# 2008 Gastein Ladies – Singles

Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Pauline Parmentier won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Lucie Hradecká.

## Seeds

* Ágnes Szávay (semifinals)
* Alizé Cornet (first round, retired due to a gastrointestinal illness)
* Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
* Pauline Parmentier (champion)
* Timea Bacsinszky (second round)
* Sara Errani (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
* Iveta Benešová (quarterfinals)
* Vera Dushevina (first round)
* Klára Zakopalová (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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ágnes Szávay | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | 4 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Q | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 4 |
| | Mariya Koryttseva | 3 | 2 | Q | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 4 |
| Q | Lucie Hradecká | 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 |
| 1 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Kutuzova | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Á Szávay | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Klaffner | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Klaffner | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | S Mamić | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | I Benešová | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | G Voskoboeva | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | I Benešová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Benešová | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Á Szávay | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | P Parmentier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 |
| | T Garbin | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 4 | P Parmentier | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | WC | A-L Grönefeld | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | P Parmentier | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y Meusburger | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 7 | 6 | | | Y Meusburger | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani | 7 | 4 | 6 | | M Ani | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Zakopalová | 5 | 6 | 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 |
| 8 | V Dushevina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | K Šprem | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6$^6$ | 5 | Q | T Hladíková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Hladíková | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | Q | T Hladíková | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Koryttseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 2 | 1 | | | M Koryttseva | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 1 | | 3 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Koryttseva | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Ungur | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Zhang | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Müller | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | P Mayr | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | P Mayr | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Mayr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 2 | 6 | 3 | | R de los Ríos | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Cornet | 6 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |