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2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
Final
ChampionRussia Dinara Safina
Runner-upRussia Elena Dementieva
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Belgium Justine Henin (third round)
  2. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
  3. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  4. Serbia Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
  6. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  7. Russia Elena Dementieva (final)
  8. France Marion Bartoli (third round)
  9. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (first round)
  10. Hungary Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
  11. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
  12. Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
  13. Russia Dinara Safina (champion)
  14. Israel Shahar Pe'er (first round)
  15. Ukraine Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
  16. Russia Nadia Petrova (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
13 Russia Dinara Safina 2 6 7
5 United States Serena Williams 6 1 65
13 Russia Dinara Safina 6 6
  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4 1
15 Ukraine Alona Bondarenko 62 2
  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7 6
13 Russia Dinara Safina 3 6 6
7 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 2 2
7 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 2 6
4 Serbia Jelena Janković 3 6 3
7 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 7
2 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2 5
10 Hungary Ágnes Szávay 6 4 3
2 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 3 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Belgium J Henin 6 6
  France P Parmentier 5 6 4 Q Chinese Taipei Y-J Chan 0 2
Q Chinese Taipei Y-J Chan 7 2 6 1 Belgium J Henin 7 3 1
  Italy K Knapp 0 1 13 Russia D Safina 5 6 6
Q Estonia K Kanepi 6 6 Q Estonia K Kanepi 4 3
WC Germany J Görges 3 4 13 Russia D Safina 6 6
13 Russia D Safina 6 6 13 Russia D Safina 2 6 7
11 Poland A Radwańska 6 5 5 United States S Williams 6 1 65
WC Germany A Kerber 0 3 r 11 Poland A Radwańska 6 6
Q Belarus E Dzehalevich 67 6 3 Q Germany A Bachmann 1 1
Q Germany A Bachmann 7 3 6 11 Poland A Radwańska 3 1
  Italy F Schiavone 7 4 6 5 United States S Williams 6 6
  France A Cornet 5 6 3   Italy F Schiavone 2 3
5 United States S Williams 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6
Q Colombia C Castaño 6 6 Q Colombia C Castaño 3 2
Q Russia G Voskoboeva 2 2 3 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 2 2
  Italy T Garbin 6 5 2r 15 Ukraine A Bondarenko 1 6 6
  Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2   Spain A Medina Garrigues 5 6 3
  Slovakia D Cibulková 4 6 69 15 Ukraine A Bondarenko 7 0 6
15 Ukraine A Bondarenko 6 1 7 15 Ukraine A Bondarenko 62 2
12 Czech Republic N Vaidišová 6 1 2   Belarus V Azarenka 7 6
  Argentina G Dulko 4 6 6   Argentina G Dulko 6 7
  Denmark C Wozniacki 7 6   Denmark C Wozniacki 2 5
  France T Golovin 64 2   Argentina G Dulko 3 1
  Belarus V Azarenka 6 6   Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
  Australia C Dellacqua 2 2   Belarus V Azarenka 1 7 6
6 Russia A Chakvetadze 6 61 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
  Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 6   Ukraine K Bondarenko 1 2
  Austria T Paszek 4 3 7 Russia E Dementieva 7 6
  Belarus O Govortsova 0 0 Russia V Dushevina 5 3
Q Russia A Kleybanova 6 6 Q Russia A Kleybanova 2 6 3
  Russia V Dushevina 6 6   Russia V Dushevina 6 4 6
9 Switzerland P Schnyder 2 3 7 Russia E Dementieva 6 2 6
16 Russia N Petrova 7 3 7 4 Serbia J Janković 3 6 3
  Slovenia K Srebotnik 65 6 62 16 Russia N Petrova 3 3
  Russia M Kirilenko 2 7 6   Russia M Kirilenko 6 6
  Russia E Vesnina 6 5 2 Russia M Kirilenko 2 4
  China S Peng 7 5 6 4 Serbia J Janković 6 6
Q United States J Craybas 64 7 0   China S Peng 5 0
4 Serbia J Janković 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 France M Bartoli 6 6
  France V Razzano 4 5   Czech Republic L Šafářová 0 3
  Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 7 8 France M Bartoli 5 5
WC Germany M Müller 2 3 10 Hungary Á Szávay 7 7
  China Z Yan 6 6   China Z Yan 1 1
  Venezuela M Sequera 2 0 r 10 Hungary Á Szávay 6 6
10 Hungary Á Szávay 6 3 10 Hungary Á Szávay 6 4 3
14 Israel S Pe'er 5 1 2 Serbia A Ivanovic 3 6 6
WC Germany S Lisicki 7 6 WC Germany S Lisicki 3 6 65
  Austria S Bammer 6 6   Austria S Bammer 6 1 7
  Netherlands M Krajicek 1 2   Austria S Bammer 5 6 4
LL Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 7 7 2 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 4 6
  France A Rezaï 5 5 LL Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 60 2
2 Serbia A Ivanovic 7 6

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