Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2008

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Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2008
date August 11, 2008 - August 17, 2008
Edition 77
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
WTA tour
venue Mason (Ohio) United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 1017
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 32E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 175,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze
Last year's winner (double) United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia 
Winner (singles) RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova
Winner (doubles) RussiaRussia Marija Kirilenko Nadja Petrova
RussiaRussia 
Tournament supervisor Melanie Heuer
Last direct assumption FranceFrance Nathalie Dechy (99)
Player representatives FranceFrance Marion Bartoli Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia 
As of May 3, 2013

The 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open was a hard court tennis tournament for women in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati . It was part of the 2008 WTA Tour as a Tier III category tournament . The tournament took place from August 11th to 17th, 2008.

In the singles Nadja Petrowa won against Nathalie Dechy 6: 2 and 6: 1. In doubles, the pairing Marija Kirilenko / Nadja Petrowa won 6: 3, 4: 6 and 10: 8 against Hsieh Su-wei / Jaroslawa Schwedowa .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. FranceFrance Marion Bartoli 1 round
02. RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova victory
03. RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko Semifinals
04th SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
05. FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo Semifinals

06th CanadaCanada Aleksandra Wozniak Quarter finals

07th RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova 1 round

08th. AustriaAustria Tamira Paszek 1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6 5 2 r                        
WC  United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 7th 2     WC  United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 1 4th  
   ItalyItaly T. Garbin 6th 3 5      United StatesUnited States V. King 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States V. King 4th 6th 7th        United StatesUnited States V. King 2 4th  
   RussiaRussia W. Bardina 5 6th 3   5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6th 6th    
   BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 7th 3 6th      BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 3 1    
   FranceFrance S. Cohen-Aloro 7th 6 6 1   5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6th 6th    
5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6 5 7th 6th     5  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 4th 6th 2
4th  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 6th        FranceFrance N. Dechy 6th 3 6th  
   United StatesUnited States A. Finch 3 3     4th  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 5 6th 6 1  
   FranceFrance N. Dechy 6th 6th        FranceFrance N. Dechy 7th 2 7th  
   FranceFrance O. Sanchez 2 2          FranceFrance N. Dechy 7th 7th  
   UkraineUkraine J. Wakulenko 6th 2 6th   6th  CanadaCanada A. Wozniak 6 4 5    
   RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu 2 6th 4th      UkraineUkraine J. Wakulenko 2 3    
   JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 2     6th  CanadaCanada A. Wozniak 6th 6th    
6th  CanadaCanada A. Wozniak 6th 6th          FranceFrance N. Dechy 2 1  
7th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 2 0     2  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance C. Pin 6th 6th        FranceFrance C. Pin 3 4th    
   GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 5 7th 6th      GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 6th 6th    
   GeorgiaGeorgia A. Tatishvili 7th 5 0        GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 2 6th 1
Q  CanadaCanada S. Dubois 6th 7th     3  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 6th 1 6th  
Q  RussiaRussia J. Rodina 2 6 3     Q  CanadaCanada S. Dubois 6th 2 5  
Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh 2 5     3  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 1 6th 7th  
3  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 6th 7th       3  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 6th 2 1
8th  AustriaAustria T. Paszek 6th 3 1r   2  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 1 6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 4th 6th 4th      Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 4th 1    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 6 3 6th 4th   WC  United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh 6th 6th    
WC  United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh 7th 4th 6th     WC  United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh 2 3  
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 2 6th 6th   2  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th    
Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China M. Yuan 6th 1 4th      United StatesUnited States J. Ditty 1 1    
   RussiaRussia G. Voskoboyeva 3 0     2  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th    
2  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th      

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Jaroslawa Schwedowa
KazakhstanKazakhstan  		final
02. RussiaRussia Marija Kirilenko Nadja Petrova
RussiaRussia  		victory
03. GermanyGermany Jasmin Wöhr Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		Semifinals
04th CanadaCanada Stéphanie Dubois Ekaterina Makarowa
RussiaRussia  		1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh J. Swedowa
 KazakhstanKazakhstan  		6th 5 [10]        
   United StatesUnited States J. Ditty N. Grandin
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		2 7th [8th]     1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh J. Swedowa
 KazakhstanKazakhstan  		7th 6th    
   ArgentinaArgentina J. Cravero M. Muller
 GermanyGermany  		2 4th        Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia  		5 4th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia  		6th 6th         1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh J. Swedowa
 KazakhstanKazakhstan  		6th 6th    
4th  CanadaCanada S. Dubois J. Makarova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 3 [4]        United StatesUnited States M. Brengle, K. Frilling
 United StatesUnited States  		1 1    
   United StatesUnited States M. Brengle, K. Frilling
 United StatesUnited States  		1 6th [10]        United StatesUnited States M. Brengle, K. Frilling
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 4th [10]  
   ItalyItaly T. Garbin M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th        ItalyItaly T. Garbin M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 6th [5]  
   HungaryHungary M. Czink L. Dekmeijere
 LatviaLatvia  		3 3         1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh J. Swedowa
 KazakhstanKazakhstan  		3 6th [8th]
   RussiaRussia M. Kondratjewa S. Lefèvre
 FranceFrance  		3 4th       2  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko, N. Petrova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 4th [10]
   UkraineUkraine O. Savchuk ©. Senoglu
 TurkeyTurkey  		6th 6th          UkraineUkraine O. Savchuk ©. Senoglu
 TurkeyTurkey  		6th 4th [4]    
   United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh J. Rodina
 RussiaRussia  		1 0     3  GermanyGermany J. Wöhr B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		1 6th [10]  
3  GermanyGermany J. Wöhr B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th         3  GermanyGermany J. Wöhr B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 3 [4]
   United StatesUnited States C. Fusano C. Nagle
 United StatesUnited States  		1 5       2  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko, N. Petrova
 RussiaRussia  		2 6th [10]  
   SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač A. Nakamura
 JapanJapan  		6th 7th          SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač A. Nakamura
 JapanJapan  		3 3    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong M. Niculescu
 RomaniaRomania  		0 6th [4]   2  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko, N. Petrova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 6th    
2  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko, N. Petrova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 3 [10]    

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