# 2008 Medibank International – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on 6 May 2007.
Justine Henin won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Justine Henin (champion)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
* Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (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 | Final |
| 1 | Justine Henin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ana Ivanovic | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ana Ivanovic | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Justine Henin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | Nicole Vaidišová | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Henin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 6$^2$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | L Šafářová | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Cibulková | 6 | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | Q | K Kanepi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Arvidsson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Dementieva | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 2 | 1 | | | V Razzano | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | N Petrova | 5 | 3 | | | S Bammer | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Chakvetadze | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pin | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | T Obziler | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | T Golovin | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| 7 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 7 |
| LL | K Knapp | 1 | 0 | | 7 | M Bartoli | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 2 | | | S Pe'er | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |