| 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 – 11 May |
| Edition | 39th |
| Category | Tier I |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $1,340,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Dinara Safina | |
| Doubles | |
 Cara Black /  Liezel Huber | |
The 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from 5 May to 11 May 2008. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German capital of Berlin. The tournaments offered a total prize fund of US$1,300,000 across all rounds.
World number one Justine Henin, the three-time French Open defending champion, was the tournament's top seed. She was hoping to win this event for the fourth time after collecting titles here in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was Henin's biggest threat for the title as the number two seed, with Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova rounding out the top four seeds. Fifth seed Serena Williams was also a big threat for the title; she had won her last three tournaments and is a former French Open champion. Russian pair Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Dementieva brought the field up to seven of the world's top ten players.[1] Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchová were also due to play the event but it was announced that both had pulled out on April 30.[2]
- ^ "Entry List 2008". German Open Official Site. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Sharapova, Hantuchova pull out of German Open". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. 2008-04-30. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-03.