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2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open
The 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open was the biggest Women's WTA Tennis Tournament of South and South-East Asia in 2008. It took place from 3 March to 9 March in the KST Signature Kingfisher Tennis stadium in the Indian city of Bangalore on outdoor hardcourts. 2008 was the sixth edition of the tournament, and the third held in Bangalore. The tournament had been upgraded to Tier II from a Tier III event and would offer a total prize money pot of US$600,000 up from $175,000 last year.
The field was led by Jelena Janković and formers world No. 1, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Patty Schnyder, Ágnes Szávay, Sybille Bammer and Vera Zvonareva were also present.
Sania Mirza, the top Indian woman tennis player decided to skip her home event, citing the number of controversies that ensue every time she plays at home. According to Mirza: "Every time I play in India, there has been a problem. So [me and my manager] just thought it was better not to play this time."
Third-seeded Serena Williams won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles
USA Serena Williams defeated SUI Patty Schnyder, 7–5, 6–3
- It was Williams' first singles title of the year and 29th of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Doubles
CHN Peng Shuai / CHN Sun Tiantian defeated TPE Chan Yung-jan / TPE Chuang Chia-jung, 6–4, 5–7, 10–8
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank 1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 4 | 1 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 8 | 2 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 10 | 3 |
| SUI | Patty Schnyder | 12 | 4 |
| HUN | Ágnes Szávay | 17 | 5 |
| AUT | Sybille Bammer | 20 | 6 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 21 | 7 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 27 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 February 2008
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
- IND Isha Lakhani
- IND Shikha Uberoi
The following player used protected ranking to gain entry into the singles main draw:
- CRO Sanda Mamić
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- GER Angelika Bachmann
- ROU Monica Niculescu
- CHN Sun Tiantian
- ROU Ágnes Szatmári
References
References
- PTI. (25 February 2008). "Jankovic confirms participation in Bangalore Open". The Times of India.
- (26 February 2008). "Zvonareva to play in Bangalore Open". Rediff.
- "Sania Mirza boycotts WTA Bangalore Open". ThePicky.
- (9 March 2008). "Serena wins first title in India".
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