# 2008 Challenge Bell – Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Bethanie Mattek 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Nadia Petrova (champion)
* Flavia Pennetta (withdrew due to personal reasons)
* Sybille Bammer (first round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (semifinals)
* Bethanie Mattek (final)
* Olga Govortsova (second round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
* Sabine Lisicki (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 | Final |
| 1 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | Angela Haynes | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | Angela Haynes | 1 | 3 | 1 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6$^4$ | 3 | 6 | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Bethanie Mattek | 7$^7$ | 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 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mokh | 1 | 2 | | 1 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Lepchenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | M Czink | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Ditty | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Lisicki | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | LL | A Haynes | 1 | 3 |
| | S Brémond | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Brémond | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Haynes | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | A Haynes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | LL | A Haynes | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | O Govortsova | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Govortsova | 6 | 2 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | S Arvidsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6$^4$ | 1 | | Q | R Marino | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Marino | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | G Voskoboeva | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | IR Olaru | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | C Gullickson | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Q | C Gullickson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits | 4 | 3 | | 5 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Wozniak | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 6 | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Mattek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | S Fichman | 3 | 3 | | 6 | B Mattek | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Tétreault | 6 | 7 | | WC | V Tétreault | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | B Mattek | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Oudin | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 6 | 6 | | | O Puchkova | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 6 | 3 | 7 | | M Oudin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Bammer | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |