2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles

January 2025 2008 East West Bank Classic RUS Dinara Safina ITA Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–2 singles doubles LA Women's Tennis Championships 56 (3WC Wild cards/8Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 16 LA Women's Tennis Championships – Singles 2008 East West Bank Classic Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion,https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2007/08/14/2003374241 Ivanovic beats Petrova in East West Bank Classic Taipei Times 10 June 2026 but chose not to participate that year. Dinara Safina won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.Shaw Lucas Safina lifts her level with Carson title https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-28-sp-tennis28-story.html 8 April 2024 Los Angeles Times 28 July 2008Safina wins WTA Los Angeles title https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-07-28/safina-wins-wta-los-angeles-title/454734 8 April 2024 ABC News (Australia) Agence France-Presse 27 July 2008Segundo título del año para Safina Second title of the year for Safina https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/07/28/tenis/1217229976.html 8 April 2024 El Mundo (Spain) EFE es 28 July 2008 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em SRB Jelena Janković (semifinals) USA Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee injury) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round) RUS Dinara Safina (champion) RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals) RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) ITA Flavia Pennetta (final) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (second round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (first round) FRA Virginie Razzano (first round) AUT Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals) SVK Dominika Cibulková (second round) IND Sania Mirza (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Jelena Janković 7 6   9 RUS Nadia Petrova 5 4   4 RUS Dinara Safina 6 6   8 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka 3 1   10 ITA Flavia Pennetta 7 3 6 14 AUT Sybille Bammer 63 6 1 WC USA Bethanie Mattek 6 7     CHN Meng Yuan 2 5   1 SRB Jelena Janković 63 1   4 RUS Dinara Safina 7 6   10 ITA Flavia Pennetta 3 6 7 WC USA Bethanie Mattek 6 2 5 4 RUS Dinara Safina 6 6   10 ITA Flavia Pennetta 4 2   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA V King 6 6   Q USA A Haynes 3 3     UKR O Savchuk 6 6     ARG G Dulko 4 3   LL HUN M Czink 6 6   13 FRA V Razzano 3 3   9 RUS N Petrova 6 6   Q RUS A Jidkova 0 4     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 6   WC USA J Jackson 2 2     GBR A Keothavong 3 2     USA J Craybas 6 6   1 SRB J Janković 7 6     USA V King 5 2     UKR O Savchuk 4 6 4 LL HUN M Czink 6 2 6 9 RUS N Petrova 6 3 6   UZB A Amanmuradova 1 6 1   USA J Craybas 4 62   5 RUS V Zvonareva 6 7   1 SRB J Janković 6 6   LL HUN M Czink 3 2   9 RUS N Petrova 6 7   5 RUS V Zvonareva 4 5   1 SRB J Janković 7 6   9 RUS N Petrova 5 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CHN S Peng 6 6     USA J Ditty 4 2     RUS A Rodionova 5 6 3 Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 7 3 6   ROU M Niculescu 4 3   15 SVK D Cibulková 6 6   12 ISR S Pe'er 1 1     AUS S Stosur 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 4 6 2 Q RUS R Kulikova 6 4 6   TPE Y-j Chan 6 6     FRA A Rezaï 1 4   4 RUS D Safina 6 6     CHN S Peng 2 2   Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 3 7 6 15 SVK D Cibulková 6 5 4   AUS S Stosur 7 7   Q RUS R Kulikova 64 5     TPE Y-j Chan 1 3   8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6   4 RUS D Safina 7 0 7 Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 61 6 63   AUS S Stosur 4 64   8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 7   4 RUS D Safina 6 6   8 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 3 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER S Lisicki 4 4     JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     JPN A Nakamura 4 2     AUT T Paszek 6 6     CAN A Wozniak 1 0   10 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   14 AUT S Bammer 6 6   Q USA A Rolle 0 4     USA A Harkleroad 2 3     CAN S Dubois 6 6     POL M Domachowska 6 6   WC USA C Vandeweghe 3 3   7 SUI P Schnyder 4 5     JPN A Sugiyama 6 7     AUT T Paszek 6 1 4 10 ITA F Pennetta 2 6 6 14 AUT S Bammer 6 7     CAN S Dubois 3 5     POL M Domachowska 1 1   3 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 65 3   10 ITA F Pennetta 7 6   14 AUT S Bammer 6 5 6 3 RUS A Chakvetadze 4 7 2 10 ITA F Pennetta 7 3 6 14 AUT S Bammer 63 6 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q BLR 1995 D Kustova 3 4     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 6 6   WC USA B Mattek 6 6   Q USA A Spears 2 4     JPN A Morita 7 3 1 11 CZE N Vaidišová 65 6 6 16 IND S Mirza 6 6   Q CZE E Hrdinová 3 4     UKR K Bondarenko 6 65 4   CHN M Yuan 2 7 6   CZE P Kvitová 6 1 7   RUS A Kleybanova 4 6 5 6 SVK D Hantuchová 2 4     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 6 6   WC USA B Mattek 6 6   11 CZE N Vaidišová 4 0   16 IND S Mirza 4 3     CHN M Yuan 6 6     CZE P Kvitová 4 2   LL GBR M South 6 6     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 5 2   WC USA B Mattek 7 6     CHN M Yuan 6 6   LL GBR M South 2 3   WC USA B Mattek 6 7     CHN M Yuan 2 5   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em RUS Alla Kudryavtseva (qualified) RUS Olga Puchkova (first round) HUN Melinda Czink (qualifying competition, lucky loser) USA Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition) USA Ahsha Rolle (qualified) GBR Melanie South (qualifying competition, lucky loser) BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition) JPN Rika Fujiwara (qualifying competition) USA Abigail Spears (qualified) CZE Eva Hrdinová (qualified) GEO Anna Tatishvili (first round) USA Angela Haynes (qualified) AUS Monique Adamczak (qualifying competition) FRA Julie Coin (first round) RUS Regina Kulikova (qualified) RUS Alina Jidkova (qualified) Qualifiers 30em RUS Alla Kudryavtseva BLR 1995 Darya Kustova RUS Regina Kulikova RUS Alina Jidkova USA Ahsha Rolle CZE Eva Hrdinová USA Abigail Spears USA Angela Haynes Lucky losers 30em HUN Melinda Czink GBR Melanie South Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva 6 6 WC USA Kady Pooler 1 0 RSA Surina De Beer 1 4 13 AUS Monique Adamczak 6 6 1 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva 6 7 13 AUS Monique Adamczak 4 5 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 yes 2 RUS Olga Puchkova 6 1 4 BLR 1995 Darya Kustova 3 6 6 USA Alexa Glatch 6 4 6 11 GEO Anna Tatishvili 1 6 3 BLR 1995 Darya Kustova 6 77 USA Alexa Glatch 2 63 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 HUN Melinda Czink 6 6 WC USA Riza Zalameda 2 2 WC USA Ashley Weinhold 1 0 15 RUS Regina Kulikova 6 6 3 HUN Melinda Czink 77 64 4 15 RUS Regina Kulikova 65 77 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 USA Lilia Osterloh 6 6 WC USA Lindsey Nelson 1 2 USA Anne Yelsey 4 65 16 RUS Alina Jidkova 6 77 4 USA Lilia Osterloh 1 2 16 RUS Alina Jidkova 6 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 USA Ahsha Rolle 6 6 POR Michelle Larcher de Brito 2 4 WC USA Asia Muhammad 6 77 14 FRA Julie Coin 3 63 5 USA Ahsha Rolle 0 6 6 WC USA Asia Muhammad 6 2 4 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 GBR Melanie South 77 4 6 WC BLR 1995 Katsarina Zheltova 64 6 4 USA Alexandra Podkolzina 3 4 10 CZE Eva Hrdinová 6 6 6 GBR Melanie South 1 3 10 CZE Eva Hrdinová 6 6 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek 6 6 WC USA Brittany Augustine 1 2 USA Alexandra Stevenson 5 2r 9 USA Abigail Spears 7 4 7 BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek 6 3 3 9 USA Abigail Spears 4 6 6 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 JPN Rika Fujiwara 4 6 6 WC USA Julia Boserup 6 1 2 MEX Melissa Torres Sandoval 5 3 12 USA Angela Haynes 7 6 8 JPN Rika Fujiwara 4 2 12 USA Angela Haynes 6 6 References External links WTA main and qualifying 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