Medibank International 2008 / women

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Medibank International 2008
Logo of the tournament "Medibank International 2008"
date 6.1.2008 - 12.1.2008
Edition 116
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Sydney Australia
AustraliaAustralia 
Tournament number 702
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 600,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) BelgiumBelgium Kim Clijsters
Last year's winner (double) GermanyGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin
Winner (doubles) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Yan Zi Zheng Jie
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
Tournament supervisor Laura Ceccarelli
Last direct assumption China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na (28)
Player representatives RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
As of February 6, 2013

The Medibank International 2008 was the 116th edition of the tennis hard court tournament for women in Sydney . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier II category tournament . The tournament took place from January 6th to 12th, 2008.

In the singles Justine Henin won against Svetlana Kuznetsova 4: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 4. In doubles, the pairing Yan Zi / Zheng Jie won 6: 4 and 7: 6 5 against Tetjana Perebyjnis / Tazzjana Putschak .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin victory
02. RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova final
03. SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković Quarter finals
04th SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović Semifinals
No. Player Round reached
05. RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze 1 round

06th SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Round of 16

07th FranceFrance Marion Bartoli Round of 16

08th. RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin w. O.  
WC  AustraliaAustralia A. Molik 6 2 6 10          Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová        
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 7th 7th       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6th 6th  
Q  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 6th 1 6 6       Q  EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 2 0    
Q  EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 3 6th 7th     Q  EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 3 6th 6th
Q  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 7th       Q  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 3 3  
8th  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 1 5       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6th 2 6th
      4th  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 2 6th 4th  
  4th  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 6th 2 7th
WC  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt 2 1          FranceFrance V. Razzano 1 6th 5  
   FranceFrance V. Razzano 6th 6th       4th  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 6th 3 6th
   AustriaAustria S. Bammer 7th 6th            SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 3 6th 2  
WC  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 5 3          AustriaAustria S. Bammer 6th 1 2
   SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 7th 6th          SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 4th 6th 6th  
5  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 5 1       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 4th 6th 6th
6th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 5 6th 6th       2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 2 4th
   RussiaRussia D. Safina 7th 4th 4th     6th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 4th 2  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 2 6th        Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 6th    
Q  FranceFrance C. Pin 1 6th 2        Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 6th 4th 6th
LL  IsraelIsrael T. Obziler 2 3         3  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 4th 6th 4th  
   FranceFrance T. Golovin 6th 6th          FranceFrance T. Golovin 1 6th 3
  3  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 2 6th  
       Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 5 6 4  
7th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 6th         2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 7th 7th    
LL  ItalyItaly K. Knapp 1 0       7th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 3 2
   ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 6th 6th          ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 2 6th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 4th 4th          ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 4th 0  
   IsraelIsrael S. Peer 6th 6th         2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 6th    
Q  UkraineUkraine J. Fedak 3 2          IsraelIsrael S. Peer 3 4th  
  2  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States  		Quarter finals
02. SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan  		Quarter finals
03. Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		Quarter finals
04th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia  		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          
   AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt B. Stewart
 AustraliaAustralia  		1 2       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 3 [7]  
   AustraliaAustralia A. Molik T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th        AustraliaAustralia A. Molik T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		3 6th [10]  
WC  AustraliaAustralia S. Ferguson T. Musgrave
 AustraliaAustralia  		3 3            AustraliaAustralia A. Molik T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		4th 6th [8th]  
3  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		7th 6th          UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis T. Putschak
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 2 [10]  
   ItalyItaly M.-E. Camerin J. Craybas
 United StatesUnited States  		6 4 3       3  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		4th 4th    
   United StatesUnited States L. Raymond F. Schiavone
 ItalyItaly  		7th 3 [7]      UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis T. Putschak
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 6th    
   UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis T. Putschak
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		5 6th [10]          UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis T. Putschak
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		4th 6 5  
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson J. Fedak
 UkraineUkraine  		             China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 7th  
   FranceFrance N. Dechy D. Safina
 RussiaRussia  		w. O.          FranceFrance N. Dechy D. Safina
 RussiaRussia  		6th 6th      
   United StatesUnited States L. Granville V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 3 [10]      United StatesUnited States L. Granville V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		1 2    
4th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		4th 6th [5]          FranceFrance N. Dechy D. Safina
 RussiaRussia  		5 1  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		3 7th [10]        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		7th 6th    
   UzbekistanUzbekistan A. Amanmuradova J. Makarova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 6 3 [4]        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan J. Zheng
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th    
   ItalyItaly S. Errani T. Garbin
 ItalyItaly  		2 4th     2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		4th 1    
2  SloveniaSlovenia Sugiyama, K. Srebotnik
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th      

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