Forest Hills Tennis Classic 2008

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Forest Hills Tennis Classic 2008
date August 19, 2008 - August 23, 2008
Edition 5
navigation 2007  ◄  2008 
WTA tour
venue Forest Hills United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 1019
category WTA Tier IV
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 16E
Prize money US $ 74,800 
Last year's winner (individual) ArgentinaArgentina Gisela Dulko
Winner (singles) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Tournament director Tony Cho
Last direct assumption Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Šafářová (67)
Player representatives Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová
As of May 5, 2013

The 2008 Forest Hills Tennis Classic was a hard court tennis tournament for women in Forest Hills . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier IV category tournament . The tournament took place from August 19-23, 2008.

Lucie Šafářová won against Peng Shuai 6: 4 and 6: 2.

Results

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. FranceFrance Pauline Parmentier 1 round
02. New ZealandNew Zealand Marina Eraković 1 round
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Iveta Benešová Semifinals
04th SpainSpain Carla Suarez Navarro Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover
First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  FranceFrance P. Parmentier 3 2          
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 6th          China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 7th    
   RussiaRussia W. Dushewina 6th 6th        RussiaRussia W. Dushewina 4th 5    
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 2 2            China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 6th    
4th  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 6th 7th       4th  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 1 2    
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 4th 6 5       4th  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 6th 6th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 2 3        GermanyGermany M. Muller 2 0    
   GermanyGermany M. Muller 6th 6th            China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 4th 2  
   RussiaRussia J. Makarova 7th 6th          Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6th 6th  
WC  United StatesUnited States G. Brodsky 5 2          RussiaRussia J. Makarova 6th 2 4th    
   RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 1 7th 5   3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 2 6th 6th  
3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 6th 6 5 7th       3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 2 4th  
   UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova 7th 3 3        Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6th 6th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6 11 6th 6th        Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 3 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 7th 7th        United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 3 0  
2  New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 6 4 5      

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