauresmo and Safina on the SAME DAY in Berlin. She ended up retiring from both this event and Warsaw, as well, but ended the season at a career-high in the rankings.
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5t. Istanbul 2nd - Rezai def. V.Williams 6-4/6-4.
5t. Istanbul SF - Rezai def. Sharapova 6-2/6-4.
...the French teen called these wins "the fruit of (her) work."
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6. Roland Garros Jr. SF - Duque Marino def. Pavlyuchenkova
...7-5/6-7/7-5. The unseeded Colombian took out the #1-seeded Russian, further proving that it was time for the latest promising Hordette to make a go at things on the big tour.
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7. Wimbledon 3rd - Granville def. Hingis
...6-4/6-2. And then the Swiss Miss tested positive for cocaine after the match. Or did she?
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8. Toronto 2nd - Yan def. Ivanovic
...6-3/6-1. In a season of mostly disappointing results for the Chinese a year before the Beijing Olympics, Yan managed to pull a few big upsets out of her racquet bag.
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9. US Open Jr. QF - Kucova def. Pavlyuchenkova
...7-5/6-1. The #1 seed goes down again.
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10. US Open Jr. F - Kucova def. U.Radwanska
...3-6/6-1/7-6. And the #2 seed goes out, too. No one could claim the Slovakian took the easy road to her surprise Girls slam title.
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HM- Tokyo F - Razzano def. V.Williams
...4-6/7-6/6-4. This one seemed to be the lock-of-locks for Venus, until it wasn't.
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[based on November 12 end-of-season WTA rankings]

*BACKSPIN 2007 MONTHLY TOP PLAYERS*
JANUARY: Serena Williams
FEBRUARY: Amelie Mauresmo
MARCH: Serena Williams
[1Q: Serena Williams]
APRIL: Jelena Jankovic
MAY: Jelena Jankovic
[2Q/clay: Justine Henin-Hardenne]
JUNE: Justine Henin
[2Q/grass: Venus Williams]
JULY(3Q): Anna Chakvetadze
AUGUST: Maria Sharapova
SEPTEMBER/U.S.: Maria Sharapova
[3Q: Justine Henin]
SEPTEMBER(4Q): Svetlana Kuznetsova/Team Russia
OCTOBER: Justine Henin
NOVEMBER: Justine Henin
[4Q: Justine Henin]
2007: Justine Henin

*TOP 20 BY AGE*
28...Patty Schnyder
28...Amelie Mauresmo
27...Venus Williams
27...Martina Hingis
26...Serena Williams
26...Elena Dementieva
25...Justine Henin
25...Nadia Petrova
24...Daniela Hantuchova
23...Marion Bartoli
22...Jelena Jankovic
22...Svetlana Kuznetsova
21...Dinara Safina
20...Anna Chakvetadze
20...Maria Sharapova
20...Shahar Peer
20...Ana Ivanovic
19...Tatiana Golovin
18...Agnes Szavay
18...Nicole Vaidisova

*TOP 20 BY NATION*
6...Russia
3...France
2...Serbia
2...Switzerland
2...United States
1...Belgium
1...Czech Republic
1...Hungary
1...Israel
1...Slovakia

*TOP 20 BY CAREER TITLES*
('07 titles/last title)
43...Martina Hingis (1)
39...Justine Henin (10)
36...Venus Williams (3)
28...Serena Williams (2)
24...Amelie Mauresmo (1)
16...Maria Sharapova (1)
10...Patty Schnyder (0, 2005)
9.....Svetlana Kuznetsova (1)
8.....Elena Dementieva (2)
7.....Nadia Petrova (1)
6.....Anna Chakvetadze (4)
6.....Nicole Vaidisova (0, 2006)
5.....Jelena Jankovic (4)
5.....Ana Ivanovic (3)
5.....Dinara Safina (1)
3.....Daniela Hantuchova (2)
3.....Marion Bartoli (0, 2006)
3.....Shahar Peer (0, 2006)
2.....Agnes Szavay (2)
2.....Tatiana Golovin (2)

*TOP 100 FACTS*
HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYER WITHOUT CAREER TITLE: #30 Victoria Azarenka
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NEW PLAYERS IN TOP 100 (since end of '06 season): 33
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*SMALLEST 2006-to-2007 RANKINGS CHANGES IN TOP 100*
0...Justine Henin (1/1)
1...Vera Zvonareva (24/23)
1...Maria Kirilenko (30/31)
1...Michaella Krajicek (35/34)
1...Camille Pin (76/77)
2...Svetlana Kuznetsova (4/2)
2...Nicole Vaidisova (10/12)
2...Olga Savchuk (99/97)
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*TOP 100 BY NATION*
15...Russia
10...France
10...USA
8.....Italy
5.....Ukraine
4.....Australia
4.....Germany
3.....Austria
3.....Belarus
3.....China
3.....Czech Republic
3.....Japan
3.....Spain
2.....Argentina
2.....Israel
2.....Romania
2.....Serbia
2.....Slovakia
2.....Switzerland
1.....Belgium
1.....Bulgaria
1.....Denmark
1.....Estonia
1.....Greece
1.....Hungary
1.....India
1.....Luxembourg
1.....Netherlands
1.....Poland
1.....Slovenia
1.....Taiwan
1.....Uzbekistan
1.....Venezuela

*REGIONAL RANKINGS*
==NON-RUSSIAN EUROPE==
#1 Justine Henin (BEL)
#3 Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
#4 Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
#9 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
#10 Marion Bartoli (FRA)
#12 Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
#13 Tatiana Golovin (FRA)
#16 Patty Schndyer (SUI)
#19 Martina Hingis (SUI)
#20 Agnes Szavay (HUN)
==ASIA/PACIFIC==
#29 Na Li (CHN)
#32 Sania Mirza (IND)
#39 Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
#46 Shuai Peng (CHN)
#47 Samantha Stosur (AUS)
#50 Akiko Morigami (JPN)
#58 Alicia Molik (AUS)
#60 Zi Yan (CHN)
#67 Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
#68 Aiko Nakamura (JPN)
==SOUTH AMERICA==
#38 Gisela Dulko (ARG)
#74 Milagros Sequera (VEN)
#91 Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG)
#110 Rosanna De Los Rios (PAR)
#115 Catalina Castano (COL)
#142 Jorgelina Cravero (ARG)
#188 Maria Jose Argeri (ARG)
#201 Mariana Duque Marino (COL)
#204 Neuza Silva (POR)
#213 Teliana Pereira (BRA)
==NORTH AMERICA==
#7 Serena Williams (USA)
#8 Venus Williams (USA)
#48 Meilen Tu (USA)
#53 Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)
#65 Laura Granville (USA)
#73 Lindsay Davenport (USA)
#76 Ashley Harkleroad (USA)
#81 Jill Craybas (USA)
#93 Julie Ditty (USA)
#94 Lilia Osterloh (USA)
#101 Stephanie Dubois (CAN)
==AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST==
#18 Shahar Peer (ISR)
#82 Tzipora Obziler (ISR)
#166 Selima Sfar (TUN)
#203 Natalie Grandin (RSA)
#222 Chanelle Scheepers (RSA)
#293 Marinne Giraud (MRI)
#351 Pemra Ozgen (TUR)
#370 Surina De Beer (RSA)
#457 Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR)
#530 Ipek Senoglu (TUR)
#574 Samia Medjahdi (ALG)

*NATION RANKINGS*
==RUSSIA==
#2 Svetlana Kuznetsova
#5 Maria Sharapova
#6 Anna Chakvetadze
#11 Elena Dementieva
#14 Nadia Petrova
#15 Dinara Safina
#23 Vera Zvonareva
#31 Maria Kirilenko
#41 Vera Dushevina
#55 Elena Vesnina
==CHINA==
#29 Na Li
#46 Shuai Peng
#60 Zi Yan
#128 Meng Yuan
#155 Shuai Zhang
#163 Jie Zheng
#232 Tiantian Sun
#302 Shanshan Song
#357 Yi-Fan Xu
#335 Jingjing Lu
==CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA==
#9 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
#12 Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
#24 Lucie Safarova (CZE)
#52 Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
#62 Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
#103 Petra Cetkovska (CZE)
#109 Renata Voracova (CZE)
#119 Iveta Benesova (CZE)
#139 Zuzana Ondranksova (CZE)
#145 Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK)
==ITALY==
#25 Francesca Schiavone
#36 Mara Santangelo
#37 Tathiana Garbin
#40 Flavia Pennetta
#51 Karin Knapp
#63 Roberta Vinci
#70 Sara Errani
#99 Maria Elena Camerin
#144 Alberta Brianti
#175 Nathalie Vierin
==FRANCE==
#10 Marion Bartoli
#12 Tatiana Golovin
#18 Amelie Mauresmo
#28 Virginie Razzano
#45 Emilie Loit
#57 Alize Cornet
#59 Pauline Parmentier
#69 Nathalie Dechy
#77 Camille Pin
#80 Aravane Rezai
==AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND==
#46 Samantha Stosur (AUS)
#58 Alicia Molik (AUS)
#71 Nicole Pratt (AUS)
#78 Casey Dellacqua (AUS)
#159 Sophie Ferguson (AUS)
#161 Marina Erakovic (NZL)
#167 Monique Adamczak (AUS)
#226 Christina Wheeler (AUS)
#295 Leanne Baker (NZL)
#328 Emily Hewson (AUS)
#353 Sacha Jones (NZL)
#372 Jessica Moore (AUS)
==UKRAINE==
#22 Alona Bondarenko
#33 Julia Vakulenko
#44 Kateryna Bondarenko
#96 Tatiana Perebiynis
#97 Olga Savchuk
#111 Mariya Koryttseva
#127 Yuliana Fedak
#171 Viktoriya Kutuzova
#182 Yulia Beygelzimer
#235 Tetiana Luzhanska
==GERMANY==
#54 Martina Muller
#84 Angelique Kerber
#88 Tatjana Malek
#100 Andrea Petkovic
#118 Greta Arn
#120 Julia Schruff
#133 Julia Goerges
#153 Sandra Kloesel
#168 Angela Bachmann
#205 Anna-Lena Groenefeld
==ROMANIA==
#56 Ioana-Raluca Olaru
#87 Edina Gallovits
#106 Sorana Cirstea
#174 Anda Perianu
#179 Monica Niculescu
#218 Liana Ungur
#249 Alexandra Dulgheru
#252 Magda Mihalache
#282 Madalina Gojnea
#297 Agnes Szatmari
#421 Mihaela Buzarnescu
==CANADA==
#101 Stephanie Dubois
#130 Aleksandra Wozniak
#158 Marie-Eve Pelletier
#272 Ekaterina Shulaeva
#315 Valerie Tetreault
#430 Sharon Fichman
#466 Heidi El Tabakh
==POLAND==
#26 Agnieszka Radwanska
#180 Marta Domachowska
#190 Anna Korzeniak
#288 Urszula Radwanska
#333 Olga Brozda
#374 Joanna Jakowicz
==BELARUS==
#30 Victoria Azarenka
#49 Olga Govortsova
#92 Tathiana Poutchek
#121 Anastasiya Yakimova
#178 Ekaterina Dzehalevich
#189 Darya Kustova
#330 Ksenia Milevskaya
==SERBIA==
#3 Jelena Jankovic
#4 Ana Ivanovic
#239 Vojislava Lukic
#251 Teodora Mircic
#253 Ana Jovanovic
==AUSTRIA==
#21 Sybille Bammer
#42 Tamira Paszak
#61 Yvonne Meusburger
#246 Tina Schiechtl
#343 Patricia Mayr
==TAIWAN==
#67 Yung-Jan Chan
#143 Su-Wei Hsieh
#206 Chin-Wei Chan
#338 I-Hsuan Hwang
#507 Chia-Jung Chuang

*ALL-TIME WEEKS AT #1*
377...Steffi Graf
331...Martina Navratilova
262...Chris Evert
209...Martina Hingis
178...Monica Seles
98....Lindsay Davenport
91...Justine Henin (+7 to end '07)
57....Serena Williams
39....Amelie Mauresmo
22....Tracy Austin
19....Kim Clijsters
17....Jennifer Capriati
14....Maria Sharapova
12....Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
11....Venus Williams

*RUSSIAN RESULTS ON THE WTA TOUR*
2001....0 titles, 3 RU, 6 SF
2002....6 titles, 8 RU, 11 SF
2003...11 titles, 4 RU, 20 SF
2004...15 titles, 18 RU, 30 SF
2005....9 titles, 8 RU, 36 SF
2006...19 titles, 15 RU, 30 SF
2007...12 titles, 15 RU, 26 SF

*BIGGEST RISES IN THE RANKINGS*
=end of '06 to end of '07=
[in 2007 Top 25]
+187..Agnes Szavay (#207 to #20)
+88...Serena Williams (#95 to #7)
+40...Venus Williams (#48 to #8)
+32...Sybille Bammer (#53 to #21)
+17...Lucie Safarova (#41 to #24)
+10...Alona Bondarenko (#32 to #22)
+10...Ana Ivanovic (#14 to #4)
[2007 Top 26-50]
+285..Olga Govortsova (#334 to #49)
+139..Tamira Paszek (#181 to #42)
+87...Julia Vakulenko (#120 to #33)
+74...Kateryna Bondarenko (#118 to #44)
+62...Victoria Azarenka (#92 to #30)
+59...Virginie Razzano (#87 to #28)
+56...Vera Dushevina (#97 to #41)
[2007 Top 51-100]
+255...Ioana-Raluca Olaru (#311 to #56)
+204...Julie Ditty (#297 to #93)
+138...Pauline Parmentier (#197 to #59)
+138...Andrea Petkovic (#238 to #100)
+132...Alize Cornet (#189 to #57)
+132...Akgul Amanmuradova (#227 to #95)
+130...Angelique Kerber (#214 to #84)
+126...Maria-Emilia Salerni (#217 to #91)
+109...Yvonne Meusburger (#170 to #61)
+106...Zi Yan (#166 to #60)
+105...Alicia Molik (#163 to #58)
+104...Dominika Cibulkova (#156 to #52)
+101...Sara Errani (#171 to #70)
+94....Casey Dellacqua (#172 to #78)

*BIGGEST FALLS IN THE RANKINGS*
=end of '06 to end of '07=
[2006 Top 25]
OUT...Kim Clijsters (#5)
OUT...Anastasia Myskina (#16)
-186..Anna-Lena Groenefeld (#19 to #205)
-15...Amelie Mauresmo (#3 to #18)
-12...Martina Hingis (#7 to #19)
-10...Francesca Schiavone (#15 to #25)
[2006 Top 26-50]
-542..Jamea Jackson (#45 to #587)
-204..Romina Oprandi (#46 to #250)
-173..Shenay Perry (#43 to #216)
-65...Severine Bremond (#39 to #104)
-60...Catalina Castano (#55 to #115)
-58...Jelana Kostanic-Tosic (#47 to #105)
-57...Vania King (#50 to #107)
-48...Olga Poutchkova (#38 to #86)
[2006 Top 51-100]
OUT....Mary Pierce (#79)
-863...Anna Smashnova (#65 to #928)
-151...Tiantian Sun (#81 to #232)
-137...Emma Laine (#77 to #214)
-130...Jie Zheng (#33 to #163)
-127...Martina Sucha (#84 to #211)
-120...Karolina Sprem (#88 to #208)
-90....Marta Domachowska (#90 to #180)
-80....Eva Birnerova (#80 to #160)


All for now.



2007 SEASON REVIEW EDITIONS OF WTA BACKSPIN:
....Tennisrulz Awards nominations
...How Smart We Were / How Dumb We Were
...Intriguing Answers: Scratching an Itch
...2008 Revolving Doors
...Intriguing Answers: The Top 20
...2007 WTA Backspin Awards

STILL TO COME:
...2007 WTA Yearbook