2008 Qatar Ladies Open – Singles

Singles

2008 Qatar Ladies Open
Final
Champion|  Maria Sharapova
Runner-up|  Vera Zvonareva
Score| 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Details
Draw| 56
Seeds| 16
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2008 tennis event results

Main article: 2008 Qatar Ladies Open

Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Qatar Open.[1]

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she chose not to participate that year.

## Seeds[edit]

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

1. Ana Ivanovic (third round, withdrew due to a left ankle sprain)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
3. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
4. Maria Sharapova (champion)
5. Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
6. Venus Williams (third round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (withdrew due to a respiratory virus)
8. Marion Bartoli (second round)
9. Patty Schnyder (second round)
10. Nadia Petrova (first round, retired due to an upset stomach)
11. Dinara Safina (third round)
12. Shahar Pe'er (third round)
13. Ágnes Szávay (first round)
14. Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
15. Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)
16. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
17. Francesca Schiavone (second round)

## Draw[edit]

### Key[edit]

* 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[edit]

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 16 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 61 | 6 | | |
|  |  Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 77 | 4 |
| | 16 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 |  |
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| | | 4 |  Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |  |
| 4 |  Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |  |

|  |  Caroline Wozniacki | 0 | 1 |  |
| | 4 |  Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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| | |  |  Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 0 |
|  |  Li Na | 6 | 6 |  | |

| 3 |  Jelena Janković | 3 | 4 |  |
| |  |  Li Na | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| | |  |  Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 |

| 15 |  Sybille Bammer | 6 | 2 | 0 |

### Top half[edit]

#### Section 1[edit]

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

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| | | | 1 |  A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  O Govortsova | 4 | 77 | 3 | | |  |  O Govortsova | 3 | 1 |  |
|  |  S Mirza | 6 | 65 | 2r | | | | | | 1 |  A Ivanovic |  |  |  |
|  |  T Garbin | 6 | 7 |  | | | | | 16 |  A Radwańska | w/o |  |  |
| Q |  U Radwańska | 2 | 5 |  | | |  |  T Garbin | 3 | 3 |  | | | |
|  |  A Morigami | 5 | 0 |  | | | 16 |  A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |  |
| 16 |  A Radwańska | 7 | 6 |  | | | | 16 |  A Radwańska | 6 | 61 | 6 |
| 9 |  P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  D Cibulková | 4 | 77 | 4 |
|  |  T Paszek | 4 | 0 |  | | | 9 |  P Schnyder | 3 | 4 |  | | | |
|  |  L Šafářová | 4 | 3 |  | | |  |  D Cibulková | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  D Cibulková | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  D Cibulková | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  K Knapp | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | 6 |  V Williams | 3 | 3 |  |
| WC |  J Görges | 1 | 4 |  | | |  |  K Knapp | 2 | 3 |  | |
| | | | 6 |  V Williams | 6 | 6 |  |

#### Section 2[edit]

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

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| | | | 4 |  M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | |
| Q |  G Voskoboeva | 6 | 78 |  | | | Q |  G Voskoboeva | 4 | 6 | 1 |
|  |  E Daniilidou | 1 | 66 |  | | | | | | 4 |  M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |  |
| WC |  A Kerber | 63 | 4 |  | | | | | Q |  T Tanasugarn | 2 | 2 |  |
| Q |  T Tanasugarn | 77 | 6 |  | | | Q |  T Tanasugarn | 79 | 7 |  | | | |
| WC |  S Lisicki | 62 | 3 |  | | | 14 |  A Mauresmo | 67 | 5 |  |
| 14 |  A Mauresmo | 77 | 6 |  | | | | 4 |  M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |  |
| 10 |  N Petrova | 2 | 2 | r | | | | | |  |  C Wozniacki | 0 | 1 |  |
|  |  A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 1 |  | | |  |  A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | |
|  |  M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | |  |  M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| LL |  E Makarova | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |  |  A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 63 | 3 |
|  |  Y-j Chan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |  |  C Wozniacki | 3 | 77 | 6 |
|  |  C Wozniacki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |  | |
| | | | 8 |  M Bartoli | 2 | 3 |  |

### Bottom half[edit]

#### Section 3[edit]

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

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| | | | 5 |  A Chakvetadze | 67 | 4 |  | | |
|  |  N Li | 6 | 0 | 6 | | |  |  N Li | 79 | 6 |  |
|  |  E Likhovtseva | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |  |  N Li | 6 | 6 |  |
| Q |  T Sun | 77 | 62 | 3 | | | | | 12 |  S Pe'er | 1 | 3 |  |
|  |  V Razzano | 65 | 77 | 6 | | |  |  V Razzano | 1 | 63 |  | | | |
| LL |  A Klepač | 3 | 4 |  | | | 12 |  S Pe'er | 6 | 77 |  |
| 12 |  S Pe'er | 6 | 6 |  | | | |  |  N Li | 6 | 6 |  |
| 13 |  Á Szávay | 63 | 0 |  | | | | | | 3 |  J Janković | 3 | 4 |  |
|  |  A Sugiyama | 77 | 6 |  | | |  |  A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q |  A Morita | 6 | 6 |  | | | Q |  A Morita | 6 | 4 | 0 |
|  |  E Vesnina | 3 | 4 |  | | | | | |  |  A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 |  |
| Q |  J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 3 |  J Janković | 6 | 6 |  |
| Q |  Y Shvedova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | Q |  Y Shvedova | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| | | | 3 |  J Janković | 6 | 3 | 6 |

#### Section 4[edit]

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

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| | | | 17 |  F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | |
|  |  V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  A Rodionova | 0 | 3 |  | | | | | |  |  V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  V Dushevina | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 11 |  D Safina | 5 | 3 |  |
|  |  Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | |  |  Z Yan | 2 | 1 |  | | | |
|  |  K Srebotnik | 2 | 4 |  | | | 11 |  D Safina | 6 | 6 |  |
| 11 |  D Safina | 6 | 6 |  | | | |  |  V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 |  S Bammer | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 15 |  S Bammer | 6 | 2 | 0 |
|  |  A Nakamura | 1 | 3 |  | | | 15 |  S Bammer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Q |  M Niculescu | 6 | 6 |  | | | Q |  M Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| LL |  J Ditty | 1 | 4 |  | | | | | | 15 |  S Bammer | 6 | 710 |  |
|  |  N Dechy | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 |  S Kuznetsova | 3 | 68 |  |
|  |  S Peng | 6 | 4 | 1 | | |  |  N Dechy | 5 | 5 |  | |
| | | | 2 |  S Kuznetsova | 7 | 7 |  |

## External links[edit]

* Draw and Qualifying draw

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sharapova maintains momentum with title win". The Independent. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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