# 2008 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Marion Bartoli.
Aleksandra Wozniak won her first and only WTA tour title, defeating Bartoli in the final 7–5, 6–3.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Serena Williams (semifinals)
* Anna Chakvetadze (quarterfinals)
* Vera Zvonareva (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (final)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Francesca Schiavone (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 3 | Q | Aleksandra Wozniak | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Marion Bartoli | 5 | 3 |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | 6 | Marion Bartoli | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 7 | 7$^7$ | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | P Schnyder | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Kleybanova | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Liu | 1 | 1 | | 5 | P Schnyder | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 2 | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Wozniak | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 3 | 1 | | LL | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | S Stosur | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Wozniak | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 5 | 2 | | | S Bammer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Wozniak | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Wozniak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | | K Bondarenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Cibulková | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3$^r$ | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch | 2 | 6 | 5 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 |
| | A Amanmuradova | 1 | 3 | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6$^4$ | 1 | | Q | A Keothavong | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keothavong | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Czink | 5 | 0 | | | S Pe'er | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |