2008 DFS Classic – Singles

Singles

2008 DFS Classic
Final
Champion|  Kateryna Bondarenko
Runner-up|  Yanina Wickmayer
Score| 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw| 56 (8 Q  / 4 WC )
Seeds| 16
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2008 tennis event results

Main article: 2008 DFS Classic

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Kateryna Bondarenko won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Yanina Wickmayer in the final 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4).

## Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Marion Bartoli (second round)
2. Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a back injury)
3. Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
4. Sybille Bammer (second round)
5. Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
6. Sania Mirza (second round)
7. Olga Govortsova (second round)
8. Michaëlla Krajicek (third round)
9. Tamira Paszek (second round)
10. Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)
11. Casey Dellacqua (second round)
12. Kateryna Bondarenko (champion)
13. Aravane Rezaï (second round)
14. Jill Craybas (first round)
15. Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
16. Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
17. Aiko Nakamura (third round)

## Draw

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### 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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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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|  |  Petra Cetkovská | 63 | 2 |  | | |
| 12 |  Kateryna Bondarenko | 77 | 6 |  |
| | 12 |  Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |  |
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| | |  |  Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 |  |
| 5 |  Alona Bondarenko | 4 | 5 |  |

|  |  Marina Erakovic | 6 | 7 |  |
| | 12 |  Kateryna Bondarenko | 79 | 3 | 77 |
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| | |  |  Yanina Wickmayer | 67 | 6 | 64 |
|  |  Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |  | |

| WC |  Melanie South | 4 | 3 |  |
| |  |  Yanina Wickmayer | 7 | 7 |  |
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| | |  |  Bethanie Mattek | 5 | 62 |  |
|  |  Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 6 |  |

| 3 |  Nicole Vaidišová | 3 | 0 |  |

### Top half

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#### Section 1

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 1 |  M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 0 | | |
|  |  M Yuan | 2 | 1 |  | | |  |  P Cetkovská | 5 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  P Cetkovská | 6 | 65 | 6 |
|  |  M Domachowska | 6 | 6 |  | | | | |  |  C Pin | 4 | 77 | 3 |
| Q |  M Rüütel | 4 | 4 |  | | |  |  M Domachowska | 2 | 4 |  | | | |
|  |  C Pin | 7 | 77 |  | | |  |  C Pin | 6 | 6 |  |
| 16 |  A Rodionova | 5 | 62 |  | | | |  |  P Cetkovská | 63 | 2 |  |
| 12 |  K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 12 |  K Bondarenko | 77 | 6 |  |
|  |  A Keothavong | 3 | 2 |  | | | 12 |  K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
| Q |  S Stosur | 6 | 6 |  | | | Q |  S Stosur | 3 | 2 |  |
|  |  S Lisicki | 3 | 4 |  | | | | | | 12 |  K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 7 |
|  |  V King | 2 | 64 |  | | | | | LL |  M Czink | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| LL |  M Czink | 6 | 77 |  | | | LL |  M Czink | 6 | 78 |  | |
| | | | 7 |  O Govortsova | 3 | 66 |  |

#### Section 2

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 5 |  A Bondarenko | 77 | 3 | 7 | | |
|  |  V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 63 | 6 | | |  |  V Ruano Pascual | 64 | 6 | 5 |
|  |  M Sequera | 3 | 77 | 1 | | | | | | 5 |  A Bondarenko | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Q |  S Rao | 710 | 6 |  | | | | | Q |  S Rao | 6 | 5 | 1 |
|  |  P Kvitová | 68 | 4 |  | | | Q |  S Rao | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC |  N Cavaday | 6 | 6 |  | | | WC |  N Cavaday | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 |  J Craybas | 0 | 4 |  | | | | 5 |  A Bondarenko | 4 | 5 |  |
| 10 |  A Amanmuradova | 3 | 1 |  | | | | | |  |  M Erakovic | 6 | 7 |  |
| Q |  Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 |  | | | Q |  Y Shvedova | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | |
|  |  A Kudryavtseva | 0 | 6 | 62 | | |  |  K O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 5 |
|  |  K O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 77 | | | | | | Q |  Y Shvedova | 3 | 5 |  |
|  |  S Dubois | 4 | 4 |  | | | | |  |  M Erakovic | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  M Erakovic | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  M Erakovic | 6 | 6 |  | |
| | | | 6 |  S Mirza | 3 | 0 |  |

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#### Section 3

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 8 |  M Krajicek | 6 | 6 |  | | |
| Q |  T Poutchek | 6 | 78 |  | | | Q |  T Poutchek | 2 | 1 |  |
|  |  IR Olaru | 0 | 66 |  | | | | | | 8 |  M Krajicek | 3 | 4 |  |
| Q |  Y Fedossova | 1 | 4 |  | | | | |  |  Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
|  |  J Ditty | 65 | 2 |  | | | 11 |  C Dellacqua | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 |  C Dellacqua | 77 | 6 |  | | | |  |  Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |  |
| 17 |  A Nakamura | 7 | 6 |  | | | | | | WC |  M South | 4 | 3 |  |
|  |  T Obziler | 5 | 3 |  | | | 17 |  A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
|  |  S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 4 |
|  |  A Morita | 2 | 0 |  | | | | | | 17 |  A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC |  M South | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | WC |  M South | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC |  A Fitzpatrick | 4 | 4 |  | | | WC |  M South | 6 | 7 |  | |
| | | | 4 |  S Bammer | 3 | 5 |  |

#### Section 4

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 9 |  T Paszek | 1 | 0 |  | | |
|  |  M Niculescu | 3 | 4 |  | | |  |  T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  T Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 |  |
| Q |  J Gajdošová | 61 | 2 |  | | | | |  |  B Mattek | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  B Mattek | 77 | 6 |  | | |  |  B Mattek | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
| Q |  A Elliott | 3 | 6 | 66 | | | 13 |  A Rezaï | 1 | 4 |  |
| 13 |  A Rezaï | 6 | 2 | 78 | | | |  |  B Mattek | 6 | 6 |  |
| 15 |  E Makarova | 7 | 77 |  | | | | | | 3 |  N Vaidišová | 3 | 0 |  |
| WC |  E Baltacha | 5 | 61 |  | | | 15 |  E Makarova | 63 | 7 | 7 | | | |
|  |  O Puchkova | 4 | 3 |  | | |  |  A Kerber | 77 | 5 | 5 |
|  |  A Kerber | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 15 |  E Makarova | 77 | 2 | 4 |
|  |  S Brémond | 5 | 2 |  | | | | | 3 |  N Vaidišová | 65 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  N Dechy | 7 | 6 |  | | |  |  N Dechy | 1 | 3 |  | |
| | | | 3 |  N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 |  |

## External links

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Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)
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Tier I tournaments|

* Doha (S, D)
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* Sydney (S, D)
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* Gold Coast (S, D)
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* Luxembourg City (S, D)
* Quebec City (S, D)

Tier IV tournaments|

* Auckland (S, D)
* Hobart (S, D)
* Pattaya (S, D)
* Estoril (S, D)
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* Forest Hills
* Seoul (S, D)
* Tashkent (S, D)

Team events|

* Fed Cup
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* WG I play-offs
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* Americas
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* Summer Olympic Games, Beijing (S, D)
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