WTA Los Angeles 2008 Draw & Results

Completed

Dinara Safina won the 2008 Los Angeles, defeating Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played July 21–27 on hard courts in Los Angeles, United States.

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Champion
def. Flavia Pennetta , 6-4 6-2
Dates
Jul 21 — Jul 27
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Category
Tier II modern equivalent WTA 500
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

55 recorded singles results

Los Angeles 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Dinara Safina #9 6-4 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #21 H2H Match data Jul 27, 2008* F
SF (2)
Flavia Pennetta #21 3-6 6-2 7-5 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #59 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* SF
Dinara Safina #9 7-6(3) 6-1 Jelena Jankovic #2 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #59 6-2 7-5 Meng Yuan #122 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Flavia Pennetta #21 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1 Sybille Bammer #30 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Dinara Safina #9 6-3 6-1 Victoria Azarenka #16 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Jelena Jankovic #2 7-5 6-4 Nadia Petrova #17 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Flavia Pennetta #21 7-6(5) 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #33 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Victoria Azarenka #16 6-4 7-6(4) Samantha Stosur #87 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Nadia Petrova #17 6-4 7-5 Vera Zvonareva #11 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Sybille Bammer #30 6-4 5-7 6-2 Anna Chakvetadze #8 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Jelena Jankovic #2 6-3 6-2 Melinda Czink #121 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Dinara Safina #9 7-6(1) 0-6 7-6(3) Alla Kudryavtseva #104 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Meng Yuan #122 6-2 6-3 Melanie South #156 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #59 7-5 6-2 Olga Govortsova #43 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
Sybille Bammer #30 6-3 7-5 Stéphanie Dubois #111 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Flavia Pennetta #21 2-6 6-1 6-4 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #59 6-4 6-0 Nicole Vaidisova #22 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Anna Chakvetadze #8 6-1 6-1 Marta Domachowska #58 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Ai Sugiyama #33 6-4 7-5 Patty Schnyder #13 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Victoria Azarenka #16 6-1 6-3 Yung Jan Chan H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Nadia Petrova #17 6-1 3-6 6-1 Akgul Amanmuradova #79 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Melinda Czink #121 6-4 2-6 6-4 Olga Savchuk #123 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Dinara Safina #9 6-2 6-2 Shuai Peng #49 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Melanie South #156 6-4 6-2 Petra Kvitova #66 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Alla Kudryavtseva #104 3-6 7-5 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #31 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Vera Zvonareva #11 6-4 7-6(2) Jill Craybas #82 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Olga Govortsova #43 6-2 6-4 Daniela Hantuchova #12 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Jelena Jankovic #2 7-5 6-2 Vania King #98 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Meng Yuan #122 6-4 6-3 Sania Mirza #35 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Samantha Stosur #87 7-6(4) 7-5 Regina Kulikova #201 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
R64 (24)
Nicole Vaidisova #22 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 Ayumi Morita #133 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Jill Craybas #82 6-3 6-2 Anne Keothavong #76 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Sybille Bammer #30 6-0 6-4 Ahsha Rolle #147 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Melinda Czink #121 6-3 6-3 Virginie Razzano #27 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Olga Govortsova #43 6-3 6-4 Darya Kustova #377 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Flavia Pennetta #21 6-1 6-0 Aleksandra Wozniak #45 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Regina Kulikova #201 6-4 4-6 6-2 Elena Vesnina #62 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Samantha Stosur #87 6-1 6-1 Shahar Peer #25 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Meng Yuan #122 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Kateryna Volodko #46 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Sania Mirza #35 6-3 6-4 Eva Hrdinova #190 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Akgul Amanmuradova #79 6-2 6-2 Jamea Jackson #496 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Yung Jan Chan 6-1 6-4 Aravane Rezai #74 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Ai Sugiyama #33 6-4 6-4 Sabine Lisicki #81 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Petra Kvitova #66 6-4 1-6 7-5 Alisa Kleybanova #34 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Dominika Cibulkova #31 6-4 6-3 Monica Niculescu #83 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Nadia Petrova #17 6-0 6-4 Alina Jidkova #207 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Stéphanie Dubois #111 6-2 6-3 Ashley Harkleroad #72 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Shuai Peng #49 6-4 6-2 Julie Ditty #108 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Marta Domachowska #58 6-3 6-3 Coco Vandeweghe #513 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Alla Kudryavtseva #104 7-5 3-6 6-3 Anastasia Rodionova #73 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Vania King #98 6-3 6-3 Angela Haynes #183 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Olga Savchuk #123 6-4 6-3 Gisela Dulko #36 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #59 6-2 6-4 Abigail Spears #175 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Tamira Paszek 6-4 6-2 Aiko Nakamura #107 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Los Angeles.

Most Finals

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

  1. Dinara Safina 1 final

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins. 2 players share this record.

  1. Dinara Safina 5 wins

Most Appearances

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

  1. Abigail Spears 1 appearance

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

Recent Finals

Recent Los Angeles finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Dinara Safina #9 6-4 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #21 H2H Match data 2008 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Los Angeles held?
Los Angeles is held in Los Angeles, United States.
Who won the most recent Los Angeles?
The 2008 Los Angeles was won by Dinara Safina, who defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-2.
When was the first Los Angeles played?
The first edition of Los Angeles was held in 2008.
What surface is Los Angeles played on?
Los Angeles is played on hard courts.