2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles
# 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA German Open.

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Dementieva.

This was the last tournament in which incumbent world No. 1 Justine Henin participated before announcing her retirement. She was defeated in the third round by Safina.

## Seeds

The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Justine Henin (third round)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (final)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
* Dinara Safina (champion)
* Shahar Pe'er (first round)
* Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (second round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired
* w/o = Walkover

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ | 13 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 15 | Alona Bondarenko | $6^2$ | 2 | | | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ana Ivanovic | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 10 | Ágnes Szávay | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ana Ivanovic | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Ana Ivanovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | Y-J Chan | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-J Chan | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | D Safina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Kanepi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Görges | 3 | 4 | | 13 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Safina | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | A Radwańska | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ |
| WC | A Kerber | 0 | 3 | r | 11 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Dzehalevich | $6^7$ | 6 | 3 | Q | A Bachmann | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bachmann | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 11 | A Radwańska | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 3 | | F Schiavone | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Castaño | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Voskoboeva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 5 | $2^r$ | | | | | | 15 | A Bondarenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 7 | 2 | | A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 4 | 6 | $6^9$ | 15 | A Bondarenko | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Bondarenko | $6^2$ | 2 |
| 12 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 |
| | G Dulko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | G Dulko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | C Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Golovin | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 2 | 2 | | | V Azarenka | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | K Bondarenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | V Dushevina | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kleybanova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | V Dushevina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | N Petrova | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | K Srebotnik | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^2$ | 16 | N Petrova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | M Kirilenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | $6^4$ | 7 | 0 | | S Peng | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 4 | 5 | | | L Šafářová | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | M Müller | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | Á Szávay | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | Z Yan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sequera | 2 | 0 | r | 10 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Á Szávay | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Á Szávay | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | S Pe'er | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Lisicki | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Lisicki | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | S Bammer | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Bammer | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| LL | A Amanmuradova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 5 | 5 | | LL | A Amanmuradova | $6^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
