# 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Nadia Petrova won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Nathalie Dechy.

## Seeds

* Marion Bartoli (first round, retired due to an abdominal pain)
* Nadia Petrova (champion)
* Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)
* Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (quarterfinals)
* Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
* Tamira Paszek (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 |
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Bartoli | 6$^5$ | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Jackson | 7 | 2 | | WC | J Jackson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | V King | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Bardina | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 7 | 6$^6$ | 1 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | A Fink | 3 | 3 | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Sanchez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Wozniak | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 4 | | J Vakulenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 3 | 2 | | 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Wozniak | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | E Makarova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | C Pin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 5 | 7 | 6 | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | S Lisicki | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | S Dubois | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Rodina | 2 | 6$^3$ | | Q | S Dubois | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 5 | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | P Cetkovská | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Cetkovská | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Osterloh | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | L Osterloh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Yuan | 6 | 1 | 4 | | J Ditty | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 0 | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |