2007 Countrywide Classic

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2007 Countrywide Classic
DateJuly 16–23
Edition81st
Category ATP International Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$500,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan [2]
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The 2007 Countrywide Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour and of the 2007 US Open Series. It was the 81st edition of the Los Angeles Open and the tournament ran from July 16, 2007, through July 23, 2007. Unseeded Radek Štěpánek won the singles title. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek defeated Flag of the United States.svg James Blake, 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky / Flag of the United States.svg David Martin, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

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