2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

2008 Dubai Tennis Championships RUS Elena Dementieva RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 28 8 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone. Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/3220807/dementieva-wins-in-dubai Dementieva wins in Dubai Sky Sports 11 July 2025https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7273059.stm Dementieva secures title in Dubai BBC News 11 July 2025 Seeds The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em BEL Justine Henin (quarterfinals) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (final) SRB Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals) SRB Jelena Janković (semifinals) RUS Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to viral illness) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (quarterfinals, retired due to a left thigh injury) FRA Marion Bartoli (first round) RUS Elena Dementieva (champion) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175   ITA Francesca Schiavone 7 5 2 8 RUS Elena Dementieva 5 7 6 4 SRB Jelena Janković 7 4 3 2 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 6 6 8 RUS Elena Dementieva 4 6 6 2 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   RUS N Petrova 4 4   Q SLO K Srebotnik 6 6     AUT S Bammer 7 6   Q RUS E Makarova 66 3     ITA F Schiavone 6 65 6 7 FRA M Bartoli 1 7 1 Q JPN A Nakamura 3 0     CZE N Vaidišová 6 6     RUS M Kirilenko 6 3 2   UKR A Bondarenko 3 6 6   SUI P Schnyder 5 0   8 RUS E Dementieva 7 6   1 BEL J Henin 7 66 6 Q SLO K Srebotnik 5 7 3   AUT S Bammer 3 2     ITA F Schiavone 6 6   3 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6     CZE N Vaidišová 4 0     UKR A Bondarenko 2 1   8 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   1 BEL J Henin 63 64     ITA F Schiavone 7 7   3 SRB A Ivanovic 7 3 3 8 RUS E Dementieva 5 6 6   ITA F Schiavone 7 5 2 8 RUS E Dementieva 5 7 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 2 6 Q POL A Radwańska 2 6 4 WC TUN S Sfar 1 3     RUS D Safina 6 6   WC IND S Mirza 7 6   Q RUS V Dushevina 65 2   LL JPN A Morigami 6 6     HUN A Szávay 1 4     FRA A Mauresmo 7 6   Q ESP A Medina Garrigues 67 2     CZE L Šafářová 1 6 6 LL JPN A Sugiyama 6 3 2 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 63 6 6   RUS D Safina 7 4 3 WC IND S Mirza 6 3 4 4 SRB J Janković 4 6 6 LL JPN A Morigami 6 1 4   FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 6   CZE L Šafářová 1 2   2 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   6 RUS A Chakvetadze 1 0 r 4 SRB J Janković 6 0     FRA A Mauresmo 1 64   2 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 7   4 SRB J Janković 7 4 3 2 RUS S Kuznetsova 5 6 6 References External links Draw and Qualifying draw Category:2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Tennis Championships Category:Women's sport in Dubai Category:Women's tennis in the United Arab Emirates Category:Women's sports competitions in the United Arab Emirates Category:2008 in women's tennis