2008 Kremlin Cup

TennisEventInfo|2008|Kremlin Cup
date=October 6 – October 12
edition=19th
defchampms=flagicon|RUS Nikolay Davydenko
defchampws=flagicon|RUS Elena Dementieva
champmd=flagicon|UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky / flagicon|ITA Potito Starace
defchampwd=flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|USA Liezel Huber

The 2008 Kremlin Cup is a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the 19th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and is part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It takes place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from October 6 through October 12, 2008.

The men's field is headlined by ATP No. 6, Miami Masters, Portschach, Warsaw champion, and Moscow three-time winner, defending champion Nikolay Davydenko, Gstaad and Umag runner-up Igor Andreev, and Australian Open quarterfinalist, Chennai champion Mikhail Youzhny. Also lined up were Metz finalist, 2002 Moscow champion Paul-Henri Mathieu, Sydney and Metz titlist Dmitry Tursunov, Michael Llodra, Marat Safin and Janko Tipsarevic.

The women's draw is led by WTA No. 1, US Open, Miami runner-up, Rome, Beijing, and Stuttgart titlist Jelena Jankovic, French Open finalist, Olympic Silver medalist, U.S. Open semifinalist, Berlin, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Tokyo winner Dinara Safina, French Open quarterfinalist, Wimbledon, U.S. Open semifinalist, Berlin finalist, Dubai winner, Olympic Gold medalist, and defending champion Elena Dementieva, and Australian Open runner-up, Indian Wells and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic. Other seeds include Indian Wells, Tokyo, and Beijing runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, Olympic Bronze medalist, Prague and Guangzhou champion Vera Zvonareva, and Paris titlist Anna Chakvetadze.

Only two top ten players (Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, both out due to injury) failed to attend the event, making this women's singles draw the strongest in the Kremlin Cup's nineteen year history. [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7655609.stm|title=Mauresmo overcomes Cornet scare|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2008-10-06|accessdate=2008-10-06]

Champions

Men's Singles

flagicon|RUS Marat Safin vs. flagicon|RUS Igor Kunitsyn

Women's Singles

flagicon|SRB Jelena Jankovic vs. flagicon|RUS Vera Zvonareva

Men's Doubles

flagicon|UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky / flagicon|ITA Potito Starace def. flagicon|AUS Stephen Huss / flagicon|GBR Ross Hutchins, 7–6(4), 2–6, 10–6

Women's Doubles

flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|USA Liezel Huber vs. flagicon|RUS Nadia Petrova / flagicon|SLO Katarina Srebotnik

References

External links

* [http://www.kremlincup.ru/index-eng.html Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/438/mds.pdf Men's Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/438/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/438/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles Draw]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/events/2008/moscow_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles Draws]