WTA Pan Pacific Open 2008 Draw & Results

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Dinara Safina won the 2008 Pan Pacific Open, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played September 15–21 on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan.

The Pan Pacific Open is a long-running women's hard-court tournament in Tokyo.

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Champion
Dinara Safina
def. Svetlana Kuznetsova , 6-1 6-3
Dates
Sep 15 — Sep 21
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

27 recorded singles results

Pan Pacific Open 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Dinara Safina #5 6-1 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 H2H Match data Sep 21, 2008* F
SF (2)
Dinara Safina #5 6-1 6-0 Nadia Petrova #20 H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* SF
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 7-6(5) 6-2 Katarina Srebotnik #25 H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 2-6 7-5 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #2 H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* QF
Dinara Safina #5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #39 H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* QF
Katarina Srebotnik #25 6-3 6-4 Elena Dementieva #4CH H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* QF
Nadia Petrova #20 6-3 6-0 Agnieszka Radwanska #10 H2H Match data Sep 20, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Katarina Srebotnik #25 6-4 6-3 Francesca Schiavone #28 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Agnieszka Radwanska #10 6-2 6-3 Marion Bartoli #14 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Kaia Kanepi #39 6-4 6-2 Virginie Razzano #37 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Elena Dementieva #4CH 6-0 6-3 Alizé Cornet #18 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Jelena Jankovic #2 6-2 6-1 Flavia Pennetta #16 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-1 6-1 Ayumi Morita #162 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Dinara Safina #5 6-3 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #21 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
Nadia Petrova #20 6-1 1-6 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #3 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2008* R16
R32 (12)
Nadia Petrova #20 7-5 6-2 Aravane Rezai #77 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Kaia Kanepi #39 6-4 3-6 6-3 Anna Chakvetadze #13 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Francesca Schiavone #28 6-1 7-5 Daniela Hantuchova #12 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Agnieszka Radwanska #10 6-1 6-4 Aiko Nakamura #146 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Ayumi Morita #162 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 Agnes Szavay #19 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Katarina Srebotnik #25 6-1 6-2 Caroline Wozniacki #17 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 6-2 1-6 6-3 Na Li #31 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Dominika Cibulkova #21 0-6 6-1 7-6(8) Amélie Mauresmo #23 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Flavia Pennetta #16 6-4 6-4 Shahar Peer #35 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Marion Bartoli #14 6-2 6-2 Maria Kirilenko #27 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Alizé Cornet #18 4-6 6-3 6-3 Aleksandra Wozniak #41 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32
Virginie Razzano #37 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #30 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2008* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Pan Pacific Open.

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Martina Hingis 33 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Ai Sugiyama 15 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Pan Pacific Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Belinda Bencic #13 6-2 6-3 Linda Noskova #17 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Qinwen Zheng #7 7-6(5) 6-3 Sofia Kenin #155 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Veronika Kudermetova #19 7-5 6-1 Jessica Pegula #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Liudmila Samsonova #30 7-5 7-5 Qinwen Zheng #36 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Naomi Osaka #4 6-2 6-3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #41 H2H Match data 2019 Hard

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Related Tournaments

View all WTA 1000 champions by year →

Other WTA 1000 tournaments in 2008

Previous editions of Pan Pacific Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Pan Pacific Open held?
Pan Pacific Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who is the latest recorded Pan Pacific Open winner?
The 2025 Pan Pacific Open was won by Belinda Bencic, who defeated Linda Noskova 6-2 6-3.
Who has won the most Pan Pacific Open titles?
Martina Hingis has won 5 Pan Pacific Open titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Pan Pacific Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Pan Pacific Open in TennisDB is 1972.
What surface is Pan Pacific Open played on?
Pan Pacific Open is played on hard courts.