Proximus Diamond Games 2008

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Proximus Diamond Games 2008
date February 11, 2008 - February 17, 2008
Edition 10
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2015
WTA tour
venue Antwerp Belgium
BelgiumBelgium 
Tournament number 1016
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 600,000 
Last year's winner (individual) FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Last year's winner (double) ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin
Winner (doubles) ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament director Bob Verbeeck
Tournament supervisor Giulia Orlandi
Last direct assumption RussiaRussia Jaroslawa Schwedowa (84)
Player representatives BelgiumBelgium Caroline Maes Yanina Wickmayer
BelgiumBelgium 
As of February 12, 2013

The Proximus Diamond Games 2008 were a women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour 2008 in Antwerp . The Tier II hard court tournament took place from February 11th to 17th, 2008.

Justine Henin won the singles final against Karin Knapp 6: 3 and 6: 3. In doubles, the pairing Cara Black / Liezel Huber won the final against Květa Peschke and Ai Sugiyama 6: 1 and 6: 3.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Justine Henin victory
02. RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze Round of 16
03. SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Quarter finals
04th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder Quarter finals

05. AustriaAustria Sybille Bammer 1 round
No. Player Round reached
06th HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay 1 round

07th PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska retreat

08th. UkraineUkraine Alyona Bondarenko 1 round

09. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6 4 6th 6th
   LuxembourgLuxembourg A. Kremer 1 1       Q  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 7th 3 1  
Q  BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 6th       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6th 6th  
Q  UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 6 1 3         Q  RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova 4th 3    
   UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 7th 6th          UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 5 6th 5
Q  RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova 6th 6th       Q  RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova 7th 3 7th  
6th  HungaryHungary Á. Szávay 2 3       1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 2 6th 6th
      Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6th 3 3  
  3  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 6th 6th  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 0 4th       WC  BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 4th 3    
WC  BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 6th       3  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 2 6th 1r
   Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 3 6th 5       Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6th 4th 4th  
Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6th 3 7th     Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 7th 6th  
LL  United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 4th 6th 6th     LL  United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 5 4th    
8th  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 6th 3 4th     1  BelgiumBelgium J. Henin 6th 6th  
5  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 0 6th 2          ItalyItaly K. Knapp 3 3  
   RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa 6th 3 6th        RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa 6th 4th 2
   ItalyItaly K. Knapp 7th 6th          ItalyItaly K. Knapp 3 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance N. Dechy 6 3 4th          ItalyItaly K. Knapp 6th 6 1 7th
WC  BelgiumBelgium C. Maes 5 3         4th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 2 7th 6 2  
   JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 7th 6th          JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 3 4th  
  4th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 6th    
       ItalyItaly K. Knapp 6th 7th  
9  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 6th         9  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 4th 6 5    
   RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 1 1       9  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 6th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 6th 3 6th        SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 4th 3    
   IsraelIsrael T. Obziler 3 6th 3     9  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 7th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States M. Tu 1 2         LL  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 5 4th    
LL  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 6th       LL  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 7th  
  2  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 3 5    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber
United StatesUnited States  		victory
02. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Květa Peschke Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan  		final
03. UkraineUkraine Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko
UkraineUkraine  		Semifinals
04th RussiaRussia Jelena Lichowzewa Tetjana Perebyjnis
UkraineUkraine  		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          
   RussiaRussia A. Schidkowa J. Woehr
 GermanyGermany  		2 2       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th    
WC  BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens C. Maes
 BelgiumBelgium  		6 5 0        FranceFrance S. Foretz Gacon S. Sfar
 TunisiaTunisia  		2 1    
   FranceFrance S. Foretz Gacon S. Sfar
 TunisiaTunisia  		7th 6th         1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 3 [10]  
4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa T. Perebyjnis
 UkraineUkraine  		6 3 5          Belarus 1995Belarus E. Dzehalevich W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		2 6th [5]  
   RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		7th 7th          RussiaRussia J. Schwedowa V. Uhlířová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		5 6th [5]  
   RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova, M. Niculescu
 RomaniaRomania  		4th 4th        Belarus 1995Belarus E. Dzehalevich W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		7th 1 [10]  
   Belarus 1995Belarus E. Dzehalevich W. Hawarzowa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		6th 6th         1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson P. Schnyder
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland  		2 6th [11]     2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		1 3  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky D. Feys
 BelgiumBelgium  		6th 4th [9]        South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson P. Schnyder
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland  		4th 3      
   Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina M. Jugić-Salkić G. Navrátilová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6 3 5     3  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
 UkraineUkraine  		6th 6th    
3  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
 UkraineUkraine  		7th 7th         3  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
 UkraineUkraine  		1 1  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Hradecká R. Voráčová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		1 6th [10]     2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th    
   FranceFrance N. Dechy Y. Wickmayer
 BelgiumBelgium  		6th 4th [7]        Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Hradecká R. Voráčová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		3 6th [7]  
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty J. Fedak
 UkraineUkraine  		6 2 2     2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		6th 3 [10]  
2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Peschke A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		7th 6th      

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