# 2008 İstanbul Cup – Singles

Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but Agnieszka Radwańska defeated her 6–3, 6–2, in the final.

## Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Elena Dementieva (final)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Olga Govortsova (quarterfinals)
* Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (semifinals)
* Jill Craybas (quarterfinals)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Büyükakçay | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | Q | L Ungur | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Ungur | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | 7 | J Craybas | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 7 | 3 | | V King | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Craybas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 |
| | L Osterloh | 1 | 2 | | 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 7 | 6 | | | M Domachowska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 6$^0$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | 6 | A Amanmuradova | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 3 | 7 | 4 | | A Nakamura | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 4 | 1 | | 6 | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | T Pironkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 4 | 5 | | 8 | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Chvojková | 7 | 6 | | Q | V Chvojková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Özgen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | T Pironkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | O Govortsova | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | |
| | N Viérin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | N Viérin | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | İ Şenoğlu | 3 | 2 | | 4 | O Govortsova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Pironkova | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | S Arvidsson | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | A Klepač | 6 | 7 | | | A Klepač | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 2 | 3 | | | S Dubois | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Klepač | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Zec Peškirič | 3 | 4 | | | S Cîrstea | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |