2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

The 2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from 28 April until 4 May 2008.

2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Date28 April – 4 May
Edition8th
Champions
Singles
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Doubles
Romania Sorana Cîrstea / Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
← 2007 · Morocco Open · 2009 →

Singles

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Milagros Sequera was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Gisela Dulko won in the final 7–6(2), 7–6(5), against Anabel Medina Garrigues.

Seeds

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  1.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (final)
  2.   Gisela Dulko (champion)
  3.   Tathiana Garbin (second round)
  4.   Aravane Rezaï (semifinals)
  5.   Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
  6.   Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
  7.   Sorana Cîrstea (quarterfinals)
  8.   Ekaterina Makarova (second round)

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 7  
    Gréta Arn 3 63  
1   Anabel Medina Garrigues 62 65  
2   Gisela Dulko 7 7  
4   Aravane Rezaï 66 3  
2   Gisela Dulko 7 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   A Medina Garrigues 4 6 6
    L Domínguez Lino 6 2 1 1   A Medina Garrigues 3 7 6
    S Karatantcheva 7 6       S Karatantcheva 6 64 1
    E Baltacha 5 2   1   A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
    A Kremer 6 3 0     O Savchuk 1 1  
    O Savchuk 4 6 6     O Savchuk 7 6  
    A Klepač 2 3   8   E Makarova 64 4  
8   E Makarova 6 6   1   A Medina Garrigues 6 7  
3   T Garbin 4 6 6     G Arn 3 63  
    C Castaño 6 3 3 3   T Garbin 4 5  
    G Arn 6 6       G Arn 6 7  
Q   J Dokić 4 2       G Arn 6 6  
    P Cetkovská 6 7       P Cetkovská 2 2  
    S Kloesel 4 5       P Cetkovská 6 7  
WC   N Lalami 2 4   5   T Bacsinszky 1 5  
5   T Bacsinszky 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   A Kleybanova 6 6  
Q   A Wozniak 2 3   6   A Kleybanova 63 6 6
Q   A Rodionova 6 6   Q   A Rodionova 7 3 4
WC   L Essaadi 1 1   6   A Kleybanova 7 5 5
    R de los Ríos 6 6   4   A Rezaï 5 7 7
    L Osterloh 4 4       R de los Ríos 62 0  
    V King 2 4   4   A Rezaï 7 6  
4   A Rezaï 6 6   4   A Rezaï 66 3  
7   S Cîrstea 2 6 6 2   G Dulko 7 6  
    M Erakovic 6 3 2 7   S Cîrstea 6 6  
Q   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   Q   A Pavlyuchenkova 4 2  
WC   FZ El Allami 0 1   7   S Cîrstea 0 3  
    K O'Brien 7 4 1 2   G Dulko 6 6  
    É Loit 67 6 6     É Loit 3 2  
    ME Camerin 1 1   2   G Dulko 6 6  
2   G Dulko 6 6  

Doubles

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Vania King and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but Mirza chose not to participate, and only King competed that year.
King partnered with Lourdes Domínguez Lino, but lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Sorana Cîrstea and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   L Domínguez Lino
  V King
68 5  
    S Cîrstea
  A Pavlyuchenkova
7 7       S Cîrstea
  A Pavlyuchenkova
w/o    
    T Bacsinszky
  S Kloesel
7 6       T Bacsinszky
  S Kloesel
     
    N Bratchikova
  K Milevskaya
5 2       S Cîrstea
  A Pavlyuchenkova
4 6 [16]
4   M Erakovic
  A Jidkova
4 3       M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
6 4 [14]
    M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
6 6       M Kondratieva
  S Lefèvre
7 6  
    P Cetkovská
  O Savchuk
4 6 [3]     A Klepač
  L Osterloh
63 1  
    A Klepač
  L Osterloh
6 3 [10]     S Cîrstea
  A Pavlyuchenkova
6 6  
    ME Camerin
  R de los Ríos
6 6   3   A Kleybanova
  E Makarova
2 2  
WC   FZ El Allami
  N Lalami
3 2       ME Camerin
  R de los Ríos
4 3  
    E Baltacha
  A Elliott
0 r   3   A Kleybanova
  E Makarova
6 6  
3   A Kleybanova
  E Makarova
5     3   A Kleybanova
  E Makarova
6 6  
    K Anderson
  K O'Brien
3 6 [2]     J Larsson
  A Rodionova
1 3  
    C Castaño
  A Kremer
6 3 [10]     C Castaño
  A Kremer
5 63  
    J Larsson
  A Rodionova
7 6       J Larsson
  A Rodionova
7 7  
2   G Dulko
  B Jozami
62 3  
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