# 2008 Zurich Open – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Venus Williams won in the final 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round, retired due to dizziness)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (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 |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | Flavia Pennetta | 6$^1$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 1 | 1 | | | F Pennetta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 3 | | | K Srebotnik | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 4 | 1 | | 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | 4/WC | V Zvonareva | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Li | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 3 | r | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Niculescu | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 7 | 6 | | | M Kirilenko | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | A Bondarenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Q | P Kvitová | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | 0 | 7 | 6 | Q | S Arvidsson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | Q | P Kvitová | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Szávay | 4 | 0 | | | M Bartoli | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |