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Singles
2007 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Final
Champion	David Nalbandian
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	48 (3WC/6Q/1LL/1SE)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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David Nalbandian defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 Madrid Open. Nalbandian achieved the rare feat of defeating the world's top three players in the same tournament, also defeating No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Novak Djokovic en route to the title. He joined Djokovic and Boris Becker in achieving the feat, and became the only player to defeat all of the Big Three in the same tournament.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (final)
2. Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
3. Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
4. Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew due to an elbow injury)
5. Fernando González (quarterfinals)
6. James Blake (second round)
7. David Ferrer (second round)
8. Tommy Robredo (second round)
9. Tomáš Berdych (second round)
10. Richard Gasquet (second round)
11. Tommy Haas (second round)
12. Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
13. Guillermo Cañas (third round)
14. Carlos Moyá (second round)
15. Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
16. Mikhail Youzhny (second 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	7	6
	WC	Feliciano López	6	4
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
									Nicolas Kiefer	4	4
		Nicolas Kiefer	7	6
	5	Fernando González	6	2
															1	Roger Federer	6	3	3
																David Nalbandian	1	6	6
		Mario Ančić	6	2
	3	Novak Djokovic	7	6
								3	Novak Djokovic	4	6
									David Nalbandian	6	7
		David Nalbandian	6	6
	2	Rafael Nadal	1	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	7	6
		J Melzer	6	6	4			Q	R Ginepri	6	4
	Q	R Ginepri	2	7	6										1	R Federer	6	6
		D Tursunov	6	6	4										13	G Cañas	0	3
	Q	A Calleri	3	7	6			Q	A Calleri	3	6	5
								13	G Cañas	6	3	7
																						1	R Federer	7	6
																						WC	F López	6	4
								12	I Ljubičić	3	7	5
		J Nieminen	3	6	4				S Koubek	6	6	7
	Q	S Koubek	6	3	6											S Koubek	6	1
	WC	F López	6	6											WC	F López	7	6
		F Volandri	3	2				WC	F López	7	7
								7	D Ferrer	6	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	Ó Hernández	5	2
		I Karlović	6	6					I Karlović	7	6
		M Safin	3	4												I Karlović	6	6
		N Kiefer	7	6												N Kiefer	7	7
	SE	S Wawrinka	5	3					N Kiefer	6	6
								16	M Youzhny	1	3
																							N Kiefer	7	6
																						5	F González	6	2
								11	T Haas	4	5
		I Andreev	7	0	4				J Mónaco	6	7
		J Mónaco	6	6	6											J Mónaco	4	2
		N Almagro	6	6											5	F González	6	6
		F Santoro	4	4					N Almagro	6	5
								5	F González	7	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Blake	3	4
		M Ančić	6	6					M Ančić	6	6
	Q	M Gicquel	4	2												M Ančić	6	6
		P-H Mathieu	6	2	7											P-H Mathieu	4	3
		M Fish	3	6	5				P-H Mathieu	7	7
								10	R Gasquet	6	5
																							M Ančić	6	2
																						3	N Djokovic	7	6
								14	C Moyá	6	4
		JC Ferrero	6	7					JC Ferrero	7	6
	Q	A Falla	4	5												JC Ferrero	3	6	4
	WC	Montañés	1	1											3	N Djokovic	6	2	6
		F Verdasco	6	6					F Verdasco	7	3	3
								3	N Djokovic	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	T Robredo	7	4	3
	WC	JM del Potro	7	6				WC	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		P Starace	5	1											WC	JM del Potro	2	4
		A Clément	7	2	4											D Nalbandian	6	6
		D Nalbandian	5	6	6				D Nalbandian	4	6	7
								9	T Berdych	6	4	6
																							D Nalbandian	6	6
																						2	R Nadal	1	2
								15	JI Chela	1	3
		R Štěpánek	4	1					A Murray	6	6
		A Murray	6	6												A Murray	6	4
		M Baghdatis	6	4	6										2	R Nadal	7	6
	Q	A Pavel	3	6	1				M Baghdatis	4	4
								2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Ernests Gulbis (first round)
2. Óscar Hernández (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Agustín Calleri (qualified)
4. Stefan Koubek (qualified)
5. Kristof Vliegen (qualifying competition)
6. Frank Dancevic (qualifying competition)
7. Robby Ginepri (qualified)
8. Nicolás Massú (qualifying competition)
9. Marc Gicquel (qualified)
10. Vince Spadea (first round)
11. Andrei Pavel (qualified)
12. Simone Bolelli (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Marc Gicquel
2. Robby Ginepri
3. Agustín Calleri
4. Stefan Koubek
5. Andrei Pavel
6. Alejandro Falla

Lucky loser

1. Óscar Hernández

Special exempt

1. Stanislas Wawrinka (reached the final at Vienna)

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ernests Gulbis	6	1	2
		Teymuraz Gabashvili	4	6	6
									Teymuraz Gabashvili	4	6
								9	Marc Gicquel	6	7
		Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	2	3
	9	Marc Gicquel	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Óscar Hernández	6	6
	WC	Óscar Burrieza	4	3
								2	Óscar Hernández	3	4
								7	Robby Ginepri	6	6
	WC	Carlos Gómez-Herrera	0	1
	7	Robby Ginepri	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Agustín Calleri	6	6
		Flavio Cipolla	3	0
								3	Agustín Calleri	6	7
								12	Simone Bolelli	1	6
	WC	Nenad Zimonjić	2	7	3
	12	Simone Bolelli	6	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Stefan Koubek	6	6
		Iván Navarro	3	4
								4	Stefan Koubek	6	6
								8	Nicolás Massú	1	2
	WC	Guillermo Alcorta Olarra	1	1
	8	Nicolás Massú	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Kristof Vliegen	6	7
		Ivo Minář	1	6
								5	Kristof Vliegen	1	7	4
								11	Andrei Pavel	6	6	6
		Nicolás Lapentti	6	5
	11	Andrei Pavel	7	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Frank Dancevic	7	2	6
		Guillermo García López	6	6	4
								6	Frank Dancevic	4	7	4
									Alejandro Falla	6	5	6
		Alejandro Falla	6	6	6
	10	Vince Spadea	7	2	3

References

1. "Record Book 2007". Mutua Madrid Open. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. "When David Nalbandian Beat the Big 3 ALL IN A ROW at Madrid 2007!" (video). YouTube. Tennis TV. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
3. Berkok, John (2020-10-21). "On This Day: David Nalbandian completes the first and only Big 3 sweep". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying draw
• ITF tournament profile

• 2007 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid