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Singles

2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open
Final
Champion|  Serena Williams
Runner-up|  Patty Schnyder
Score| 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw| 28
Seeds| 8
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2008 tennis event results

Main article: 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open

Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova.

Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets to win the title, despite being match point down in her semifinal match against her sister Venus Williams.[1]

## Singles results

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### Seeds

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1. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
2. Venus Williams (semifinals)
3. Serena Williams (champion)
4. Patty Schnyder (final)
5. Ágnes Szávay (second round)
6. Sybille Bammer (second round)
7. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
8. Maria Kirilenko (first round)

### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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|  |  Yan Zi | 3 | 4 |  | |
| 4 |  Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 |  |
| | 4 |  Patty Schnyder | 5 | 3 |  |
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| | | 3 |  Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |  |
| 3 |  Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 77 |

| 2 |  Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | 64 |

### Top half

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals |

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| | | | 1 |  J Janković | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  Y-j Chan | 2 | 2 |  | | | PR |  S Mamić | 2 | 2 |  |
| PR |  S Mamić | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 1 |  J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 |
|  |  K O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |  |  Z Yan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
|  |  O Savchuk | 6 | 2 | 7 | | |  |  O Savchuk | 2 | 1 |  | | | |
|  |  Z Yan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | |  |  Z Yan | 6 | 6 |  |
| 8 |  M Kirilenko | 6 | 67 | 1 | | | |  |  Z Yan | 3 | 4 |  |
| | | | | | | 4 |  P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |  |
| | | | 4 |  P Schnyder | 61 | 6 | 6 | | | |
|  |  A Nakamura | 65 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  A Nakamura | 7 | 4 | 2 |
|  |  T Tanasugarn | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 |  P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 7 |
|  |  A Amanmuradova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |  |  A Amanmuradova | 6 | 4 | 61 |
|  |  Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | |  |  A Amanmuradova | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| WC |  S Uberoi | 1 | 4 |  | | | 5 |  Á Szávay | 6 | 64 | 4 |
| 5 |  Á Szávay | 6 | 6 |  | |

### Bottom half

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals |

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| 6 |  S Bammer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | |
|  |  A Morigami | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | 6 |  S Bammer | 65 | 2 |  |
|  |  A Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | |  |  A Rodionova | 7 | 6 |  |
| Q |  T Sun | 6 | 62 | 4 | | | | | |  |  A Rodionova | 1 | 4 |  |
| Q |  A Bachmann | 2 | 3 |  | | | | | 3 |  S Williams | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  T Obziler | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  T Obziler | 5 | 0 |  | | | |
| | | | 3 |  S Williams | 7 | 6 |  |
| | | | | 3 |  S Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 |  V Williams | 3 | 6 | 64 |
| Q |  M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | 7 |  V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 |  | | | |
| WC |  I Lakhani | 2 | 2 |  | | | Q |  Á Szatmári | 65 | 1 |  |
| Q |  Á Szatmári | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 7 |  V Zvonareva | 4 | 3 |  |
|  |  A Kremer | 1 | 2 |  | | | | | 2 |  V Williams | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  S Peng | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  S Peng | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 |  V Williams | 6 | 66 | 6 |

## Qualifying

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### Seeds

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1. Ayumi Morita (first round)
2. Katie O'Brien (moved to main draw)
3. Monica Niculescu (qualified)
4. Andreja Klepač (first round)
5. Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
6. Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
7. Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition)
8. Vesna Manasieva (first round)
9. Angelika Bachmann (qualified)

### Qualifiers

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1. Ágnes Szatmári
2. Angelika Bachmann
3. Monica Niculescu
4. Sun Tiantian

### Draw

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#### First qualifier

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Qualifying competition |

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| 1 |  Ayumi Morita | 6 | 0 | 0 | | |
|  |  Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| |  |  Melanie South | 68 | 6 | 6 |
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| | |  |  Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 |
|  |  Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 |  |

|  |  Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 |  |
| |  |  Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 66 |
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| | |  |  Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| WC |  Aurélie Védy | 6 | 3 | 1 | |

|  |  Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| |  |  Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 4 |  |
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| | |  |  Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 3 | 6 |

| 6/WC |  Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1 | 6 | 4 |

#### Second qualifier

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Qualifying competition |

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| 9 |  Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | |
|  |  Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | 9 |  Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 |  |
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| | |  |  Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 |  |
|  |  Alexandra Stevenson | 7 | 6 |  |

|  |  Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 |  |
| | 9 |  Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 7 |  |
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| | | 5 |  Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |  |
| WC |  Sanaa Bhambri | 3 | 7 | 1 | |

|  |  Monique Adamczak | 6 | 64 | 6 |
| |  |  Monique Adamczak | 3 | 69 |  |
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| | | 5 |  Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  Hwang I-hsuan | 5 | 1 |  |

| 5 |  Mathilde Johansson | 7 | 6 |  |

#### Third qualifier

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Qualifying competition |

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| 3 |  Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 |  |
| | 3 |  Monica Niculescu | 7 | 6 |  |
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| | |  |  Debbrich Feys | 63 | 1 |  |
| PR |  Zheng Jie | 3 | 2r |  |

|  |  Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 |  |
| | 3 |  Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |  |
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| | | 7 |  Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |  |
|  |  Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 6 |  | |

| WC |  Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 |  |
| |  |  Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 4 | 4 |
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|  |  Chanelle Scheepers | 2 | 4 |  |

| 7 |  Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 |  |

#### Fourth qualifier

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Qualifying competition |

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| 4 |  Andreja Klepač | 6 | 4 | 65 | | |
|  |  Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| |  |  Corinna Dentoni | 6 | 5 | 2 |
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| | |  |  Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Alt |  Akshitha Basavaraju | 1 | 0 |  |

|  |  Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 |  |
| |  |  Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 |  |
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| | |  |  Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |  |
|  |  Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2 | 2 |  | |

|  |  Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 |  |
| |  |  Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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| | |  |  Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 |
|  |  Sunitha Rao | 6 | 2 | 7 |

| 8 |  Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6 | 5 |

## References

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1. ^ "Main Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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