# 2008 Kremlin Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Kremlin_Cup > Source revision: 1311638369 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 2008 Kremlin Cup Date 6–12 October Edition 19th (men) / 13th (women) Surface Hard / indoor Location Moscow, Russia Venue Olympic Stadium Champions Men's singles Igor Kunitsyn Women's singles Jelena Janković Men's doubles Sergiy Stakhovsky / Potito Starace Women's doubles Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik ← 2007 · Kremlin Cup · 2009 → The **2008 Kremlin Cup** was a [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [indoor hard courts](/source/Tennis_court#Indoor_courts). It was the 19th edition of the [Kremlin Cup](/source/Kremlin_Cup), and was part of the [International Series](/source/ATP_International_Series) of the [2008 ATP Tour](/source/2008_ATP_Tour), and of the [Tier I Series](/source/WTA_Tier_I_Events) of the [2008 WTA Tour](/source/2008_WTA_Tour). It took place at the [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Moscow_arena)) in Moscow, Russia, from 6 October through 12 October 2008. The men's field was headlined by [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) No. 6, [Miami Masters](/source/2008_Miami_Masters), [Portschach](/source/2008_Hypo_Group_Tennis_International), [Warsaw](/source/2008_Orange_Warsaw_Open) champion, and [Moscow three-time winner, defending champion](/source/Kremlin_Cup) [Nikolay Davydenko](/source/Nikolay_Davydenko), [Gstaad](/source/2008_Allianz_Suisse_Open_Gstaad) and [Umag](/source/2008_Croatia_Open_Umag) runner-up [Igor Andreev](/source/Igor_Andreev), and [Australian Open quarterfinalist](/source/2008_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_Singles#Finals), [Chennai](/source/2008_Chennai_Open) champion [Mikhail Youzhny](/source/Mikhail_Youzhny). Also lined up were [Metz](/source/2008_Open_de_Moselle) finalist, [2002 Moscow](/source/2002_Kremlin_Cup) champion [Paul-Henri Mathieu](/source/Paul-Henri_Mathieu), [Sydney](/source/2008_Medibank_International) and [Metz](/source/2008_Open_de_Moselle) titlist [Dmitry Tursunov](/source/Dmitry_Tursunov), [Michaël Llodra](/source/Micha%C3%ABl_Llodra), [Marat Safin](/source/Marat_Safin) and [Janko Tipsarević](/source/Janko_Tipsarevi%C4%87). The women's draw –the strongest in nineteen years–[1] was led by [World No. 1](/source/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_players), [US Open](/source/2008_U.S._Open_(tennis)) runner-up, [Rome](/source/2008_Rome_Masters), [Beijing](/source/2008_China_Open_(tennis)), [Stuttgart](/source/2008_Porsche_Tennis_Grand_Prix) titlist [Jelena Janković](/source/Jelena_Jankovi%C4%87), [French Open](/source/2008_French_Open) finalist, [Berlin](/source/2008_Qatar_Telecom_German_Open), [Los Angeles](/source/2008_East_West_Bank_Classic), [Montreal](/source/2008_Canada_Masters), [Tokyo](/source/2008_Toray_Pan_Pacific_Open) titlist [Dinara Safina](/source/Dinara_Safina), and [Olympic gold](/source/Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics), [Dubai](/source/2008_Dubai_Tennis_Championships) winner, [defending champion](/source/2007_Kremlin_Cup) [Elena Dementieva](/source/Elena_Dementieva). Other seeds included [French Open](/source/2008_French_Open) champion and [Australian Open](/source/2008_Australian_Open) finalist [Ana Ivanovic](/source/Ana_Ivanovic), [Indian Wells](/source/2008_Indian_Wells_Masters), [Tokyo](/source/2008_Toray_Pan_Pacific_Open), and [Beijing](/source/2008_China_Open_(tennis)) runner-up [Svetlana Kuznetsova](/source/Svetlana_Kuznetsova), [Venus Williams](/source/Venus_Williams), [Vera Zvonareva](/source/Vera_Zvonareva) and [Anna Chakvetadze](/source/Anna_Chakvetadze). First-seeded [Jelena Janković](/source/Jelena_Jankovi%C4%87) won the singles title.[2] ## Finals ### Men's singles Main article: [2008 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles](/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) [Igor Kunitsyn](/source/Igor_Kunitsyn) defeated [Marat Safin](/source/Marat_Safin), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 - It was Igor Kunitsyn's 1st career title, and proved to be Marat Safin's last final before his retirement in 2009. ### Women's singles Main article: [2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles](/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) [Jelena Janković](/source/Jelena_Jankovi%C4%87) defeated [Vera Zvonareva](/source/Vera_Zvonareva), 6–2, 6–4 - It was Jelena Janković's 4th title of the year, and her 9th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year, and her 4th overall. ### Men's doubles Main article: [2008 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles](/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) [Sergiy Stakhovsky](/source/Sergiy_Stakhovsky) / [Potito Starace](/source/Potito_Starace) defeated [Stephen Huss](/source/Stephen_Huss_(tennis)) / [Ross Hutchins](/source/Ross_Hutchins), 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6] - It was Stakhovsky's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Starace's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. ### Women's doubles Main article: [2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles](/source/2008_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) [Nadia Petrova](/source/Nadia_Petrova) / [Katarina Srebotnik](/source/Katarina_Srebotnik) defeated [Cara Black](/source/Cara_Black) / [Liezel Huber](/source/Liezel_Huber), 6–4, 6–4 - It was Petrova's 3rd title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Srebotnik's 3rd title of the year and the 19th of his career. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mauresmo_1-0)** ["Mauresmo overcomes Cornet scare"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7655609.stm). *BBC Sport*. 6 October 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jankovic secures title hat-trick"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7665986.stm). *BBC Sport*. 12 October 2008. ## External links - [Official website](https://kremlincup.ru/en/) (in English) - [Men's singles draw](http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2008/438/mds.pdf) - [Men's doubles draw](http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2008/438/mdd.pdf) - [WTA tournament draws](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2008/730.pdf) v t e Kremlin Cup 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NH 2021 NH v t e 2008 ATP Tour « 2007 2009 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP Masters Series Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Rome (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Paris (S, D) ATP International Series Gold Rotterdam (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Vienna (S, D) ATP International Series Adelaide (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) Costa do Sauípe (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Las Vegas (S, D) Valencia (S, D) Houston (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Pörtschach (S, D) Düsseldorf Halle (S, D) Queen's (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Amersfoort (S, D) Umag (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Washington (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Metz (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Basel (S, D) Lyon (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Team events Davis Cup World Team Cup Beijing Summer Olympics (S, D) Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai (S, D) v t e 2008 WTA Tour « 2007 2009 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Tier I tournaments Doha (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Tier II tournaments Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Bangalore (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tier III tournaments Gold Coast (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) İstanbul Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Bali (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Tier IV tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Fes (S, D) Prague (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Portorož (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Forest Hills Seoul (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Team events Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa Summer Olympic Games, Beijing (S, D) WTA Championships, Doha (S, D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2008 Kremlin Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Kremlin_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Kremlin_Cup?action=history)). 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