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2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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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.

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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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.   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

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
13   Dinara Safina 2 6 7
5   Serena Williams 6 1 65
13   Dinara Safina 6 6
    Victoria Azarenka 4 1
15   Alona Bondarenko 62 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

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Section 1

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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 65
WC   A Kerber 0 3 r 11   A Radwańska 6 6
Q   E Dzehalevich 67 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

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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 69 15   A Bondarenko 7 0 6
15   A Bondarenko 6 1 7 15   A Bondarenko 62 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 64 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 61 4

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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 65 6 62 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 64 7 0     S Peng 5 0
4   J Janković 7 6

Section 4

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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 65
    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 60 2
2   A Ivanovic 7 6

References

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