2008 Copa Colsanitas
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Copa Colsanitas was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour
. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho
in Bogotá
, Colombia
, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.
Nuria Llagostera Vives
def.
María Emilia Salerni
, 6–0, 6–4
Iveta Benešová
/
Bethanie Mattek
def.
Jelena Kostanić Tošić / 
Martina Müller, 6–3, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour
2008 WTA Tour
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No...
. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho
Club Campestre El Rancho
The Club Campestre El Rancho is a tennis venue in Bogotá, Colombia. The club is the host of the Copa Colsanitas, a WTA Tour Tier-III event. The club previously hosted an ATP Tour event from 1994-2001. The club has 25 clay courts and a stadium court for 2,500 spectators.- External links :*...
in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.
Singles
Nuria Llagostera VivesNuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
def.
María Emilia SalerniMaría Emilia Salerni
María Emilia Salerni , known as Pitu Salerni, was an Argentine professional tennis player from the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe....
, 6–0, 6–4
- It was Nuria Llagostera Vives' 1st title of the year, and her 2nd overall.
Doubles
Iveta BenešováIveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
/
Bethanie MattekBethanie Mattek
Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida, but trains in Phoenix, Arizona...
def.
Jelena Kostanić Tošić / Martina Müller, 6–3, 6–3