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Dinara Safina

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 Recent News
  • Belgian media: Henin to quit tennis May 14 (AP)
  • Henin to announce retirement Wednesday May 14 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Rain interupts play in Rome May 13 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Djokovic on the verge of greatness May 13 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Unseeded teen Azarenka advances in Rome May 13 (AP)
  • Zvonareva advances in Rome May 12 (PA SportsTicker)
  • Venus to face Stosur in Rome return May 12 (Reuters)
  • Safina withdraws from Italian Open with back injury May 12 (AP)
  • Safina rallies to win Berlin title May 11 (PA SportsTicker)
 2008 At A Glance - Singles
 Current WTA Rank: 14  
 WTA Tournaments Played: 10 WTA Record: 16-8
 Hardcourt: 8-6 Clay: 8-2
 Carpet: 0-0 Grass: 0-0

 Tournaments Won in 2008: Qatar Telecom German Open
 2008 Tournament Results - Singles
 Tournament (Seed) Surface Round Opponent W/L Score
 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts (3)
 Dec 31-Jan 6
Hard First Round Jarmila Gajdosova W 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
  Quarterfinals Shahar Peer (5) L 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (8-10)
  Second Round Flavia Pennetta W 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
 Medibank International 
 Jan 7-Jan 13
Hard First Round Daniela Hantuchova (6) L 7-5, 4-6, 4-6
 Australian Open (16)
 Jan 14-Jan 27
Hard First Round Sabine Lisicki L 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 2-6
 Qatar Total Open (11)
 Feb 18-Feb 24
Hard First Round Katarina Srebotnik W 6-2, 6-4
  Second Round Zi Yan W 6-2, 6-1
  Third Round Vera Zvonareva L 5-7, 3-6
 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 
 Feb 25-Mar 2
Hard Second Round Anna Chakvetadze (6) L 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 3-6
 Pacific Life Open (8)
 Mar 10-Mar 23
Hard Second Round Jill Craybas W 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
 Sony Ericsson Open (13)
 Mar 24-Apr 6
Hard Second Round Aleksandra Wozniak W 6-2, 6-2
  Third Round Sybille Bammer (18) W 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
  Fourth Round Lindsay Davenport (32) W 6-3, 6-4
  Quarterfinals Vera Zvonareva (19) L 5-7, 4-6
 Bausch & Lomb Championships (6)
 Apr 7-Apr 13
Clay Second Round Tatiana Perebiynis W 6-3, 6-3
  Third Round Alona Bondarenko (10) L 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 5-7
 Family Circle Cup (8)
 Apr 14-Apr 20
Clay Second Round Lourdes Dominguez Lino W 6-1, 6-4
  Third Round Agnes Szavay (10) L 2-6, 5-7
 Qatar Telecom German Open (13)
 May 5-May 11
Clay First Round Julia Goerges W 6-3, 6-4
  Second Round Kaia Kanepi W 6-4, 6-3
  Third Round Justine Henin (1) W 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
  Quarterfinals Serena Williams (5) W 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
  Semifinals Victoria Azarenka W 6-4, 6-1
  Final Elena Dementieva (7) W 3-6, 6-2, 6-2