The 2007 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, from October 8 through October 14, 2007.
The announced draw featured ATP No. 7, Cincinnati Masters runner-up, Sydney and New Haven winner, and two-time Stockholm defending champion James Blake, US Open semifinalist, Auckland, Båstad and Tokyo titlist David Ferrer, and Sopot and Metz champion Tommy Robredo. Also lined up were Memphis titlist Tommy Haas, Buenos Aires, Pörtschach and Kitzbühel champion Juan Mónaco, Jarkko Nieminen, Ivo Karlović and Fernando Verdasco.
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