Women's tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
The 2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships was the 29th edition of that tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts . It was classified as a Tier II event on the 2008 WTA Tour . The event took place at the Racquet Park at the Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida , U.S. from April 7 through April 13, 2008. The tournament offered total prize money of US$600,000. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title and earned $95,500 first-prize money.
Tatiana Golovin of France was the defending singles champion.
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Maria Sharapova , in her first event appearance, defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final to become the champion. This was also her first clay court title. Other top ten players appearing included Anna Chakvetadze , Australian Open semi-finalist Daniela Hantuchová and Marion Bartoli . Other notable names participating were three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport and Amélie Mauresmo .
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Dominika Cibulková , 7–6, 6–3
This was Sharapova's third title of the year, 19th of her career, and her first clay court title. Doubles
Main article: 2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles
Bethanie Mattek / Vladimíra Uhlířová defeated Victoria Azarenka / Elena Vesnina , 6–3, 6–1
References
^ Mark Long (April 13, 2008). "Sharapova beats Cibulkova at Amelia Island, wins 1st clay-court title" . USA Today
Francine King (April 14, 2008). "Sharapova soars in her debut" . jacksonville.com the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
External links
2008 WTA Tour « 2007 2009 » Grand Slam events
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Maria Sharapova
Bethanie Mattek 
Vladimíra Uhlířová
Dominika Cibulková, 7–6, 6–3
Victoria Azarenka /