# 2008 DFS Classic – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Kateryna Bondarenko won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Yanina Wickmayer in the final 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a back injury)
* Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
* Sybille Bammer (second round)
* Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
* Sania Mirza (second round)
* Olga Govortsova (second round)
* Michaëlla Krajicek (third round)
* Tamira Paszek (second round)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)
* Casey Dellacqua (second round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (champion)
* Aravane Rezaï (second round)
* Jill Craybas (first round)
* Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
* Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
* Aiko Nakamura (third 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Petra Cetkovská | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Alona Bondarenko | 4 | 5 | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7$^9$ | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| WC | Melanie South | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Melanie South | 4 | 3 | | Yanina Wickmayer | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bethanie Mattek | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 6 | | Bethanie Mattek | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Nicole Vaidišová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 2 | 1 | | P Cetkovská | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Pin | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Rüütel | 4 | 4 | | M Domachowska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 7 | 7$^7$ | | C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Rodionova | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 12 | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A Keothavong | 3 | 2 | 12 | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | Q | S Stosur | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V King | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | LL | M Czink | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | M Czink | 6 | 7$^7$ | LL | M Czink | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | O Govortsova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sequera | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Rao | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Rao | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 6$^8$ | 4 | | Q | S Rao | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Cavaday | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Cavaday | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Craybas | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 7 |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Shvedova | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 0 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | K O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | Y Shvedova | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Mirza | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Poutchek | 6 | 7$^8$ | Q | T Poutchek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | IR Olaru | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 8 | M Krajicek | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedossova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 6$^5$ | 2 | 11 | C Dellacqua | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Dellacqua | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | A Nakamura | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M South | 4 | 3 |
| | T Obziler | 5 | 3 | 17 | A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 17 | A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M South | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M South | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Fitzpatrick | 4 | 4 | WC | M South | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | S Bammer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 9 | T Paszek | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 3 | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Mattek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Elliott | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 13 | A Rezaï | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Rezaï | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | E Makarova | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | 3 | 0 |
| WC | E Baltacha | 5 | 6$^1$ | | 15 | E Makarova | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 4 | 3 | | | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | E Makarova | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Brémond | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 7 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |