# 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone.
Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
* Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to viral illness)
* Anna Chakvetadze (quarterfinals, retired due to a left thigh injury)
* Marion Bartoli (first round)
* Elena Dementieva (champion)

## 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 | Final |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Elena Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5 | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 4 | 4 | | Q | K Srebotnik | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | E Makarova | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | S Bammer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bartoli | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Nakamura | 3 | 0 | | | N Vaidišová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Bondarenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 5 | 0 | | 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Dementieva | 7 | 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 |
| 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 1 | 3 | | | D Safina | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Chakvetadze | 1 | 0 | r | | | | | |
| WC | S Mirza | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 6$^5$ | 2 | | WC | S Mirza | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| LL | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Szávay | 1 | 4 | | LL | A Morigami | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | | | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Medina Garrigues | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | A Mauresmo | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| LL | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 2 | | L Šafářová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |