# 2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for the women's singles at the 2008 French Open.

## Seeds

* Iveta Benešová (qualified)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Maret Ani (first round)
* Yanina Wickmayer (qualified)
* Anne Keothavong (first round)
* Julia Görges (qualifying competition)
* Bethanie Mattek (qualified)
* Renata Voráčová (first round)
* Alicia Molik (first round)
* Katie O'Brien (second round)
* Olga Puchkova (qualifying competition)
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (qualified)
* Barbora Strýcová (first round)
* Melinda Czink (first round)
* Julia Schruff (first round)
* Anna Lapushchenkova (qualifying competition)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Ahsha Rolle (second round)
* Vesna Manasieva (first round)
* Tatiana Poutchek (first round)
* Roberta Vinci (first round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
* Elena Baltacha (first round)

## Qualifiers

* Iveta Benešová
* Jelena Pandžić
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
* Yanina Wickmayer
* Selima Sfar
* Anastasiya Yakimova
* Bethanie Mattek
* Magdaléna Rybáriková
* Jarmila Gajdošová
* Zheng Jie
* Carla Suárez Navarro
* María José Martínez Sánchez

## Lucky loser

* Monica Niculescu

## Qualifying 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

### First qualifier

| First round | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Iveta Benešová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Kutuzova | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Iveta Benešová | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gréta Arn | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pivovarova | 3 | 1 | | | Gréta Arn | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Gréta Arn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gréta Arn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Iveta Benešová | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Sandra Martinović | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sandra Martinović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sandra Martinović | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| | Kumiko Iijima | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kumiko Iijima | 5 | 2 | | | Sandra Martinović | 3 | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| WC | Laura Thorpe | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| 19 | Ahsha Rolle | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Irena Pavlovic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Irena Pavlovic | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Raquel Kops-Jones | 6 | 5 | 4 | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jelena Pandžić | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Jelena Pandžić | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Jelena Pandžić | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Jelena Pandžić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Julie Coin | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 4 | 7 | 7 | | Julie Coin | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 18 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Maret Ani | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Chanelle Scheepers | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | Chanelle Scheepers | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nika Ožegović | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nika Ožegović | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 17 | Anna Lapushchenkova | 5 | 2 |
| WC | Kinnie Laisné | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Anna Lapushchenkova | 5 | 2 |
| | Natsumi Hamamura | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natsumi Hamamura | 1 | 1 | WC | Kinnie Laisné | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 17 | Anna Lapushchenkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 0 | 5 | 17 | Anna Lapushchenkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 17 | Anna Lapushchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Pichet | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Virginie Pichet | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 7 | 1 | 6 | | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | Yanina Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Anna Korzeniak | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 21 | Tatiana Poutchek | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Anne Keothavong | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | Zhang Shuai | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Tetiana Luzhanska | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Tetiana Luzhanska | 2 | 6 | 6 | Tetiana Luzhanska | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sandra Záhlavová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Sandra Záhlavová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | Tetiana Luzhanska | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 |
| | Ágnes Szatmári | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 |
| | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Hana Šromová | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | Hana Šromová | 5 | 6 | 7 | Hana Šromová | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 15 | Melinda Czink | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | 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 |
| 6 | Julia Görges | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Ivanova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Ivanova | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirsten Flipkens | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Kirsten Flipkens | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abigail Spears | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | Julia Görges | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | 6 |
| | Junri Namigata | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | 6 |
| | Anastasiya Yakimova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasiya Yakimova | 7 | 6 | | | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 14 | Barbora Strýcová | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alina Jidkova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alina Jidkova | 4 | 2 | 7 | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Margit Rüütel | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Margit Rüütel | 7 | 6 | | Margit Rüütel | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | Bethanie Mattek | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Oxana Lyubtsova | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | Jorgelina Cravero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Oxana Lyubtsova | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | Darya Kustova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darya Kustova | 0 | 1 | | Jorgelina Cravero | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Oxana Lyubtsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Oxana Lyubtsova | 6 | 6 | | Oxana Lyubtsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Elena Baltacha | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Renata Voráčová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Akiko Yonemura | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Akiko Yonemura | 6 | 7 | | Akiko Yonemura | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Christina Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Neuza Silva | 3 | 3 | | Christina Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Christina Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Christina Wheeler | 6 | 6 | | | | | Christina Wheeler | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 |
| | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 2 | 6 | 2 | Johanna Larsson | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2 | 7$^7$ | 8 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 22 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | |

### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Alicia Molik | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Zuzana Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | Zuzana Ondrášková | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Marta Marrero | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Marta Marrero | 2 | 0 | | | | Jarmila Gajdošová | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Betina Jozami | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | Naomi Cavaday | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Betina Jozami | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 7 | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Betina Jozami | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Betina Jozami | 6 | 7$^7$ | Betina Jozami | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 20 | Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |

### Tenth 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 |
| 10 | Katie O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 5 | 1 | | 10 | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kristina Barrois | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | Kristina Barrois | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Zheng Jie | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Zheng Jie | 4 | 7 | 8 | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Charlotte Rodier | 0 | 3 | | | |
| WC | Charlotte Rodier | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | Charlotte Rodier | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 23 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | 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 |
| 11 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 5 | | 11 | Olga Puchkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Chloé Babet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Chloé Babet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | Olga Puchkova | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 |
| | Sophie Ferguson | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 |
| | Anda Perianu | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anda Perianu | 6 | 2 | 5 | | Sophie Ferguson | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 3 | 3 | | 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Twelfth 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 |
| 12 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Caroline Maes | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Caroline Maes | 6 | 6 | | Caroline Maes | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Simona Matei | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simona Matei | 0 | 2 | | | | | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mariana Duque | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Mariana Duque | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Estelle Guisard | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Estelle Guisard | 6 | 1 | 0 | Kathrin Wörle | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mariana Duque | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque | 6 | 6 | | Mariana Duque | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Julia Schruff | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |