2008 ASB Classic – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Singles
2008 ASB Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Runner-upFrance Aravane Rezaï
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Aravane Rezaï.

Seeds

  1. Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  2. Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
  3. Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
  4. Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
  5. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
  6. Tamira Paszek (semifinals)
  7. Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
  8. Émilie Loit (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
WC Marina Erakovic35 
  Aravane Rezaï67 
  Aravane Rezaï22 
Lindsay Davenport66 
Lindsay Davenport66 
6 Tamira Paszek43 

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 V Zvonareva66 
WC S Jones01 1 V Zvonareva66 
  S Arvidsson67   S Arvidsson23 
Q A Rolle45 1 V Zvonareva3665
WC M Erakovic66 WC M Erakovic627
WC E Barry11 WC M Erakovic77 
  A Harkleroad66   A Harkleroad655 
8 E Loit41 WC M Erakovic35 
3 K Srebotnik63   A Rezaï67 
  A Rodionova00r3 K Srebotnik66 
  A Morigami50   Y Meusburger01 
  Y Meusburger76 3 K Srebotnik13 
Q S Zhang33   A Rezaï66 
  A Rezaï66   A Rezaï76 
Q E Baltacha12 7 E Daniilidou54 
7 E Daniilidou66 

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
5 A Medina Garrigues 76 
  N Pratt633 5 A Medina Garrigues 160
L Davenport66  L Davenport646
  L Granville23  L Davenport66 
Q V Manasieva05   S Errani33 
  P Parmentier67   P Parmentier12 
  S Errani7646  S Errani66 
4 M Krajicek572 L Davenport66 
6 T Paszek76 6 T Paszek43 
  Y Wickmayer671 6 T Paszek66 
  C Pin66   C Pin23 
  M Müller31 6 T Paszek66 
  M Tu35 2 M Kirilenko13 
  K Zakopalová67   K Zakopalová41 
  K Kanepi2632 M Kirilenko66 
2 M Kirilenko626

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Jill Craybas (second round)
  2. Anne Kremer (second round)
  3. María Emilia Salerni (second round)
  4. Angelique Kerber (second round)
  5. Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
  6. Mariya Koryttseva (qualifying competition)
  7. Catalina Castaño (first round)
  8. Ahsha Rolle (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
1 Jill Craybas66
WC Shona Lee011 Jill Craybas265
Sun Tiantian693 Zhang Shuai637
Zhang Shuai7116 Zhang Shuai617
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová545 Lilia Osterloh465
Jorgelina Cravero76 Jorgelina Cravero01
WC Klaudia Jans155 Lilia Osterloh66
5 Lilia Osterloh67

Second qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
2 Anne Kremer66
Maša Zec Peškirič412 Anne Kremer23
Marie-Ève Pelletier52 Melanie South66
Melanie South76 Melanie South53
Eva Hrdinová23 Elena Baltacha76
Elena Baltacha66 Elena Baltacha66
Vladimíra Uhlířová677 Vladimíra Uhlířová20
7 Catalina Castaño364

Third qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
3 María Emilia Salerni66
Kumiko Iijima013 María Emilia Salerni642
Vesna Manasieva66 Vesna Manasieva466
Andreja Klepač31 Vesna Manasieva366
Sabine Lisicki71166 Mariya Koryttseva631
WC Jasmin Wöhr694 Sabine Lisicki4773
WC Alicja Rosolska126 Mariya Koryttseva6616
6 Mariya Koryttseva66

Fourth qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
4 Angelique Kerber66
Arina Rodionova134 Angelique Kerber42
Junri Namigata41 Naomi Cavaday66
Naomi Cavaday66 Naomi Cavaday22
WC Kairangi Vano208 Ahsha Rolle66
Ayumi Morita66 Ayumi Morita13
Chan Chin-wei418 Ahsha Rolle66
8 Ahsha Rolle66