2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles

Singles
2008 East West Bank Classic
Final
Champion	Dinara Safina
Runner-up	Flavia Pennetta
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (3WC/8Q/2LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Dinara Safina won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.^[1][2][3]

Seeds[edit]

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jelena Janković	7	6
	9	Nadia Petrova	5	4
								1	Jelena Janković	63	1
								4	Dinara Safina	7	6
	4	Dinara Safina	6	6
	8	Victoria Azarenka	3	1
															4	Dinara Safina	6	6
															10	Flavia Pennetta	4	2
	10	Flavia Pennetta	7	3	6
	14	Sybille Bammer	63	6	1
								10	Flavia Pennetta	3	6	7
								WC	Bethanie Mattek	6	2	5
	WC	Bethanie Mattek	6	7
		Meng Yuan	2	5

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Janković	7	6
		V King	6	6					V King	5	2
	Q	A Haynes	3	3											1	J Janković	6	6
		O Savchuk	6	6											LL	M Czink	3	2
		G Dulko	4	3					O Savchuk	4	6	4
	LL	M Czink	6	6				LL	M Czink	6	2	6
	13	V Razzano	3	3																		1	J Janković	7	6
	9	N Petrova	6	6																		9	N Petrova	5	4
	Q	A Jidkova	0	4				9	N Petrova	6	3	6
		A Amanmuradova	6	6					A Amanmuradova	1	6	1
	WC	J Jackson	2	2											9	N Petrova	6	7
		A Keothavong	3	2											5	V Zvonareva	4	5
		J Craybas	6	6					J Craybas	4	62
								5	V Zvonareva	6	7

Section 2[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	D Safina	6	6
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	2	2
		J Ditty	4	2											4	D Safina	7	0	7
		A Rodionova	5	6	3										Q	A Kudryavtseva	61	6	63
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	7	3	6			Q	A Kudryavtseva	3	7	6
		M Niculescu	4	3				15	D Cibulková	6	5	4
	15	D Cibulková	6	6																		4	D Safina	6	6
	12	S Pe'er	1	1																		8	V Azarenka	3	1
		S Stosur	6	6					S Stosur	7	7
		E Vesnina	4	6	2			Q	R Kulikova	64	5
	Q	R Kulikova	6	4	6											S Stosur	4	64
		Y-j Chan	6	6											8	V Azarenka	6	7
		A Rezaï	1	4					Y-j Chan	1	3
								8	V Azarenka	6	6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P Schnyder	4	5
		S Lisicki	4	4					A Sugiyama	6	7
		A Sugiyama	6	6												A Sugiyama	65	3
		A Nakamura	4	2											10	F Pennetta	7	6
		T Paszek	6	6					T Paszek	6	1	4
		A Wozniak	1	0				10	F Pennetta	2	6	6
	10	F Pennetta	6	6																		10	F Pennetta	7	3	6
	14	S Bammer	6	6																		14	S Bammer	63	6	1
	Q	A Rolle	0	4				14	S Bammer	6	7
		A Harkleroad	2	3					S Dubois	3	5
		S Dubois	6	6											14	S Bammer	6	5	6
		M Domachowska	6	6											3	A Chakvetadze	4	7	2
	WC	C Vandeweghe	3	3					M Domachowska	1	1
								3	A Chakvetadze	6	6

Section 4[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	D Hantuchová	2	4
	Q	D Kustova	3	4					O Govortsova	6	6
		O Govortsova	6	6												O Govortsova	5	2
	WC	B Mattek	6	6											WC	B Mattek	7	6
	Q	A Spears	2	4				WC	B Mattek	6	6
		A Morita	7	3	1			11	N Vaidišová	4	0
	11	N Vaidišová	65	6	6																	WC	B Mattek	6	7
	16	S Mirza	6	6																			M Yuan	2	5
	Q	E Hrdinová	3	4				16	S Mirza	4	3
		K Bondarenko	6	65	4				M Yuan	6	6
		M Yuan	2	7	6											M Yuan	6	6
		P Kvitová	6	1	7										LL	M South	2	3
		A Kleybanova	4	6	5				P Kvitová	4	2
								LL	M South	6	6

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying seeds[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

Lucky losers[edit]

Qualifying draw[edit]

First qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alla Kudryavtseva	6	6
	WC	Kady Pooler	1	0
								1	Alla Kudryavtseva	6	7
								13	Monique Adamczak	4	5
		Surina De Beer	1	4
	13	Monique Adamczak	6	6

Second qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Olga Puchkova	6	1	4
		Darya Kustova	3	6	6
									Darya Kustova	6	77
									Alexa Glatch	2	63
		Alexa Glatch	6	4	6
	11	Anna Tatishvili	1	6	3

Third qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Melinda Czink	6	6
	WC	Riza Zalameda	2	2
								3	Melinda Czink	77	64	4
								15	Regina Kulikova	65	77	6
	WC	Ashley Weinhold	1	0
	15	Regina Kulikova	6	6

Fourth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lilia Osterloh	6	6
	WC	Lindsey Nelson	1	2
								4	Lilia Osterloh	1	2
								16	Alina Jidkova	6	6
		Anne Yelsey	4	65
	16	Alina Jidkova	6	77

Fifth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Ahsha Rolle	6	6
		Michelle Larcher de Brito	2	4
								5	Ahsha Rolle	0	6	6
								WC	Asia Muhammad	6	2	4
	WC	Asia Muhammad	6	77
	14	Julie Coin	3	63

Sixth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Melanie South	77	4	6
	WC	Katsarina Zheltova	64	6	4
								6	Melanie South	1	3
								10	Eva Hrdinová	6	6
		Alexandra Podkolzina	3	4
	10	Eva Hrdinová	6	6

Seventh qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Tatiana Poutchek	6	6
	WC	Brittany Augustine	1	2
								7	Tatiana Poutchek	6	3	3
								9	Abigail Spears	4	6	6
		Alexandra Stevenson	5	2r
	9	Abigail Spears	7	4

Eighth qualifier[edit]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Rika Fujiwara	4	6	6
	WC	Julia Boserup	6	1	2
								8	Rika Fujiwara	4	2
								12	Angela Haynes	6	6
		Melissa Torres Sandoval	5	3
	12	Angela Haynes	7	6

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Draw and Qualifying Draw (WTA)
• ITF tournament profile