# 2008 Qatar Ladies Open – Singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Qatar Open.
Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she chose not to participate that year.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Ana Ivanovic (third round, withdrew due to a left ankle sprain)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
* Venus Williams (third round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (withdrew due to a respiratory virus)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (first round, retired due to an upset stomach)
* Dinara Safina (third round)
* Shahar Pe'er (third round)
* Ágnes Szávay (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 16 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Wozniacki | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Wozniacki | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 4 | | | Li Na | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 15 | Sybille Bammer | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | O Govortsova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | A Radwańska | w/o | | | | | | |
| Q | U Radwańska | 2 | 5 | | | T Garbin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 5 | 0 | | 16 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 |
| 9 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | T Paszek | 4 | 0 | | 9 | P Schnyder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 4 | 3 | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Görges | 1 | 4 | | | K Knapp | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Q | G Voskoboeva | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Kerber | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | Q | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Tanasugarn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | T Tanasugarn | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Lisicki | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 14 | A Mauresmo | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | N Petrova | 2 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 0 | 1 |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 1 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Makarova | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A Chakvetadze | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 0 | 6 | | N Li | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Sun | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | 12 | S Pe'er | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | V Razzano | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Klepač | 3 | 4 | | 12 | S Pe'er | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Á Szávay | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 3 | 4 |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Morita | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | Y Shvedova | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 17 | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | D Safina | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Z Yan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | 11 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Bammer | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | A Nakamura | 1 | 3 | | 15 | S Bammer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Ditty | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | S Bammer | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 1 | | N Dechy | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |