Family Circle Cup 2008

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Family Circle Cup 2008
date April 14, 2008 - April 20, 2008
Edition 10
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Charleston United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 804
category WTA Tier I
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 56E / 26Q / 28D
Prize money US $ 1,340,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković
Last year's winner (double) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
Winner (singles) United StatesUnited States Serena Williams
Winner (doubles) SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
Tournament supervisor Pam Whytcross
Last direct assumption JapanJapan Ayumi Morita (115)
Player representatives AustraliaAustralia Casey Dellacqua
As of February 16, 2013

The 2008 Family Circle Cup was a clay court tennis tournament for women in Charleston . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier I category tournament . The tournament took place from April 14th to 20th, 2008.

The singles final was played by Serena Williams and Wera Swonarjowa , which Williams won in three sets. In doubles, the pairing Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama won in straight sets against Edina Gallovits and Wolha Hawarzowa .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković Quarter finals
02. RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova Quarter finals
03. RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze 2nd round
04th RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Semifinals

05. United StatesUnited States Serena Williams victory

06th FranceFrance Marion Bartoli Round of 16

07th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder Quarter finals

08th. RussiaRussia Dinara Safina Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
09. RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova final

10. HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay Quarter finals

11. PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska Round of 16

12. SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Round of 16

13. Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka Round of 16

14th SpainSpain Anabel Garrigues 1 round

15th SlovakiaSlovakia Dominika Cibulková 1 round

16. NetherlandsNetherlands Michaëlla Krajicek 1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
9  RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 6th 6 2 6th      
4th  RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 3 7th 3  
9  RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 4th 6th 3
  5  United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 6th 3 6th
   FranceFrance Alizé Cornet 5 3  
 
5  United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 7th 6th    

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 7th 6th    
Q  RussiaRussia A. Shidkova 6 6 1       Q  United StatesUnited States A. Stevenson 5 0    
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Stevenson 7th 6th         1  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 6th    
   VenezuelaVenezuela M. Sequera 4th 6th 5          AustraliaAustralia A. Rodionova 0 2    
   FranceFrance A. Rezaï 6th 4th 7th        FranceFrance A. Rezaï 3 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia A. Rodionova 6th 1          AustraliaAustralia A. Rodionova 6th 6th    
15th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 4th 0 r       1  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 2 6th 2
9  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th         9  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 3 6th
Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei C.-j. Chuang 2 2       9  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th  
   RussiaRussia O. Putschkowa 6th 5 0        SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 1 0    
   SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 4th 7th 6th       9  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 4th 6th
   ArgentinaArgentina M.-E. Salerni 5 4th         6th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 4th 6th 1  
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 7th 6th          AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 5 6th 1
  6th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 7th 4th 6th  
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  4th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 0 2    
Q  United StatesUnited States V. Lepchenko 2 2         4th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 7th    
WC  United StatesUnited States A. Role 6th 6 1 2       13  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 4th 5    
Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China T. Sun 2 7th 6th     Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China T. Sun 6 4 0    
Q  South AfricaSouth Africa C. Scheepers 1 0       13  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 7th 6th    
13  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 6th 6th         4th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
11  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 4th 6th       7th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 4th 4th  
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska 4th 6th 3     11  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6 7 6th 7th
   RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits 6th 2          RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits 7th 2 5  
   United StatesUnited States M. Shaughnessy 3 0 r       11  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 3 2  
   RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 3 2         7th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 6th    
   Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6th 6th          Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6 2 0  
  7th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 7th 6th    
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  8th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 6th 6th    
Q  CanadaCanada A. Wozniak 1 1          SpainSpain L. Domínguez Lino 1 4th    
   SpainSpain L. Domínguez Lino 6th 6th         8th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 2 5    
   JapanJapan A. Morita 4th 1         10  HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 6th 7th    
   JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th          JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 5 6th 4th  
   UkraineUkraine J. Fedak 0 6 4       10  HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 7th 3 6th  
10  HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 6th 7th         10  HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 5 4th  
16  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek 3 6th 4th          FranceFrance A. Cornet 7th 6th  
   FranceFrance A. Cornet 6th 3 6th        FranceFrance A. Cornet 6th 2 6th
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 2 3          ItalyItaly S. Errani 3 6th 3  
   ItalyItaly S. Errani 6th 6th            FranceFrance A. Cornet 6th 7th  
   RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6 5 7th 6th          RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 1 5    
WC  United StatesUnited States V. King 7th 5 1        RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 1 6th
  3  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 2 6th 2  
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  5  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 6th 6th    
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko 6th 6th          ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko 3 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia A. Molik 2 3         5  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 4th 6th 6th  
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan 3 2         12  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 4th 3  
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová 6th 6th       Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová 6th 1 5  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6 4 3       12  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 4th 6th 7th  
12  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 7th 6th         5  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 7th 4th 6th
14th  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues 6th 0 5       2  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 5 6th 1
   UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 4th 6th 7th        UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 6th 6th  
LL  GermanyGermany J. Schruff 7th 6th       LL  GermanyGermany J. Schruff 4th 3    
   RussiaRussia G. Voskoboyeva 6 2 4th            UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 5 2  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Y. Meng 3 6th 2       2  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 7th 6th    
WC  United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 4th 6th     WC  United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 0 0  
  2  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States  		Semifinals
02. SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan  		victory
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals
04th Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
05. RussiaRussia Dinara Safina Ágnes Szávay
HungaryHungary  		Quarter finals

06th RussiaRussia Jelena Lichowzewa Lisa Raymond
United StatesUnited States  		Quarter finals

07th SpainSpain Anabel Garrigues Virginia Pascual
SpainSpain  		Round of 16

08th. Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoria Azaranka Elena Veznina
RussiaRussia  		Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 2 [10]
   United StatesUnited States V. King T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th          United StatesUnited States V. King T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		4th 6th [7]  
   United StatesUnited States A. Haynes M. Sequera
 VenezuelaVenezuela  		4th 3       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		w. O.  
   HungaryHungary M. Czink C. Scheepers
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		6th 6th         5  RussiaRussia D. Safina Á. Szávay
 HungaryHungary  		       
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko M.-E. Salerni
 ArgentinaArgentina  		3 0          HungaryHungary M. Czink C. Scheepers
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		1 4th  
WC  United StatesUnited States A. Glatch V. Lepchenko
 United StatesUnited States  		1 6th [3]     5  RussiaRussia D. Safina Á. Szávay
 HungaryHungary  		6th 6th    
5  RussiaRussia D. Safina Á. Szávay
 HungaryHungary  		6th 3 [10]     1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 6th [7]
         RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 4th [10]  
  3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		7th 6th  
   UkraineUkraine J. Fedak A. Shidkova
 RussiaRussia  		4th 5          JapanJapan K. Iijima A. Yonemura
 JapanJapan  		6 3 3    
   JapanJapan K. Iijima A. Yonemura
 JapanJapan  		6th 7th       3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 2  
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas, M. Krajicek
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		3 5            RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 6th    
   RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 7th          RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 6th  
   PolandPoland A. Radwańska B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		7th 6 8 [7]     7th  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		3 1    
7th  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		5 7th [10]        RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		2 2  
8th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		6th 1         2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th  
OLD  RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea A. Morita
 JapanJapan  		1 0 r     8th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		5 6th [10]
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky J. Schruff
 GermanyGermany  		7th 0 [7]        UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia  		7th 4th [4]  
   UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia  		6 5 6th [10]     8th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		6th 1 [10]
   Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak A. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia  		3 6th [10]       4th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		2 6th [2]  
WC  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková J. Husárová
 SlovakiaSlovakia  		6th 1 [6]        Belarus 1995Belarus T. Putschak A. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia  		0 0  
  4th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		6th 6th    
    8th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		1 1  
6th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa L. Raymond
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 7th [10]       2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia M. Adamczak C. Dellacqua
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6 5 [8th]     6th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa L. Raymond
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty C. Fusano
 United StatesUnited States  		2 2          AustraliaAustralia A. Molik B. Stewart
 AustraliaAustralia  		4th 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia A. Molik B. Stewart
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th       6th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa L. Raymond
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 4th [7]
   SpainSpain L. Domínguez Lino S. Errani
 ItalyItaly  		1 6th [3]       2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		6 5 6th [10]  
   United StatesUnited States B. Mattek V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 3 [10]        United StatesUnited States B. Mattek V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		4th 1  
  2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th    
 

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