# 2008 Rogers Cup – Singles

Dinara Safina defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Canadian Open.
Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but retired from professional tennis in May 2008.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Maria Sharapova (third round, withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (second round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
* Dinara Safina (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
* Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko (second round)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Flavia Pennetta (second round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tamira Paszek | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | 11 | Victoria Azarenka | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 1 |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | 10 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Dominika Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | Dominika Cibulková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 2 | 4 | | | P Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Czink | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Paszek | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Ditty | 6$^4$ | 0 | | Q | M Czink | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 7 | 1 | 6 | | T Paszek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | F Schiavone | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Paszek | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 |
| Q | J Jackson | 1 | 1 | | 11 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Adamczak | 7 | 1 | 2 | | S Bammer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | V Azarenka | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 6$^4$ | 0 | r | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 1 | 2 | | | V Razzano | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 7 | | Q | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | O Savchuk | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F Pennetta | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | P Schnyder | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Safina | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Yuan | 6$^6$ | 2 | r | 9 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 2 | 2 | | | A Rodionova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | J Craybas | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Fichman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | A Rolle | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | M Bartoli | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kleybanova | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M South | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | M Bartoli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | N Vaidišová | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 3 | 4 | | | S Pe'er | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | w/o | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 7 | 6 | | | M Domachowska | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | N Petrova | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | O Sanchez | 3 | 1 | | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 0 | 1 | | 12 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 5 | 2 |
| | A Keothavong | 1 | 5 | | 13 | M Kirilenko | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 1 | 2 | r | WC | S Dubois | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Dubois | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | S Dubois | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 6 | 1 | 7 | | A Wozniak | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |