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2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts

Coordinates: 28°01′00″S 153°24′00″E / 28.0167°S 153.4°E / -28.0167; 153.4 (Gold Coast, Queensland)
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2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
Date31 December – 5 January
Edition12th
CategoryTier III
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$175,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Champions
Singles
China Li Na
Doubles
Russia Dinara Safina / Hungary Ágnes Szávay
← 2007 · Australian Hard Court Championships

The 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th and final edition of the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, which was renamed and relocated to Brisbane, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 31 December 2007 through 5 January 2008. Unseeded Li Na won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.

This was the last edition of the tournament in Gold Coast, Queensland. In 2009 the women's tournament was merged with the men's tournament and became the Brisbane International.

Finals

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Singles

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China Li Na defeated Belarus Victoria Azarenka, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Na Li's 1st title of the year, and her 2nd overall.

Doubles

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Russia Dinara Safina / Hungary Ágnes Szávay defeated China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–2

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 140 100 65 35 20 1 8 4 3 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $25,000 $14,650 $7,700 $4,050 $2,200 $1,300 $650 $350 $200
Doubles* $8,250 $4,350 $2,350 $1,250 $650

* per team

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28°01′00″S 153°24′00″E / 28.0167°S 153.4°E / -28.0167; 153.4 (Gold Coast, Queensland)