# 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Shahar Pe'er.
Li Na won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Victoria Azarenka.
This was the final edition of the tournament. The Brisbane International was held the next year, merging the men's and women's tournaments in this city.

## Seeds

* Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
* Sybille Bammer (first round)
* Ágnes Szávay (first round)

## 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 |
| | Li Na | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 5 | Li Na | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Shahar Pe'er | 4 | 2 | | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Vaidišová | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 5 | 3 | | | T Malek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Malek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Vaidišová | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | WC | M Adamczak | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Bammer | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | N Li | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Q | A Kleybanova | 1 | 3 | | 4 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 1 | 1 | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Pe'er | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | S Pe'er | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 1 | | Q | J Schruff | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Schruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Pe'er | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | T Bacsinszky | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | F Pennetta | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Safina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Pe'er | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Á Szávay | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Y Fedak | 3 | 7 | 6 | LL | Y Fedak | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 5 | 7 | 6 | | T Garbin | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Petrova | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |