The 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open was the biggest Women's WTA Tennis Tournament of South and South-East Asia in 2008. It took place from 3 March to 9 March in the KST Signature Kingfisher Tennis stadium in the Indian city of Bangalore on outdoor hardcourts. 2008 was the sixth edition of the event, and the third held in Bangalore. The tournament had been upgraded to Tier 2 from a Tier 3 event and would offer a total prize money pot of US$600,000 up from $175,000 last year.
| 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 3 March – March 9 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian | |
The field was led by Jelena Janković[1] and formers world #1, Venus Williams and Serena Williams.[citation needed] Patty Schnyder, Ágnes Szávay, Sybille Bammer and Vera Zvonareva[2] were also present.
Sania Mirza, the top Indian woman tennis player decided to skip her home event, citing the number of controversies that ensue every time she plays at home. According to Mirza: "Every time I play in India, there has been a problem. So [me and my manager] just thought it was better not to play this time."[3]
WTA entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank 1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 4 | 1 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 8 | 2 |
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 10 | 3 |
 SUI
|
Patty Schnyder | 12 | 4 |
 HUN
|
Ágnes Szávay | 17 | 5 |
 AUT
|
Sybille Bammer | 20 | 6 |
 RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 21 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 27 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 February 2008
Other entrants
editThe following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit Serena Williams def. Patty Schnyder, 7–5, 6–3
- It was Williams' first title of the year and 29th of her career.
Doubles
edit Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian def. 
Chan Yung-jan / Chuang Chia-jung, 6–4, 5–7, 10–8
References
edit- ^ PTI (25 February 2008). "Jankovic confirms participation in Bangalore Open". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Zvonareva to play in Bangalore Open". Rediff. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Sania Mirza boycotts WTA Bangalore Open". ThePicky. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
External links
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