2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg
, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour
. It took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre
in Strasbourg
, France
, from May 19 through May 24, 2008.
Anabel Medina Garrigues
def.
Katarina Srebotnik
, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–0
Tatiana Perebiynis
/
Zi Yan def. 
Yung-jan Chan
/ Chia-jung Chuang
, 6–4, 6–7(3), 10–6
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour
2008 WTA Tour
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...
. It took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, from May 19 through May 24, 2008.
Singles
Anabel Medina GarriguesAnabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
def.
Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–0
- It was Anabel Medina Garrigues' 1st title of the year, and her 8th overall. It was her 3rd win at the event, after 2005 and 20072007 Internationaux de StrasbourgThe 2007 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre in Strasbourg, France, from May 21...
.
Doubles
Tatiana PerebiynisTatiana Perebiynis
Tetyana Yurevna Perebiynis , born on December 15, 1982 is a Top 100 female professional tennis player born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she lives. She is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in 2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year...
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Zi Yan def. Yung-jan ChanChan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
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Chia-jung ChuangChuang Chia-jung
Chuang Chia-jung is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. In the Australian Open 2007, she reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber...
, 6–4, 6–7(3), 10–6