FORTIS Championships Luxembourg 2008

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FORTIS Championships Luxembourg 2008
date 10/20/2008 - 10/26/2008
Edition 13
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Luxembourg Luxembourg
LuxembourgLuxembourg 
Tournament number 300
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 225,000 
Last year's winner (individual) SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović
Last year's winner (double) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová
SlovakiaSlovakia 
Winner (singles) RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa
Winner (doubles) RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Marina Eraković
New ZealandNew Zealand 
Tournament supervisor Melanie Tabb
Last direct assumption SpainSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual (87)
Player representatives SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Status: May 6, 2013

The FORTIS Championships Luxembourg 2008 was the 13th edition of the indoor hard court tennis tournament for women in Luxembourg . It was part of the WTA Tour 2008 as a tier III tournament . It took place at the same time as the 2008 Kremlin Cup in Moscow , Russia from October 20-26, 2008.

singles

The winner Jelena Dementjewa during the tournament

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa victory
02. RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze Round of 16
03. SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Quarter finals
04th DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki final
No. Player Round reached
05. FranceFrance Amelie Mauresmo Quarter finals

06th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na Semifinals

07th SpainSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues Quarter finals

08th. RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 7th 6th                          
Q  GermanyGermany T. Malek 6 5 2     1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
   ItalyItaly T. Garbin 4th 2        ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko 2 2    
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko 6th 6th       1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany A.-L. Grönefeld 7th 6th     5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 4th 0    
WC  BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 5 4th        GermanyGermany A.-L. Grönefeld 3 1    
Q  GermanyGermany S. Gehrlein 2 6th 0   5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6th 6th    
5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6th 3 6th     1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
3  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 6th 7th     8th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 2 2    
   FranceFrance P. Parmentier 2 5     3  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 6th 6th    
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 3 4th      GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 0 2    
   GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 2 6th 6th     3  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 6 2 2  
   ItalyItaly S. Errani 4th 6th 7th   8th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 7th 6th    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6th 2 5      ItalyItaly S. Errani 4th 2    
Q  UkraineUkraine J. Fedak 6th 2 2   8th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 6th    
8th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 4th 6th 6th     1  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 2 6th 7th
7th  SpainSpain A. Garrigues 6th 6th     4th  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 4th 6 4
   SpainSpain V. Pascual 2 1     7th  SpainSpain A. Garrigues 6th 4th 7th  
Q  ColombiaColombia C. Castaño 6th 6th     Q  ColombiaColombia C. Castaño 2 6th 5  
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska 0 2       7th  SpainSpain A. Garrigues 1 6 7  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 6th     4th  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 7th    
   RussiaRussia W. Dushewina 1 2        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 4th 4th    
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 2 3     4th  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th    
4th  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th       4th  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 7th 3 6th
6th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 6th     6th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6 1 6th 2  
WC  LuxembourgLuxembourg M. Minella 2 1     6th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 7th 6th    
   BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 3 3      UkraineUkraine M. Korytzewa 6 6 3    
   UkraineUkraine M. Korytzewa 3 6th 6th     6th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 4th 6th
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Robson 6th 2 3      Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 4th 6th 2  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 1 6th 6th      Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance M. Johansson 4th 6 4     2  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 2 4th    
2  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 6th 7th      

Double

The finalists Wera Duschewina (right) and Marija Korytzewa during the tournament

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. SpainSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual
SpainSpain  		Semifinals
02. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Peng Shuai
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		Quarter finals
03. RussiaRussia Wera Duschewina Marija Korytzewa
UkraineUkraine  		final
04th RomaniaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Marina Eraković
New ZealandNew Zealand  		victory

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  SpainSpain A. Garrigues V. Pascual
 SpainSpain  		7th 6th          
   GermanyGermany A.-L. Grönefeld İ. Senoglu
 TurkeyTurkey  		6 5 3       1  SpainSpain A. Garrigues V. Pascual
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th    
   GermanyGermany A. Petković L. Siegemund
 GermanyGermany  		1 7th [10]      GermanyGermany A. Petković L. Siegemund
 GermanyGermany  		2 4th    
   ColombiaColombia C. Castaño J. Larsson
 SwedenSweden  		6th 6 1 [5]       1  SpainSpain A. Garrigues V. Pascual
 SpainSpain  		1 6th [4]  
4th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea M. Eraković
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		6th 6th       4th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea M. Eraković
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		6th 3 [10]  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Borwell C. Nagle
 United StatesUnited States  		1 0       4th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea M. Eraković
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		7th 6th    
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska T. Garbin
 ItalyItaly  		5 3        LuxembourgLuxembourg M. Minella C. Schaul
 LuxembourgLuxembourg  		5 2    
   LuxembourgLuxembourg M. Minella C. Schaul
 LuxembourgLuxembourg  		7th 6th         4th  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea M. Eraković
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		2 6th [10]
   UkraineUkraine J. Fedak M. Krajicek
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		3 6th [10]     3  RussiaRussia W. Duschewina M. Korytzewa
 UkraineUkraine  		6th 3 [8th]
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson C. Scheepers
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		6th 3 [8th]        UkraineUkraine J. Fedak M. Krajicek
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		5 4th      
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko L. Robson
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		2 3     3  RussiaRussia W. Duschewina M. Korytzewa
 UkraineUkraine  		7th 6th    
3  RussiaRussia W. Duschewina M. Korytzewa
 UkraineUkraine  		6th 6th         3  RussiaRussia W. Duschewina M. Korytzewa
 UkraineUkraine  		7th 6th  
   Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugic-Salkic A. Védy
 FranceFrance  		6th 7th          Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugic-Salkic A. Védy
 FranceFrance  		5 1    
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson E. Laine
 FinlandFinland  		3 5          Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugic-Salkic A. Védy
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic E. Birnerová T. Malek
 GermanyGermany  		2 4th     2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová S. Peng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		4th 4th    
2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová S. Peng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th      

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