2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Final score	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seven of the top ten women on the WTA Tour will be playing the Qatar Telecom German Open from May 5 to May 11 of 2008, including world number one Justine Henin. World number 3, Maria Sharapova, along with Venus Williams and Daniela Hantuchová, ranked 8th and 10th respectively, are the only top 10 players not participating.

This was the last tournament in which Justine Henin participated in before announcing her sudden retirement a week after this tournament. She was defeated in the third round by the eventual champion Dinara Safina.^[1]

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semi-finals by Elena Dementieva.

Seeds[]

The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r = retired
• W/O - Walkover

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	13	Dinara Safina	2	6	7
	5	Serena Williams	6	1	65
								13	Dinara Safina	6	6
									Victoria Azarenka	4	1
	15	Alona Bondarenko	62	2
		Victoria Azarenka	7	6
															13	Dinara Safina	3	6	6
															7	Elena Dementieva	6	2	2
	7	Elena Dementieva	6	2	6
	4	Jelena Janković	3	6	3
								7	Elena Dementieva	6	7
								2	Ana Ivanovic	2	5
	10	Ágnes Szávay	6	4	3
	2	Ana Ivanovic	3	6	6

Top Half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Henin	6	6
		P Parmentier	5	6	4			Q	Y-J Chan	0	2
	Q	Y-J Chan	7	2	6										1	J Henin	7	3	1
		K Knapp	0	1											13	D Safina	5	6	6
	Q	K Kanepi	6	6				Q	K Kanepi	4	3
	WC	J Görges	3	4				13	D Safina	6	6
	13	D Safina	6	6																		13	D Safina	2	6	7
	11	A Radwańska	6	5																		5	S Williams	6	1	65
	WC	A Kerber	0	3	r			11	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	E Dzehalevich	67	6	3			Q	A Bachmann	1	1
	Q	A Bachmann	7	3	6										11	A Radwańska	3	1
		F Schiavone	7	4	6										5	S Williams	6	6
		A Cornet	5	6	3				F Schiavone	2	3
								5	S Williams	6	6

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	C Castaño	6	6				Q	C Castaño	3	2
	Q	G Voskoboeva	2	2											3	S Kuznetsova	6	2	2
		T Garbin	6	5	2r										15	A Bondarenko	1	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	3	7	2				A Medina Garrigues	5	6	3
		D Cibulková	4	6	69			15	A Bondarenko	7	0	6
	15	A Bondarenko	6	1	7																	15	A Bondarenko	62	2
	12	N Vaidišová	6	1	2																		V Azarenka	7	6
		G Dulko	4	6	6				G Dulko	6	7
		C Wozniacki	7	6					C Wozniacki	2	5
		T Golovin	64	2												G Dulko	3	1
		V Azarenka	6	6												V Azarenka	6	6
		C Dellacqua	2	2					V Azarenka	1	7	6
								6	A Chakvetadze	6	61	4

Bottom Half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Dementieva	6	6
		K Bondarenko	6	6					K Bondarenko	1	2
		T Paszek	4	3											7	E Dementieva	7	6
		O Govortsova	0	0												V Dushevina	5	3
	Q	A Kleybanova	6	6				Q	A Kleybanova	2	6	3
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	6	4	6
	9	P Schnyder	2	3																		7	E Dementieva	6	2	6
	16	N Petrova	7	3	7																	4	J Janković	3	6	3
		K Srebotnik	65	6	62			16	N Petrova	3	3
		M Kirilenko	2	7	6				M Kirilenko	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	5	2											M Kirilenko	2	4
		S Peng	7	5	6										4	J Janković	6	6
	Q	J Craybas	64	7	0				S Peng	5	0
								4	J Janković	7	6

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Bartoli	6	6
		V Razzano	4	5					L Šafářová	0	3
		L Šafářová	6	7											8	M Bartoli	5	5
	WC	M Müller	2	3											10	Á Szávay	7	7
		Z Yan	6	6					Z Yan	1	1
		M Sequera	2	0	r			10	Á Szávay	6	6
	10	Á Szávay	6	3																		10	Á Szávay	6	4	3
	14	S Pe'er	5	1																		2	A Ivanovic	3	6	6
	WC	S Lisicki	7	6				WC	S Lisicki	3	6	65
		S Bammer	6	6					S Bammer	6	1	7
		M Krajicek	1	2												S Bammer	5	6	4
	LL	A Amanmuradova	7	7											2	A Ivanovic	7	4	6
		A Rezaï	5	5				LL	A Amanmuradova	60	2
								2	A Ivanovic	7	6

References[]

External links[]

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)