2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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.

This was the last tournament in which Justine Henin participated in before announcing her sudden retirement a week after this tournament. She was defeated in the third round by the eventual champion Dinara Safina.^[1]

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semi-finals by Elena Dementieva.

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	6^5
								13	Dinara Safina	6	6
									Victoria Azarenka	4	1
	15	Alona Bondarenko	6^2	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	6^5
WC	A Kerber	0	3	r			11	A Radwańska	6	6
Q	E Dzehalevich	6^7	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	6^9			15	A Bondarenko	7	0	6
15	A Bondarenko	6	1	7																	15	A Bondarenko	6^2	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	6^4	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	6^1	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	6^5	6	6^2			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	6^4	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	6^5
	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	6^0	2
							2	A Ivanovic	7	6

References

1. Justine Henin stunned in German Open third round | Justine Henin

External links

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