The 2008 Kremlin Cup

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The “Kremlin Cup” is the first international professional tournament in the history of Russia. This year, for the nineteenth time, it will take place on the courts of Moscow's "Olimpisky" sports complex. The prize for the “Kremlin Cup” is 2.438.000 US dollars. The general partners of the tournament are “Bank of Moscow” and “Ingosstrakh”.

DATES: 4-12 October 2008
4-5 October: qualifying matches of the tournament
6-12 October: main matches of the tournament
COURT SURFACE: hard
NUMBER Of COURTS: four

PLAYERS:
Main part (men): 32 players (singles) and 16 (pairs)
Main part (women): 28 players (singles) and 16 (pairs)
Qualifying matches (men): 32 players (singles)
Qualifying matches (women): 32 players (singles)

DECIDER:
3 October (Friday) – decider for qualifying matches
4 October (Saturday) – decider for main matches