İstanbul Cup 2008

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İstanbul Cup 2008
date May 19, 2008 - May 24, 2008
Edition 5
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Istanbul Turkey
TurkeyTurkey 
Tournament number 1027
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 30E / 26Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 200,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa
Last year's winner (double) PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska
PolandPoland 
Winner (singles) PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska
Winner (doubles) United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas Wolha Hawarzowa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
Tournament supervisor Tony Cho
Last direct assumption ItalyItaly Nathalie Vierin (221)
Player representatives TurkeyTurkey Asli Semizoglu
As of May 2, 2013

The İstanbul Cup 2008 was a tennis clay court tournament for women in Istanbul . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier III category tournament . The tournament took place from May 19 to 24, 2008.

In the singles Agnieszka Radwańska won against Jelena Dementjewa 6: 3 and 6: 2. In doubles, the pairing Jill Craybas / Wolha Hawarzowa won 6: 1 and 6: 2 against Marina Eraković / Polona Hercog .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa final
02. PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska victory
03. RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova Quarter finals
04th Belarus 1995Belarus Wolha Hawarzowa Quarter finals
No. Player Round reached
05. SwedenSweden Sofia Arvidsson 1 round

06th UzbekistanUzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Semifinals

07th United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas Quarter finals

08th. BulgariaBulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 7th  
WC  TurkeyTurkey Ç. Büyükakçay 2 6th 6 2     Q  RomaniaRomania L.-G. Ungur 2 6 4    
Q  RomaniaRomania L.-G. Ungur 6th 4th 7th     1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States V. King 6th 6 1 6th       7th  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 1 4th    
   RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva 1 7th 3        United StatesUnited States V. King 4th 2  
   IsraelIsrael T. Obziler 2 6th 4th     7th  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 6th 6th    
7th  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 6th 3 6th     1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
3  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th         6th  UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 2 4th    
   United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh 1 2       3  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th  
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska 7th 6th          PolandPoland M. Domachowska 2 2    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6 2 3       3  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6 0 6th 4th
   JapanJapan A. Morigami 6th 6 6 1r       6th  UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 7th 1 6th  
   JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 7th 4th        JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 3  
   GermanyGermany M. Muller 4th 1       6th  UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 6th 6th    
6th  UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 6th 6th       1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 3 2  
8th  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 7th         2  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 6th  
Q  SloveniaSlovenia P. Hercog 4th 5       8th  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 6th  
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Chvojková 7th 6th       Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Chvojková 2 1    
WC  TurkeyTurkey P. Özgen 5 4th       8th  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 7th 7th  
   ItalyItaly N. Vierin 3 6th 6th       4th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6 4 6 2    
   RussiaRussia On. Rodionova 6th 3 1        ItalyItaly N. Vierin 6 3 1  
WC  TurkeyTurkey İ. Senoglu 3 2       4th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 7th 6th    
4th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6th 6th       8th  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6 1 6th 1
5  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 3 6 2         2  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 7th 3 6th  
   SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač 6th 7th          SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač 4th 6th 7th
   CanadaCanada S. Dubois 6th 6th          CanadaCanada S. Dubois 6th 2 5  
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 2 3          SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač 6th 2 4th
   RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 6th         2  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 1 6th 6th  
Q  SloveniaSlovenia M. Zec Peškirič 3 4th          RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 0 0  
  2  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Vania King Aiko Nakamura
JapanJapan 
1 round
02. RussiaRussia Alla Kudrjawzewa Martina Müller
GermanyGermany 
Semifinals
03. United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas Wolha Hawarzowa
Belarus 1995Belarus 
victory
04th RussiaRussia Anastassija Rodionova Arina Rodionova
RussiaRussia 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States V. King A. Nakamura
 JapanJapan 
0 2          
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković P. Hercog
 SloveniaSlovenia 
6th 6th          New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković P. Hercog
 SloveniaSlovenia 
4th 7th [13]  
   RussiaRussia A. Poltorazkaja A. Tsybysheva
 RussiaRussia 
2 5        Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugić-Salkić İ. Senoglu
 TurkeyTurkey 
6th 6 2 [11]  
   Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugić-Salkić İ. Senoglu
 TurkeyTurkey 
6th 7th            New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković P. Hercog
 SloveniaSlovenia 
4th 6th [10]  
4th  RussiaRussia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia 
6th 6th       4th  RussiaRussia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia 
6th 2 [0]  
   UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova J. Woehr
 GermanyGermany 
4th 2       4th  RussiaRussia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia 
6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty A. Klepač
 SloveniaSlovenia 
6th 6th        United StatesUnited States J. Ditty A. Klepač
 SloveniaSlovenia 
2 6 2    
   RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea M. Domachowska
 PolandPoland 
4th 2            New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković P. Hercog
 SloveniaSlovenia 
1 2  
   ItalyItaly N. Clerico K. Palkina
 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 
6th 2 [5]     3  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
6th 6th  
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson L. Osterloh
 United StatesUnited States 
3 6th [10]        SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson L. Osterloh
 United StatesUnited States 
0 5      
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Chvojková E. Grebenyuk
 RussiaRussia 
2 0     3  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
6th 7th    
3  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
6th 6th         3  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus 
6th 6th  
WC  BulgariaBulgaria S. Kriwentschewa P. Özgen
 TurkeyTurkey 
3 0       2  RussiaRussia A. Kudrjawzewa M. Muller
 GermanyGermany 
3 2    
   CanadaCanada S. Dubois T. Obziler
 IsraelIsrael 
6th 6th          CanadaCanada S. Dubois T. Obziler
 IsraelIsrael 
0 4th    
   TurkeyTurkey Ç. Büyükakçay A. Koumantou
 GreeceGreece 
1 3     2  RussiaRussia A. Kudrjawzewa M. Muller
 GermanyGermany 
6th 6th    
2  RussiaRussia A. Kudrjawzewa M. Muller
 GermanyGermany 
6th 6th      

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