2007 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
# 2007 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

David Nalbandian defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2007 Paris Masters.

Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Marcos Baghdatis.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Roger Federer (third round)
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* Novak Djokovic (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* James Blake (third round)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (semifinals)
* Guillermo Cañas (third round)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | David Nalbandian | 7 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | $6^3$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | $6^3$ | 7 | 2 | | David Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Richard Gasquet | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 15 | Andy Murray | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Richard Gasquet | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 10 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | David Nalbandian | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Tommy Robredo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 0 |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 4 | | I Karlović | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| I Karlović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| N Almagro | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Nalbandian | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | C Moyá | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Nalbandian | 7 | $6^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | $6^3$ | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | 12 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 3 | | M Ančić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | T Berdych | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| D Tursunov | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| M Fish | 7 | 6 | | | M Fish | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7 | 6 | | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montañés | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | F Santoro | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 4 | 4 | | | J Nieminen | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | A Murray | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Murray | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Gasquet | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | R Gasquet | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | J-W Tsonga | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Grosjean | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Gabashvili | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 6 | J Blake | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | WC | N Mahut | 7 | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Blake | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | T Robredo | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 3 | 6 | 3 | | G Simon | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Robredo | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | A Seppi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | G Cañas | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | S Querrey | 7 | 1 | 3 | Q | A Seppi | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | G Cañas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Robredo | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | I Ljubičić | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 4 | 2 | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | F López | 4 | 3 | | Q | JM del Potro | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 7 | F González | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 4 | 3 | | M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Tipsarević | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | $6^9$ | $6^2$ | Q | J Tipsarević | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | T Haas | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | JI Chela | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 7 | 6 | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | F Volandri | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Thomas Johansson (qualifying competition)
* Juan Martín del Potro (qualified)
* Olivier Rochus (first round)
* Michael Berrer (first round)
* Andreas Seppi (qualified)
* José Acasuso (qualifying competition)
* Sam Querrey (qualified)
* Jonas Björkman (first round)
* Janko Tipsarević (qualified)
* Benjamin Becker (first round)
* Vince Spadea (qualified)
* Nicolás Massú (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Vince Spadea
* Juan Martín del Potro
* Janko Tipsarević
* Teymuraz Gabashvili
* Andreas Seppi
* Sam Querrey

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas Johansson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Thomas Johansson | $6^5$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 11 | Vince Spadea | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | Iván Navarro | 1 | $6^6$ | | 11 | Vince Spadea | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | Vince Spadea | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Juan Martín del Potro | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Nicolás Massú | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 3 |
| | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Nicolás Massú | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 3 |
| 12 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Olivier Rochus | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | Kristof Vliegen | 4 | $7^{10}$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 |
| WC | Jérôme Haehnel | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | 9 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 |
| 9 | Janko Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Josselin Ouanna | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Josselin Ouanna | 6 | 6 | | WC | Josselin Ouanna | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jonas Björkman | 2 | 2 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | Max Mirnyi | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | Max Mirnyi | 2 | $6^6$ | 5 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Alt | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 2 |
| Alt | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | Alt | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Benjamin Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | José Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Gary Lugassy | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Gary Lugassy | 3 | 2 | | 6 | José Acasuso | $6^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 7 | Sam Querrey | $7^9$ | 6 |
| WC | David Guez | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Sam Querrey | $7^9$ | 6 |
| 7 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
