2008 WTA Tour From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking. Contents [hide] 1 Schedule 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 2 Statistical Information 3 Race To The Championships 4 See also 5 External links 6 References [edit] Schedule The table below shows the 2008 WTA Tour schedule. [edit] January Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 31 December 2008 MAW Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Hard Tier III Li Na 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Victoria Azarenka Patty Schnyder Shahar Peer Nicole Vaidisova Amelie Mauresmo Dinara Safina Dominika Cibulkova Safina / Szavay 6–1, 6–2 Yan / Zheng 31 December 2008 ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Hard Tier IV Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–2 Aravane Rezai Marina Erakovic Tamira Paszek Vera Zvonareva Katarina Srebotnik Sara Errani Maria Kirilenko Koryttseva / Osterloh 6–3, 6–4 Muller / Zahlavova-Strycova 7 January 2008 Medibank International Sydney, Australia Hard Tier II Justine Henin 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Ana Ivanovic Nicole Vaidisova Kaia Kanepi Katarina Srebotnik Jelena Jankovic Francesca Schiavone Yan / Zheng 6–4, 7–6(5) Perebiynis / Poutchek 7 January 2008 Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia Hard Tier IV Eleni Daniilidou Walkover Vera Zvonareva Flavia Pennetta Ashley Harkleroad Casey Dellacqua Sania Mirza Edina Gallovits Elena Vesnina Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual 6–2, 6–4 Daniilidou / Woehr 14 January (2 weeks) 2008 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Hard Grand Slam Maria Sharapova 7–5, 6–3 Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic Daniela Hantuchova Justine Henin Serena Williams Venus Williams Agnieszka Radwanska A. Bondarenko / K. Bondarenko 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 Azarenka / Peer Mixed Doubles: Zimonjic / Sun 7–6(4), 6–4 Bhupathi / Mirza [edit] February Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 4 February 2008 Open Gaz de France Paris, France Hard (indoor) Tier II Anna Chakvetadze 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Agnes Szavay Marion Bartoli Elena Dementieva Amelie Mauresmo Virginie Razzano Kateryna Bondarenko Daniela Hantuchova A. Bondarenko / K. Bondarenko 6–1, 6–4 Uhlirova / Hrdinova 4 February 2008 Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Hard Tier IV Agnieszka Radwanska 6–2, 1–6, 7-6(4) Jill Craybas Ekaterina Bychkova Akgul Amanmuradova Tamarine Tanasugarn Vesna Manasieva Chan Yung-jan Andreja Klepac Chan / Chuang 6–4, 6–3 Hsieh / King 11 February 2008 Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (indoor) Tier II Justine Henin 6–3, 6–3 Karin Knapp Timea Bacsinszky Li Na Alisa Kleybanova Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder Sofia Arvidsson Black / Huber 6–1, 6–3 Peschke / Sugiyama 11 February 2008 Cachantún Cup Viña del Mar, Chile Red clay Tier III Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 5–4 ret. Klara Zakopalova Pauline Parmentier Mariya Koryttseva Kaia Kanepi Martina Müller Nuria Llagostera Vives Lourdes Dominguez Lino Dekmeijere / Rosolska 7–5, 6–3 Koryttseva / Schruff 18 February 2008 Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar Hard Tier I Maria Sharapova 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 Vera Zvonareva Agnieszka Radwanska Li Na Dominika Cibulkova Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković Sybille Bammer Peschke / Stubbs 6–1, 5–7, 10–7 Black / Huber 18 February 2008 Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Red clay Tier III Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–0, 6–4 Maria Emilia Salerni Betina Jozami Carla Suarez Navarro Martina Müller Sara Errani Catalina Castano Mariana Duque Marino Benesova / Mattek 6–3, 6–3 Kostanic Tosic / Müller 25 February 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE Hard Tier II Elena Dementieva 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Francesca Schiavone Jelena Jankovic Justine Henin Ana Ivanovic Anna Chakvetadze Amelie Mauresmo Black / Huber 7–5, 6–2 Yan / Zheng 25 February 2008 Cellular South Cup Memphis, USA Hard (indoor) Tier III Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–1 Olga Govortsova Marina Erakovic Shahar Peer Alla Kudryavtseva Caroline Wozniacki Sofia Arvidsson Julia Goerges Davenport / Raymond 6–3, 6–1 Haynes / Washington 25 February 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico Red clay Tier III Flavia Pennetta 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 Alize Cornet Kaia Kanepi Jill Craybas Edina Gallovits Sorana Cirstea Iveta Benesova Mariya Koryttseva Llagostera Vives / Martinez Sanchez 6–2, 6–4 Benesova / Cetkovska [edit] March Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 3 March 2008 Bangalore Open Bangalore, India Hard Tier II Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 Patty Schnyder Yan Zi Venus Williams Jelena Jankovic Akgul Amanmuradova Anastasia Rodionova Vera Zvonareva Peng / Sun 6–4, 5–7, 10–8 Chan / Chuang 10 March (2 weeks) 2008 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA Hard Tier I Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Jankovic Maria Sharapova Vera Zvonareva Lindsay Davenport Daniela Hantuchova Agnieszka Radwanska Safina / Vesnina 6–1, 1–6, 10–8 Yan / Zheng 24 March (2 weeks) 2008 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, USA Hard Tier I Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 Jelena Jankovic Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva Justine Henin Venus Williams Elena Dementieva Dinara Safina Srebotnik / Sugiyama 7–5, 4–6, 10–3 Black / Huber [edit] April Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 7 April 2008 Bausch & Lomb Champs. Amelia Island, USA Green clay Tier II Maria Sharapova 7–6(7), 6–3 Dominika Cibulkova Lindsay Davenport Alize Cornet Alona Bondarenko Agnes Szavay Virginie Razzano Amelie Mauresmo Mattek / Uhlirova 6–3, 6–1 Azarenka / Vesnina 14 April 2008 Family Circle Cup Charleston, USA Green clay Tier I Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Alize Cornet Jelena Jankovic Patty Schnyder Agnes Szavay Maria Sharapova Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6–2, 6–2 Gallovits / Govortsova 14 April 2008 Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Red clay Tier IV Maria Kirilenko 6–4, 6–2 Iveta Benesova Maret Ani Klara Zakopalova Camille Pin Olga Savchuk Karin Knapp Tathiana Garbin Kirilenko / Pennetta 6–4, 6–4 Jugic-Salkic / Senoglu 28 April 2008 GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco Red clay Tier IV Gisela Dulko 7–6(2), 7–6(5) Anabel Medina Garrigues Greta Arn Aravane Rezai Olga Savchuk Petra Cetkovska Alisa Kleybanova Sorana Cirstea Cirstea / Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–2 Kleybanova / Makarova 28 April 2008 ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic Red clay Tier IV Vera Zvonareva 7–6(2), 6–2 Victoria Azarenka Katarina Srebotnik Klara Zakopalova Roberta Vinci Iveta Benesova Karolina Pliskova Shahar Peer Hlavackova / Hradecka 1–6, 6–3, 10–6 Craybas / Krajicek [edit] May Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 5 May 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open Berlin, Germany Red clay Tier I Dinara Safina 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Elena Dementieva Victoria Azarenka Ana Ivanovic Serena Williams Alona Bondarenko Jelena Jankovic Agnes Szavay Black / Huber 3–6, 6–2, 10–2 Llagostera Vives / Martinez Sanchez 12 May 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Red clay Tier I Jelena Jankovic 6–2, 6–2 Alize Cornet Anna Chakvetadze Maria Sharapova Tsvetana Pironkova Serena Williams Venus Williams Patty Schnyder Chan / Chuang 7–6(5), 6–3 Benesova / Husarova 19 May 2008 İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey Red clay Tier III Agnieszka Radwanska 6–3, 6–2 Elena Dementieva Akgul Amanmuradova Tsvetana Pironkova Jill Craybas Nadia Petrova Olga Govortsova Andreja Klepac Craybas / Govortsova 6–1, 6–2 Erakovic / Hercog 19 May 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Red clay Tier III Anabel Medina Garrigues 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–0 Katarina Srebotnik Chan Yung-jan Timea Bacsinszky Peng Shuai Ai Sugiyama Flavia Pennetta Alona Bondarenko Perebiynis / Yan 6–4, 6–7(3), 10–6 Chan / Chuang 26 May (2 weeks) 2008 French Open Paris, France Red clay Grand Slam Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–3 Dinara Safina Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Jankovic Elena Dementieva Kaia Kanepi Carla Suarez Navarro Patty Schnyder Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Dellacqua / Schiavone Mixed Doubles: Azarenka / B. Bryan 6–2, 7–6(4) Srebotnik / Zimonjic [edit] June Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 9 June 2008 DFS Classic Birmingham, UK Grass Tier III Kateryna Bondarenko 7–6(7), 3–6, 7–6(4) Yanina Wickmayer Marina Erakovic Bethanie Mattek Petra Cetkovska Alona Bondarenko Melanie South Nicole Vaidisova Black / Huber 6–2, 6–1 Bremond / Ruano Pascual 9 June 2008 Barcelona KIA Barcelona, Spain Red clay Tier IV Maria Kirilenko 6–0, 6–2 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Nuria Llagostera Vives Stephanie Cohen-Aloro Sara Errani Lucie Safarova Ekaterina Ivanova Edina Gallovits Dominguez Lino / Parra Santonja 4–6, 7–5, 10–4 Llagostera Vives / Martinez Sanchez 16 June 2008 International Women's Open Eastbourne, UK Grass Tier II Agnieszka Radwanska 6–4, 6–7(11), 6–4 Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki Ekaterina Makarova Gisela Dulko Alisa Kleybanova Black / Huber 2–6, 6–0, 10–8 Peschke / Stubbs 16 June 2008 Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Tier III Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 6–3 Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva Alona Bondarenko Sorana Cirstea Katarina Srebotnik Michaella Krajicek Anna Chakvetadze Erakovic / Krajicek 6–3, 6–2 Dekmeijere / Kerber 23 June (2 weeks) 2008 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Grass Grand Slam Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4 Serena Williams Zheng Jie Elena Dementieva Nicole Vaidisova Agnieszka Radwanska Nadia Petrova Tamarine Tanasugarn S. Williams / V. Williams 6–2, 6–2 Raymond / Stosur Mixed Doubles: Stosur / B. Bryan 7–5, 6–4 Srebotnik / M. Bryan [edit] July Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 7 July 2008 Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Red clay Tier III Alize Cornet 7–6(5), 6–3 Andreja Klepac Karolina Sprem Greta Arn Petra Kvitova Katalin Marosi Klara Zakopalova Anna-Lena Grönefeld Cornet / Husarova 6–7(5), 6–1, 10–6 Henke / Olaru 7 July 2008 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Red clay Tier IV Sara Errani 6–2, 6–3 Mariya Koryttseva Flavia Pennetta Anabel Medina Garrigues Margalita Chakhnashvili Carla Suarez Navarro Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Tathiana Garbin Errani / Llagostera Vives 2–6, 7–6(1), 10–4 Kudryavtseva / Pavlyuchenkova 14 July 2008 Bank of the West Classic Stanford, USA Hard Tier II Aleksandra Wozniak 7–5, 6–3 Marion Bartoli Serena Williams Ai Sugiyama Patty Schnyder Samantha Stosur Dominika Cibulkova Anna Chakvetadze Black / Huber 6–4, 6–3 Vesnina / Zvonareva 14 July 2008 Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria Red clay Tier III Pauline Parmentier 6–4, 6–4 Lucie Hradecka Agnes Szavay Mariya Koryttseva Iveta Benesova Yvonne Meusburger Tereza Hladikova Patricia Mayr Hlavackova / Hradecka 6–3, 6–3 Karatantcheva / Zoric 21 July 2008 East West Bank Classic Los Angeles, USA Hard Tier II Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–2 Flavia Pennetta Jelena Jankovic Bethanie Mattek Nadia Petrova Victoria Azarenka Sybille Bammer Yuan Meng Chan / Chuang 2–6, 7–5, 10–4 Hrdinova / Uhlirova 21 July 2008 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia Hard Tier IV Sara Errani 6–3, 6–3 Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki Julia Goerges Maria Kirilenko Vera Dushevina Elena Bovina Petra Martic Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–1 Dushevina / Makarova 28 July 2008 Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Hard Tier I Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–1 Dominika Cibulkova Victoria Azarenka Marion Bartoli Tamira Paszek Svetlana Kuznetsova Ai Sugiyama Jelena Jankovic Black / Huber 6–1, 6–1 Kirilenko / Pennetta 28 July 2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard Tier IV Caroline Wozniacki 6–0, 6–2 Vera Dushevina Agnieszka Radwanska Katarina Srebotnik Camille Pin Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual Iveta Benesova Benesova / Zahlovova Strycova 7–5, 6–4 Cetkovska / Safarova [edit] August Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 11 August 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China Hard 1 Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze Fourth Place Sybille Bammer Serena Williams Venus Williams Jelena Jankovic Elena Dementieva 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Dinara Safina Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 7–5 Li Na S. Williams / V. Williams 6–2, 6–0 Medina Garrigues / Ruano Pascual Yan / Zheng 6–2, 6–2 A. Bondarenko / K. Bondarenko 11 August 2008 W&S Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati, USA Hard Tier III Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1 Nathalie Dechy Amelie Mauresmo Maria Kirilenko Vania King Aleksandra Wozniak Sabine Lisicki Lilia Osterloh Kirilenko / Petrova 6–3, 4–6, 10–8 Hsieh / Shvedova 18 August 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, USA Hard Tier II Caroline Wozniacki 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 Anna Chakvetadze Amelie Mauresmo Alize Cornet Sorana Cirstea Agnes Szavay Marion Bartoli Daniela Hantuchova Peschke / Raymond 4–6, 7–5, 10–7 Cirstea / Niculescu 18 August 2008 Forest Hills Tennis Classic Forest Hills, USA Hard Tier IV Lucie Safarova 6–4, 6–2 Peng Shuai Carla Suarez Navarro Iveta Benesova Vera Dushevina Martina Muller Ekaterina Makarova Jamea Jackson 25 August (2 weeks) 2008 U.S. Open Flushing Meadows, New York, USA Hard Grand Slam Serena Williams 6–4, 7–5 Jelena Jankovic Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta Venus Williams Patty Schnyder Sybille Bammer Black / Huber 6–3, 7–6(6) Raymond / Stosur Mixed Doubles: Black / Paes 7–6(6), 6–4 Huber / J. Murray [edit] September Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 8 September 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic Bali, Indonesia Hard Tier III Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–0 Tamira Paszek Daniela Hantuchova Nadia Petrova Chan Yung-jan Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone Marta Domachowska Hsieh / Peng 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 10–7 Domachowska / Petrova 15 September 2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Hard Tier I Dinara Safina 6–1, 6–3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Katarina Srebotnik Nadia Petrova Jelena Jankovic Elena Dementieva Kaia Kanepi Agnieszka Radwanska King / Petrova 6–1, 6–4 Raymond / Stosur 15 September 2008 Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China Hard Tier III Vera Zvonareva 6–7(4), 6–0, 6–2 Peng Shuai Zheng Jie Camille Pin Karin Knapp Tamira Paszek Jill Craybas Arantxa Rus Koryttseva / Poutchek 6–3, 4–6, 10–8 Sun / Yan 22 September 2008 China Open Beijing, China Hard Tier II Jelena Jankovic 6–3, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva Zheng Jie Daniela Hantuchova Anabel Medina Garrigues Dominika Cibulkova Ana Ivanovic Medina Garrigues / Wozniacki 6–1, 6–3 Han / Xu 22 September 2008 Hansol Korea Open Seoul, Korea Hard Tier IV Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 Samantha Stosur Kaia Kanepi Jill Craybas Pauline Parmentier Yanina Wickmayer Ekaterina Makarova Shahar Peer Chuang / Hsieh 6–3, 6–0 Dushevina / Kirilenko 29 September 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Hard (indoor) Tier II Jelena Jankovic 6–4, 6–3 Nadia Petrova Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Li Na Elena Dementieva Dinara Safina Vera Zvonareva Groenefeld / Schnyder 6-2, 6-4 Peschke / Stubbs 29 September 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Hard Tier III Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 Kaia Kanepi Jarmila Gajdosova Aleksandra Wozniak Tamarine Tanasugarn Klara Zakopalova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Samantha Stosur Craybas / Erakovic 4–6, 7–5, 10–6 Morita / Nakamura 29 September 2008 Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Tier IV Sorana Cirstea 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) Sabine Lisicki Peng Shuai Magdalena Rybarikova Monica Niculescu Urszula Radwanska Michelle Larcher de Brito Ioana Raluca Olaru Olaru / Savchuk 5–7, 7–5, 10–7 Bratchikova / Woerle [edit] October Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 6 October 2008 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Hard (indoor) Tier I Jelena Jankovic 6–2, 6–4 Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Dinara Safina Flavia Pennetta Nadia Petrova Dominika Cibulkova Svetlana Kuznetsova Petrova / Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4 Black / Huber 13 October 2008 Zürich Open Zürich, Switzerland Hard (indoor) Tier II Venus Williams 7–6(1), 6–2 Flavia Pennetta Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Ivanovic Katarina Srebotnik Victoria Azarenka Francesca Schiavone Petra Kvitova Black / Huber 6–1, 7–6(3) Grönefeld / Schnyder 20 October 2008 Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Hard (indoor) Tier II Ana Ivanovic 6–2, 6–1 Vera Zvonareva Agnieszka Radwanska Marion Bartoli Flavia Pennetta Nadia Petrova Alona Bondarenko Alize Cornet Srebotnik / Sugiyama 6–4, 7–5 Black / Huber 20 October 2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Hard (indoor) Tier III Elena Dementieva 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) Caroline Wozniacki Sorana Cirstea Li Na Amelie Mauresmo Daniela Hantuchova Anabel Medina Garrigues Iveta Benesova Cirstea / Erakovic 2–6, 6–3, 10–8 Dushevina / Koryttseva 27 October 2008 Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Hard (indoor) Tier III Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 Bethanie Mattek Angela Haynes Aleksandra Wozniak Melinda Czink Nathalie Dechy Galina Voskoboeva Melanie Oudin Grönefeld / King 7–6(3), 6–4 Craybas / Tanasugarn [edit] November Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Round Robin 3 November 2008 WTA Tour Championships Doha, Qatar Hard Venus Williams 6–7(5), 6–0, 6–2 Vera Zvonareva Elena Dementieva Jelena Jankovic Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina Serena Williams Nadia Petrova Agnieszka Radwanska Black / Huber 6–1, 7–5 Peschke / Stubbs [edit] Statistical Information List of players & titles won, last name alphabetically: Jelena Jankovic - Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart and Moscow (4) Dinara Safina - Berlin, Los Angeles, Montréal and Tokyo (Tier I) (4) Serena Williams - Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, and US Open (4) Elena Dementieva - Dubai, Beijing Olympics, and Luxembourg (3) Ana Ivanovic - Indian Wells, French Open, and Linz (3) Maria Kirilenko - Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul (3) Agnieszka Radwanska - Pattaya, Istanbul, and Eastbourne (3) Maria Sharapova - Australian Open, Doha, and Amelia Island (3) Venus Williams - Wimbledon, Zürich, and WTA Tour Championships (3) Caroline Wozniacki - Stockholm, New Haven, and Tokyo (Tier III) (3) Lindsay Davenport - Auckland and Memphis (2) Sara Errani - Palermo and Portoroz (2) Justine Henin - Sydney and Antwerp (2) Flavia Pennetta - Viña del Mar and Acapulco (2) Nadia Petrova - Cincinnati and Quebec City (2) Vera Zvonareva - Prague and Guangzhou (2) Kateryna Bondarenko - Birmingham (1) Anna Chakvetadze - Paris (1) Sorana Cirstea - Tashkent (1) Alize Cornet - Budapest (1) Eleni Daniilidou - Hobart (1) Gisela Dulko - Fes (1) Nuria Llagostera Vives - Bogotá (1) Anabel Medina Garrigues - Strasbourg (1) Li Na - Gold Coast (1) Pauline Parmentier - Bad Gastein (1) Lucie Safarova - Forest Hills (1) Patty Schnyder - Bali (1) Tamarine Tanasugarn - 's-Hertogenbosch (1) Aleksandra Wozniak - Stanford (1) The following players won their first title: Kateryna Bondarenko - Birmingham Alize Cornet - Budapest Sara Errani - Palermo Caroline Wozniacki - Stockholm Aleksandra Wozniak - Stanford Sorana Cirstea - Tashkent Titles won by Nation Russia - 18 (Australian Open, Paris, Doha, Dubai, Amelia Island, Estoril, Prague, Berlin, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Montréal, Olympics, Cincinnati, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Seoul, Luxembourg, and Quebec City) United States - 9 (Auckland, Memphis, Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, US Open, Zürich, and WTA Tour Championships) Serbia - 7 (Indian Wells, Rome, French Open, Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow, and Linz) Italy - 4 (Viña del Mar, Acapulco, Palermo, and Portoroz) Denmark - 3 (Stockholm, New Haven, and Tokyo (Tier III)) Poland - 3 (Pattaya, Istanbul, and Eastbourne) Belgium - 2 (Sydney and Antwerp) Spain - 2 (Bogotá and Strasbourg) France - 2 (Budapest and Bad Gastein) Argentina - 1 (Fes) Canada - 1 (Stanford) China - 1 (Gold Coast) Czech Republic - 1 (Forest Hills) Greece - 1 (Hobart) Romania - 1 (Tashkent) Switzerland - 1 (Bali) Thailand - 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch) Ukraine - 1 (Birmingham) [edit] Race To The Championships Unlike the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Ranking, which are based on the best performance during the most recent 52 weeks, the Sony Ericsson "Race to the Championships" (race to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships held yearly in November[1] ) starts all players with zero points at the beginning of the calendar year. Eight top players and two alternates can attend the WTA Tour Championships in November. The following is the current top 20 in the Race To The Championships.[2] Players in Gold are guaranteed a place in 2008 WTA Tour Championships. Player in red have withdrawn, Maria Sharapova announced she was to not play for the rest of the year due to a shoulder injury sustained at the Rogers Cup, in August. Player/s in blue are alternates for the championships, It was confirmed from the WTA that Agnieszka Radwanska will have one of the two singles alternate positions, with the last spot going to Nadia Petrova, as she went into the semi-finals of Quebec City. Race rankings (3 November 2008) Rk Name Nation Points Tour 1 Jelena Jankovic SRB 4,786 21 2 Dinara Safina RUS 3,823 20 3 Serena Williams USA 3,681 12 4 Elena Dementieva RUS 3,400 18 5 Ana Ivanovic SRB 3,353 17 6 Vera Zvonareva RUS 2,626 24 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 2,623 18 8 Venus Williams USA 2,522 13 9 Maria Sharapova RUS 2,515 9 10 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 2,256 23 11 Nadia Petrova RUS 1,914 24 12 Flavia Pennetta ITA 1,814 26 13 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 1,756 23 14 Patty Schnyder SUI 1,596 23 15 Alize Cornet FRA 1,499 23 16 Victoria Azarenka BLR 1,497 20 17 Marion Bartoli FRA 1,487 25 18 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 1,447 25 19 Katarina Srebotnik SLO 1,410 24 20 Anna Chakvetadze RUS 1,370 23 [edit] See also Tennis statistics Grand Slam (tennis) WTA Tour Championships List of WTA number 1 ranked players List of female tennis players WTA Awards 2008 WTA Tier I Series 2008 ATP Tour [edit] External links Official WTA Tour website. Official Tour Calendar 2008 (pdf) [edit] References ^ "Sony Ericsson Championships". Sony Ericsson Championship. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. http://www.sonyericsson-championships.com/1/en/home/. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. ^ "Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships". Rankings: Singles Standings. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/rankings/race/singles.asp. Retrieved on 2007-07-28. [show]v • d • eWTA Tour seasons 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 [show]v • d • e2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Grand Slam events Australian Open · French Open · Wimbledon · US Open WTA Tier I tournaments Doha · Indian Wells · Miami · Charleston · Berlin · Rome · Montreal · Tokyo · Moscow WTA Tier II tournaments Sydney · Paris · Antwerp · Dubai · Bangalore · Amelia Island · Eastbourne · Stanford · Los Angeles · New Haven · Beijing · Stuttgart · Zürich · Linz WTA Tier III tournaments Gold Coast · Viña del Mar · Bogotá · Memphis · Acapulco · İstanbul · Strasbourg · Birmingham · 's-Hertogenbosch · Budapest · Bad Gastein · Cincinnati · Bali · Guangzhou · Tokyo · Luxembourg City · Quebec City WTA Tier IV tournaments Auckland · Hobart · Pattaya · Estoril · Fes · Prague · Barcelona · Palermo · Portorož · Stockholm · Forest Hills · Seoul · Tashkent Team events Fed Cup WTA Tour Championships, Doha [show]v • d • e2008 in tennis Grand Slam events Australian Open · French Open · Wimbledon · US Open Tours Men: ATP Tour (Tennis Masters Cup · ATP Masters Series) Challenger Series Women: WTA Tour (Tour Championships · Tier I Series) ITF Circuit Olympics National teams Davis Cup (World Group) · Fed Cup (World Group) · Hopman Cup · World Team Cup Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_WTA_Tour" Categories: 2008 in tennis | 2008 WTA Tour | WTA seasons