2008 WTA Tier I Series

2008 WTA Tier I Series

Details
Duration	February 18 – October 12
Edition	19th
Tournaments	9
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Dinara Safina (3)
Most finals	Jelena Jankovic Dinara Safina Vera Zvonareva (3)
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Main article: 2008 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. ^[1]

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Surface	Date	Prize money [2]
Qatar Total Open	Qatar	Doha	Hard	Feb 18 – 24	$2,500,000
Pacific Life Open	United States	Indian Wells	Hard	Mar 10 – 23	$2,100,000
Sony Ericsson Open	United States	Key Biscayne	Hard	Mar 24 – Apr 6	$3,770,000
Family Circle Cup	United States	Charleston	Clay (green)	Apr 14 – 20	$1,340,000
Qatar Telecom German Open [3]	Germany	Berlin	Clay (red)	May 5 – 11	$1,340,000
Internazionali BNL d'Italia [4] [5]	Italy	Rome	Clay (red)	May 12 – 18	$1,340,000
Rogers Cup	Canada	Montreal	Hard	Jul 28 – Aug 3	$1,340,000
Toray Pan Pacific Open [6]	Japan	Tokyo	Hard	Sep 15 – 21	$1,340,000
Kremlin Cup	Russia	Moscow	Hard (i)	Oct 6 – 12	$1,340,000

Results

* First-time champion

Tournament	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Doha Singles – Doubles	Maria Sharapova	Vera Zvonareva	6–1, 2–6, 6–0	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6–1, 5–7, [10–7]
Indian Wells Singles – Doubles	Ana Ivanovic	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–4, 6–3	Dinara Safina* Elena Vesnina*	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Miami Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams	Jelena Janković	6–1, 5–7, 6–3	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	Cara Black Liezel Huber	7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Charleston Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams	Vera Zvonareva	6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama	Edina Gallovits Olga Govortsova	6–2, 6–2
Berlin Singles – Doubles	Dinara Safina*	Elena Dementieva	3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	3–6, 6–2, [10–2]
Rome Singles – Doubles	Jelena Janković	Alizé Cornet	6–2, 6–2	Chan Latisha* Chuang Chia-jung*	Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Montréal Singles – Doubles	Dinara Safina	Dominika Cibulková	6–2, 6–1	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta	6–1, 6–1
Tokyo Singles – Doubles	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–1, 6–3	Vania King*	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6–1, 6–4
				Nadia Petrova
Moscow Singles – Doubles	Jelena Janković	Vera Zvonareva	6–2, 6–4	Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6–4, 6–4

Tournament details

Doha

Tournament name	Qatar Total Open
Surface	Hard/Outdoors
Location	Doha, Qatar
Prize money	$2,500,000

Singles

	Third Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	A Ivanovic
	16	A Radwańska	w/o					16	A Radwańska	6	61	6
		D Cibulková	6	6					D Cibulková	4	77	4
	6	V Williams	3	3											16	A Radwańska	4	3
	4	M Sharapova	6	6											4	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	T Tanasugarn	2	2				4	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	63	3				C Wozniacki	0	1
		C Wozniacki	3	77	6																	4	M Sharapova	6	2	6
		N Li	6	6																			V Zvonareva	1	6	0
	12	S Pe'er	1	3					N Li	6	6
		A Sugiyama	1	2				3	J Janković	3	4
	3	J Janković	6	6												N Li	6	3	3
		V Zvonareva	7	6												V Zvonareva	3	6	6
	11	D Safina	5	3					V Zvonareva	2	6	6
	15	S Bammer	6	710				15	S Bammer	6	2	0
	2	S Kuznetsova	3	68

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	6	61	10
	7	Medina / Ruano	2	77	2
								1	Black / Huber	7	6
								WC	Šafářová / Zvonareva	5	2
	4	Chan / Chuang	6	4	6
	WC	Šafářová / Zvonareva	4	6	10
															1	Black / Huber	1	7	7
															3	Peschke / Stubbs	6	5	10
		Husárová / Radwańska	66	1
	3	Peschke / Stubbs	78	6
								3	Peschke / Stubbs	6	6
								2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	2	0
		Morita / Niculescu	3	2
	2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	6	6

Indian Wells

Tournament name	Pacific Life Open
Surface	Hard/Outdoors
Location	Indian Wells, California, United States
Prize money	$2,100,000

Singles

	Fourth Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	A Ivanovic	2	7	6
	13	F Schiavone	6	5	2			1	A Ivanovic	6	6
	12	V Zvonareva	65	6	6			12	V Zvonareva	1	4
		C Dellacqua	77	0	4										1	A Ivanovic	77	6
	3	J Janković	6	6											3	J Janković	63	3
	20	A Medina Garrigues	3	3				3	J Janković	6	0
	24	L Davenport	6	7				24	L Davenport	2	0r
	6	M Bartoli	2	5																		1	A Ivanovic	6	6
	5	D Hantuchová	6	77																		2	S Kuznetsova	4	3
	21	S Mirza	1	64				5	D Hantuchová	62	1
	15	A Bondarenko	2	7	4			4	M Sharapova	77	6
	4	M Sharapova	6	5	6										4	M Sharapova	3	7	2
		A Harkleroad	6	2	4										2	S Kuznetsova	6	5	6
	10	A Radwańska	4	6	6			10	A Radwańska	2	4
		C Wozniacki	2	3				2	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	2	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
		Koryttseva / Uhlířová	67	3
	8	Hantuchová / Sugiyama	79	6
								8	Hantuchová / Sugiyama	3	4
									Safina / Vesnina	6	6
	4	Bondarenko / Bondarenko	6	5	7
		Safina / Vesnina	3	7	10
																Safina / Vesnina	6	1	10
															3	Yan / Zheng	1	6	8
		Benešová / Radwańska	0	4
	3	Yan / Zheng	6	6
								3	Yan / Zheng	64	7	10
								7	Mattek / Mirza	77	5	5
	7	Mattek / Mirza	7	4	11
	2	Chan / Chuang	5	6	9

Miami

Tournament name	Sony Ericsson Open
Surface	Hard/Outdoors
Location	Miami, Florida, United States
Prize money	$4,500,000

Singles

	Fourth Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	J Henin	6	6
		E Vesnina	2	2				1	J Henin	2	0
		K Kanepi	3	3				8	S Williams	6	6
	8	S Williams	6	6											8	S Williams	3	7	6
	3	S Kuznetsova	77	6											3	S Kuznetsova	6	5	3
	16	S Pe'er	64	3				3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		C Wozniacki	3	3				6	V Williams	4	4
	6	V Williams	6	6																		8	S Williams	6	5	6
	WC	S Lisicki	3	2																		4	J Janković	1	7	3
	10	E Dementieva	6	6				10	E Dementieva	1	1r
		J Zheng	4	5				4	J Janković	6	3
	4	J Janković	6	7											4	J Janković	6	6
		A Sugiyama	2	77	0										19	V Zvonareva	1	4
	19	V Zvonareva	6	65	6			19	V Zvonareva	7	6
	13	D Safina	6	6				13	D Safina	5	4
	32	L Davenport	3	4

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	6	4	10
		Peng / Sun	3	6	6
								1	Black / Huber	6	6
								3	Peschke / Stubbs	3	3
	3	Peschke / Stubbs	3	6	10
	8	Likhovtseva / Raymond	6	3	6
															1	Black / Huber	5	6	3
															2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	7	4	10
	7	Azarenka / Pe'er	7	4	10
	WC	Kuznetsova / Mauresmo	5	6	6
								7	Azarenka / Pe'er	0	3
								2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	6	6
	WC	Davenport / Hantuchová	4	6	4
	2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	6	3	10

Charleston

Tournament name	Family Circle Cup
Surface	Green Clay/Outdoors
Location	Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Third Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	J Janković	6	6
		A Rodionova	0	2				1	J Janković	2	6	2
	9	V Zvonareva	6	4	6			9	V Zvonareva	6	3	6
	6	M Bartoli	4	6	1										9	V Zvonareva	6	62	6
	4	E Dementieva	6	7											4	E Dementieva	3	77	3
	13	V Azarenka	4	5				4	E Dementieva	6	6
	11	A Radwańska	3	2				7	P Schnyder	4	4
	7	P Schnyder	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva	4	6	3
	8	D Safina	2	5																		5	S Williams	6	3	6
	10	Á Szávay	6	7				10	Á Szávay	5	4
		A Cornet	6	7					A Cornet	7	6
		S Cîrstea	1	5												A Cornet	5	3
	5	S Williams	4	6	6										5	S Williams	7	6
	12	K Srebotnik	6	4	3			5	S Williams	7	4	6
		T Perebiynis	5	2				2	M Sharapova	5	6	1
	2	M Sharapova	7	6

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber
	5	Safina / Szávay	w	/	o
								1	Black / Huber	4	6	[7]
									Gallovits / Govortsova	6	4	[10]
	3	Peschke / Stubbs	2	2
		Gallovits / Govortsova	6	6
																Gallovits / Govortsova	2	2
															2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	6	6
	8	Azarenka / Vesnina	6	1	10
	4	Chan / Chuang	2	6	2
								8	Azarenka / Vesnina	1	1
								2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	6	6
	6	Likhovtseva / Raymond	77	4	7
	2	Srebotnik / Sugiyama	65	6	10

Berlin

Tournament name	Qatar Telecom German Open
Surface	Clay/Outdoors
Location	Berlin, Germany
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Third Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	J Henin	7	3	1
	13	D Safina	5	6	6			13	D Safina	2	6	77
	11	A Radwańska	3	1				5	S Williams	6	1	65
	5	S Williams	6	6											13	D Safina	6	6
	3	S Kuznetsova	6	2	2											V Azarenka	4	1
	15	A Bondarenko	1	6	6			15	A Bondarenko	62	2
		G Dulko	3	1					V Azarenka	77	6
		V Azarenka	6	6																		13	D Safina	3	6	6
	7	E Dementieva	7	6																		7	E Dementieva	6	2	2
		V Dushevina	5	3				7	E Dementieva	6	2	6
		M Kirilenko	2	4				4	J Janković	3	6	3
	4	J Janković	6	6											7	E Dementieva	6	7
	8	M Bartoli	5	5											2	A Ivanovic	2	5
	10	Á Szávay	7	7				10	Á Szávay	6	4	3
		S Bammer	5	6	4			2	A Ivanovic	3	6	6
	2	A Ivanovic	7	4	6

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	77	6
		Peng / Sun	64	4
								1	Black / Huber	3
								4	Azarenka / Pe'er	0r
	4	Azarenka / Pe'er	6	7
	5	Bondarenko / Bondarenko	1	5
															1	Black / Huber	3	6	10
																Vives / Sánchez	6	2	2
		Vives / Sánchez	7	6
		Poutchek / Rodionova	5	1
									Vives / Sánchez	6	3	16
								2	Peschke / Stubbs	2	6	14
	6	Safina / Vesnina	6	3	8
	2	Peschke / Stubbs	4	6	10

Rome

Tournament name	Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Surface	Clay/Outdoors
Location	Rome, Italy
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Third Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	Q	T Pironkova	6	1
	WC	V Azarenka	2	0r				Q	T Pironkova	2	6	1
	12	A Radwańska	4	6	1			6	A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
	6	A Chakvetadze	6	1	6										6	A Chakvetadze	6	4	3
	3	S Kuznetsova	2	4											Q	A Cornet	3	6	6
	Q	A Cornet	6	6				Q	A Cornet
	WC	S Errani	4	3				5	S Williams	w	/	o
	5	S Williams	6	6																		Q	A Cornet	2	2
	7	V Williams	7	6																		4	J Janković	6	6
	10	V Zvonareva	5	2				7	V Williams	7	2	3
		M Kirilenko	1	1				4	J Janković	5	6	6
	4	J Janković	6	6											4	J Janković
	8	M Bartoli	6	4	67										2	M Sharapova	w	/	o
	9	P Schnyder	4	6	79			9	P Schnyder	77	5	2
		C Wozniacki	4	63				2	M Sharapova	63	7	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	77

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	6	5	6
		Peng / Sun	4	7	10
									Peng / Sun	4	2
								5	Chan / Chuang	6	6
	3	Peschke / Stubbs	5	2
	5	Chan / Chuang	7	6
															5	Chan / Chuang	77	6
																Benešová / Husárová	65	3
		Benešová / Husárová	64	6	10
		Kirilenko / Radwańska	77	3	4
									Benešová / Husárová	5	6	10
									Jans / Jugić-Salkić	7	3	2
		Garrigues / Ruano Pascual	77	3	9
		Jans / Jugić-Salkić	62	6	11

Montreal

Tournament name	Rogers Cup
Surface	Hard/Outdoors
Location	Montreal, Canada
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Third Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	A Ivanovic	2	6	2
		T Paszek	6	1	6				T Paszek	4	5
	11	V Azarenka	77	2				11	V Azarenka	6	7
		V Razzano	64	0r											11	V Azarenka	0	6	3
	4	S Kuznetsova	7	2	6										7	D Safina	6	2	6
	Q	M Larcher de Brito	5	6	4			4	S Kuznetsova	6	3	2
	9	P Schnyder	2	2				7	D Safina	2	6	6
	7	D Safina	6	6																		7	D Safina	6	6
	6	A Chakvetadze	6	5	64																		D Cibulková	2	1
	10	M Bartoli	4	7	77			10	M Bartoli	6	6
		A Sugiyama	w	/	o				A Sugiyama	2	3
	3	M Sharapova													10	M Bartoli	6	4	3
		D Cibulková	77	6												D Cibulková	4	6	6
	12	N Petrova	62	2					D Cibulková	7	6
	WC	S Dubois	3	2				2	J Janković	5	2
	2	J Janković	6	6

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	6	6
		Dubois / Lisicki	4	1
								1	Black / Huber	w	/	o
								7	Vesnina / Zvonareva
		Pelletier / Tanasugarn	3	4
	7	Vesnina / Zvonareva	6	6
															1	Black / Huber	6	6
																Kirilenko / Pennetta	1	1
	5	Poutchek / Rodionova	7	0	7
		Kirilenko / Pennetta	64	6	10
									Kirilenko / Pennetta	6	6
								2	Peschke / Stubbs	4	0
		Morita / Sugiyama	5	66
	2	Peschke / Stubbs	7	7

Tokyo

Tournament name	Toray Pan Pacific Open
Surface	Hard/Outdoors
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Second Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	J Janković	6	6
		F Pennetta	2	1				1	J Janković	6	5	5
	WC	A Morita	1	1				5	S Kuznetsova	2	7	7
	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6											5	S Kuznetsova	77	6
	3	E Dementieva	6	6											Q	K Srebotnik	65	2
		A Cornet	0	3				3	E Dementieva	3	4
	Q	K Srebotnik	6	6				Q	K Srebotnik	6	6
		F Schiavone	4	3																		5	S Kuznetsova	1	3
	Q	K Kanepi	6	6																		4	D Safina	6	6
		V Razzano	4	2				Q	K Kanepi	4	77	2
		D Cibulková	3	4				4	D Safina	6	65	6
	4	D Safina	6	6											4	D Safina	6	6
	6	A Radwańska	6	6												N Petrova	1	0
		M Bartoli	2	3				6	A Radwańska	3	0
		N Petrova	6	1	6				N Petrova	6	6
	2	A Ivanovic	1	6	2

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
		King / Petrova	6	6
		Shvedova / Tanasugarn	0	3
									King / Petrova	6	6
								4	Chuang / Hsieh	3	4
	4	Chuang / Hsieh	w	/	o
		Kirilenko / Pennetta
																King / Petrova	6	6
															2	Raymond / Stosur	1	4
	WC	Chakvetadze / Radwańska	2	4
	3	Dellacqua / Schiavone	6	6
								3	Dellacqua / Schiavone	5	1
								2	Raymond / Stosur	7	6
		Hantuchová / Szávay	7	3	2
	2	Raymond / Stosur	5	6	10

Moscow

Tournament name	Kremlin Cup
Surface	Carpet/Indoors
Location	Moscow, Russia
Prize money	$1,340,000

Singles

	Second Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	J Janković	66	6	6
	WC	V Dushevina	78	3	2			1	J Janković	78	6
	WC	E Makarova	6	4	4				F Pennetta	66	3
		F Pennetta	3	6	6										1	J Janković	0	6	6
	3	E Dementieva	6	4	77										3	E Dementieva	6	1	0
	Q	K Srebotnik	3	6	62			3	E Dementieva	6	4	78
		N Petrova	6	3					N Petrova	4	6	66
		C Wozniacki	4	2r																		1	J Janković	6	6
	7	V Zvonareva	6	6																		7	V Zvonareva	2	4
		D Hantuchová	1	0				7	V Zvonareva	7	6
		D Cibulková	3	6	77				D Cibulková	5	4
	4	A Ivanovic	6	2	64										7	V Zvonareva	6	77
	5	S Kuznetsova	77	6											2	D Safina	2	65
	Q	S Errani	60	1				5	S Kuznetsova	4	5
		A Mauresmo	77	4	4			2	D Safina	6	7
	2	D Safina	62	6	6

Doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Black / Huber	6	4	10
	WC	Ivanovic / Schiavone	2	6	7
								1	Black / Huber	6	6
									Kirilenko / Pennetta	1	0
		Kirilenko / Pennetta	61	6	10
		Makarova / Voskoboeva	77	1	5
															1	Black / Huber	4	4
															4	Petrova / Srebotnik	6	6
		Dushevina / Kudryavtseva	0	5
	4	Petrova / Srebotnik	6	7
								4	Petrova / Srebotnik	6	6
									Niculescu / Shvedova	3	2
		Niculescu / Shvedova	4	6	10
	2	Peschke / Stubbs	6	0	7

See also

• WTA Tier I events
• 2008 WTA Tour
• 2008 ATP Masters Series
• 2008 ATP Tour

References

1. "2008 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
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External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website