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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.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2008 WTA Tour schedule .
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
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 Muller 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 Muller Sara Errani Catalina Castano Mariana Duque Marino
Benesova / Mattek 6–3, 6–3
Kostanic Tosic / Muller
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
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
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
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
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
Jie Zheng 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
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 Groenefeld
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 Meng Yuan
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
August
Week of
Tournament
Tier
Winner
Runner-up
Semi finalists
Quarter finalists
11 August
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing , China Hard
Gold
Silver
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
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
October
November
List of players & titles won, last name alphabetically:
Jelena Jankovic - Rome, Beijing, Stuttgart and Moscow (4)
Serena Williams - Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, and US Open (4)
Dinara Safina - Berlin, Los Angeles, Montréal and Tokyo (Tier I) (4)
Maria Kirilenko - Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul (3)
Agnieszka Radwanska - Pattaya, Istanbul, and Eastbourne (3)
Maria Sharapova - Australian Open , Doha, and Amelia Island (3)
Caroline Wozniacki - Stockholm, New Haven, and Tokyo (Tier III) (3)
Lindsay Davenport - Auckland and Memphis (2)
Elena Dementieva - Dubai and Beijing Olympics (2)
Sara Errani - Palermo and Portoroz (2)
Justine Henin - Sydney and Antwerp (2)
Ana Ivanovic - Indian Wells and French Open (2)
Flavia Pennetta - Viña del Mar and Acapulco (2)
Venus Williams - Wimbledon and Zürich (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)
Nadia Petrova - Cincinnati (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:
Titles won by Nation
Russia - 16 (Australian Open , Paris, Doha, Dubai, Amelia Island, Estoril, Prague, Berlin, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Montréal, Olympics , Cincinnati, Tokyo, Guangzhou and Seoul)
United States - 8 (Auckland, Memphis, Bangalore, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon , US Open and Zürich)
Serbia - 6 (Indian Wells, Rome, French Open , Beijing, Stuttgart and Moscow)
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)
Race To The Championships
Unlike the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings , 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. The following is the current top 20 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 up for grabs between Nadia Petrova, Flavia Pennetta and Caroline Wozniacki.
Race rankings (22 October 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
3,235
17
5
Ana Ivanovic
SRB
3,078
16
6
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS
2,623
18
7
Venus Williams
USA
2,522
13
8
Maria Sharapova
RUS
2,515
9
9
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
2,436
23
10
Agnieszka Radwanska
POL
2,131
22
11
Flavia Pennetta
ITA
1,744
25
12
Nadia Petrova
RUS
1,704
23
13
Caroline Wozniacki
DEN
1,641
22
14
Patty Schnyder
SUI
1,595
22
15
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
1,497
20
16
Alize Cornet
FRA
1,429
23
17
Dominika Cibulkova
SVK
1,412
25
18
Katarina Srebotnik
SLO
1,375
24
19
Marion Bartoli
FRA
1,362
25
20
Anna Chakvetadze
RUS
1,350
23
See also
External links
References
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Zürich (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Viña del Mar (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
İstanbul
Strasbourg (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Bad Gastein (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Luxembourg City (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Fes (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Portorož (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Zürich (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Viña del Mar (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
İstanbul
Strasbourg (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Bad Gastein (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Luxembourg City (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Fes (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Portorož (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Zürich (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Viña del Mar (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
İstanbul
Strasbourg (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Bad Gastein (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Luxembourg City (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Fes (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Portorož (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Zürich (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Viña del Mar (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
İstanbul
Strasbourg (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Bad Gastein (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Luxembourg City (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Fes (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Barcelona (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Portorož (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events