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SAP OPEN ANNOUNCES PLAYERS ENTERED INTO
2007 SINGLES FIELD OF PLAYERS
Singles Draw Includes 10 of the Top 11 Ranked American Players
And Two Players Formerly Ranked #1 in the World
Individual Tickets to the 2007 SAP Open Go On Sale Monday, January 8 at 10 a.m.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The SAP Open, the premier men’s professional tennis tournament in Northern California, today announced the 2007 singles field of players. Included in the singles draw are players representing 11 countries including the USA, Great Britain, Croatia, Russia, Germany, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Spain, Denmark, Canada and Thailand. The singles field also includes 10 of the top 11 ranked American players and includes two former world’s #1 ranked players in Andy Roddick (USA) and Marat Safin (RUS). Also included in the singles draw are two former SAP Open singles champions in Roddick and defending champion Andy Murray (GBR) and three former SAP Open doubles champions in James Blake (USA), Mardy Fish (USA) and Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR). The 2007 SAP Open will be played February 12-18 at HP Pavilion at San Jose.
Individual Tickets to the 2007 SAP Open go on sale Monday, January 8 at 10 a.m. and are available at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers throughout the Bay Area, online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (408) 998-TIXS, (415) 421-TIXS or (510) 625-TIXS.
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"We are extremely pleased with the strong group of players who have already entered the 2007 SAP Open," said Tournament Director Bill Rapp. "With seven of the world’s top 50 players entered into the tournament and six current and former top 10 players in the mix, we expect the 2007 tournament to be one of the most competitive and entertaining in recent history."
A complete list of players entered into the 2007 SAP Singles field of players follows:
NAME RANKING** COUNTRY B-DATE
1) JAMES BLAKE 4 USA 12-28-79
2) ANDY RODDICK 6 USA 08-30-82
3) ANDY MURRAY 17 GBR 05-15-87
4) MARAT SAFIN 26 RUS 01-27-80
5) MARDY FISH 47 USA 12-09-81
6) NICOLAS KIEFER 48 GER 07-05-77
7) HYUNG-TAIK LEE 49 KOR 01-03-76
8) PARADORN SRICHAPHAN 53 THA 06-14-79
9) BENJAMIN BECKER 58 GER 06-16-81
10) GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ 68 ESP 06-04-83
11) PAUL GOLDSTEIN 70 USA 08-04-76
12) VINCE SPADEA 73 USA 07-19-74
13) BJORN PHAU 77 GER 10-04-79
14) FELICIANO LOPEZ 79 ESP 09-20-81
15) SIMON GREUL 82 GER 04-13-81
16) KRISTIAN PLESS 84 DEN 02-09-81
17) ROBERT KENDRICK 87 USA 11-15-79
18) FRANK DANCEVIC 88 CAN 09-26-84
19) YEN-HSUN LU 89 TPE 08-14-83
20) AMER DELIC 93 USA 06-30-82
21) IGOR KUNITSYN 94 RUS 09-30-81
22) RAINER SCHUETTLER 96 GER 04-25-76
23) IVO KARLOVIC 98 CRO 02-28-79
24) KEVIN KIM 100 USA 07-26-78
25) DANAI UDOMCHOKE 103 THA 08-11-81
26) SAM QUERREY (WILDCARD) 130 USA 10-07-87
**ATP WORLDWIDE TOUR - SINGLES ENTRY SYSTEM RANKING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007
(Seeded Players Are in Bold)
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At the age of 24, two-time SAP Open champion Andy Roddick has already experienced much success in his career, especially at the SAP Open where he captured titles in 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Roddick will attempt to win his third SAP Open title in four years. Currently No. 6 in the Indesit ATP Singles Rankings, Roddick played great tennis this past year, capturing the singles title at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament in Cincinnati, OH. Roddick was also a singles finalist at the U.S. Open where he lost a hard fought match to the world’s top-ranked player, Roger Federer. I addition, Roddick reached the singles final at the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, IN this past July. The 2007 SAP Open will be Roddick’s sixth appearance in San Jose in the last seven years.
At just 19-years old, Scotland’s Andy Murray enters the 2007 SAP Open as the tournament’s defending champion. Last February, surprising players and fans alike, Murray defeated Roddick in the semifinals and Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final to capture the 2006 SAP Open title, his first career ATP circuit title. In addition to his championship performance at the SAP Open, this past summer Murray reached the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C. and also made semifinal appearances at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, RI and the ATP Masters Series Canada in Toronto, Canada. At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament in Cincinnati, OH, he served notice to the tennis world when he shocked world’s #1 Roger Federer in straight sets. One of the fastest rising players on the ATP circuit, Murray is currently ranked #17 in the Indesit ATP Singles Rankings. In his brief career, Murray has already earned an impressive $912,881 in prize money.
Currently the top American player on the ATP Worldwide Tour, James Blake enters the 2007 SAP open in search of his first singles title in San Jose. Blake, 26, returns to the 2007 SAP Open for the sixth consecutive year and playing the best tennis of his professional career. He had a strong year in 2006, winning titles at Sydney, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Bangkok & Stockholm – and reached the final of Indian Wells, Queens Club and the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Many still remember his performance at the 2005 U.S. Open, where Blake handily beat world’s #2 Rafael Nadal before losing a grueling five-set quarterfinal match to Andre Agassi. The Blake-Agassi match drew one of the highest cable television ratings in U.S. Open history. An All-American at Harvard University before turning professional, Blake is currently the top-ranked American at #4 and has complied total prize money career winnings of $4.2 million.
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Entering the SAP Open for the first time in his career is Russian superstar Marat Safin. This 26-year-old Russian is a former No. 1 player in the world who owns a career record of 338-192 – including 15 career singles titles. Among his list of accomplishments, Safin has captured two Grand Slam titles – the 2000 U.S. Open title (defeated Pete Sampras) and the 2005 Australian Open title (defeated Lleyton Hewitt). Most recently, Safin made the round of 16 at the 2006 US Open. A pro since 1997, Safin led the ATP with seven titles in 2000 and that year became the youngest player to finish #2 since 19-year old Boris Becker in 1986. He’s earned over $12.7 million in career prize money.
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 36,200 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP?? applications—from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver?? platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.” (Additional information at)
About the SAP Open
The SAP Open, formerly known as the Siebel Open, is the second oldest men’s professional tennis tournament in the U.S. In its 118-year history, the tournament has been won by virtually every tennis
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(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
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superstar including Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Mark Philippoussis and more recently, Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick and most recently Andy Murray. The SAP Open is one of 63 tournaments in 30 countries on the ATP Worldwide Tour.
The SAP Open is owned and operated by Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E). SVS&E is the parent company that manages business operations for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL), HP Pavilion at San Jose, the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), Fight Night at the Tank as well as other properties.
2007 SINGLES FIELD OF PLAYERS
Singles Draw Includes 10 of the Top 11 Ranked American Players
And Two Players Formerly Ranked #1 in the World
Individual Tickets to the 2007 SAP Open Go On Sale Monday, January 8 at 10 a.m.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The SAP Open, the premier men’s professional tennis tournament in Northern California, today announced the 2007 singles field of players. Included in the singles draw are players representing 11 countries including the USA, Great Britain, Croatia, Russia, Germany, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Spain, Denmark, Canada and Thailand. The singles field also includes 10 of the top 11 ranked American players and includes two former world’s #1 ranked players in Andy Roddick (USA) and Marat Safin (RUS). Also included in the singles draw are two former SAP Open singles champions in Roddick and defending champion Andy Murray (GBR) and three former SAP Open doubles champions in James Blake (USA), Mardy Fish (USA) and Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR). The 2007 SAP Open will be played February 12-18 at HP Pavilion at San Jose.
Individual Tickets to the 2007 SAP Open go on sale Monday, January 8 at 10 a.m. and are available at the HP Pavilion Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers throughout the Bay Area, online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (408) 998-TIXS, (415) 421-TIXS or (510) 625-TIXS.
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"We are extremely pleased with the strong group of players who have already entered the 2007 SAP Open," said Tournament Director Bill Rapp. "With seven of the world’s top 50 players entered into the tournament and six current and former top 10 players in the mix, we expect the 2007 tournament to be one of the most competitive and entertaining in recent history."
A complete list of players entered into the 2007 SAP Singles field of players follows:
NAME RANKING** COUNTRY B-DATE
1) JAMES BLAKE 4 USA 12-28-79
2) ANDY RODDICK 6 USA 08-30-82
3) ANDY MURRAY 17 GBR 05-15-87
4) MARAT SAFIN 26 RUS 01-27-80
5) MARDY FISH 47 USA 12-09-81
6) NICOLAS KIEFER 48 GER 07-05-77
7) HYUNG-TAIK LEE 49 KOR 01-03-76
8) PARADORN SRICHAPHAN 53 THA 06-14-79
9) BENJAMIN BECKER 58 GER 06-16-81
10) GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ 68 ESP 06-04-83
11) PAUL GOLDSTEIN 70 USA 08-04-76
12) VINCE SPADEA 73 USA 07-19-74
13) BJORN PHAU 77 GER 10-04-79
14) FELICIANO LOPEZ 79 ESP 09-20-81
15) SIMON GREUL 82 GER 04-13-81
16) KRISTIAN PLESS 84 DEN 02-09-81
17) ROBERT KENDRICK 87 USA 11-15-79
18) FRANK DANCEVIC 88 CAN 09-26-84
19) YEN-HSUN LU 89 TPE 08-14-83
20) AMER DELIC 93 USA 06-30-82
21) IGOR KUNITSYN 94 RUS 09-30-81
22) RAINER SCHUETTLER 96 GER 04-25-76
23) IVO KARLOVIC 98 CRO 02-28-79
24) KEVIN KIM 100 USA 07-26-78
25) DANAI UDOMCHOKE 103 THA 08-11-81
26) SAM QUERREY (WILDCARD) 130 USA 10-07-87
**ATP WORLDWIDE TOUR - SINGLES ENTRY SYSTEM RANKING AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007
(Seeded Players Are in Bold)
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At the age of 24, two-time SAP Open champion Andy Roddick has already experienced much success in his career, especially at the SAP Open where he captured titles in 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Roddick will attempt to win his third SAP Open title in four years. Currently No. 6 in the Indesit ATP Singles Rankings, Roddick played great tennis this past year, capturing the singles title at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament in Cincinnati, OH. Roddick was also a singles finalist at the U.S. Open where he lost a hard fought match to the world’s top-ranked player, Roger Federer. I addition, Roddick reached the singles final at the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, IN this past July. The 2007 SAP Open will be Roddick’s sixth appearance in San Jose in the last seven years.
At just 19-years old, Scotland’s Andy Murray enters the 2007 SAP Open as the tournament’s defending champion. Last February, surprising players and fans alike, Murray defeated Roddick in the semifinals and Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final to capture the 2006 SAP Open title, his first career ATP circuit title. In addition to his championship performance at the SAP Open, this past summer Murray reached the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C. and also made semifinal appearances at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, RI and the ATP Masters Series Canada in Toronto, Canada. At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament in Cincinnati, OH, he served notice to the tennis world when he shocked world’s #1 Roger Federer in straight sets. One of the fastest rising players on the ATP circuit, Murray is currently ranked #17 in the Indesit ATP Singles Rankings. In his brief career, Murray has already earned an impressive $912,881 in prize money.
Currently the top American player on the ATP Worldwide Tour, James Blake enters the 2007 SAP open in search of his first singles title in San Jose. Blake, 26, returns to the 2007 SAP Open for the sixth consecutive year and playing the best tennis of his professional career. He had a strong year in 2006, winning titles at Sydney, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Bangkok & Stockholm – and reached the final of Indian Wells, Queens Club and the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Many still remember his performance at the 2005 U.S. Open, where Blake handily beat world’s #2 Rafael Nadal before losing a grueling five-set quarterfinal match to Andre Agassi. The Blake-Agassi match drew one of the highest cable television ratings in U.S. Open history. An All-American at Harvard University before turning professional, Blake is currently the top-ranked American at #4 and has complied total prize money career winnings of $4.2 million.
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Entering the SAP Open for the first time in his career is Russian superstar Marat Safin. This 26-year-old Russian is a former No. 1 player in the world who owns a career record of 338-192 – including 15 career singles titles. Among his list of accomplishments, Safin has captured two Grand Slam titles – the 2000 U.S. Open title (defeated Pete Sampras) and the 2005 Australian Open title (defeated Lleyton Hewitt). Most recently, Safin made the round of 16 at the 2006 US Open. A pro since 1997, Safin led the ATP with seven titles in 2000 and that year became the youngest player to finish #2 since 19-year old Boris Becker in 1986. He’s earned over $12.7 million in career prize money.
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 36,200 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP?? applications—from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver?? platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.” (Additional information at
About the SAP Open
The SAP Open, formerly known as the Siebel Open, is the second oldest men’s professional tennis tournament in the U.S. In its 118-year history, the tournament has been won by virtually every tennis
-More-
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
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superstar including Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Mark Philippoussis and more recently, Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick and most recently Andy Murray. The SAP Open is one of 63 tournaments in 30 countries on the ATP Worldwide Tour.
The SAP Open is owned and operated by Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment (SVS&E). SVS&E is the parent company that manages business operations for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL), HP Pavilion at San Jose, the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), Fight Night at the Tank as well as other properties.
