# 2008 Tashkent Open – Singles

Pauline Parmentier was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Sorana Cîrstea won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating Sabine Lisicki in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$.

## Seeds

* Peng Shuai (semifinals)
* Olga Govortsova (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (champion)
* Sabine Lisicki (final)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (semifinals, retired due to an illness)
* Monica Niculescu (quarterfinals)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)
* Galina Voskoboeva (withdrew due to an illness)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Peng Shuai | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sabine Lisicki | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sabine Lisicki | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Sorana Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 0 | | 3 | Sorana Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Rodionova | 4 | 1 | | 1 | S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rus | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Rus | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Ekshibarova | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | S Peng | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 6 | M Niculescu | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 5 | 1$^r$ | | 6 | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Niculescu | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Peng | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Lisicki | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | D Saidkhodjaeva | 0 | 1 | | 4 | S Lisicki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Panova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Panova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ogorodova | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | S Lisicki | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Laisné | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | U Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | S Shapatava | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Shapatava | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | U Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Amanmuradova | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | S Khayrova | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | T Poutchek | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Klepač | 0 | 7 | 2 | | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Larcher de Brito | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | A Lapushchenkova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | N Bratchikova | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | A Lapushchenkova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dzehalevich | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 3 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Rybáriková | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| | K Wörle | 4 | 4 | | 5 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Manasieva | 6 | 6 | | | V Manasieva | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Abduraimova | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | IR Olaru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | IR Olaru | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 2 | 1 | | | IR Olaru | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Palkina | 7 | 4 | 7 | Q | K Palkina | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | O Govortsova | 6$^7$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |