# 2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Dinara Safina won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Serena Williams (withdrew due to a left knee injury)
* Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
* Dinara Safina (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (third round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (final)
* Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
* Shahar Pe'er (first round)
* Virginie Razzano (first round)
* Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (second round)
* Sania Mirza (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 |
| 1 | Jelena Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 4 | | 1 | Jelena Janković | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Dinara Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Dinara Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Sybille Bammer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Sybille Bammer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | 10 | Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 7 | | WC | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Meng Yuan | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6 | | V King | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | M Czink | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 4 | 3 | | O Savchuk | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Czink | 6 | 6 | LL | M Czink | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | V Razzano | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Petrova | 5 | 4 |
| Q | A Jidkova | 0 | 4 | 9 | N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | A Amanmuradova | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Jackson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | N Petrova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | J Craybas | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | D Safina | 7 | 0 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Q | A Kudryavtseva | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 3 | | 15 | D Cibulková | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Safina | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | S Pe'er | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 3 | 1 |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | R Kulikova | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Kulikova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stosur | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 1 | 4 | | | Y-j Chan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 4 | 4 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | F Pennetta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | T Paszek | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 1 | 0 | 10 | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | F Pennetta | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Bammer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 |
| Q | A Rolle | 0 | 4 | 14 | S Bammer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 2 | 3 | | S Dubois | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | S Bammer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 3 | | M Domachowska | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kustova | 3 | 4 | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | B Mattek | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Spears | 2 | 4 | | WC | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Vaidišová | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | WC | B Mattek | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Yuan | 2 | 5 |
| Q | E Hrdinová | 3 | 4 | | 16 | S Mirza | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | M Yuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | M Yuan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | LL | M South | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | P Kvitová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | M South | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Alla Kudryavtseva (qualified)
* Olga Puchkova (first round)
* Melinda Czink (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
* Ahsha Rolle (qualified)
* Melanie South (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tatiana Poutchek (qualifying competition)
* Rika Fujiwara (qualifying competition)
* Abigail Spears (qualified)
* Eva Hrdinová (qualified)
* Anna Tatishvili (first round)
* Angela Haynes (qualified)
* Monique Adamczak (qualifying competition)
* Julie Coin (first round)
* Regina Kulikova (qualified)
* Alina Jidkova (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Alla Kudryavtseva
* Darya Kustova
* Regina Kulikova
* Alina Jidkova
* Ahsha Rolle
* Eva Hrdinová
* Abigail Spears
* Angela Haynes

### Lucky losers

* Melinda Czink
* Melanie South

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Kady Pooler | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Kady Pooler | 1 | 0 | 1 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Monique Adamczak | 4 | 5 |
| | Surina De Beer | 1 | 4 | 13 | Monique Adamczak | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Monique Adamczak | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | Darya Kustova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Darya Kustova | 3 | 6 | 6 | Darya Kustova | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Alexa Glatch | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | Alexa Glatch | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alexa Glatch | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 11 | Anna Tatishvili | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Riza Zalameda | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Riza Zalameda | 2 | 2 | 3 | Melinda Czink | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | 15 | Regina Kulikova | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Ashley Weinhold | 1 | 0 | 15 | Regina Kulikova | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 15 | Regina Kulikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Lindsey Nelson | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Lindsey Nelson | 1 | 2 | 4 | Lilia Osterloh | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | 16 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 |
| | Anne Yelsey | 4 | 6$^5$ | 16 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ahsha Rolle | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Asia Muhammad | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Julie Coin | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Melanie South | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Katsarina Zheltova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Katsarina Zheltova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | 6 | Melanie South | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Podkolzina | 3 | 4 | | 10 | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Brittany Augustine | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Brittany Augustine | 1 | 2 | 7 | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | 9 | Abigail Spears | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 5 | 2$^r$ | 9 | Abigail Spears | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Abigail Spears | 7 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Rika Fujiwara | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Julia Boserup | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Julia Boserup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Rika Fujiwara | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 12 | Angela Haynes | 6 | 6 |
| | Melissa Torres Sandoval | 5 | 3 | | 12 | Angela Haynes | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Angela Haynes | 7 | 6 | | | | | |