Singles | |
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2008 Open Gaz de France | |
Champion | Anna Chakvetadze |
Runner-up | Ágnes Szávay |
Score | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
Draw | 28 |
Seeds | 8 |
Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Kateryna Bondarenko.
Anna Chakvetadze won the title, defeating Ágnes Szávay in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–2.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Chakvetadze | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
1 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
7 | Ágnes Szávay | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
7 | Ágnes Szávay | 6 | 1 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Dechy | 6 | 710 | WC | N Dechy | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Shuai | 4 | 68 | 1 | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Azarenka | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Daniilidou | 2 | 6 | 7 | E Daniilidou | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Ditty | 1 | 2 | 6 | A Mauresmo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Pin | 5 | 3 | D Cibulková | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | 3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 6 | V Razzano | 1 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Zakopalová | 6 | 2 | 1 | A Cornet | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Razzano | 6 | 4 | 7 | V Razzano | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | N Petrova | 64 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
K Bondarenko | 77 | 3 | 6 | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y Fedak | 79 | 4 | 6 | Q | Y Fedak | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Knapp | 67 | 6 | 2 | K Bondarenko | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | 4 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 3 | Q | P Kvitová | 67 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | E Dementieva | 79 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | 7 | Á Szávay | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
O Govortsova | 1 | 1 | 7 | Á Szávay | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Tu | 3 | 4 | T Garbin | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Garbin | 6 | 6 | 7 | Á Szávay | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | 2 | D Hantuchová | 64 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
É Loit | 2 | 4 | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 6 |
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