Tennis · Qatar Telecom German Open
Qatar Telecom German Open 2008 (WTA)
1000BerlinClay5 May 2008 – 11 May 2008
Qatar Telecom German Open 2008 (Berlin, Clay): Safina D. beat Dementieva E. 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the final. 55 matches, 16 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Safina D. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Goerges J. (113)6-3 6-4 @ 1.12
- 2nd Roundbeat Kanepi K. (55)6-4 6-3 @ 1.25
- 3rd Roundbeat Henin J. (1)5-7 6-3 6-1 @ 11.00
- Quarterfinalsbeat Williams S. (6)2-6 6-1 7-6 @ 5.00
- Semifinalsbeat Azarenka V. (26)6-4 6-1 @ 1.50
- Finalbeat Dementieva E. (9)3-6 6-2 6-2 @ 2.20
Opponents' average ranking 35; 4 in the top 32. 5 May 2008 – 11 May 2008.
Dementieva E. · runner-up
- 2nd Roundbeat Bondarenko K. (50)6-1 6-2 @ 1.14
- 3rd Roundbeat Dushevina V. (56)7-5 6-3 @ 1.10
- Quarterfinalsbeat Jankovic J. (5)6-3 2-6 6-3 @ 2.62
- Semifinalsbeat Ivanovic A. (2)6-2 7-5 @ 1.83
- Finallost to Safina D. (17)3-6 6-2 6-2 @ 1.61
Opponents' average ranking 26; 3 in the top 32. 6 May 2008 – 11 May 2008.
The draw from the last 16
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2008 | Bartoli M. (11) | Safarova L. (42) | 6-0 6-3 |
| 6 May 2008 | Dementieva E. (9) | Bondarenko K. (50) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 6 May 2008 | Williams S. (6) | Schiavone F. (20) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 7 May 2008 | Azarenka V. (26) | Chakvetadze A. (7) | 1-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 7 May 2008 | Bammer S. (23) | Lisicki S. (102) | 6-3 1-6 7-6 |
| 7 May 2008 | Bondarenko A. (25) | Medina Garrigues A. (32) | 7-5 0-6 6-3 |
| 7 May 2008 | Dulko G. (48) | Wozniacki C. (38) | 6-2 7-5 |
| 7 May 2008 | Dushevina V. (56) | Kleybanova A. (64) | 6-2 4-6 6-3Upset |
| 7 May 2008 | Henin J. (1) | Chan Y.J. (93) | 6-0 6-2 |
| 7 May 2008 | Ivanovic A. (2) | Amanmuradova A. (65) | 7-6 6-2 |
| 7 May 2008 | Jankovic J. (5) | Peng S. (68) | 7-5 6-0 |
| 7 May 2008 | Kirilenko M. (27) | Petrova N. (22) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 7 May 2008 | Kuznetsova S. (4) | Castano C. (122) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 7 May 2008 | Radwanska A. (15) | Bachmann A. (175) | 6-1 6-1 |
| 7 May 2008 | Safina D. (17) | Kanepi K. (55) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 7 May 2008 | Szavay A. (14) | Yan Z. (40) | 6-1 6-1 |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | Bachmann A. (175) | Dzehalevich E. (172) | 7-6 3-6 6-3Upset |
| 5 May 2008 | Bammer S. (23) | Krajicek M. (43) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 5 May 2008 | Bondarenko A. (25) | Cibulkova D. (31) | 6-4 1-6 7-6Upset |
| 5 May 2008 | Bondarenko K. (50) | Paszek T. (45) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 5 May 2008 | Chan Y.J. (93) | Parmentier P. (49) | 7-5 2-6 6-4 |
| 5 May 2008 | Kanepi K. (55) | Knapp K. (39) | 6-0 6-1 |
| 5 May 2008 | Lisicki S. (102) | Peer S. (18) | 7-5 6-1Upset |
| 5 May 2008 | Petrova N. (22) | Srebotnik K. (30) | 7-6 3-6 7-6Upset |
| 5 May 2008 | Radwanska A. (15) | Kerber A. (80) | 6-0 5-3 ret. |
| 5 May 2008 | Safarova L. (42) | Razzano V. (28) | 6-4 7-5Upset |
| 5 May 2008 | Safina D. (17) | Goerges J. (113) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 5 May 2008 | Schiavone F. (20) | Cornet A. (34) | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 5 May 2008 | Szavay A. (14) | Sequera M. (109) | 6-2 3-0 ret. |
| 5 May 2008 | Wozniacki C. (38) | Golovin T. (21) | 7-6 6-2 |
| 6 May 2008 | Amanmuradova A. (65) | Rezai A. (46) | 7-5 7-5Upset |
| 6 May 2008 | Azarenka V. (26) | Dellacqua C. (52) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 6 May 2008 | Castano C. (122) | Voskoboeva G. (89) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 6 May 2008 | Dulko G. (48) | Vaidisova N. (16) | 4-6 6-1 6-2Upset |
| 6 May 2008 | Dushevina V. (56) | Schnyder P. (12) | 6-2 6-3Upset |
| 6 May 2008 | Kirilenko M. (27) | Vesnina E. (44) | 2-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 6 May 2008 | Kleybanova A. (64) | Govortsova O. (41) | 6-0 6-0 |
| 6 May 2008 | Medina Garrigues A. (32) | Garbin T. (54) | 3-6 7-5 2-2 ret. |
| 6 May 2008 | Peng S. (68) | Craybas J. (66) | 7-6 5-7 6-0 |
| 6 May 2008 | Yan Z. (40) | Muller M. (72) | 6-2 6-3 |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.