The pictures above show Dinara Safina at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. 2008 proved to be
a fine year for Safina with a semi-final appearance at the U.S. Open and her first Grand Slam
final at the French Open, the results of which can be seen above. She also won the Olympic silver
medal in women's singles at the 2008 Olympics.
LAST 16. FRENCH OPEN 2008
DINARA SAFINA defeated MARIA SHARAPOVA 6-7(6-8), 7-6(7-5), 6-2
ELENA DEMENTIEVA defeated VERA ZVONAREVA 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA defeated VICTORIA AZARENKA 6-2, 6-3
KAIA KANEPI defeated PETRA KVITOVA 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO defeated FLAVIA PENNETTA 6-3, 6-2
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-3, 7-6(7-3)
PATTY SCHNYDER defeated KATARINA SREBOTNIK 6-2, 6-4
ANA IVANOVIC defeated PETRA CETKOVSKA 6-0, 6-0
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QUARTERFINALS
DINARA SAFINA defeated ELENA DEMENTIEVA 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 6-0
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA defeated KAIA KANEPI 7-5, 6-2
JELENA JANKOVIC defeated CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO 6-3, 6-2
ANA IVANOVIC defeated PATTY SCHNYDER 6-3, 6-2
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SEMIFINALS
DINARA SAFINA defeated SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA 6-3, 6-2
ANA IVANOVIC defeated JELENA JANKOVIC 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
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FINAL
ANA IVANOVIC defeated DINARA SAFINA 6-4, 6-3