Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 2008 / Ladies

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Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 2008
date February 25, 2008 - March 1, 2008
Edition 8th
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
Tournament number 718
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 48Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 1,500,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin
Last year's winner (double) ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa
Winner (doubles) ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament supervisor Donna Kelso
Last direct assumption RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko (26)
Player representatives RussiaRussia Marija Kirilenko Nicole Vaidišová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
As of February 14, 2013

The 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships were a hard court tennis tournament for women in Dubai . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier II category tournament . The tournament took place from February 25th to March 1st, 2008.

In the individual, Jelena Dementjewa won against Svetlana Kuznetsova 4: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 2. In doubles, the pairing Cara Black / Liezel Huber won 7: 5 and 6: 2 against Yan Zi / Zheng Jie .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin Quarter finals
02. RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova final
03. SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović Quarter finals
04th SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković Semifinals
No. Player Round reached
05. RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova retreat

06th RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze Quarter finals

07th FranceFrance Marion Bartoli 1 round

08th. RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa victory

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 7th 6 6 6th
   RussiaRussia N. Petrova 4th 4th       Q  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 5 7th 3  
Q  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 6th       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6 3 6 4  
   AustriaAustria S. Bammer 7th 6th            ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 7th 7th    
Q  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 6 6 3          AustriaAustria S. Bammer 3 2  
   ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 6th 6 5 6th        ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 6th 6th    
7th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 1 7th 1        ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 7th 5 2
      8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 5 7th 6th  
  3  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 6th 6th  
Q  JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 0          Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 4th 0    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 6th       3  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 7th 3 3
   RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 6th 3 2       8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 5 6th 6th  
   UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 3 6th 6th        UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 2 1  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 5 0       8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th    
8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 7th 6th       8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 4th 6th 6th
6th  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 6th 2 6th       2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 3 2
Q  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 2 6th 4th     6th  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 6 3 6th 6th
WC  TunisiaTunisia S. Sfar 1 3          RussiaRussia D. Safina 7th 4th 3  
   RussiaRussia D. Safina 6th 6th       6th  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 1 0 r
WC  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 7th 6th         4th  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 0    
Q  RussiaRussia W. Dushewina 6 5 2       WC  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 6th 3 4th
  4th  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 4th 6th 6th  
    4th  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 7th 4th 3
LL  JapanJapan A. Morigami 6th 6th         2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 5 6th 6th  
   HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 1 4th       LL  JapanJapan A. Morigami 6th 1 4th
   FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 7th 6th          FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 4th 6th 6th  
Q  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues 6 7 2          FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 1 6 4  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 1 6th 6th       2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 7th    
LL  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 3 2        Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 1 2  
  2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
victory
02. SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
Semifinals
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia 
Quarter finals
04th Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th          
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
3 3       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6 4 [12]  
WC  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova A. Mauresmo
 FranceFrance 
4th 4th        IndiaIndia S. Mirza F. Schiavone
 ItalyItaly 
2 7th [10]  
   IndiaIndia S. Mirza F. Schiavone
 ItalyItaly 
6th 6th         1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th    
4th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
6th 6th       4th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
4th 4th    
   Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak An. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia 
3 3       4th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
6th 6th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Uhlířová G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia 
6th 3 [11]      Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Uhlířová G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia 
3 4th    
WC  FranceFrance S. Foretz Gacon S. Sfar
 TunisiaTunisia 
3 6th [9]       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6th 4th [10]        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
5 2  
   ItalyItaly T. Garbin G. Navrátilová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
1 6th [4]        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
4th 6th [10]    
   RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko Á. Szávay
 HungaryHungary 
2 3     3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 2 [7]  
3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 6th            China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
6th 7th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia J. Husárová A. Radwańska
 PolandPoland 
4th 2       2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan 
3 6 5    
OLD  RussiaRussia N. Petrowa J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia 
6th 6th       OLD  RussiaRussia N. Petrowa J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia 
3 3    
   SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain 
2 6th [6]   2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan 
6th 6th    
2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan 
6th 4th [10]    

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