2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	56 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open

Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA German Open.

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Dementieva.

This was the last tournament in which incumbent world No. 1 Justine Henin participated before announcing her retirement. She was defeated in the third round by Safina.

Seeds

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

1. Justine Henin (third round)
2. Ana Ivanovic (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)
9. Patty Schnyder (first round)
10. Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
11. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
12. Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
13. Dinara Safina (champion)
14. Shahar Pe'er (first round)
15. Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
16. Nadia Petrova (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

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 Ivanovic	2	5
	10	Ágnes Szávay	6	4	3
	2	Ana Ivanovic	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 Ivanovic	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 Ivanovic	7	4	6
		A Rezaï	5	5				LL	A Amanmuradova	60	2
								2	A Ivanovic	7	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Klára Zakopalová (first round)
2. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
3. Mariya Koryttseva (first round)
4. Jill Craybas (qualified)
5. Akgul Amanmuradova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Tsvetana Pironkova (qualifying competition)
7. Alisa Kleybanova (qualified)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual (first round)
9. Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
10. Nuria Llagostera Vives (first round)
11. Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition)
12. Timea Bacsinszky (qualifying competition)
13. Chan Yung-jan (qualified)
14. Galina Voskoboeva (qualified)
15. Rossana de los Ríos (withdrew)
16. Tzipora Obziler (qualifying competition)
17. Ayumi Morita (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Catalina Castaño
2. Kaia Kanepi
3. Galina Voskoboeva
4. Jill Craybas
5. Angelika Bachmann
6. Chan Yung-jan
7. Alisa Kleybanova
8. Ekaterina Dzehalevich

Lucky loser

1. Akgul Amanmuradova

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Klára Zakopalová	6	2	3
		Catalina Castaño	4	6	6
									Catalina Castaño	6	6
								11	Ekaterina Makarova	3	1
	Alt	Alina Jidkova	2	4
	11	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kaia Kanepi	7	6
		Andreja Klepač	5	2
								2	Kaia Kanepi	77	6
								16	Tzipora Obziler	62	3
		Julia Schruff	66	5
	16	Tzipora Obziler	78	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mariya Koryttseva	3	2
	WC	Ksenia Pervak	6	6
								WC	Ksenia Pervak	6	1	3
								14	Galina Voskoboeva	4	6	6
		Sandra Klösel	3	6	5
	14	Galina Voskoboeva	6	2	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jill Craybas	0	6	6
		Maria Elena Camerin	6	4	3
								4	Jill Craybas	2	77	77
								12	Timea Bacsinszky	6	62	63
	WC	Vanessa Henke	3	2
	12	Timea Bacsinszky	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Akgul Amanmuradova	2	6	6
	Alt	María José Martínez Sánchez	6	4	1
								5	Akgul Amanmuradova	4	4
								WC	Angelika Bachmann	6	6
	WC	Angelika Bachmann	7	6
	10	Nuria Llagostera Vives	5	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
		Tatiana Poutchek	3	4
								6	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	5
								13	Chan Yung-jan	6	7
		Yuliana Fedak	6	5	1
	13	Chan Yung-jan	2	7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alisa Kleybanova	6	4	6
		Yuan Meng	2	6	1
								7	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
									Julie Ditty	3	0
		Julie Ditty	77	6
	17	Ayumi Morita	62	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Virginia Ruano Pascual	2	4
	WC	Kristina Barrois	6	6
								WC	Kristina Barrois	6	4	2
								Alt	Ekaterina Dzehalevich	3	6	6
	Alt	Ekaterina Dzehalevich	6	6
	9	Anastasia Rodionova	4	3

External links

• Official results archive (World Tennis)
• Official results archive (WTA)