Singles | |
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2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg | |
Champion | Elena Dementieva |
Runner-up | Caroline Wozniacki |
Score | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Seeds | 8 |
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Linz instead.
Elena Dementieva won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), against Caroline Wozniacki.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
8 | Sorana Cîrstea | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
1 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | 64 | |||||||||
4 | Caroline Wozniacki | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | Li Na | 61 | 6 | 2 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Malek | 65 | 2 | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Garbin | 4 | 2 | G Dulko | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Dulko | 6 | 6 | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Y Wickmayer | 5 | 4 | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Gehrlein | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | 8 | S Cîrstea | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Parmentier | 2 | 5 | 3 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Arvidsson | 6 | 3 | 4 | S Lisicki | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Lisicki | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | D Hantuchová | 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Errani | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Erakovic | 6 | 2 | 5 | S Errani | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y Fedak | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 1 | 7 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | Q | C Castaño | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Domachowska | 0 | 2 | 7 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Peng | 6 | 6 | 4 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Dushevina | 1 | 2 | S Peng | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Bacsinszky | 2 | 3 | 4 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | 4 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | N Li | 6 | 6 | 6 | N Li | 61 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Minella | 2 | 1 | 6 | N Li | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Pironkova | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Koryttseva | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Koryttseva | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | N Li | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | L Robson | 6 | 2 | 3 | I Benešová | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
I Benešová | 1 | 6 | 6 | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Johansson | 4 | 64 | 2 | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 7 |
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