2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Champion Serbia Jelena Janković
Runner-up Russia Nadia Petrova
Final score 6–4, 6–3

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Jelena Janković won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Nadia Petrova. Janković became the highest ranking singles player by winning the final.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Serena Williams (Second Round)
  2. Serbia Jelena Janković (Champion)
  3. Russia Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (First Round)
  6. United States Venus Williams (Semifinals)
  7. Russia Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
  8. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
     Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6    
   Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4 4    
     Russia Nadia Petrova 4 3  
  2  Serbia Jelena Janković 6 6  
6  United States Venus Williams 7 5 2
  2  Serbia Jelena Janković 66 7 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States S Williams 6 1 4  
   Czech Republic N Vaidišová 1 2          China N Li 0 6 6  
   China N Li 6 6            China N Li 2 3    
   Russia N Petrova 6 6            Russia N Petrova 6 6    
Q  Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 2          Russia N Petrova 6 6  
   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 4 7        Switzerland P Schnyder 4 1    
5  Russia S Kuznetsova 4 6 5          Russia N Petrova 6 6  
       Belarus V Azarenka 4 4  
    4  Russia E Dementieva 6 6    
WC  Germany T Malek 6 2 5        Austria S Bammer 1 4    
   Austria S Bammer 4 6 7       4  Russia E Dementieva 66 6 1
   Belarus V Azarenka 7 6            Belarus V Azarenka 7 3 6  
   Hungary Á Szávay 5 3          Belarus V Azarenka 6 7  
Q  Czech Republic S Záhlavová 3 2       8  Poland A Radwańska 1 5    
8  Poland A Radwańska 6 6    

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  United States V Williams 6 6    
WC  Germany A-L Grönefeld 1 2       6  United States V Williams 6 6    
   Italy F Pennetta 6 2 1     Q  Ukraine K Bondarenko 4 2    
Q  Ukraine K Bondarenko 4 6 6       6  United States V Williams 6 6    
   France A Cornet 2 1         3  Russia D Safina 4 2    
Q  Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 6       Q  Bulgaria T Pironkova 1 66  
    3  Russia D Safina 6 7    
      6  United States V Williams 7 5 2
7  Russia V Zvonareva 6 6         2  Serbia J Janković 66 7 6
   Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 2       7  Russia V Zvonareva 6 6    
   Slovakia D Cibulková 3 1          France M Bartoli 2 0    
   France M Bartoli 6 6         7  Russia V Zvonareva 68 65  
WC  Greece E Daniilidou 65 1         2  Serbia J Janković 7 7    
   Ukraine A Bondarenko 7 6          Ukraine A Bondarenko 2 0  
    2  Serbia J Janković 6 6    
 

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