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Updated: 20th August, 2008
2008 US Open:
2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic (SRB) and Wimbledon title-holder Venus Williams (USA) will be joined by former US Open women's singles champions Serena Williams (USA), Lindsay Davenport (USA) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) in the women's singles field for the 2008 US Open Tennis Championships at Flushing Meadows next week. Svetlana Kuznetsova, who reached the 2007 US Open final last year only to be beaten by then-World No.1 Justine Henin, has been named as the third seed. The official draw is released on Thursday, 21st August in New York. Full Story »
2008 Beijing Olympic Games:
Third-seeded Russian, Svetlana Kuznetsova, was a shock casualty when she was knocked out on her Olympic début by Chinese favourite Li Na (CHN) in the First Round of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Tennis event in Beijing. Kuznetsova, battling both her opponent and the parochial Chinese crowd, failed to overcome a persistent Li Na, going down in straight sets, 6-7(5-7), 3-6. Svetlana's focus will now shift to the 2008 US Open starting next week in New York.
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2008 WTA Tournament Calendar -- August
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Date
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Tournament
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$US
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28 Jul - 3 Aug
4 Aug - 17 Aug
18 Aug - 24 Aug
25 Aug - 7 Sep
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Rogers Cup (Montreal, CAN) *
Nordea Nordic Light Open (Stockholm, SWE)
2008 Beijing Olympic Games (Beijing, CHN) *
West & South Women's Open (Cincinnati, USA)
Pilot Pen Tennis (New Haven, USA)
Forest Hills Tour Classic (Forest Hills, USA)
2008 US Open (New York, USA) *
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$1,340,000
$145,000
$175,000
$600,000
$74,800
$TBA
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