# Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.
78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
| Dates | Start time | Round |
| August 18 | 10:00 | Preliminary round |
| August 19 | 12:15 | First round |
| August 19 | 13:45 | First round |
| August 19 | 18:00 | First round |
| August 19 | 19:30 | First round |
| August 19 | 21:00 | Second round |
| August 20 | 10:00 | Second round |
| August 20 | 12:00 | Second round |
| August 20 | 15:00 | Third round |
| August 20 | 18:00 | Third round |
| August 20 | 20:00 | Third round |
| August 21 | 10:00 | Fourth round |
| August 21 | 18:00 | Quarterfinals |
| August 22 | 10:00 | Semifinals |
| August 22 | 19:30 | Bronze medal match |
| August 22 | 20:30 | Gold medal match |

## Seeds

Seeds for the draw of the Olympics were based on the ITTF world ranking list published on July 1, 2008. The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
* Zhang Yining (CHN) (champion, gold medallist)
* Guo Yue (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medallist)
* Wang Nan (CHN) (final, silver medallist)
* Li Jiawei (SIN) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Wang Yuegu (SIN) (third round)
* Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
* Tie Ya Na (HKG) (quarterfinals)
* Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) (fourth round)
* Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (fourth round)
* Lin Ling (HKG) (fourth round)
* Li Jiao (NED) (fourth round)
* Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
* Hirano Sayaka (JPN) (third round)
* Wang Chen (USA) (quarterfinals)
* Park Mi-young (KOR) (fourth round)
* Wu Jiaduo (GER) (third round)
The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
* Gao Jun (USA) (fourth round)
* Dang Ye-seo (KOR) (third round)
* Haruna Fukuoka (JPN) (third round)
* Tamara Boroš (CRO) (third round)
* Li Qian (POL) (second round)
* Shen Yanfei (ESP) (third round)
* Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) (third round)
* Lau Sui Fei (HKG) (third round)
* Krisztina Tóth (HUN) (third round)
* Ni Xialian (LUX) (third round)
* Elke Schall (GER) (second round)
* Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
* Li Jie (NED) (fourth round)
* Daniela Dodean (ROU) (second round)
* Wu Xue (DOM) (quarterfinals)
* Li Qiangbing (AUT) (fourth round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Zhang Yining (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Li Jiawei (SIN) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Li Jiawei (SIN) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | | 1 | Zhang Yining (CHN) | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang Nan (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | | |
| 3 | Wang Nan (CHN) | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Wang Nan (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | | |
| 2 | Guo Yue (CHN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Li Jiawei (SIN) | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Guo Yue (CHN) | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Vi Pavlovich (BLR) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | 23 | Vi Pavlovich (BLR) | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | E Samara (ROU) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | E Schall (GER) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 42 | M Hu (TUR) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | M Hu (TUR) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang Y (CHN) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng T (SIN) | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | Liu J (AUT) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Li Jie (NED) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | 29 | Li Jie (NED) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Zhu F (ESP) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 29 | Li Jie (NED) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng T (SIN) | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng T (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Dang Y-s (KOR) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 18 | Dang Y-s (KOR) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | M Miao (AUS) | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kim K-a (KOR) | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | H Fukuoka (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 19 | H Fukuoka (JPN) | 9 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | N Komwong (THA) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kim K-a (KOR) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Wang C (USA) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Wang C (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | K Tóth (HUN) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | K Tóth (HUN) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | R Paškauskienė (LTU) | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Wang C (USA) | 13 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Li J (SIN) | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lin L (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Li Q (POL) | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | | 47 | T Kostromina (BLR) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | T Kostromina (BLR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Lin L (HKG) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Li J (SIN) | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Li J (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | T Boroš (CRO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | 20 | T Boroš (CRO) | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | N Stefanova (ITA) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | G Póta (HUN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | G Póta (HUN) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | D Hadacova (CZE) | 3 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Park M-y (KOR) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Park M-y (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | D Dodean (ROU) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | | | 40 | Kim J (PRK) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Kim J (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Wang N (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Wu J (GER) | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Li Q (AUT) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | 32 | Li Q (AUT) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | W Tan Monfardini (ITA) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | Li Q (AUT) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Tie YN (HKG) | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Shen Y (ESP) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | | 22 | Shen Y (ESP) | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | S Paović (CRO) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Wang Y (SIN) | 9 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Wu X (DOM) | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | 31 | Wu X (DOM) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | S Sang (AUS) | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 31 | Wu X (DOM) | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Gao J (USA) | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | H Sayaka (JPN) | 12 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Gao J (USA) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | Gao J (USA) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | E Odorova (SVK) | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | Wu X (DOM) | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guo Y (CHN) | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Li Jiao (NED) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Ni X (LUX) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | 26 | Ni X (LUX) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Huang I-h (TPE) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Li Jiao (NED) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guo Y (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Guo Y (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Lau SF (HKG) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 24 | Lau SF (HKG) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Xian YF (FRA) | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary rounds
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 63 | Yang F (CGO) | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 34 | E Samara (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 65 | C Huang (USA) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 63 | Yang F (CGO) | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | |
| 53 | Pan L-c (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 42 | M Hu (TUR) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 75 | S Abdul-Aziz (EGY) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | 53 | Pan L-c (TPE) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | |
| 54 | M Pesotska (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 42 | Zhu F (ESP) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 74 | M Shumakova (KAZ) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 54 | M Pesotska (UKR) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | |
| 58 | M Miao (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | 48 | I Kotikhina (RUS) | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| 73 | C Offiong (NGR) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | | 58 | M Miao (AUS) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 |

#### Section 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 60 | Lian Q (DOM) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | N Komwong (THA) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | |
| 77 | VA Fomum (CMR) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 60 | Lian Q (DOM) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | |
| 51 | R Paškauskienė (LTU) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 45 | Kim M-y (PRK) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 69 | M Nonaka (BRA) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 51 | R Paškauskienė (LTU) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| 59 | Zhang M (CAN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 47 | T Kostromina (BLR) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | |
| 68 | P Medina (COL) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 59 | Zhang M (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 41 | N Stefanova (ITA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | 50 | O Fadeyeva (RUS) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 62 | D Hadacova (CZE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 44 | Ve Pavlovich (BLR) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| 70 | Z Shaban (JOR) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | 62 | D Hadacova (CZE) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
| 64 | J Long (CAN) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 40 | Kim J (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| 66 | F Ramos (VEN) | 5 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 66 | F Ramos (VEN) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | |
| 55 | T Sorochinskaya (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 37 | W Tan Monfardini (ITA) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |
| 76 | N Yossry (EGY) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | | 55 | T Sorochinskaya (UKR) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| 57 | JF Lay (AUS) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 | S Paović (CRO) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 67 | N Aggarwal (IND) | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 57 | JF Lay (AUS) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 |

#### Section 4

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 61 | S Sang (AUS) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | S Ganina (RUS) | | | | | | | |
| 71 | B Kaffo (NGR) | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 61 | S Sang (AUS) | w/o | | | | | | |
| 52 | E Odorova (SVK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 46 | P Lovas (HUN) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| 78 | P Tommy (VAN) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | 52 | E Odorova (SVK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 56 | A Bakula (CRO) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 33 | Huang I-h (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | |
| 72 | Y Silva (MEX) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | | 56 | A Bakula (CRO) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 36 | Xian YF (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 49 | Xu J (POL) | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 |