2008 WTA Tier I Series

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]

2008 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationFebruary 18 – October 12
Edition19th
Tournaments9
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesRussia Dinara Safina (3)
Most finalsSerbia Jelena Jankovic
Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Vera Zvonareva (3)
2007
2009

Tournaments

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Tournament Country Location Surface Date Prize money[2]
Qatar Total Open Qatar Doha Hard Feb 18 – 24 $2,500,000
Pacific Life Open United States Indian Wells Hard Mar 10 – 23 $2,100,000
Sony Ericsson Open United States Key Biscayne Hard Mar 24 – Apr 6 $3,770,000
Family Circle Cup United States Charleston Clay (green) Apr 14 – 20 $1,340,000
Qatar Telecom German Open[3] Germany Berlin Clay (red) May 5 – 11 $1,340,000
Internazionali BNL d'Italia[4][5] Italy Rome Clay (red) May 12 – 18 $1,340,000
Rogers Cup Canada Montreal Hard Jul 28 – Aug 3 $1,340,000
Toray Pan Pacific Open[6] Japan Tokyo Hard Sep 15 – 21 $1,340,000
Kremlin Cup Russia Moscow Hard (i) Oct 6 – 12 $1,340,000

Results

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* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Doha

SinglesDoubles

  Maria Sharapova   Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 2–6, 6–0   Květa Peschke
  Rennae Stubbs
  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Indian Wells

SinglesDoubles

  Ana Ivanovic   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3   Dinara Safina
  Elena Vesnina
  Yan Zi
  Zheng Jie
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Miami

SinglesDoubles

  Serena Williams   Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Charleston

SinglesDoubles

  Serena Williams   Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 3–6, 6–3   Katarina Srebotnik
  Ai Sugiyama
  Edina Gallovits
  Olga Govortsova
6–2, 6–2
Berlin

SinglesDoubles

  Dinara Safina   Elena Dementieva 3–6, 6–2, 6–2   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
  Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Rome

SinglesDoubles

  Jelena Janković   Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–2   Chan Latisha
  Chuang Chia-jung
  Iveta Benešová
  Janette Husárová
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Montréal

SinglesDoubles

  Dinara Safina   Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–1   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
  Maria Kirilenko
  Flavia Pennetta
6–1, 6–1
Tokyo

SinglesDoubles

  Dinara Safina   Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3   Vania King*   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
6–1, 6–4
  Nadia Petrova
Moscow

SinglesDoubles

  Jelena Janković   Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4   Nadia Petrova
  Katarina Srebotnik
  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4

Tournament details

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Tournament name Qatar Total Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Doha, Qatar
Prize money $2,500,000

Singles

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Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic
16   A Radwańska w/o     16   A Radwańska 6 61 6
    D Cibulková 6 6     D Cibulková 4 77 4
6   V Williams 3 3 16   A Radwańska 4 3
4   M Sharapova 6 6 4   M Sharapova 6 6
Q   T Tanasugarn 2 2 4   M Sharapova 6 6
    A Medina Garrigues 6 63 3     C Wozniacki 0 1
    C Wozniacki 3 77 6 4   M Sharapova 6 2 6
    N Li 6 6     V Zvonareva 1 6 0
12   S Pe'er 1 3     N Li 6 6
    A Sugiyama 1 2 3   J Janković 3 4
3   J Janković 6 6     N Li 6 3 3
    V Zvonareva 7 6     V Zvonareva 3 6 6
11   D Safina 5 3     V Zvonareva 2 6 6
15   S Bammer 6 710 15   S Bammer 6 2 0
2   S Kuznetsova 3 68

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 61 10
7   Medina /   Ruano 2 77 2
1   Black /   Huber 7 6
WC   Šafářová /   Zvonareva 5 2
4   Chan /   Chuang 6 4 6
WC   Šafářová /   Zvonareva 4 6 10
1   Black /   Huber 1 7 7
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 5 10
    Husárová /   Radwańska 66 1
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 78 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 6
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 2 0
    Morita /   Niculescu 3 2
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
Tournament name Pacific Life Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money $2,100,000

Singles

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Fourth Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic 2 7 6
13   F Schiavone 6 5 2 1   A Ivanovic 6 6
12   V Zvonareva 65 6 6 12   V Zvonareva 1 4
    C Dellacqua 77 0 4 1   A Ivanovic 77 6
3   J Janković 6 6 3   J Janković 63 3
20   A Medina Garrigues 3 3 3   J Janković 6 0
24   L Davenport 6 7 24   L Davenport 2 0r
6   M Bartoli 2 5 1   A Ivanovic 6 6
5   D Hantuchová 6 77 2   S Kuznetsova 4 3
21   S Mirza 1 64 5   D Hantuchová 62 1
15   A Bondarenko 2 7 4 4   M Sharapova 77 6
4   M Sharapova 6 5 6 4   M Sharapova 3 7 2
    A Harkleroad 6 2 4 2   S Kuznetsova 6 5 6
10   A Radwańska 4 6 6 10   A Radwańska 2 4
    C Wozniacki 2 3 2   S Kuznetsova 6 6
2   S Kuznetsova 6 6

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
    Koryttseva /   Uhlířová 67 3
8   Hantuchová /   Sugiyama 79 6
8   Hantuchová /   Sugiyama 3 4
    Safina /   Vesnina 6 6
4   Bondarenko /   Bondarenko 6 5 7
    Safina /   Vesnina 3 7 10
    Safina /   Vesnina 6 1 10
3   Yan /   Zheng 1 6 8
    Benešová /   Radwańska 0 4
3   Yan /   Zheng 6 6
3   Yan /   Zheng 64 7 10
7   Mattek /   Mirza 77 5 5
7   Mattek /   Mirza 7 4 11
2   Chan /   Chuang 5 6 9
Tournament name Sony Ericsson Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Miami, Florida, United States
Prize money $4,500,000

Singles

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Fourth Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Henin 6 6
    E Vesnina 2 2 1   J Henin 2 0
    K Kanepi 3 3 8   S Williams 6 6
8   S Williams 6 6 8   S Williams 3 7 6
3   S Kuznetsova 77 6 3   S Kuznetsova 6 5 3
16   S Pe'er 64 3 3   S Kuznetsova 6 6
    C Wozniacki 3 3 6   V Williams 4 4
6   V Williams 6 6 8   S Williams 6 5 6
WC   S Lisicki 3 2 4   J Janković 1 7 3
10   E Dementieva 6 6 10   E Dementieva 1 1r
    J Zheng 4 5 4   J Janković 6 3
4   J Janković 6 7 4   J Janković 6 6
    A Sugiyama 2 77 0 19   V Zvonareva 1 4
19   V Zvonareva 6 65 6 19   V Zvonareva 7 6
13   D Safina 6 6 13   D Safina 5 4
32   L Davenport 3 4

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 4 10
  Peng /   Sun 3 6 6
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 3 3
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 3 6 10
8   Likhovtseva /   Raymond 6 3 6
1   Black /   Huber 5 6 3
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 7 4 10
7   Azarenka /   Pe'er 7 4 10
WC   Kuznetsova /   Mauresmo 5 6 6
7   Azarenka /   Pe'er 0 3
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
WC   Davenport /   Hantuchová 4 6 4
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 3 10
Tournament name Family Circle Cup
Surface Green Clay/Outdoors
Location Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 6 6
    A Rodionova 0 2 1   J Janković 2 6 2
9   V Zvonareva 6 4 6 9   V Zvonareva 6 3 6
6   M Bartoli 4 6 1 9   V Zvonareva 6 62 6
4   E Dementieva 6 7 4   E Dementieva 3 77 3
13   V Azarenka 4 5 4   E Dementieva 6 6
11   A Radwańska 3 2 7   P Schnyder 4 4
7   P Schnyder 6 6 9   V Zvonareva 4 6 3
8   D Safina 2 5 5   S Williams 6 3 6
10   Á Szávay 6 7 10   Á Szávay 5 4
    A Cornet 6 7     A Cornet 7 6
    S Cîrstea 1 5     A Cornet 5 3
5   S Williams 4 6 6 5   S Williams 7 6
12   K Srebotnik 6 4 3 5   S Williams 7 4 6
    T Perebiynis 5 2 2   M Sharapova 5 6 1
2   M Sharapova 7 6

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber
5   Safina /   Szávay w / o
1   Black /   Huber 4 6 [7]
    Gallovits /   Govortsova 6 4 [10]
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 2 2
    Gallovits /   Govortsova 6 6
  Gallovits /   Govortsova 2 2
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
8   Azarenka /   Vesnina 6 1 10
4   Chan /   Chuang 2 6 2
8   Azarenka /   Vesnina 1 1
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 6 6
6   Likhovtseva /   Raymond 77 4 7
2   Srebotnik /   Sugiyama 65 6 10
Tournament name Qatar Telecom German Open
Surface Clay/Outdoors
Location Berlin, Germany
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Henin 7 3 1
13   D Safina 5 6 6 13   D Safina 2 6 77
11   A Radwańska 3 1 5   S Williams 6 1 65
5   S Williams 6 6 13   D Safina 6 6
3   S Kuznetsova 6 2 2     V Azarenka 4 1
15   A Bondarenko 1 6 6 15   A Bondarenko 62 2
    G Dulko 3 1     V Azarenka 77 6
    V Azarenka 6 6 13   D Safina 3 6 6
7   E Dementieva 7 6 7   E Dementieva 6 2 2
    V Dushevina 5 3 7   E Dementieva 6 2 6
    M Kirilenko 2 4 4   J Janković 3 6 3
4   J Janković 6 6 7   E Dementieva 6 7
8   M Bartoli 5 5 2   A Ivanovic 2 5
10   Á Szávay 7 7 10   Á Szávay 6 4 3
    S Bammer 5 6 4 2   A Ivanovic 3 6 6
2   A Ivanovic 7 4 6

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 77 6
    Peng /   Sun 64 4
1   Black /   Huber 3
4   Azarenka /   Pe'er 0r
4   Azarenka /   Pe'er 6 7
5   Bondarenko /   Bondarenko 1 5
1   Black /   Huber 3 6 10
    Vives /   Sánchez 6 2 2
    Vives /   Sánchez 7 6
    Poutchek /   Rodionova 5 1
    Vives /   Sánchez 6 3 16
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 2 6 14
6   Safina /   Vesnina 6 3 8
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 4 6 10
Tournament name Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Surface Clay/Outdoors
Location Rome, Italy
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Q   T Pironkova 6 1
WC   V Azarenka 2 0r Q   T Pironkova 2 6 1
12   A Radwańska 4 6 1 6   A Chakvetadze 6 3 6
6   A Chakvetadze 6 1 6 6   A Chakvetadze 6 4 3
3   S Kuznetsova 2 4 Q   A Cornet 3 6 6
Q   A Cornet 6 6 Q   A Cornet
WC   S Errani 4 3 5   S Williams w / o
5   S Williams 6 6 Q   A Cornet 2 2
7   V Williams 7 6 4   J Janković 6 6
10   V Zvonareva 5 2 7   V Williams 7 2 3
    M Kirilenko 1 1 4   J Janković 5 6 6
4   J Janković 6 6 4   J Janković
8   M Bartoli 6 4 67 2   M Sharapova w / o
9   P Schnyder 4 6 79 9   P Schnyder 77 5 2
    C Wozniacki 4 63 2   M Sharapova 63 7 6
2   M Sharapova 6 77

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 5 6
    Peng /   Sun 4 7 10
    Peng /   Sun 4 2
5   Chan /   Chuang 6 6
3   Peschke /   Stubbs 5 2
5   Chan /   Chuang 7 6
5   Chan /   Chuang 77 6
    Benešová /   Husárová 65 3
    Benešová /   Husárová 64 6 10
    Kirilenko /   Radwańska 77 3 4
    Benešová /   Husárová 5 6 10
    Jans /   Jugić-Salkić 7 3 2
    Garrigues /   Ruano Pascual 77 3 9
    Jans /   Jugić-Salkić 62 6 11
Tournament name Rogers Cup
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Montreal, Canada
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Third Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   A Ivanovic 2 6 2
    T Paszek 6 1 6     T Paszek 4 5
11   V Azarenka 77 2 11   V Azarenka 6 7
    V Razzano 64 0r 11   V Azarenka 0 6 3
4   S Kuznetsova 7 2 6 7   D Safina 6 2 6
Q   M Larcher de Brito 5 6 4 4   S Kuznetsova 6 3 2
9   P Schnyder 2 2 7   D Safina 2 6 6
7   D Safina 6 6 7   D Safina 6 6
6   A Chakvetadze 6 5 64     D Cibulková 2 1
10   M Bartoli 4 7 77 10   M Bartoli 6 6
    A Sugiyama w / o     A Sugiyama 2 3
3   M Sharapova   10   M Bartoli 6 4 3
    D Cibulková 77 6     D Cibulková 4 6 6
12   N Petrova 62 2     D Cibulková 7 6
WC   S Dubois 3 2 2   J Janković 5 2
2   J Janković 6 6

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
    Dubois /   Lisicki 4 1
1   Black /   Huber w / o
7   Vesnina /   Zvonareva
    Pelletier /   Tanasugarn 3 4
7   Vesnina /   Zvonareva 6 6
1   Black /   Huber 6 6
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 1 1
5   Poutchek /   Rodionova 7 0 7
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 64 6 10
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 6 6
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 4 0
    Morita /   Sugiyama 5 66
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 7 7
Tournament name Toray Pan Pacific Open
Surface Hard/Outdoors
Location Tokyo, Japan
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 6 6  
    F Pennetta 2 1   1   J Janković 6 5 5
WC   A Morita 1 1   5   S Kuznetsova 2 7 7
5   S Kuznetsova 6 6   5   S Kuznetsova 77 6  
3   E Dementieva 6 6   Q   K Srebotnik 65 2
    A Cornet 0 3   3   E Dementieva 3 4  
Q   K Srebotnik 6 6   Q   K Srebotnik 6 6  
    F Schiavone 4 3   5   S Kuznetsova 1 3  
Q   K Kanepi 6 6   4   D Safina 6 6  
    V Razzano 4 2   Q   K Kanepi 4 77 2
    D Cibulková 3 4   4   D Safina 6 65 6
4   D Safina 6 6   4   D Safina 6 6  
6   A Radwańska 6 6       N Petrova 1 0  
    M Bartoli 2 3   6   A Radwańska 3 0  
    N Petrova 6 1 6     N Petrova 6 6  
2   A Ivanovic 1 6 2

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
    Shvedova /   Tanasugarn 0 3  
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
4   Chuang /   Hsieh 3 4  
4   Chuang /   Hsieh w / o
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta      
    King /   Petrova 6 6  
2   Raymond /   Stosur 1 4  
WC   Chakvetadze /   Radwańska 2 4  
3   Dellacqua /   Schiavone 6 6  
3   Dellacqua /   Schiavone 5 1  
2   Raymond /   Stosur 7 6  
    Hantuchová /   Szávay 7 3 2
2   Raymond /   Stosur 5 6 10
Tournament name Kremlin Cup
Surface Carpet/Indoors
Location Moscow, Russia
Prize money $1,340,000

Singles

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Second Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   J Janković 66 6 6
WC   V Dushevina 78 3 2 1   J Janković 78 6  
WC   E Makarova 6 4 4     F Pennetta 66 3  
    F Pennetta 3 6 6 1   J Janković 0 6 6
3   E Dementieva 6 4 77 3   E Dementieva 6 1 0
Q   K Srebotnik 3 6 62 3   E Dementieva 6 4 78
    N Petrova 6 3       N Petrova 4 6 66
    C Wozniacki 4 2r 1   J Janković 6 6  
7   V Zvonareva 6 6   7   V Zvonareva 2 4  
    D Hantuchová 1 0   7   V Zvonareva 7 6  
    D Cibulková 3 6 77     D Cibulková 5 4  
4   A Ivanovic 6 2 64 7   V Zvonareva 6 77  
5   S Kuznetsova 77 6   2   D Safina 2 65  
Q   S Errani 60 1   5   S Kuznetsova 4 5  
    A Mauresmo 77 4 4 2   D Safina 6 7  
2   D Safina 62 6 6

Doubles

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Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
               
1   Black /   Huber 6 4 10
WC   Ivanovic /   Schiavone 2 6 7
1   Black /   Huber 6 6  
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 1 0  
    Kirilenko /   Pennetta 61 6 10
    Makarova /   Voskoboeva 77 1 5
1   Black /   Huber 4 4  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 6  
    Dushevina /   Kudryavtseva 0 5  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 7  
4   Petrova /   Srebotnik 6 6  
    Niculescu /   Shvedova 3 2  
    Niculescu /   Shvedova 4 6 10
2   Peschke /   Stubbs 6 0 7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ "2008 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Berlin 2008 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
  4. ^ "2008 Italian Open Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008.
  5. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2008 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022.
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