The 2008 DFS Classic was a women's
tennis tournament played on
outdoor grass courts. It was the 27th edition of the
DFS Classic, and was part of the
Tier III Series
The WTA Tier III tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis third-level tournaments held from 1990 until the end of the 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years due to tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled.
F ...
of the
2008 WTA Tour
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2008 tennis season. The 2008 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the Internationa ...
. It took place at the
Edgbaston Priory Club
The Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' tennis, squash and leisure club in Birmingham, England. The club is the host of the annual WTA Tour stop, the Nature Valley Classic. The 'Ann Jones Court' stadium has a capacity of 2,500 peopl ...
in
Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 9 June until 15 June 2008. Twelfth-seeded
Kateryna Bondarenko won the singles title and earned $31,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Kateryna Bondarenko defeated
Yanina Wickmayer, 7–6
(9–7), 3–6, 7–6
(7–4)
*It was Kateryna Bondarenko's 1st career title.
Doubles
Cara Black /
Liezel Huber defeated
Séverine Brémond /
Virginia Ruano Pascual, 6–2, 6–1
External links
Official websiteITF tournament edition details
Tournament draws
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