2008 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Kateryna Bondarenko.

Anna Chakvetadze won in the final 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, against Ágnes Szávay.

Defending Champion

 Nadia Petrova (RUS) won here in 2007 defeating unseeded  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
She returned again in 2008 but lost in the first round to  Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-7(4), 6-3, 4-6

Seeds

  1. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (Champion)
  2. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (Quarterfinals)
  3. France Marion Bartoli (Semifinals)
  4. Russia Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
  5. Russia Nadia Petrova (First Round)
  6. France Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
  7. Hungary Ágnes Szávay (Finals)
  8. Ukraine Alona Bondarenko (First Round)

Draws

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinals
1 Russia Anna Chakvetadze 2 6 6
3 France Marion Bartoli 6 2 0 1 Russia Anna Chakvetadze 6 2 6
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 3 6 5 7 Hungary Ágnes Szávay 3 6 2
7 Hungary Ágnes Szávay 6 1 7

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarter-Finals   Semi-Finals
 
    1  Russia A Chakvetadze 6 6  
WC  France N Dechy 6 710     WC  France N Dechy 1 3  
   China P Shuai 4 68       1  Russia A Chakvetadze 3 6 6  
   Belarus V Azarenka 6 2 5       6  France A Mauresmo 6 3 3  
   Greece E Daniilidou 2 6 7        Greece E Daniilidou 0 r
Q  United States J Ditty 1 2     6  France A Mauresmo 3  
6  France A Mauresmo 6 6       1  Russia A Chakvetadze 2 6 6
      3  France M Bartoli 6 2 0
    3  France M Bartoli 7 6  
WC  France C Pin 5 3      Slovakia D Cibulková 5 1  
   Slovakia D Cibulková 7 6       3  France M Bartoli 6 77
   France A Cornet 4 6 6        France V Razzano 1 63  
Q  Czech Republic K Zakopalová 6 2 1      France A Cornet 4 5
   France V Razzano 6 4 7      France V Razzano 6 7  
8  Ukraine A Bondarenko 2 6 5  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarter-Finals   Semi-Finals
5  Russia N Petrova 64 6 4  
   Ukraine K Bondarenko 77 3 6        Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 6  
Q  Ukraine Y Fedak 79 4 6     Q  Ukraine Y Fedak 0 3  
   Italy K Knapp 67 6 2        Ukraine K Bondarenko 5 2  
Q  Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6       4  Russia E Dementieva 7 6  
   Spain A Medina Garrigues 2 3     Q  Czech Republic P Kvitová 67 2
    4  Russia E Dementieva 79 6  
      4  Russia E Dementieva 3 6 5
7  Hungary Á Szávay 6 6       7  Hungary Á Szávay 6 1 7
   Belarus O Govortsova 1 1     7  Hungary Á Szávay 6 4 6  
   United States M Tu 3 4      Italy T Garbin 3 6 2  
   Italy T Garbin 6 6       7  Hungary Á Szávay 77 6
   Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6       2  Slovakia D Hantuchová 64 1  
   France É Loit 2 4        Slovenia K Srebotnik 4 6 3
    2  Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 1 6  
 

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 19, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.