# 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Jelena Janković won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Nadia Petrova. Janković became the highest ranking singles player by winning the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Serena Williams (second round)
* Jelena Janković (champion)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 4 | | | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Venus Williams | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jelena Janković | 6$^8$ | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 1 | 2 | | | N Li | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Li | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 2 | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 7 | | P Schnyder | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Malek | 6 | 2 | 5 | | S Bammer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6$^6$ | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 5 | 3 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Záhlavová | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Radwańska | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 2 | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 1 | Q | K Bondarenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Pironkova | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Williams | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6$^8$ | 7 | 6 |
| | D Hantuchová | 3 | 2 | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 3 | 1 | | | M Bartoli | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 6$^8$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |