2008 DFS Classic – Singles

November 2019 2008 DFS Classic UKR Kateryna Bondarenko BEL Yanina Wickmayer 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) 56 (8 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild Cards) 16 singles doubles DFS Classic – Singles Aegon Classic – Singles Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham Classic 2008 DFS Classic Jelena Janković was the defending champion,https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2007/06/17/Jankovic-beats-Sharapova-wins-DFS-CLassic/90861182130895/ Jankovic beats Sharapova, wins DFS CLassic UPI 23 September 2025 but chose not to participate this year. Kateryna Bondarenko won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Yanina Wickmayer in the final 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–4).https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/3694487/bondarenko-wins-first-title Bondarenko wins first title Sky Sports 23 September 2025 Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) RUS Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a back injury) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals) AUT Sybille Bammer (second round) UKR Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals) IND Sania Mirza (second round) BLR Olga Govortsova (second round) NED Michaëlla Krajicek (third round) AUT Tamira Paszek (second round) UZB Akgul Amanmuradova (first round) AUS Casey Dellacqua (second round) UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (champion) FRA Aravane Rezaï (second round) USA Jill Craybas (first round) RUS Ekaterina Makarova (third round) RUS Anastasia Rodionova (first round) JPN Aiko Nakamura (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175   CZE Petra Cetkovská 63 2   12 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 77 6   5 UKR Alona Bondarenko 4 5     NZL Marina Erakovic 6 7     BEL Yanina Wickmayer 6 6   WC GBR Melanie South 4 3     USA Bethanie Mattek 6 6   3 CZE Nicole Vaidišová 3 0   12 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 6 6     NZL Marina Erakovic 3 2     BEL Yanina Wickmayer 7 7     USA Bethanie Mattek 5 62   12 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 79 3 77   BEL Yanina Wickmayer 67 6 64 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CHN M Yuan 2 1     CZE P Cetkovská 6 6     POL M Domachowska 6 6   Q EST M Rüütel 4 4     FRA C Pin 7 77   16 RUS A Rodionova 5 62   12 UKR K Bondarenko 6 6     GBR A Keothavong 3 2   Q AUS S Stosur 6 6     GER S Lisicki 3 4     USA V King 2 64   LL HUN M Czink 6 77   1 FRA M Bartoli 7 4 0   CZE P Cetkovská 5 6 6   POL M Domachowska 2 4     FRA C Pin 6 6   12 UKR K Bondarenko 6 6   Q AUS S Stosur 3 2   LL HUN M Czink 6 78   7 BLR O Govortsova 3 66     CZE P Cetkovská 6 65 6   FRA C Pin 4 77 3 12 UKR K Bondarenko 4 6 7 LL HUN M Czink 6 4 5   CZE P Cetkovská 63 2   12 UKR K Bondarenko 77 6   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 63 6   VEN M Sequera 3 77 1 Q USA S Rao 710 6     CZE P Kvitová 68 4   WC GBR N Cavaday 6 6   14 USA J Craybas 0 4   10 UZB A Amanmuradova 3 1   Q RUS Y Shvedova 6 6     RUS A Kudryavtseva 0 6 62   GBR K O'Brien 6 3 77   CAN S Dubois 4 4     NZL M Erakovic 6 6   5 UKR A Bondarenko 77 3 7   ESP V Ruano Pascual 64 6 5 Q USA S Rao 4 6 6 WC GBR N Cavaday 6 3 1 Q RUS Y Shvedova 7 1 7   GBR K O'Brien 5 6 5   NZL M Erakovic 6 6   6 IND S Mirza 3 0   5 UKR A Bondarenko 3 7 6 Q USA S Rao 6 5 1 Q RUS Y Shvedova 3 5     NZL M Erakovic 6 7   5 UKR A Bondarenko 4 5     NZL M Erakovic 6 7   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q BLR T Poutchek 6 78     ROU IR Olaru 0 66   Q FRA Y Fedossova 1 4     BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6     USA J Ditty 65 2   11 AUS C Dellacqua 77 6   17 JPN A Nakamura 7 6     ISR T Obziler 5 3     ROU S Cîrstea 6 6     JPN A Morita 2 0   WC GBR M South 6 6   WC GBR A Fitzpatrick 4 4   8 NED M Krajicek 6 6   Q BLR T Poutchek 2 1     BEL Y Wickmayer 6 3 6 11 AUS C Dellacqua 2 6 3 17 JPN A Nakamura 6 4 6   ROU S Cîrstea 4 6 4 WC GBR M South 6 7   4 AUT S Bammer 3 5   8 NED M Krajicek 3 4     BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6   17 JPN A Nakamura 6 4 4 WC GBR M South 2 6 6   BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6   WC GBR M South 4 3   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ROU M Niculescu 3 4     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6   Q SVK J Gajdošová 61 2     USA B Mattek 77 6   Q GBR A Elliott 3 6 66 13 FRA A Rezaï 6 2 78 15 RUS E Makarova 7 77   WC GBR E Baltacha 5 61     RUS O Puchkova 4 3     GER A Kerber 6 6     FRA S Brémond 5 2     FRA N Dechy 7 6   9 AUT T Paszek 1 0     THA T Tanasugarn 6 6     USA B Mattek 6 6   13 FRA A Rezaï 1 4   15 RUS E Makarova 63 7 7   GER A Kerber 77 5 5   FRA N Dechy 1 3   3 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 4 2     USA B Mattek 6 6   15 RUS E Makarova 77 2 4 3 CZE N Vaidišová 65 6 6   USA B Mattek 6 6   3 CZE N Vaidišová 3 0   References External links Draw and Qualifying Draw DFS Classic Singles Singles fr:Classic de Birmingham 2008 nl:WTA-toernooi van Birmingham 2008 pl:DFS Classic 2008