Ekaterina Makarova - 2007

2007

Makarova began her 2007 season losing to Olga Blahotová, at Tampa, Florida. She then advanced to the quarter-finals at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, losing to Jana Juričová. She then lost qualifying round at Midland, Missouri to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 3–6, 7–6, 6–2. She lost in the first round at St. Paul, Minnesota and the first round of qualifying at 2007 Cellular South Cup. In Minsk, Belarus, she defeated both Akgul Amanmuradova and Evgenia Grebenyuk to reach the quarterfinals, but lost to Iryna Kuryanovich 1–6, 5–7. In Moscow she won the title with victories over Evgenia Grenbenyuk 6–1, 6–4, and Evgeniya Rodina in the final 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. She then reached the quarterfinals in Putignano, Italy, losing to Maret Ani 6–4, 4–6, 2–6. In Civitavecchia, Italy she lost in the first round. At Torrent, Valencia, Italy, she qualified and reached the quarterfinals with wins over Arantxa Parra Santonja and Sara Errani, but lost to Ioana Raluca Olaru. At the 2007 Estoril Open she lost to Parra Santonja in the qualifying round 6–7, 3–6. She then reached the finals in Moscow, defeating compatriots Ekaterina Afinogenova and Alisa Kleybanova, before losing to Anastasia Pivovarova 3–6, 5–7.

Makarova entered the qualifying draw for the French Open defeating Erika Takao but was defeated again by Ioana Raluca Olaru 1–6, 5–7. Then, in Zagreb, she reached the semifinals, before losing to Kyra Nagy. Makarova then lost in qualifying for the Wimbledon Championships to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová after defeating Lilia Osterloh. In Cuneo, Italy, she lost 4–6, 5–7, in the first round against Eva Birnerová. She the lost in the qualifying round of Biella, Italy, at the 2007 Acura Classic to Hana Šromová 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, but qualified in the 2007 East West Bank Classic, before losing to Elena Dementieva in the first round. At the ITF tournament in the Bronx, New York, she lost in the quarterfinals to Ahsha Rolle 4–6, 6–0, 5–7.

Makarova qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the 2007 US Open, in the main draw she defeated Julia Schruff and Ai Sugiyama, but lost to reigning world number 1 Justine Henin 6–0, 6–2. In Kharkov, Ukraine, she lost to Alyona Bondarenko in the first round. At the 2007 Fortis Championships Luxembourg and 2007 Kremlin Cup she lost in the qualifying round to Kateryna Bondarenko and Alicia Molik respectively. She then reached the semifinals at Saint Raphael, losing to Stéphanie Foretz 6–1, 6–2. In Bratislava she lost to Lilia Osterloh in the second 6–1, 5–7, 4–6. In her last tournament of the year in Minsk, she reached only the second round, losing Ekaterina Dzehalevich.