2008 Guangzhou International Women's Open | |
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Date | September 15 – September 21 |
Edition | 5th |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Vera Zvonareva | |
Doubles | |
Mariya Koryttseva / Tatiana Poutchek |
The 2008 Guangzhou International Women's Open (also known as the TOE Life Ceramics Guangzhou International Women's Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, from September 15 through September 21, 2008.
Vera Zvonareva defeated Peng Shuai, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2
Mariya Koryttseva / Tatiana Poutchek defeated Sun Tiantian / Yan Zi, 6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
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