# 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles

Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova.
Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets to win the title, despite being match point down in her semifinal match against her sister Venus Williams.

## Singles results
### Seeds

* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Ágnes Szávay (second round)
* Sybille Bammer (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (first round)

### 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 |
| | Yan Zi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 2 | 2 | | PR | S Mamić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Mamić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | Z Yan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 6 | 2 | 7 | | O Savchuk | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Yan | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | A Nakamura | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Uberoi | 1 | 4 | | 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 6 | S Bammer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | S Bammer | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Rodionova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Sun | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Bachmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | T Obziler | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Lakhani | 2 | 2 | | Q | Á Szatmári | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ayumi Morita (first round)
* Katie O'Brien (moved to main draw)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Andreja Klepač (first round)
* Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
* Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition)
* Vesna Manasieva (first round)
* Angelika Bachmann (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Ágnes Szatmári
* Angelika Bachmann
* Monica Niculescu
* Sun Tiantian

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | Melanie South | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| WC | Aurélie Védy | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6/WC | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Sanaa Bhambri | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | Monique Adamczak | 3 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Hwang I-hsuan | 5 | 1 | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Debbrich Feys | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Zheng Jie | 3 | 2$^r$ | | Debbrich Feys | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 2 | 4 | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | Corinna Dentoni | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Alt | Akshitha Basavaraju | 1 | 0 | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
| | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
| | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 2 | 7 | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| 8 | Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |