# 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Patty Schnyder won in the final 6–3, 6–0, against Tamira Paszek.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
* Patty Schnyder (champion)
* Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Li Na (withdrew due to a right knee injury)
* Sara Errani (second round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)
* Peng Shuai (second 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 |
| 1 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Tamira Paszek | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 1 | | 2 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 7 | 6 | | Q | O Savchuk | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y-j Chan | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Bardina | 2 | 1 | | | Y-j Chan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Morita | 2 | 1 | | 9 | S Peng | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Paszek | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | V King | 6$^7$ | 1 | | 3 | F Pennetta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 2 | 0 | r | | A Rodionova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | F Pennetta | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | T Paszek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A-L Grönefeld | 5 | 4 | | | T Paszek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Grandin | 2 | 1 | | 7 | S Errani | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Errani | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Gumulya | 2 | 0 | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | AF Damayanti | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Czink | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | T Garbin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 3 | 1 | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | A Wozniak | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 |
| | J Craybas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Craybas | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | M Domachowska | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Tananta | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Domachowska | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Shvedova | 7 | 2 | 5 | | M Yuan | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |