WTA Japan Women's Open 2008 Draw & Results

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Caroline Wozniacki won the 2008 Japan Women's Open, defeating Kaia Kanepi 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played September 29–October 5 on hard courts in Japan Open, Japan.

The Japan Women's Open is a hard-court WTA tournament in Osaka.

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Champion
Caroline Wozniacki
def. Kaia Kanepi , 6-2 3-6 6-1
Dates
Sep 29 — Oct 5
Location
Japan Open, Japan
Category
Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
—

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

Round of 32

Caroline Wozniacki #16 4-6 6-0 6-3
Gisela Dulko #48
Ayumi Morita #136 6-1 6-4
Marina Erakovic #53
Tamarine Tanasugarn #37 6-1 6-3
Stéphanie Dubois #113
Camille Pin #80 6-0 7-5
Carla Suárez Navarro #50
Jarmila Wolfe #178 6-4 7-6(0)
Mara Santangelo #179
Shahar Peer #36 6-3 6-1
Kimiko Date #228
Klara Koukalova #75 4-6 6-2 7-5
Maria Kirilenko #31
Marta Domachowska #56 6-4 7-5
Aiko Nakamura #165
Kaia Kanepi #33 4-6 6-3 6-4
Lucie Safarova #72
Yanina Wickmayer #67 6-4 3-6 6-3
Iveta Benesova #41
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #76 6-1 6-2
Jie Zheng #26
Rika Fujiwara #150 7-6(6) 6-4
Petra Cetkovska #85
Aleksandra Wozniak #38 7-5 6-7(2) 6-3
Jill Craybas #66
Ryoko Fuda 7-5 6-2
Pauline Parmentier #45
Samantha Stosur #61 6-2 0-0 (ret.)
Vania King #101
Anabel Medina Garrigues #28 3-6 6-3 6-3
Yung Jan Chan

Round of 16

Caroline Wozniacki #16 6-2 6-1
Ayumi Morita #136
Tamarine Tanasugarn #37 6-2 6-2
Camille Pin #80
Jarmila Wolfe #178 5-7 6-1 7-6(9)
Shahar Peer #36
Klara Koukalova #75 6-3 6-0
Marta Domachowska #56
Kaia Kanepi #33 3-6 6-1 6-0
Yanina Wickmayer #67
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #76 6-2 6-4
Rika Fujiwara #150
Aleksandra Wozniak #38 6-1 6-1
Ryoko Fuda
Samantha Stosur #61 6-1 7-5
Anabel Medina Garrigues #28

Quarterfinals

Caroline Wozniacki #16 6-4 6-1
Tamarine Tanasugarn #37
Jarmila Wolfe #178 7-5 7-5
Klara Koukalova #75
Kaia Kanepi #33 7-6(4) 7-6(1)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #76
Aleksandra Wozniak #38 7-5 6-3
Samantha Stosur #61

Semifinals

Caroline Wozniacki #16 6-4 6-3
Jarmila Wolfe #178
Kaia Kanepi #33 6-4 6-4
Aleksandra Wozniak #38

Final

Caroline Wozniacki #16 6-2 3-6 6-1
Kaia Kanepi #33

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Japan Women's Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

  1. Caroline Wozniacki 1 final

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 5 players share this record.

  1. Aiko Nakamura 1 appearance

View the full Japan Women's Open record book →

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

Recent Finals

Recent Japan Women's Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Caroline Wozniacki #16 6-2 3-6 6-1 Kaia Kanepi #33 H2H Match data 2008 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 250 tournaments in 2008

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Women's Open held?
Japan Women's Open is held in Japan Open, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Women's Open?
The 2008 Japan Women's Open was won by Caroline Wozniacki, who defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 3-6 6-1.
When was the first Japan Women's Open played?
The first edition of Japan Women's Open was held in 2008.
What surface is Japan Women's Open played on?
Japan Women's Open is played on hard courts.