# 2008 French Open – Girls' singles

Simona Halep defeated Elena Bogdan in the final, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. Halep would go on to win the women's title for her first major title ten years later.
Alizé Cornet was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the women's singles competition where as the 19th seed, she reached the third round before losing to 14th seed Agnieszka Radwańska.

## Seeds

* Melanie Oudin (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Rus (semifinals)
* Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round)
* Ana Bogdan (first round)
* Jessica Moore (third round)
* Polona Hercog (quarterfinals)
* Bojana Jovanovski (third round)
* Kurumi Nara (first round)
* Simona Halep (champion)
* Elena Bogdan (final)
* Nikola Hofmanova (third round)
* Johanna Konta (first round)
* Ksenia Lykina (quarterfinals)
* Jessy Rompies (first round)
* Elena Chernyakova (first round)
* Katarzyna Piter (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 | Final |
| 1 | Melanie Oudin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Elena Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Elena Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Elena Bogdan | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Lenka Juríková | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Mohn | 2 | 1 | | Q | Lenka Juríková | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Lenka Juríková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lenka Juríková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Elena Bogdan | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| 9 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| 13 | Ksenia Lykina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ksenia Lykina | 1 | 2 | | 9 | Simona Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Savinykh | 0 | 1 | | 1 | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Curtis | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | J Curtis | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Hesse | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 1 | M Oudin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Chala | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | A Grymalska | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok | 1 | 7 | 6 | | N Kichenok | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grymalska | 7 | 6 | | | A Grymalska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Rompies | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Oudin | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | E Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Bogdan | 6 | 6 |
| | L Berlinecke | 2 | 3 | | 10 | E Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kerkhove | 3 | 4 | | | Z-j Yang | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z-j Yang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | E Bogdan | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | | |
| | A Yamasoto | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 7 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | R-L Jani | 0 | 6 | 6 | | R-L Jani | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Sapene | 2 | 5 | | 7 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | A Bogdan | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hogenkamp | 6 | 3 | 10 | | R Hogenkamp | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Marino | 6 | 6 | | | R Marino | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lalami | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Hogenkamp | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Z Susányi | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | WC | N Mohn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Riner | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | Q | N Riner | 5 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Mohn | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Mohn | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | E Chernyakova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | N Mohn | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | J Konta | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Juríková | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Gervais | 6 | 7 | | WC | J Gervais | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zaniewska | 7 | 7 | | | S Zaniewska | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kychenok | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Zaniewska | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | B Botto | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Juríková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Sirotkina | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | B Botto | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Juríková | 6 | 2 | 7 | Q | L Juríková | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Nara | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Inoue | 0 | 2 | | 5 | J Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Goncalves | 6$^{10}$ | 3 | | | A Salut | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Salut | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Moore | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | K Barbat | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 9 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Kamenskaya | 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | K Barbat | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Rodier | 4 | 1 | | 9 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | K Lykina | 2 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 13 | K Lykina | 1 | 2 |
| | K Boczová | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | 13 | K Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 2 | 9 | | Z Diyas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 13 | K Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Lertcheewakarn | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | C Sibille | 3 | 2 | | | T Babos | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gorny | 4 | 3 | | 3 | N Lertcheewakarn | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | P Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Malkhasyan | 3 | 5 | | 6 | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Venkatesh | 0 | 1 | | | A Orlik | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Orlik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Solovieva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | N Hofmanova | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| WC | C Babet | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | V Solovieva | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kolesnichenko | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | N Hofmanova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Hofmanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Hercog | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | K Piter | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Rus | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Luknárová | 1 | 6 | 2 | | Z Linhová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Linhová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Burdette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Doi | 2 | 4 | | | M Burdette | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Damaschin | 5 | 3 | | 2 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Rus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |