2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles

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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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] [2]}

Singles results

Seeds

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Yan Zi	3	4
	4	Patty Schnyder	6	6
								4	Patty Schnyder	5	3
								3	Serena Williams	7	6
	3	Serena Williams	6	3	77
	2	Venus Williams	3	6	64

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals
								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

	First round							Second round							Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals
	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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ayumi Morita	6	0	0
		Melanie South	4	6	6
									Melanie South	68	6	6
									Ekaterina Dzehalevich	7	2	3
		Ekaterina Dzehalevich	6	6
		Magda Mihalache	1	4
																Melanie South	4	6	66
																Ágnes Szatmári	6	2	7
	WC	Aurélie Védy	6	3	1
		Kristina Antoniychuk	3	6	6
									Kristina Antoniychuk	3	4
									Ágnes Szatmári	6	6
		Ágnes Szatmári	6	3	6
	6/WC	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	1	6	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Angelika Bachmann	6	3	6
		Iroda Tulyaganova	4	6	1
								9	Angelika Bachmann	6	6
									Alexandra Stevenson	3	4
		Alexandra Stevenson	7	6
		Sun Shengnan	5	3
															9	Angelika Bachmann	6	7
															5	Mathilde Johansson	3	5
	WC	Sanaa Bhambri	3	7	1
		Monique Adamczak	6	64	6
									Monique Adamczak	3	69
								5	Mathilde Johansson	6	7
		Hwang I-hsuan	5	1
	5	Mathilde Johansson	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Neha Uberoi	4	2
								3	Monica Niculescu	7	6
									Debbrich Feys	63	1
	PR	Zheng Jie	3	2r
		Debbrich Feys	6	3
															3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
															7	Anne Keothavong	2	0
		Kathrin Wörle	6	6
	WC	Ankita Bhambri	2	1
									Kathrin Wörle	6	4	4
								7	Anne Keothavong	0	6	6
		Chanelle Scheepers	2	4
	7	Anne Keothavong	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Andreja Klepač	6	4	65
		Corinna Dentoni	4	6	7
									Corinna Dentoni	6	5	2
									Sun Tiantian	3	7	6
	Alt	Akshitha Basavaraju	1	0
		Sun Tiantian	6	6
																Sun Tiantian	6	6
																Sunitha Rao	2	1
		Rushmi Chakravarthi	2	2
		Junri Namigata	6	6
									Junri Namigata	2	6	2
									Sunitha Rao	6	4	6
		Sunitha Rao	6	2	7
	8	Vesna Manasieva	4	6	5

References

1. "ITF – tournament details". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
2. "Serena wins first title in India". ABC. 9 March 2008.

External links

• WTA tournament draws