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August 27 to September 9, 2007
- The 2007 US Open was held from August 27 to September 9, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive US Open titles.
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The 2007 US Open was held from August 27 to September 9, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive US Open titles.
- August 27 – September 9
- Hardcourt
- 127th
- Grand Slam (ITF)
Men's singles. Three-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–2), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2007 US Open. It was his fourth US Open title and 12th major title overall.
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- Roger Federer
- 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
- Novak Djokovic
- History of The U.S. Open at Oakmont
- Preparation For The 2007 U.S. Open
- Partnership with American Express
- Field
- Course Layout
- Round Summaries
The championship committee of the United States Golf Association chose Oakmont Country Club as the host for 2007 on October 2, 2001. The USGA had also recently decided to award Oakmont its 13th USGA national championship, the U.S. Amateur, only four years before the 14th national championship to be held at Oakmont. Oakmont's prestige in the golf co...
The 107th U.S. Open was Oakmont's first USGA event since the U.S. Amateur in 2004. The USGA, American Golf's governing body, found setting up and preparing for the Open easier than other locations. Rob Zalzneck, the director of the 2007 Open for the USGA commented on the readiness of the course saying, "We're so far ahead with our plans and what we...
For the first time in its history, the United States Golf Association entered into a commercial partnership. It entered into an agreement with American Express for an undisclosed amount, which allowed American Express to set up a special "Trophy Room" area at the 2007 U.S. Open for American Express cardholders. Jud Linville, president of American E...
About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Below is the list of the 72 players that were fully exempt for the 2007 U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown inparentheses: 1. Last 10 U.S. OpenChampions Mic...
Source: The 9th hole was previously played as a par 5; before 1962, the 1st hole was also played as a par 5. Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
First round
Thursday, June 14, 2007 In the difficult course conditions, only Nick Dougherty and Ángel Cabrera broke par during the first round. World number one Tiger Woods shot a 1-over 71, and #2 Phil Mickelsonwas at 74, playing with a wrist injury. Source:
Second round
Friday, June 15, 2007 Ángel Cabrera birdied the 477-yard (436 m) 9th hole (his 18th) after hitting an approach with a sand wedge to within two feet (0.6 m) to take a one-shot lead at the halfway point. The shot moved the cut line from +11 to +10, eliminating 19 players (including Phil Mickelson,who had had the longest current streak of making cuts at major championships at 30). Paul Casey shot a 66 for the low round of the day when the average score was 76.933, the highest since the final rou...
Third round
Saturday, June 16, 2007 Aaron Baddeley shot a second straight even-par round of 70, including a birdie on the 18th hole, to take a two-shot lead heading into the final round. Tiger Woods hit the first 17 greens in regulation en route to a 1-under 69, barely needing to work to save par until his only bogey on the last hole, and finished in second place two shots behind Baddeley. It was one of just two under-par rounds on the day (Steve Strickershot a 68), and placed Woods in the final pairing...
- June 14–17, 2007
- Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Sep 9, 2007 · The 2007 US Open was held from August 27 to September 9, 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. Roger Federer successfully defended his title, becoming the first man in the open era to win four consecutive US Open titles.
