Qatar Telecom German Open 2008

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Qatar Telecom German Open 2008
date	5.5.2008 - 11.5.2008
Edition	29
navigation	2007 ◄ 2008
venue	Berlin Germany Germany
Tournament number	708
category	WTA Tier I
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 1,340,000

Last year's winner (individual)	Serbia Ana Ivanović
Last year's winner (double)	United States Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur Australia

Winner (singles)	Russia Dinara Safina
Winner (doubles)	Zimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber United States

Tournament supervisor	Gulia Orlandi
Last direct assumption	China People's Republic Peng Shuai (56)
Player representatives	Germany Sabine Lisicki

As of May 1, 2013

The Qatar Telecom German Open 2008 was the 37th edition of the women's clay court tournament in Berlin . The WTA tournament category Tier I was part of the 2008 WTA Tour and took place from May 5 to 11

Dinara Safina won the singles final against Jelena Dementjewa 3: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 2. In the double-final, Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated the pairing Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez 3: 6, 6: 2, 10: 2.

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	Belgium Justine Henin	Round of 16
02.	Serbia Ana Ivanović	Semifinals
03.	Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova	Round of 16
04th	Serbia Jelena Janković	Quarter finals
05.	United States Serena Williams	Quarter finals
06th	Russia Anna Chakvetadze	2nd round
07th	Russia Jelena Dementjewa	final
08th.	France Marion Bartoli	Round of 16

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Switzerland Patty Schnyder	1 round
10.	Hungary Ágnes Szávay	Quarter finals
11.	Poland Agnieszka Radwańska	Round of 16
12.	Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová	1 round
13.	Russia Dinara Safina	victory
14th	Israel Shahar Peer	1 round
15th	Ukraine Alyona Bondarenko	Quarter finals
16.	Russia Nadia Petrova	2nd round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

13

Russia Dinara Safina

6th

Viktoriya Azaranka

4th

1

13

Russia Dinara Safina

3

6th

7th

Jelena Dementjewa

6th

2

7th

Russia Jelena Dementjewa

6th

7th

2

Ana Ivanović

2

5

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

Belgium J. Henin

6th

P. Parmentier

5

6th

4th

Q

Y.-j. Chan

0

2

Q

Chinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan

7th

2

6th

1

J. Henin

7th

3

1

K. Knapp

0

1

13

Russia D. Safina

5

6th

Q

Estonia K. Kanepi

6th

Q

K. Kanepi

4th

3

WC

J. Goerges

3

4th

13

Russia D. Safina

6th

13

Russia D. Safina

6th

13

Russia D. Safina

2

6th

7th

11

Poland A. Radwańska

6th

5

S. Williams

6th

1

6 ⁵

WC

A. Kerber

0

3

r

11

Poland A. Radwańska

6th

Q

E. Dzehalevich

6 ⁷

6th

3

Q

A. Bachmann

1

Q

Germany A. Bachmann

7th

3

6th

11

A. Radwańska

3

1

Italy F. Schiavone

7th

4th

6th

5

United States S. Williams

6th

A. Cornet

5

6th

3

F. Schiavone

2

3

5

United States S. Williams

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

Russia S. Kuznetsova

6th

Q

Colombia C. Castaño

6th

Q

C. Castaño

3

2

Q

G. Voskoboyeva

2

3

S. Kuznetsova

6th

2

T. Garbin

6th

5

2r

15th

Ukraine A. Bondarenko

1

6th

Spain A. Medina Garrigues

3

7th

2

A. Medina Garrigues

5

6th

3

D. Cibulková

4th

6th

6 ⁹

15th

Ukraine A. Bondarenko

7th

0

6th

15th

Ukraine A. Bondarenko

6th

1

7th

15th

A. Bondarenko

6 ²

2

12

N. Vaidišová

6th

1

2

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka

7th

6th

Argentina G. Dulko

4th

6th

Argentina G. Dulko

6th

7th

Denmark C. Wozniacki

7th

6th

C. Wozniacki

2

5

T. Golovin

6 ⁴

2

G. Dulko

3

1

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka

6th

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka

6th

C. Dellacqua

2

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka

1

7th

6th

6th

A. Chakvetadze

6th

6 ¹

4th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

Russia J. Dementjewa

6th

Ukraine K. Bondarenko

6th

K. Bondarenko

1

2

T. Paszek

4th

3

7th

Russia J. Dementjewa

7th

6th

W. Hawarzowa

0

W. Dushewina

5

3

Q

Russia A. Kleibanova

6th

Q

A. Kleibanova

2

6th

3

Russia W. Dushewina

6th

Russia W. Dushewina

6th

4th

6th

9

P. Schnyder

2

3

7th

Russia J. Dementjewa

6th

2

6th

16

Russia N. Petrova

7th

3

7th

4th

J. Janković

3

6th

3

K. Srebotnik

6 ⁵

6th

6 ²

16

N. Petrova

3

Russia M. Kirilenko

2

7th

6th

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

J. Wesnina

6th

5

2

M. Kirilenko

2

4th

China People's Republic S. Peng

7th

5

6th

4th

Serbia J. Janković

6th

Q

J. Craybas

6 ⁴

7th

0

S. Peng

5

0

4th

Serbia J. Janković

7th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

France M. Bartoli

6th

V. Razzano

4th

5

L. Šafářová

0

3

Czech Republic L. Šafářová

6th

7th

8th

M. Bartoli

5

WC

M. Muller

2

3

10

Hungary Á. Szávay

7th

China People's Republic Z. Yan

6th

Z. Yan

1

M. Sequera

2

0

r

10

Hungary Á. Szávay

6th

10

Hungary Á. Szávay

6th

3

10

Á. Szávay

6th

4th

3

14th

S. Peer

5

1

2

Serbia A. Ivanović

3

6th

WC

Germany S. Lisicki

7th

6th

WC

S. Lisicki

3

6th

6 ⁵

Austria S. Bammer

6th

Austria S. Bammer

6th

1

7th

M. Krajicek

1

2

S. Bammer

5

6th

4th

LL

Uzbekistan A. Amanmuradova

7th

2

Serbia A. Ivanović

7th

4th

6th

A. Rezaï

5

LL

A. Amanmuradova

6 ⁰

2

Serbia A. Ivanović

7th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Zimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber United States	victory
02.	Czech Republic Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs Australia	Semifinals
03.	Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung Chinese Taipei	Round of 16
04th	Belarus 1995 Wiktoryja Asaranka Shahar Peer Israel	Semifinals

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	Ukraine Aljona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Ukraine	Quarter finals
06th	Russia Dinara Safina Jelena Wesnina Russia	Quarter finals
07th	China People's Republic Yan Zi Zheng Jie China People's Republic	1 round
08th.	Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain	1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Zimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
United States

6th

M. Krajicek, M. Muller

6th

6 ²

[4]

W. Duschewina J. Lichowzewa

3

1

Russia W. Duschewina J. Lichowzewa
Russia

4th

7th

[10]

1

Zimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
United States

7th

6th

China People's Republic S. Peng T. Sun
China People's Republic

6th

7th

S. Peng T. Sun

6 ⁴

4th

A. Molik B. Stewart

4th

6 ⁸

China People's Republic S. Peng T. Sun
China People's Republic

6th

WC

Germany S. Lisicki J. Woehr
Germany

5

6th

[10]

WC

S. Lisicki J. Woehr

4th

0

8th

A. Medina Garrigues V. Ruano Pascual

7th

3

[6]

1

Zimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
United States

3

4th

W. Asaranka S. Peer

0

r

4th

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka S. Peer
Israel

6 ³

6th

[10]

OLD

A. Schidkowa M. Niculescu

2

6th

[7]

K. Jans A. Rosolska

7th

2

[7]

Poland K. Jans A. Rosolska
Poland

6th

2

[10]

4th

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka S. Peer
Israel

6th

7th

Argentina G. Dulko B. Jozami
Argentina

6th

5

A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko

1

5

J. Craybas N. Grandin

1

G. Dulko B. Jozami

5

3

M.-E. Camerin N. Petrova

4th

1

5

Ukraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
Ukraine

7th

6th

5

Ukraine A. Bondarenko, K. Bondarenko
Ukraine

6th

1

Zimbabwe C. Black L. Huber
United States

3

6th

[10]

7th

Z. Yan J. Zheng

1

2

N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez

6th

2

[2]

Spain N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

6th

Spain N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

6th

E. Dzehalevich W. Hawarzowa

2

6th

[6]

M. Kirilenko A. Radwańska

3

4th

Russia M. Kirilenko A. Radwańska
Poland

6th

3

[10]

Spain N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

7th

6th

E. Hrdinová G. Navrátilová

2

3

T. Putschak An. Rodionova

5

1

Belarus 1995 T. Putschak An. Rodionova
Russia

6th

Belarus 1995 T. Putschak An. Rodionova
Russia

6th

3

Y.-j. Chan C.-j. Chuang

3

4th

Spain N. Llagostera Vives, M.J. Martínez Sánchez
Spain

6th

3

[16]

6th

Russia D. Safina J. Wesnina
Russia

6th

2

K. Peschke R. Stubbs

2

6th

[14]

A. Amanmuradova G. Voskoboyeva

2

1

6th

Russia D. Safina J. Wesnina
Russia

6th

WC

Australia C. Dellacqua P. Schnyder
Switzerland

6th

WC

C. Dellacqua P. Schnyder

0

3

M. Koryttseva V. Uhlířová

3

4th

6th

D. Safina J. Wesnina

6th

3

[8th]

China People's Republic Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan
China People's Republic

6th

2

Czech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
Australia

4th

6th

[10]

T. Garbin R. Voráčová

3

2

Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan

3

5

2

Czech Republic K. Peschke R. Stubbs
Australia

6th

7th

Web links and sources

Qatar Telecom German Open 2008 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
Qatar Telecom German Open 2008 (English) on the ITF homepage