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2008 WTA Tier I Series

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]

2008 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationFebruary 18 – October 12
Edition19th
Tournaments9
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesRussia Dinara Safina (3)
Most tournament finalsSerbia Jelena Jankovic
Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Vera Zvonareva (3)
← 2007
2009 →
Main article: 2008 WTA Tour

Tournaments edit

Tournament Country Location Surface Date Prize money[2]
Qatar Total Open Qatar Doha Hard Feb 18 – 24 $2,500,000
Pacific Life Open United States Indian Wells Hard Mar 10 – 23 $2,100,000
Sony Ericsson Open United States Key Biscayne Hard Mar 24 – Apr 6 $3,770,000
Family Circle Cup United States Charleston Clay (green) Apr 14 – 20 $1,340,000
Qatar Telecom German Open[3] Germany Berlin Clay (red) May 5 – 11 $1,340,000
Internazionali BNL d'Italia[4][5] Italy Rome Clay (red) May 12 – 18 $1,340,000
Rogers Cup Canada Montreal Hard Jul 28 – Aug 3 $1,340,000
Toray Pan Pacific Open[6] Japan Tokyo Hard Sep 15 – 21 $1,340,000
Kremlin Cup Russia Moscow Hard (i) Oct 6 – 12 $1,340,000

Results edit

* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Doha

Singles – Doubles

  Maria Sharapova   Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 2–6, 6–0   Květa Peschke
  Rennae Stubbs 		  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Indian Wells

Singles – Doubles

  Ana Ivanovic   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3   Dinara Safina
  Elena Vesnina 		  Yan Zi
  Zheng Jie 		6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Miami

Singles – Doubles

  Serena Williams   Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama 		  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Charleston

Singles – Doubles

  Serena Williams   Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 3–6, 6–3   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama 		  Edina Gallovits
  Olga Govortsova 		6–2, 6–2
Berlin

Singles – Doubles

  Dinara Safina   Elena Dementieva 3–6, 6–2, 6–2   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		  Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez 		3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Rome

Singles – Doubles

  Jelena Janković   Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–2   Chan Latisha
  Chuang Chia-jung 		  Iveta Benešová
  Janette Husárová 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Montréal

Singles – Doubles

  Dinara Safina   Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–1   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		  Maria Kirilenko
  Flavia Pennetta 		6–1, 6–1
Tokyo

Singles – Doubles

  Dinara Safina   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3   Vania King*   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur 		6–1, 6–4
  Nadia Petrova
Moscow

Singles – Doubles

  Jelena Janković   Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4   Nadia Petrova
  Katarina Srebotnik 		  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber 		6–4, 6–4

Tournament details edit

Doha edit

Tournament name Qatar Total Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Doha, Qatar
Prize money $2,500,000

Singles edit

Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic
16   A Radwańska w/o     16   A Radwańska 6 61 6
    D Cibulková 6 6     D Cibulková 4 77 4
6   V Williams 3 3 16   A Radwańska 4 3
4   M Sharapova 6 6 4   M Sharapova 6 6
Q   T Tanasugarn 2 2 4   M Sharapova 6 6
    A Medina Garrigues 6 63 3     C Wozniacki 0 1
    C Wozniacki 3 77 6 4   M Sharapova 6 2 6
    N Li 6 6     V Zvonareva 1 6 0
12   S Pe'er 1 3     N Li 6 6
    A Sugiyama 1 2 3   J Janković 3 4
3   J Janković 6 6     N Li 6 3 3
    V Zvonareva 7 6     V Zvonareva 3 6 6
11   D Safina 5 3     V Zvonareva 2 6 6
15   S Bammer 6 710 15   S Bammer 6 2 0
2   S Kuznetsova 3 68

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 61 10
7   Medina /   Ruano 2 77 2
1   Black /   Huber 7 6
WC   Šafářová /   Zvonareva 5 2
4   Chan /   Chuang 6 4 6
WC   Šafářová /   Zvonareva 4 6 10
1   Black /   Huber 1 7 7
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 5 10
    Husárová /   Radwańska 66 1
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 78 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 6
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 2 0
    Morita /   Niculescu 3 2
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6

Indian Wells edit

Tournament name Pacific Life Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money $2,100,000

Singles edit

Fourth Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic 2 7 6
13   F Schiavone 6 5 2 1   A Ivanovic 6 6
12   V Zvonareva 65 6 6 12   V Zvonareva 1 4
    C Dellacqua 77 0 4 1   A Ivanovic 77 6
3   J Janković 6 6 3   J Janković 63 3
20   A Medina Garrigues 3 3 3   J Janković 6 0
24   L Davenport 6 7 24   L Davenport 2 0r
6   M Bartoli 2 5 1   A Ivanovic 6 6
5   D Hantuchová 6 77 2   S Kuznetsova 4 3
21   S Mirza 1 64 5   D Hantuchová 62 1
15   A Bondarenko 2 7 4 4   M Sharapova 77 6
4   M Sharapova 6 5 6 4   M Sharapova 3 7 2
    A Harkleroad 6 2 4 2   S Kuznetsova 6 5 6
10   A Radwańska 4 6 6 10   A Radwańska 2 4
    C Wozniacki 2 3 2   S Kuznetsova 6 6
2   S Kuznetsova 6 6

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
    Koryttseva /   Uhlířová 67 3
8   Hantuchová /   Sugiyama 79 6
8   Hantuchová /   Sugiyama 3 4
    Safina /   Vesnina 6 6
4   Bondarenko /   Bondarenko 6 5 7
    Safina /   Vesnina 3 7 10
    Safina /   Vesnina 6 1 10
3   Yan /   Zheng 1 6 8
    Benešová /   Radwańska 0 4
3   Yan /   Zheng 6 6
3   Yan /   Zheng 64 7 10
7   Mattek /   Mirza 77 5 5
7   Mattek /   Mirza 7 4 11
2   Chan /   Chuang 5 6 9

Miami edit

Tournament name Sony Ericsson Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Miami, Florida, United States
Prize money $4,500,000

Singles edit

Fourth Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Henin 6 6
    E Vesnina 2 2 1   J Henin 2 0
    K Kanepi 3 3 8   S Williams 6 6
8   S Williams 6 6 8   S Williams 3 7 6
3   S Kuznetsova 77 6 3   S Kuznetsova 6 5 3
16   S Pe'er 64 3 3   S Kuznetsova 6 6
    C Wozniacki 3 3 6   V Williams 4 4
6   V Williams 6 6 8   S Williams 6 5 6
WC   S Lisicki 3 2 4   J Janković 1 7 3
10   E Dementieva 6 6 10   E Dementieva 1 1r
    J Zheng 4 5 4   J Janković 6 3
4   J Janković 6 7 4   J Janković 6 6
    A Sugiyama 2 77 0 19   V Zvonareva 1 4
19   V Zvonareva 6 65 6 19   V Zvonareva 7 6
13   D Safina 6 6 13   D Safina 5 4
32   L Davenport 3 4

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 4 10
  Peng /   Sun 3 6 6
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 3 3
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 3 6 10
8   Likhovtseva /   Raymond 6 3 6
1   Black /   Huber 5 6 3
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 7 4 10
7   Azarenka /   Pe'er 7 4 10
WC   Kuznetsova /   Mauresmo 5 6 6
7   Azarenka /   Pe'er 0 3
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
WC   Davenport /   Hantuchová 4 6 4
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 3 10

Charleston edit

Tournament name Family Circle Cup
Surface Green Clay/Outdoors
Location Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 6 6
    A Rodionova 0 2 1   J Janković 2 6 2
9   V Zvonareva 6 4 6 9   V Zvonareva 6 3 6
6   M Bartoli 4 6 1 9   V Zvonareva 6 62 6
4   E Dementieva 6 7 4   E Dementieva 3 77 3
13   V Azarenka 4 5 4   E Dementieva 6 6
11   A Radwańska 3 2 7   P Schnyder 4 4
7   P Schnyder 6 6 9   V Zvonareva 4 6 3
8   D Safina 2 5 5   S Williams 6 3 6
10   Á Szávay 6 7 10   Á Szávay 5 4
    A Cornet 6 7     A Cornet 7 6
    S Cîrstea 1 5     A Cornet 5 3
5   S Williams 4 6 6 5   S Williams 7 6
12   K Srebotnik 6 4 3 5   S Williams 7 4 6
    T Perebiynis 5 2 2   M Sharapova 5 6 1
2   M Sharapova 7 6

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber
5   Safina /   Szávay w / o
1   Black /   Huber 4 6 [7]
    Gallovits /   Govortsova 6 4 [10]
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 2 2
    Gallovits /   Govortsova 6 6
  Gallovits /   Govortsova 2 2
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
8   Azarenka /   Vesnina 6 1 10
4   Chan /   Chuang 2 6 2
8   Azarenka /   Vesnina 1 1
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
6   Likhovtseva /   Raymond 77 4 7
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 65 6 10

Berlin edit

Tournament name Qatar Telecom German Open
Surface Clay/Outdoors
Location Berlin, Germany
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Henin 7 3 1
13   D Safina 5 6 6 13   D Safina 2 6 77
11   A Radwańska 3 1 5   S Williams 6 1 65
5   S Williams 6 6 13   D Safina 6 6
3   S Kuznetsova 6 2 2     V Azarenka 4 1
15   A Bondarenko 1 6 6 15   A Bondarenko 62 2
    G Dulko 3 1     V Azarenka 77 6
    V Azarenka 6 6 13   D Safina 3 6 6
7   E Dementieva 7 6 7   E Dementieva 6 2 2
    V Dushevina 5 3 7   E Dementieva 6 2 6
    M Kirilenko 2 4 4   J Janković 3 6 3
4   J Janković 6 6 7   E Dementieva 6 7
8   M Bartoli 5 5 2   A Ivanovic 2 5
10   Á Szávay 7 7 10   Á Szávay 6 4 3
    S Bammer 5 6 4 2   A Ivanovic 3 6 6
2   A Ivanovic 7 4 6

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 77 6
    Peng /   Sun 64 4
1   Black /   Huber 3
4   Azarenka /   Pe'er 0r
4   Azarenka /   Pe'er 6 7
5   Bondarenko /   Bondarenko 1 5
1   Black /   Huber 3 6 10
    Vives /   Sánchez 6 2 2
    Vives /   Sánchez 7 6
    Poutchek /   Rodionova 5 1
    Vives /   Sánchez 6 3 16
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 2 6 14
6   Safina /   Vesnina 6 3 8
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 4 6 10

Rome edit

Tournament name Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Surface Clay/Outdoors
Location Rome, Italy
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Q   T Pironkova 6 1
WC   V Azarenka 2 0r Q   T Pironkova 2 6 1
12   A Radwańska 4 6 1 6   A Chakvetadze 6 3 6
6   A Chakvetadze 6 1 6 6   A Chakvetadze 6 4 3
3   S Kuznetsova 2 4 Q   A Cornet 3 6 6
Q   A Cornet 6 6 Q   A Cornet
WC   S Errani 4 3 5   S Williams w / o
5   S Williams 6 6 Q   A Cornet 2 2
7   V Williams 7 6 4   J Janković 6 6
10   V Zvonareva 5 2 7   V Williams 7 2 3
    M Kirilenko 1 1 4   J Janković 5 6 6
4   J Janković 6 6 4   J Janković
8   M Bartoli 6 4 67 2   M Sharapova w / o
9   P Schnyder 4 6 79 9   P Schnyder 77 5 2
    C Wozniacki 4 63 2   M Sharapova 63 7 6
2   M Sharapova 6 77

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 5 6
    Peng /   Sun 4 7 10
    Peng /   Sun 4 2
5   Chan /   Chuang 6 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 5 2
5   Chan /   Chuang 7 6
5   Chan /   Chuang 77 6
    Benešová /   Husárová 65 3
    Benešová /   Husárová 64 6 10
    Kirilenko /   Radwańska 77 3 4
    Benešová /   Husárová 5 6 10
    Jans /   Jugić-Salkić 7 3 2
    Garrigues /   Ruano Pascual 77 3 9
    Jans /   Jugić-Salkić 62 6 11

Montreal edit

Tournament name Rogers Cup
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Montreal, Canada
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic 2 6 2
    T Paszek 6 1 6     T Paszek 4 5
11   V Azarenka 77 2 11   V Azarenka 6 7
    V Razzano 64 0r 11   V Azarenka 0 6 3
4   S Kuznetsova 7 2 6 7   D Safina 6 2 6
Q   M Larcher de Brito 5 6 4 4   S Kuznetsova 6 3 2
9   P Schnyder 2 2 7   D Safina 2 6 6
7   D Safina 6 6 7   D Safina 6 6
6   A Chakvetadze 6 5 64     D Cibulková 2 1
10   M Bartoli 4 7 77 10   M Bartoli 6 6
    A Sugiyama w / o     A Sugiyama 2 3
3   M Sharapova   10   M Bartoli 6 4 3
    D Cibulková 77 6     D Cibulková 4 6 6
12   N Petrova 62 2     D Cibulková 7 6
WC   S Dubois 3 2 2   J Janković 5 2
2   J Janković 6 6

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
    Dubois /   Lisicki 4 1
1   Black /   Huber w / o
7   Vesnina /   Zvonareva
    Pelletier /   Tanasugarn 3 4
7   Vesnina /   Zvonareva 6 6
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 1 1
5   Poutchek /   Rodionova 7 0 7
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 64 6 10
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 6 6
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 4 0
    Morita /   Sugiyama 5 66
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 7 7

Tokyo edit

Tournament name Toray Pan Pacific Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Tokyo, Japan
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 6 6  
    F Pennetta 2 1   1   J Janković 6 5 5
WC   A Morita 1 1   5   S Kuznetsova 2 7 7
5   S Kuznetsova 6 6   5   S Kuznetsova 77 6  
3   E Dementieva 6 6   Q   K Srebotnik 65 2
    A Cornet 0 3   3   E Dementieva 3 4  
Q   K Srebotnik 6 6   Q   K Srebotnik 6 6  
    F Schiavone 4 3   5   S Kuznetsova 1 3  
Q   K Kanepi 6 6   4   D Safina 6 6  
    V Razzano 4 2   Q   K Kanepi 4 77 2
    D Cibulková 3 4   4   D Safina 6 65 6
4   D Safina 6 6   4   D Safina 6 6  
6   A Radwańska 6 6       N Petrova 1 0  
    M Bartoli 2 3   6   A Radwańska 3 0  
    N Petrova 6 1 6     N Petrova 6 6  
2   A Ivanovic 1 6 2

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
    Shvedova /   Tanasugarn 0 3  
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
4   Chuang /   Hsieh 3 4  
4   Chuang /   Hsieh w / o
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta      
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
2   Raymond /   Stosur 1 4  
WC   Chakvetadze /   Radwańska 2 4  
3   Dellacqua /   Schiavone 6 6  
3   Dellacqua /   Schiavone 5 1  
2   Raymond /   Stosur 7 6  
    Hantuchová /   Szávay 7 3 2
2   Raymond /   Stosur 5 6 10

Moscow edit

Tournament name Kremlin Cup
Surface Carpet/Indoors
Location Moscow, Russia
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles edit

Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 66 6 6
WC   V Dushevina 78 3 2 1   J Janković 78 6  
WC   E Makarova 6 4 4     F Pennetta 66 3  
    F Pennetta 3 6 6 1   J Janković 0 6 6
3   E Dementieva 6 4 77 3   E Dementieva 6 1 0
Q   K Srebotnik 3 6 62 3   E Dementieva 6 4 78
    N Petrova 6 3       N Petrova 4 6 66
    C Wozniacki 4 2r 1   J Janković 6 6  
7   V Zvonareva 6 6   7   V Zvonareva 2 4  
    D Hantuchová 1 0   7   V Zvonareva 7 6  
    D Cibulková 3 6 77     D Cibulková 5 4  
4   A Ivanovic 6 2 64 7   V Zvonareva 6 77  
5   S Kuznetsova 77 6   2   D Safina 2 65  
Q   S Errani 60 1   5   S Kuznetsova 4 5  
    A Mauresmo 77 4 4 2   D Safina 6 7  
2   D Safina 62 6 6

Doubles edit

Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 4 10
WC   Ivanovic /   Schiavone 2 6 7
1   Black /   Huber 6 6  
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 1 0  
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 61 6 10
    Makarova /   Voskoboeva 77 1 5
1   Black /   Huber 4 4  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 6  
    Dushevina /   Kudryavtseva 0 5  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 7  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 6  
    Niculescu /   Shvedova 3 2  
    Niculescu /   Shvedova 4 6 10
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 0 7

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ "2008 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Berlin 2008 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "2008 Italian Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008.
  5. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2008 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022.

External links edit


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