# 2008 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles

Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Eleni Daniilidou won with a walkover, after Vera Zvonareva withdrew from the final due to a left ankle injury.

## Seeds

* Alona Bondarenko (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (final, withdrew to a left ankle injury)
* Maria Kirilenko (withdrew due to a left knee injury)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
* Victoria Azarenka (first round, retired due to a right abductor injury)
* Sania Mirza (quarterfinals)
* Julia Vakulenko (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round, retired due to a lower back injury)
* Gisela Dulko (first round, retired due to a left hip injury)

## 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 |
| | Eleni Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 3 | | Eleni Daniilidou | w/o |
| | | | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | |
| Q | Ashley Harkleroad | 2 | 1 | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | |
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 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 |
| 1 | A Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Moore | 5 | 2 | | 1 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 3 | 4 | | | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Daniilidou | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | C Dellacqua | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Lapushchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Lapushchenkova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 5 | | | WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 4 | 3 |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 1 | 6 | | F Pennetta | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | J Dokić | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Dokić | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| LL | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Mirza | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak | 3 | 2 | | LL | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Domínguez Lino | 4 | 0 | | 6 | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Mirza | 6 | 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 |
| 5 | V Azarenka | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 1 | | | | O Govortsova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gallovits | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Gallovits | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brianti | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | E Gallovits | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6 | 1 | 4 | | M Tu | 6$^9$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Harkleroad | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Shvedova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Harkleroad | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | G Dulko | 3 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 2 | | | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 4 | 5 | | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | IR Olaru | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 5 | | IR Olaru | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Poutchkova | 3 | 0 | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |