2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Date	28 April – 4 May
Edition	8th
Champions
Singles
Gisela Dulko
Doubles
Sorana Cîrstea / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

The 2008 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Fes, Morocco, from 28 April until 4 May 2008.

Singles

Milagros Sequera was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Gisela Dulko won in the final 7–6(2), 7–6(5), against Anabel Medina Garrigues.

Seeds

1. Anabel Medina Garrigues (final)
2. Gisela Dulko (champion)
3. Tathiana Garbin (second round)
4. Aravane Rezaï (semifinals)
5. Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
6. Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
7. Sorana Cîrstea (quarterfinals)
8. Ekaterina Makarova (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6	7
		Gréta Arn	3	63
								1	Anabel Medina Garrigues	62	65
								2	Gisela Dulko	7	7
	4	Aravane Rezaï	66	3
	2	Gisela Dulko	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	2	1			1	A Medina Garrigues	3	7	6
		S Karatantcheva	7	6					S Karatantcheva	6	64	1
		E Baltacha	5	2											1	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		A Kremer	6	3	0											O Savchuk	1	1
		O Savchuk	4	6	6				O Savchuk	7	6
		A Klepač	2	3				8	E Makarova	64	4
	8	E Makarova	6	6																		1	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
	3	T Garbin	4	6	6																		G Arn	3	63
		C Castaño	6	3	3			3	T Garbin	4	5
		G Arn	6	6					G Arn	6	7
	Q	J Dokić	4	2												G Arn	6	6
		P Cetkovská	6	7												P Cetkovská	2	2
		S Kloesel	4	5					P Cetkovská	6	7
	WC	N Lalami	2	4				5	T Bacsinszky	1	5
	5	T Bacsinszky	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Kleybanova	6	6
	Q	A Wozniak	2	3				6	A Kleybanova	63	6	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	6				Q	A Rodionova	7	3	4
	WC	L Essaadi	1	1											6	A Kleybanova	7	5	5
		R de los Ríos	6	6											4	A Rezaï	5	7	7
		L Osterloh	4	4					R de los Ríos	62	0
		V King	2	4				4	A Rezaï	7	6
	4	A Rezaï	6	6																		4	A Rezaï	66	3
	7	S Cîrstea	2	6	6																	2	G Dulko	7	6
		M Erakovic	6	3	2			7	S Cîrstea	6	6
	Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6				Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	2
	WC	FZ El Allami	0	1											7	S Cîrstea	0	3
		K O'Brien	7	4	1										2	G Dulko	6	6
		É Loit	67	6	6				É Loit	3	2
		ME Camerin	1	1				2	G Dulko	6	6
	2	G Dulko	6	6

Doubles

Vania King and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but Mirza chose not to participate, and only King competed that year.
King partnered with Lourdes Domínguez Lino, but lost in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Sorana Cîrstea and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

1. Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Vania King (first round)
2. Gisela Dulko / Betina Jozami (first round)
3. Alisa Kleybanova / Ekaterina Makarova (final)
4. Marina Erakovic / Alina Jidkova (first round)

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Domínguez Lino V King	68	5
		S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova	7	7					S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova	w/o
		T Bacsinszky S Kloesel	7	6					T Bacsinszky S Kloesel
		N Bratchikova K Milevskaya	5	2												S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	[16]
	4	M Erakovic A Jidkova	4	3												M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	6	4	[14]
		M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	6	6					M Kondratieva S Lefèvre	7	6
		P Cetkovská O Savchuk	4	6	[3]				A Klepač L Osterloh	63	1
		A Klepač L Osterloh	6	3	[10]																		S Cîrstea A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		ME Camerin R de los Ríos	6	6																		3	A Kleybanova E Makarova	2	2
	WC	FZ El Allami N Lalami	3	2					ME Camerin R de los Ríos	4	3
		E Baltacha A Elliott	0	r				3	A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	6
	3	A Kleybanova E Makarova	5												3	A Kleybanova E Makarova	6	6
		K Anderson K O'Brien	3	6	[2]											J Larsson A Rodionova	1	3
		C Castaño A Kremer	6	3	[10]				C Castaño A Kremer	5	63
		J Larsson A Rodionova	7	6					J Larsson A Rodionova	7	7
	2	G Dulko B Jozami	62	3

External links

• Official website
• Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles Draws