2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg – Singles

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Singles
2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Runner-up Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Score2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Fortis Championships Luxembourg ·  2009  

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but chose to participate in Linz instead.

Contents

Elena Dementieva won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), against Caroline Wozniacki.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva (champion)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (final)
  5. Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 66 
8 Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 2 2  
1 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 2 67
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 64 64
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 73 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 6162

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 76 
Q Flag of Germany.svg T Malek 652  1 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 4 2    Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko 2 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko 66 1 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld 76 5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 4 0  
WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 5 4    Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld 3 1  
Q Flag of Germany.svg S Gehrlein 2 60 5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 66 
5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 63 61 Flag of Russia.svg E Dementieva 66 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 67 8 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 2 2  
  Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 2 5  3 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 63 4   Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 0 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 2 663 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 622  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 4 678 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 76 
  Flag of New Zealand.svg M Erakovic 62 5   Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 4 2  
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg Y Fedak 62 2 8 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 66 
8 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 4 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual 2 1  7 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 64 7
Q Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 66 Q Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 2 65
  Flag of Poland.svg M Domachowska 0 2  7 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 1 67 
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 66 4 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 67 
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 1 2    Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 4 4  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 2 3  4 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 
4 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 4 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 73 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 66 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 6162
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 2 1  6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 76 
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 63 3   Flag of Ukraine.svg M Koryttseva 663  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg M Koryttseva 3 666 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 64 6
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 62 3   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 4 62
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 1 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg I Benešová 66 
  Flag of France.svg M Johansson 4 64 2 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 2 4  
2 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 67 

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