2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Qatar Telecom German Open
Final
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (4WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
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

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)