# Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points, except when the game was won by a player who reached 30 even if the lead was only 1 at that point.
The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.

## Seeds

Two players for China – Zhang Ning and Xie Xingfang – took gold and silver, respectively, while Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia received bronze in the women's singles tournament.
* Xie Xingfang (CHN) (silver medallist)
* Zhang Ning (CHN) (gold medallist)
* Lu Lan (CHN) (fourth place)
* Wang Chen (HKG) (third round)
* Pi Hongyan (FRA) (quarter-finals)
* Tine Rasmussen (DEN) (third round)
* Xu Huaiwen (GER) (quarter-finals)
* Wong Mew Choo (MAS) (quarter-finals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 19 | 20 | | 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 7 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 12 | | | | | |
| 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 29 | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 12 | | | | | |
| 8 | Wong Mew Choo (MAS) | 7 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wong Mew Choo (MAS) | 7 | 27 | | | | | | | 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 12 | 21 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 21 |
| | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 26 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 21 |
| | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 28 | 14 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 28 | 14 | 15 | | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 15 | 15 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| 5 | Pi Hongyan (FRA) | 8 | 21 | 19 | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 11 | 21 | 21 |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Olga Konon (BLR) | 16 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Maja Tvrdy (SLO) | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| Xing Aiying (SIN) | 19 | 12 | | Olga Konon (BLR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Olga Konon (BLR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Xie Xingfang (CHN) | 21 | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 19 | 20 |
| | | | 7 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Anu Nieminen (FIN) | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Xu Huaiwen (GER) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Yip Pui Yin (HKG) | 15 | 17 | | | | | | Tracey Hallam (GBR) | 10 | 7 | | | | |
| Tracey Hallam (GBR) | 21 | 21 | | Tracey Hallam (GBR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Grace Daniel (NGR) | 13 | 8 | | Kristína Ludíková (CZE) | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| Kristína Ludíková (CZE) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Karen Foo Kune (MRI) | 3 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Jeanine Cicognini (SUI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Anna Rice (CAN) | 7 | 12 | | | | |
| Ana Moura (POR) | 9 | 13 | | | Jeanine Cicognini (SUI) | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anna Rice (CAN) | 21 | 19 | 21 | | Anna Rice (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eva Lee (USA) | 15 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lu Lan (CHN) | 21 | 29 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wong Mew Choo (MAS) | 7 | 27 |
| | | | | 8 | Wong Mew Choo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kerry-Lee Harrington (RSA) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wong Mew Choo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Deyanira Angulo (MEX) | 18 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) | 16 | 8 | | | | |
| Hadia Hosny (EGY) | 21 | 7 | 21 | | Hadia Hosny (EGY) | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) | 21 | 21 | | | Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sara Persson (SWE) | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Erin Carroll (AUS) | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yoana Martínez (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | Yoana Martínez (ESP) | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Juliane Schenk (GER) | 21 | 13 | 20 | | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 18 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Tine Rasmussen (DEN) | 21 | 19 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | Akvilė Stapušaitytė (LTU) | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Tine Rasmussen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA) | 26 | 21 | 21 |
| Larisa Griga (UKR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 28 | 14 | 15 |
| Agnese Allegrini (ITA) | 15 | 11 | | | Larisa Griga (UKR) | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ella Diehl (RUS) | 9 | 8 | | | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Saina Nehwal (IND) | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Wang Chen (HKG) | 19 | 21 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | Eva Sládeková (SVK) | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Wang Chen (HKG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Thilini Jayasinghe (SRI) | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc (VIE) | 21 | 21 | | | Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc (VIE) | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eriko Hirose (JPN) | 21 | 19 | | | Eriko Hirose (JPN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ragna Ingólfsdóttir (ISL) | 6 | 7 | r | | | | | | | Eriko Hirose (JPN) | 12 | 21 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Pi Hongyan (FRA) | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Claudia Rivero (PER) | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Pi Hongyan (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Pi Hongyan (FRA) | 8 | 21 | 19 |
| Chloe Magee (IRL) | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| Kati Tolmoff (EST) | 21 | 18 | 19 | | Chloe Magee (IRL) | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kamila Augustyn (POL) | 15 | 5 | | | Jun Jae-youn (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jun Jae-youn (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Jun Jae-youn (KOR) | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Salakjit Ponsana (THA) | 23 | 17 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Zhang Ning (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |