DFS Classic 2008

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DFS Classic 2008
date July 7, 2008 - July 15, 2008
Edition 27
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Birmingham United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Tournament number 1052
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface race
draw 56E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 200,000 
Last year's winner (individual) SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković
Last year's winner (double) Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 
Winner (singles) UkraineUkraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Winner (doubles) ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament supervisor Donna Kelso
Last direct assumption BelgiumBelgium Yanina Wickmayer (128)
Player representatives United KingdomUnited Kingdom Naomi Cavaday
As of May 2, 2013

The DFS Classic 2008 was a tennis grass court tournament for women in Birmingham . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier III category tournament . The tournament took place from June 7th to 15th, 2008.

In the singles, Kateryna Bondarenko won against Yanina Wickmayer 7: 6 7 , 3: 6 and 7: 6 4 . In doubles, the pairing Cara Black / Liezel Huber won against Séverine Beltrame / Virginia Ruano Pascual .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. FranceFrance Marion Bartoli 2nd round
02. RussiaRussia Dinara Safina retreat
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nicole Vaidišová Quarter finals
04th AustriaAustria Sybille Bammer 2nd round

05. UkraineUkraine Alyona Bondarenko Quarter finals

06th IndiaIndia Sania Mirza 2nd round

07th Belarus 1995Belarus Wolha Hawarzowa 2nd round

08th. NetherlandsNetherlands Michaëlla Krajicek Round of 16

09. AustriaAustria Tamira Paszek 2nd round
No. Player Round reached
10. UzbekistanUzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 1 round

11. AustraliaAustralia Casey Dellacqua 2nd round

12. UkraineUkraine Kateryna Bondarenko victory

13. FranceFrance Aravane Rezaï 2nd round

14th United StatesUnited States Jill Craybas 1 round

15th RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova Round of 16

16. RussiaRussia Anastasija Rodionova 1 round

17th JapanJapan Aiko Nakamura Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
12  UkraineUkraine Kateryna Bondarenko 6th 6th        
   New ZealandNew Zealand Marina Eraković 3 2    
12  UkraineUkraine Kateryna Bondarenko 7th 3 7th
     BelgiumBelgium Yanina Wickmayer 6 7 6th 6 4
   BelgiumBelgium Yanina Wickmayer 7th 7th  
 
   United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek 5 6 2    

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 7th 4th 0  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China M. Yuan 2 1          Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 5 6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 6th 6th            Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 6th 6 5 6th  
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska 6th 6th            FranceFrance C. Pin 4th 7th 3  
Q  EstoniaEstonia M. Ruutel 4th 4th          PolandPoland M. Domachowska 4th 2    
   FranceFrance C. Pin 7th 7th          FranceFrance C. Pin 6th 6th    
16  RussiaRussia On. Rodionova 5 6 2            Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 6 3 2  
12  UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 6th 6th         12  UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 7th 6th  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 3 2       12  UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 6th 6th  
Q  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 6th       Q  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 3 2    
   GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 3 4th         12  UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 4th 6th 7th
   United StatesUnited States V. King 2 6 4         LL  HungaryHungary M. Czink 6th 4th 5  
LL  HungaryHungary M. Czink 6th 7th       LL  HungaryHungary M. Czink 6th 7th  
  7th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 3 6 6    
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  5  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 7th 3 7th  
   SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 6th 6 3 6th        SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 6 4 6th 5  
   VenezuelaVenezuela M. Sequera 3 7th 1       5  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 3 7th 6th  
Q  IndiaIndia S. Rao 7th 6th         Q  IndiaIndia S. Rao 6th 5 1  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Kvitová 6 8 4th       Q  IndiaIndia S. Rao 4th 6th 6th  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Cavaday 6th 6th       WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Cavaday 6th 3 1  
14th  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 0 4th         5  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 4th 5  
10  UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 3 1            New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6th 7th  
Q  RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa 6th 6th       Q  RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa 7th 1 7th
   RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva 0 6th 6 2        United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. O'Brien 5 6th 5  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. O'Brien 6th 3 7th       Q  RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa 3 5  
   CanadaCanada S. Dubois 4th 4th            New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6th 7th    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6th 6th          New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6th 6th  
  6th  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 3 0    
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  8th  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek 6th 6th    
Q  Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak 6th 7th       Q  Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak 2 1    
   RomaniaRomania IR Olaru 0 6 6         8th  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek 3 4th    
Q  FranceFrance Y. Fedossova 1 4th            BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 6th    
   BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 6th          BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 3 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 6 5 2       11  AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 2 6th 3  
11  AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 7th 6th            BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 6th  
17th  JapanJapan A. Nakamura 7th 6th         WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. South 4th 3  
   IsraelIsrael T. Obziler 5 3       17th  JapanJapan A. Nakamura 6th 4th 6th
   RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 6th          RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 4th 6th 4th  
   JapanJapan A. Morita 2 0         17th  JapanJapan A. Nakamura 6th 4th 4th
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. South 6th 6th         WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. South 2 6th 6th  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Fitzpatrick 4th 4th       WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. South 6th 7th  
  4th  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 3 5    
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  9  AustriaAustria T. Paszek 1 0    
   RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu 3 4th          ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 6th    
   ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 6th            ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 4th 2    
Q  SlovakiaSlovakia J. Gajdošová 6 1 2            United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 6th    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Elliott 3 6th 6 6     13  FranceFrance A. Rezaï 1 4th    
13  FranceFrance A. Rezaï 6th 2 7th          United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 6th  
15th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 7th 7th         3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 3 0  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Baltacha 5 6 1       15th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 6 3 7th 7th
   RussiaRussia O. Putschkowa 4th 3          GermanyGermany A. Kerber 7th 5 5  
   GermanyGermany A. Kerber 6th 6th         15th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 7th 2 4th
   FranceFrance S. Beltrame 5 2         3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6 5 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance N. Dechy 7th 6th          FranceFrance N. Dechy 1 3  
  3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States  		victory
02. UkraineUkraine Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko
UkraineUkraine  		1 round
03. United StatesUnited States Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round
04th United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia  		1 round

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          
   JapanJapan A. Morita A. Nakamura
 JapanJapan  		1 1       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		7th 2 [8th]      United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		2 5    
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		5 6th [10]       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		5 6th [10]  
4th  United StatesUnited States B. Mattek S. Mirza
 IndiaIndia  		4th 6th [4]        RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa T. Tanasugarn
 ThailandThailand  		7th 4th [4]  
   South AfricaSouth Africa N. Grandin R. Kops-Jones
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 3 [10]        South AfricaSouth Africa N. Grandin R. Kops-Jones
 United StatesUnited States  		1 1    
   RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa T. Tanasugarn
 ThailandThailand  		6th 6th        RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa T. Tanasugarn
 ThailandThailand  		6th 6th    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong M. South
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		0 2         1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States V. King A. Kudryavtseva
 RussiaRussia  		7th 4th [11]        FranceFrance S. Beltrame V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		2 1  
   United StatesUnited States C. Gullickson V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		5 6th [9]        United StatesUnited States V. King A. Kudryavtseva
 RussiaRussia  		6th 4th [10]    
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei C.-j. Chuang R. Fujiwara
 JapanJapan  		7th 6th        Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei C.-j. Chuang R. Fujiwara
 JapanJapan  		4th 6th [7]  
3  United StatesUnited States L. Raymond S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 3            United StatesUnited States V. King A. Kudryavtseva
 RussiaRussia  		4th 6th [8th]
   Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak An. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia  		3 4th          FranceFrance S. Beltrame V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		6th 4th [10]  
   NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek, M. Niculescu
 RomaniaRomania  		6th 6th          NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek, M. Niculescu
 RomaniaRomania  		2 4th    
   FranceFrance S. Beltrame V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th        FranceFrance S. Beltrame V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th    
2  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
 UkraineUkraine  		4th 4th      

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