WTA Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2008

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Sony Ericsson Championships - Doha 2008
The Khalifa International Tennis Complex
Doha, Qatar
November 4-9, 2008

The Sony Ericsson Championships or WTA Championships is the last tournament of of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season for The Top 8 singles players and Top 4 doubles teams. and 2008 season play at Doha 2008. 2008 Player in single only from Serbia Russia and USA.

2008 Women Singles Qualification

1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
2. Dinara Safina (RUS)
3. Serena Williams (USA)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
6. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
8. Venus Williams (USA)

Note: Two Alternates is Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) and the second Alternate is Nadia Petrova (RUS)

2008 Women Doubles Qualification

1. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (ZIM/USA)
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP/ESP)
3. Kveta Peschke / Rennae Stubbs (CZE/AUS)
4. Ai Sugiyama / Katarina Srebotnik (JPN/SLO)

Total Prize Fund - US$4.55 million
Breakdown

Singles

• Winner $1,340,000
• Runner-up $715,000
• Round Robin (3 wins) $400,000
• Round Robin (2 wins) $300,000
• Round Robin (1 win) $200,000
• Round Robin (no wins) $100,000
• Alternate $50,000

Doubles

• Winner $375,000
• Runners-up $187,500
• Semifinalists $93,750

Tournament Schedule (ET)
November 4-7, 2008

• 09.00: Round-Robin Action

November 8, 2008

• 05.00: Doubles Semifinals
• 09.30: Singles Semifinals

November 9, 2008

• 07.00: Doubles Final
• 12.00: Singles Final

TV Coverage: Fox Sports, Eurosport, Band Sports Channel, CCTV5, CyberCast, Japan - Gaora, , DirecTV, TrueVision, ESPN360.com