# 2008 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Ágnes Szávay was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Sara Errani won in the final 6–2, 6–3, against Mariya Koryttseva.

## Seeds

* Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (semifinals)
* Aravane Rezaï (first round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
* Sara Errani (champion)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Mariya Koryttseva (final)
* Tathiana Garbin (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Flavia Pennetta | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Sara Errani | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Sara Errani | 7 | 6 | 5 | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Mariya Koryttseva | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 6 | 7 | Mariya Koryttseva | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kloesel | 2 | 2 | | 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 6 | 6 | | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C Dentoni | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | Q | M Chakhnashvili | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | A Brianti | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | WC | C Dentoni | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Chakhnashvili | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | M Chakhnashvili | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Pennetta | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 7 | 6 |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 6$^2$ | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 4 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | r | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Errani | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 4 | 6 | 1 | | J Vakulenko | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 0 | | 5 | S Errani | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Errani | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Koryttseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | M Koryttseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | X Han | 6 | 6 | | Q | X Han | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 7 | M Koryttseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | R Vinci | 5 | 3 | | LL | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | R de los Ríos | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Rezaï | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Koryttseva | 6 | 6 |
| 8/WC | T Garbin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 |
| | Y Fedak | 2 | 5 | | 8/WC | T Garbin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Sanchez | 7 | 4 | | | O Sanchez | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 6$^1$ | 0 | r | | | | | | 8/WC | T Garbin | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | N Llagostera Vives | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 0 | 4 | | 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |