2008 Qatar Ladies Open – Singles

2008 Qatar Ladies Open RUS Maria Sharapova RUS Vera Zvonareva 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 56 16 singles doubles 2011 2008 Qatar Ladies Open Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Qatar Open.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/sharapova-maintains-momentum-with-title-win-786828.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/sharapova-maintains-momentum-with-title-win-786828.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Sharapova maintains momentum with title win 25 February 2008 The Independent 1 August 2017 Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she chose not to participate that year. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em SRB Ana Ivanovic (third round, withdrew due to a left ankle sprain) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) RUS Maria Sharapova (champion) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (second round) USA Venus Williams (third round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (withdrew due to a respiratory virus) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round, retired due to an upset stomach) RUS Dinara Safina (third round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (third round) HUN Ágnes Szávay (first round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (second round) AUT Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 16 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 61 6   SVK Dominika Cibulková 4 77 4 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6     DEN Caroline Wozniacki 0 1     CHN Li Na 6 6   3 SRB Jelena Janković 3 4     RUS Vera Zvonareva 2 6 6 15 AUT Sybille Bammer 6 2 0 16 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 4 3   4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6     CHN Li Na 6 3 3   RUS Vera Zvonareva 3 6 6 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 2 6   RUS Vera Zvonareva 1 6 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   BLR O Govortsova 4 77 3   IND S Mirza 6 65 2r   ITA T Garbin 6 7   Q POL U Radwańska 2 5     JPN A Morigami 5 0   16 POL A Radwańska 7 6   9 SUI P Schnyder 6 6     AUT T Paszek 4 0     CZE L Šafářová 4 3     SVK D Cibulková 6 6     ITA K Knapp 6 6   WC GER J Görges 1 4   1 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6     BLR O Govortsova 3 1     ITA T Garbin 3 3   16 POL A Radwańska 6 6   9 SUI P Schnyder 3 4     SVK D Cibulková 6 6     ITA K Knapp 2 3   6 USA V Williams 6 6   1 SRB A Ivanovic       16 POL A Radwańska w/o       SVK D Cibulková 6 6   6 USA V Williams 3 3   16 POL A Radwańska 6 61 6   SVK D Cibulková 4 77 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q RUS G Voskoboeva 6 78     GRE E Daniilidou 1 66   WC GER A Kerber 63 4   Q THA T Tanasugarn 77 6   WC GER S Lisicki 62 3   14 FRA A Mauresmo 77 6   10 RUS N Petrova 2 2 r   ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 1     RUS M Kirilenko 6 5 6 LL RUS E Makarova 3 7 0   TPE Y-j Chan 6 2 3   DEN C Wozniacki 3 6 6 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 4 6 Q RUS G Voskoboeva 4 6 1 Q THA T Tanasugarn 79 7   14 FRA A Mauresmo 67 5     ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 7 6   RUS M Kirilenko 6 5 1   DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   8 FRA M Bartoli 2 3   4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   Q THA T Tanasugarn 2 2     ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 63 3   DEN C Wozniacki 3 77 6 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     DEN C Wozniacki 0 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CHN N Li 6 0 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 1 6 4 Q CHN T Sun 77 62 3   FRA V Razzano 65 77 6 LL SLO A Klepač 3 4   12 ISR S Pe'er 6 6   13 HUN Á Szávay 63 0     JPN A Sugiyama 77 6   Q JPN A Morita 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 3 4   Q CHN J Zheng 4 6 1 Q RUS Y Shvedova 6 4 6 5 RUS A Chakvetadze 67 4     CHN N Li 79 6     FRA V Razzano 1 63   12 ISR S Pe'er 6 77     JPN A Sugiyama 4 6 6 Q JPN A Morita 6 4 0 Q RUS Y Shvedova 1 6 3 3 SRB J Janković 6 3 6   CHN N Li 6 6   12 ISR S Pe'er 1 3     JPN A Sugiyama 1 2   3 SRB J Janković 6 6     CHN N Li 6 6   3 SRB J Janković 3 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     RUS A Rodionova 0 3     RUS V Dushevina 3 6 2   CHN Z Yan 6 4 6   SLO K Srebotnik 2 4   11 RUS D Safina 6 6   15 AUT S Bammer 6 6     JPN A Nakamura 1 3   Q ROM M Niculescu 6 6   LL USA J Ditty 1 4     FRA N Dechy 1 6 6   CHN S Peng 6 4 1 17 ITA F Schiavone 6 3 4   RUS V Zvonareva 2 6 6   CHN Z Yan 2 1   11 RUS D Safina 6 6   15 AUT S Bammer 3 7 6 Q ROU M Niculescu 6 5 4   FRA N Dechy 5 5   2 RUS S Kuznetsova 7 7     RUS V Zvonareva 7 6   11 RUS D Safina 5 3   15 AUT S Bammer 6 710   2 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 68     RUS V Zvonareva 2 6 6 15 AUT S Bammer 6 2 0 External links Draw and Qualifying draw References 2008 Singles Category:2008 WTA Tour Category:2008 in Qatari sport