2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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.

Singles
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
Champion Dinara Safina
Runner-up Elena Dementieva
Final score3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw56 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Main article: 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open

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.

  1. Justine Henin (Third Round)
  2. Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)
  3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  4. Jelena Janković (Quarterfinals)
  5. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (Second Round)
  7. Elena Dementieva (Final)
  8. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
  9. Patty Schnyder (First Round)
  10. Ágnes Szávay (Quarterfinals)
  11. Agnieszka Radwańska (Third Round)
  12. Nicole Vaidišová (First Round)
  13. Dinara Safina (Champion)
  14. Shahar Pe'er (First Round)
  15. Alona Bondarenko (Quarterfinals)
  16. Nadia Petrova (Second Round)

Draw

Key

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

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

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
  1. Justine Henin stunned in German Open third round | Justine Henin
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