2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion   Elena Dementieva
Runner-up   Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score   4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Main article: 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone.

Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Contents

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
  2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Final)
  3. Ana Ivanović (Quarterfinals)
  4. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  1. Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to viral illness)
  2. Anna Chakvetadze (Quarterfinals, retired due to a left thigh injury)
  3. Marion Bartoli (First Round)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
      Francesca Schiavone 7 5 2  
8   Elena Dementieva 5 7 6  
  8   Elena Dementieva 4 6 6
  2   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 2
4   Jelena Janković 7 4 3
  2   Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 6 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1   J Henin 7 66 6  
    N Petrova 4 4       Q   K Srebotnik 5 7 3  
Q   K Srebotnik 6 6         1   J Henin 63 64    
    S Bammer 7 6             F Schiavone 7 7    
Q   E Makarova 66 3           S Bammer 3 2  
    F Schiavone 6 65 6         F Schiavone 6 6    
7   M Bartoli 1 7 1           F Schiavone 7 5 2
      8   E Dementieva 5 7 6
    3   A Ivanović 6 6    
Q   A Nakamura 3 0           N Vaidišová 4 0    
    N Vaidišová 6 6         3   A Ivanović 7 3 3
    M Kirilenko 6 3 2       8   E Dementieva 5 6 6  
    A Bondarenko 3 6 6         A Bondarenko 2 1  
    P Schnyder 5 0       8   E Dementieva 6 6    
8   E Dementieva 7 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6   A Chakvetadze 6 2 6  
Q   A Radwańska 2 6 4     6   A Chakvetadze 63 6 6  
WC   S Sfar 1 3           D Safina 7 4 3  
    D Safina 6 6         6   A Chakvetadze 1 0 r  
WC   S Mirza 7 6         4   J Janković 6 0    
Q   V Dushevina 65 2       WC   S Mirza 6 3 4
    4   J Janković 4 6 6  
      4   J Janković 7 4 3
LL   A Morigami 6 6         2   S Kuznetsova 5 6 6
    A Szávay 1 4       LL   A Morigami 6 1 4  
    A Mauresmo 7 6           A Mauresmo 4 6 6  
Q   A Medina Garrigues 67 2             A Mauresmo 1 64  
    L Šafářová 1 6 6       2   S Kuznetsova 6 7    
LL   A Sugiyama 6 3 2         L Šafářová 1 2  
    2   S Kuznetsova 6 6    
 

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