The 2008 Nordea Danish Open was a women's professional tennis event on the

2008 ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up ...

, which took place from 17 to 23 November. The event was hosted in

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, Denmark. It was played on indoor carpet courts. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$100,000. The tournament was only played in 2008. The WTA tournament

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in Copenhagen may be viewed as a continuation.

Entrants

Seeds

*Rankings are as of November 11, 2008

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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The following players received entry through the lucky loser spot: *

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* Anna Smith *

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The following players entered via a protected ranking: *

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Champions

Singles

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, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

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Gabriela Chmelinová Gabriela Chmelinová (née Navrátilová; born 2 June 1976) is a retired Czech tennis player. Chmelinová has won six singles titles and 55 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 23 June 2003, she reached her best singles ranking o ...

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References

* https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/$100000-odense/den/2008/w-witf-den-01a-2008/draws-and-results/ {{2008 ITF Women's Circuit Nordea Danish Open Tennis in Denmark Tennis tournaments in Denmark 2008 in Danish tennis