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2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open
Final
ChampionRussia Dinara Safina
Runner-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Pan Pacific Open. It was her fourth title of the season.[1]

Martina Hingis was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis the previous year.

This was the first edition of the Pan Pacific Open to be held on outdoor hard courts; the tournament had previously been held on indoor carpet courts.

Seeds

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The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Serbia Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  2. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  3. Russia Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Dinara Safina (champion)
  5. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
  6. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  7. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  8. Russia Anna Chakvetadze (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
5 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 77 6  
Q Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 65 2  
5 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 3  
4 Russia Dinara Safina 6 6  
4 Russia Dinara Safina 6 6  
  Russia Nadia Petrova 1 0  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Serbia J Janković 6 6  
  Italy F Pennetta 6 6     Italy F Pennetta 2 1  
  Israel S Pe'er 4 4   1 Serbia J Janković 6 5 5
WC Japan A Morita 67 7 6 5 Russia S Kuznetsova 2 7 7
  Hungary Á Szávay 79 5 4 WC Japan A Morita 1 1  
  China N Li 2 6 3 5 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6  
5 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 1 6 5 Russia S Kuznetsova 77 6  
Q Slovenia K Srebotnik 65 2  
3 Russia E Dementieva 6 6  
  France A Cornet 4 6 6   France A Cornet 0 3  
Q Canada A Wozniak 6 3 3 3 Russia E Dementieva 3 4  
  Denmark C Wozniacki 1 2   Q Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6  
Q Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6   Q Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6  
  Italy F Schiavone 6 7     Italy F Schiavone 4 3  
7 Slovakia D Hantuchová 1 5  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Russia A Chakvetadze 4 6 3
Q Estonia K Kanepi 6 3 6 Q Estonia K Kanepi 6 6  
  France V Razzano 6 6     France V Razzano 4 2  
  Japan A Sugiyama 3 2   Q Estonia K Kanepi 4 77 2
  Slovakia D Cibulková 0 6 710 4 Russia D Safina 6 65 6
WC France A Mauresmo 6 1 68   Slovakia D Cibulková 3 4  
4 Russia D Safina 6 6  
4 Russia D Safina 6 6  
6 Poland A Radwańska 6 6     Russia N Petrova 1 0  
WC Japan A Nakamura 1 4   6 Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
  Russia M Kirilenko 2 2     France M Bartoli 2 3  
  France M Bartoli 6 6   6 Poland A Radwańska 3 0  
Q France A Rezaï 5 2     Russia N Petrova 6 6  
  Russia N Petrova 7 6     Russia N Petrova 6 1 6
2 Serbia A Ivanovic 1 6 2

References

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  1. ^ "Safina wins in Japan, Zvonareva triumphs in China". The New York Times. 23 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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