2008 Dubai Tennis Championships - Women's Singles

TennisEvents|2008|Dubai Tennis Championships
champ = flagicon|RUS Elena Dementieva
runner = flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova
score = 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone.

Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

eeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
# Justine Henin "(Quarterfinals)"
# Svetlana Kuznetsova "(Final)
# Ana Ivanovic "(Quarterfinals)
# Jelena Jankovic "(Semifinals)

5. flagicon|RUS Maria Sharapova "(withdrew due to viral illness)
6. flagicon|RUS Anna Chakvetadze "(Quarterfinals, retired due to a left thigh injury)
7. flagicon|FRA Marion Bartoli "(First Round)
8. flagicon|RUS Elena Dementieva (Champion)

Draw

Finals

4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2
RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Final

team-width=175

RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=flagicon|ITA Francesca Schiavone
RD1-score1-1="'7
RD1-score1-2=5
RD1-score1-3=2
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=flagicon|RUS "'Elena Dementieva
RD1-score2-1=5
RD1-score2-2="'7
RD1-score2-3="'6

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=flagicon|SRB Jelena Jankovic
RD1-score3-1="'7
RD1-score3-2=4
RD1-score3-3=3
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=flagicon|RUS "'Svetlana Kuznetsova
RD1-score4-1=5
RD1-score4-2="'6
RD1-score4-3="'6

RD2-seed1=8
RD2-team1=flagicon|RUS "'Elena Dementieva
RD2-score1-1=4
RD2-score1-2="'6
RD2-score1-3="'6
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=flagicon|RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova
RD2-score2-1="'6
RD2-score2-2=3
RD2-score2-3=2

Top Half

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=flagicon|RUS N Petrova
RD1-score03-1=4
RD1-score03-2=4
RD1-score03-3=
RD1-seed04=Q
RD1-team04=flagicon|SLO "'K Srebotnik
RD1-score04-1="'6
RD1-score04-2="'6
RD1-score04-3=

RD1-seed05=
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUT "'S Bammer
RD1-score05-1="'7
RD1-score05-2="'6
RD1-score05-3=
RD1-seed06=Q
RD1-team06=flagicon|RUS E Makarova
RD1-score06-1=6⁶
RD1-score06-2=3
RD1-score06-3=

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=flagicon|ITA "'F Schiavone
RD1-score07-1="'6
RD1-score07-2=6⁵
RD1-score07-3="'6
RD1-seed08=7
RD1-team08=flagicon|FRA M Bartoli
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score08-2="'7
RD1-score08-3=1

RD1-seed11=Q
RD1-team11=flagicon|JPN A Nakamura
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score11-2=0
RD1-score11-3=
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=flagicon|CZE "'N Vaidisova
RD1-score12-1="'6
RD1-score12-2="'6
RD1-score12-3=

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=flagicon|RUS M Kirilenko
RD1-score13-1="'6
RD1-score13-2=3
RD1-score13-3=2
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=flagicon|UKR "'A Bondarenko
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score14-2="'6
RD1-score14-3="'6

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=flagicon|SUI P Schnyder
RD1-score15-1=5
RD1-score15-2=0
RD1-score15-3=
RD1-seed16=8
RD1-team16=flagicon|RUS "'E Dementieva
RD1-score16-1="'7
RD1-score16-2="'6
RD1-score16-3=

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=flagicon|BEL "'J Henin
RD2-score01-1="'7
RD2-score01-2=6^{6
RD2-score01-3="'6
RD2-seed02=Q
RD2-team02=flagicon|SLO K Srebotnik
RD2-score02-1=5
RD2-score02-2="'7
RD2-score02-3=3}

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUT S Bammer
RD2-score03-1=3
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score03-3=
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=flagicon|ITA "'F Schiavone
RD2-score04-1="'6
RD2-score04-2="'6
RD2-score04-3=

RD2-seed05=3
RD2-team05=flagicon|SRB "'A Ivanovic
RD2-score05-1="'6
RD2-score05-2="'6
RD2-score05-3=
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=flagicon|CZE N Vaidisova
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score06-2=0
RD2-score06-3=

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=flagicon|UKR A Bondarenko
RD2-score07-1=2
RD2-score07-2=1
RD2-score07-3=
RD2-seed08=8
RD2-team08=flagicon|RUS "'E Dementieva
RD2-score08-1="'6
RD2-score08-2="'6
RD2-score08-3=

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=flagicon|BEL J Henin
RD3-score01-1=6³
RD3-score01-2=6⁴
RD3-score01-3=
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=flagicon|ITA "'F Schiavone
RD3-score02-1="'7
RD3-score02-2="'7
RD3-score02-3=

RD3-seed03=3
RD3-team03=flagicon|SRB A Ivanovic
RD3-score03-1="'7
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score03-3=3
RD3-seed04=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|RUS "'E Dementieva
RD3-score04-1=5
RD3-score04-2="'6
RD3-score04-3="'6

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=flagicon|ITA F Schiavone
RD4-score01-1="'7
RD4-score01-2=5
RD4-score01-3=2
RD4-seed02=8
RD4-team02=flagicon|RUS "'E Dementieva
RD4-score02-1=5
RD4-score02-2="'7
RD4-score02-3="'6

Bottom Half

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Quarterfinals
RD4=Semifinals

RD1-seed01=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|RUS "'A Chakvetadze
RD1-score01-1="'6
RD1-score01-2=2
RD1-score01-3="'6
RD1-seed02=Q
RD1-team02=flagicon|POL A Radwanska
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score02-2="'6
RD1-score02-3=4

RD1-seed03=WC
RD1-team03=flagicon|TUN S Sfar
RD1-score03-1=1
RD1-score03-2=3
RD1-score03-3=
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=flagicon|RUS "'D Safina
RD1-score04-1="'6
RD1-score04-2="'6
RD1-score04-3=

RD1-seed05=WC
RD1-team05=flagicon|IND "'S Mirza
RD1-score05-1="'7
RD1-score05-2="'6
RD1-score05-3=
RD1-seed06=Q
RD1-team06=flagicon|RUS V Dushevina
RD1-score06-1=6⁵
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-score06-3=

RD1-seed09=LL
RD1-team09=flagicon|JPN "'A Morigami
RD1-score09-1="'6
RD1-score09-2="'6
RD1-score09-3=
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=flagicon|HUN A Szavay
RD1-score10-1=1
RD1-score10-2=4
RD1-score10-3=

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=flagicon|FRA "'A Mauresmo
RD1-score11-1="'7
RD1-score11-2="'6
RD1-score11-3=
RD1-seed12=Q
RD1-team12=flagicon|ESP A Medina Garrigues
RD1-score12-1=6^{7
RD1-score12-2=2
RD1-score12-3=}

RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=flagicon|CZE "'L Safarova
RD1-score13-1=1
RD1-score13-2="'6
RD1-score13-3="'6
RD1-seed14=LL
RD1-team14=flagicon|JPN A Sugiyama
RD1-score14-1="'6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-score14-3=2

RD2-seed01=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|RUS "'A Chakvetadze
RD2-score01-1=6³
RD2-score01-2="'6
RD2-score01-3="'6
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=flagicon|RUS D Safina
RD2-score02-1="'7
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score02-3=3

RD2-seed03=WC
RD2-team03=flagicon|IND S Mirza
RD2-score03-1="'6
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=flagicon|SRB "'J Jankovic
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score04-2="'6
RD2-score04-3="'6

RD2-seed05=LL
RD2-team05=flagicon|JPN A Morigami
RD2-score05-1="'6
RD2-score05-2=1
RD2-score05-3=4
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=flagicon|FRA "'A Mauresmo
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score06-2="'6
RD2-score06-3="'6

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=flagicon|CZE L Safarova
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score07-3=
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-team08=flagicon|RUS "'S Kuznetsova
RD2-score08-1="'6
RD2-score08-2="'6
RD2-score08-3=

RD3-seed01=6
RD3-team01=flagicon|RUS A Chakvetadze
RD3-score01-1=1
RD3-score01-2=0
RD3-score01-3=r
RD3-seed02=4
RD3-team02=flagicon|SRB "'J Jankovic
RD3-score02-1="'6
RD3-score02-2=0
RD3-score02-3=

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=flagicon|FRA A Mauresmo
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score03-2=6^{4
RD3-score03-3=
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-team04=flagicon|RUS "'S Kuznetsova
RD3-score04-1="'6
RD3-score04-2="'7
RD3-score04-3=}

RD4-seed01=4
RD4-team01=flagicon|SRB J Jankovic
RD4-score01-1="'7
RD4-score01-2=4
RD4-score01-3=3
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-team02=flagicon|RUS "'S Kuznetsova
RD4-score02-1=5
RD4-score02-2="'6
RD4-score02-3="'6

External links

* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/includes/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/events/2008/dubai_draws.pdf Draw and Qualifying Draw]