2008 German Open – Singles

Main article: 2008 German Open (tennis)

Seven of the top ten women on the WTA Tour will be playing the Qatar Telecom German Open from May 5 to May 11 of 2008, including world number one Justine Henin. World number 3, Maria Sharapova, along with Venus Williams and Daniela Hantuchová, ranked 8th and 10th respectively, are the only top 10 players not participating.

Ana Ivanović is the defending champion.

Contents

Seeds

The top 8 seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Justine Henin (Third Round)
  2. Ana Ivanović (Semifinals)
  3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  4. Jelena Janković (Quarterfinals)
  5. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (Second Round)
  7. Elena Dementieva (Final)
  8. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
  1. Patty Schnyder (First Round)
  2. Ágnes Szávay (Quarterfinals)
  3. Agnieszka Radwańska (Third Round)
  4. Nicole Vaidišová (First Round)
  5. Dinara Safina (Champion)
  6. Shahar Pe'er (First Round)
  7. Alona Bondarenko (Quarterfinals)
  8. Nadia Petrova (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  13   Dinara Safina 2 6 7  
5   Serena Williams 6 1 65  
  13   Dinara Safina 6 6  
      Victoria Azarenka 4 1  
15   Alona Bondarenko 62 2
      Victoria Azarenka 7 6  
    13   Dinara Safina 3 6 6
  7   Elena Dementieva 6 2 2
  7   Elena Dementieva 6 2 6  
4   Jelena Janković 3 6 3  
7   Elena Dementieva 6 7
  2   Ana Ivanović 2 5  
10   Ágnes Szávay 6 4 3
  2   Ana Ivanović 3 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   J Henin 6 6  
    P Parmentier 5 6 4     Q   Y-J Chan 0 2  
Q   Y-J Chan 7 2 6       1   J Henin 7 3 1  
    K Knapp 0 1       13   D Safina 5 6 6  
Q   K Kanepi 6 6     Q   K Kanepi 4 3
WC   J Görges 3 4     13   D Safina 6 6  
13   D Safina 6 6       13   D Safina 2 6 7
11   A Radwańska 6 5       5   S Williams 6 1 65
WC   A Kerber 0 3 r     11   A Radwańska 6 6  
Q   E Dzehalevich 67 6 3     Q   A Bachmann 1 1  
Q   A Bachmann 7 3 6       11   A Radwańska 3 1
    F Schiavone 7 4 6       5   S Williams 6 6  
    A Cornet 5 6 3         F Schiavone 2 3
    5   S Williams 6 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
Q   C Castaño 6 6     Q   C Castaño 3 2  
Q   G Voskoboeva 2 2       3   S Kuznetsova 6 2 2  
    T Garbin 6 5 2r       15   A Bondarenko 1 6 6  
    A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2         A Medina Garrigues 5 6 3
    D Cibulková 4 6 69     15   A Bondarenko 7 0 6  
15   A Bondarenko 6 1 7       15   A Bondarenko 62 2
12   N Vaidišová 6 1 2           V Azarenka 7 6
    G Dulko 4 6 6         G Dulko 6 7  
    C Wozniacki 7 6         C Wozniacki 2 5  
    T Golovin 64 2           G Dulko 3 1
    V Azarenka 6 6           V Azarenka 6 6  
    C Dellacqua 2 2         V Azarenka 1 7 6
    6   A Chakvetadze 6 61 4  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   E Dementieva 6 6  
    K Bondarenko 6 6         K Bondarenko 1 2  
    T Paszek 4 3       7   E Dementieva 7 6  
    O Govortsova 0 0         V Dushevina 5 3  
Q   A Kleybanova 6 6     Q   A Kleybanova 2 6 3
    V Dushevina 6 6         V Dushevina 6 4 6  
9   P Schnyder 2 3       7   E Dementieva 6 2 6
16   N Petrova 7 3 7       4   J Janković 3 6 3
    K Srebotnik 65 6 62     16   N Petrova 3 3  
    M Kirilenko 2 7 6         M Kirilenko 6 6  
    E Vesnina 6 5 2         M Kirilenko 2 4
    S Peng 7 5 6       4   J Janković 6 6  
Q   J Craybas 64 7 0         S Peng 5 0
    4   J Janković 7 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   M Bartoli 6 6  
    V Razzano 4 5         L Šafářová 0 3  
    L Šafářová 6 7       8   M Bartoli 5 5  
WC   M Müller 2 3       10   Á Szávay 7 7  
    Z Yan 6 6         Z Yan 1 1
    M Sequera 2 0 r     10   Á Szávay 6 6  
10   Á Szávay 6 3       10   Á Szávay 6 4 3
14   S Pe'er 5 1       2   A Ivanović 3 6 6
WC   S Lisicki 7 6     WC   S Lisicki 3 6 65  
    S Bammer 6 6         S Bammer 6 1 7  
    M Krajicek 1 2           S Bammer 5 6 4
LL   A Amanmuradova 7 7       2   A Ivanović 7 4 6  
    A Rezaï 5 5     LL   A Amanmuradova 60 2
    2   A Ivanović 7 6  
 

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