# 2008 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open. Cornet entered the tournament as a qualifier.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Ana Ivanovic (second round)
* Maria Sharapova (semifinals, withdrew due to a left calf strain)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
* Jelena Janković (champion)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
* Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Vera Zvonareva (third round)
* Ágnes Szávay (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
* Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a low back injury)
* Shahar Pe'er (withdrew due to a right shoulder tendinitis)
* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to right intercostal muscle strain)
* Francesca Schiavone (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Sybille Bammer (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 |
| Q | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Alizé Cornet | w/o | | | Q | Alizé Cornet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | | | | | | | | | Q | Alizé Cornet | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jelena Janković | w/o | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Patty Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zakopalová | 4 | 2 | | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | V Azarenka | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Niculescu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | S Bammer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 0 | | 12 | A Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kanepi | 4 | 6 | 0 | WC | R Vinci | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 5 | 4 | | | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6$^1$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | O Govortsova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Q | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 4 | 5 | | 17 | F Schiavone | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Cornet | w/o |
| 11 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | |
| | Z Yan | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Á Szávay | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Peng | 4 | 6 | 3 | WC | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Errani | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | WC | S Errani | 4 | 3 | | | |
| WC | M Santangelo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 3 | 2 | | | S Stosur | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | V Zvonareva | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | I Benešová | 6 | 7 | | Q | I Benešová | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | | 10 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | N Petrova | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Kirilenko | 3 | 7 | 6 | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kleybanova | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Kirilenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | O Savchuk | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | F Pennetta | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 1 | 2 | | | V Razzano | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| LL | A Rodionova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| LL | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | LL | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Koryttseva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Schnyder | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 |
| LL | E Makarova | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | E Makarova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 3 | 0 | | | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | D Cibulková | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alizé Cornet (qualified)
* Elena Vesnina (qualified)
* Pauline Parmentier (first round)
* Klára Zakopalová (qualified)
* Casey Dellacqua (first round)
* Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
* Mariya Koryttseva (qualified)
* Alisa Kleybanova (qualified)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
* Jill Craybas (qualified)
* Peng Shuai (qualified)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Marta Domachowska (first round)
* Olga Savchuk (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Iveta Benešová (qualified)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives (Still competing in Berlin)
* Galina Voskoboeva (qualifying competition)
* Rossana de los Ríos (qualifying competition)
* Chan Yung-jan (qualifying competition)
* Émilie Loit (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Alizé Cornet
* Elena Vesnina
* Monica Niculescu
* Klára Zakopalová
* Iveta Benešová
* Kaia Kanepi
* Mariya Koryttseva
* Alisa Kleybanova
* Akgul Amanmuradova
* Jill Craybas
* Peng Shuai
* Tsvetana Pironkova

### Lucky losers

* Anastasia Rodionova
* Virginia Ruano Pascual
* Ekaterina Makarova
* Olga Savchuk

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Alizé Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 5 | 2 | | 1 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Nathalie Viérin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Anastasia Rodionova | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 1 | 2 | Elena Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Andreja Klepač | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 17 | Marta Domachowska | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | Monica Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Anna-Giulia Remondina | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Klára Zakopalová | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Corinna Dentoni | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Klára Zakopalová | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Ayumi Morita | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 21 | Galina Voskoboeva | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Galina Voskoboeva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Casey Dellacqua | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Yuliana Fedak | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Yuliana Fedak | 1 | 2 |
| | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 3 | 19 | Iveta Benešová | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | Iveta Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 2 | 2 | 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 6 | 6 | | Maria Elena Camerin | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| 24 | Émilie Loit | 0 | 2 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kira Nagy | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 6 |
| | Julie Ditty | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Julie Ditty | 2 | 4 |
| Alt | Regina Kulikova | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Alisa Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Zheng Jie | 3 | 2 | 8 | Alisa Kleybanova | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alicia Molik | 3 | 5 | 15 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Astrid Besser | 1 | 1 | | 9 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| 18 | Olga Savchuk | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Jill Craybas | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 2 | 6$^1$ | 10 | Jill Craybas | 7 | 6 |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 4 | 4 | | 22 | Rossana de los Ríos | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yuan Meng | 1 | 2 | 11 | Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Giulia Gabba | 3 | 1 | 23 | Chan Yung-jan | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Chan Yung-jan | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 3 | 1 | | 12 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 |
| | Catalina Castaño | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Catalina Castaño | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Timea Bacsinszky | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |