# 2008 ASB Classic – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Aravane Rezaï.

## Seeds

* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
* Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
* Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Tamira Paszek (semifinals)
* Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
* Émilie Loit (first 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| WC | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 7 | Aravane Rezaï | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Tamira Paszek | 4 | 3 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Jones | 0 | 1 | | 1 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 7 | | | S Arvidsson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rolle | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Erakovic | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | E Barry | 1 | 1 | | WC | M Erakovic | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | | A Harkleroad | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Loit | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Erakovic | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Rezaï | 6 | 7 |
| | A Rodionova | 0 | 0 | r | 3 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 5 | 0 | | | Y Meusburger | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | K Srebotnik | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | S Zhang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | A Rezaï | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Baltacha | 1 | 2 | | 7 | E Daniilidou | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Daniilidou | 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 | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 5 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Manasieva | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Errani | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 7 | | | P Parmentier | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Krajicek | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | T Paszek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Paszek | 4 | 3 |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6$^7$ | 1 | | 6 | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | C Pin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 7 | | | K Zakopalová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jill Craybas (second round)
* Anne Kremer (second round)
* María Emilia Salerni (second round)
* Angelique Kerber (second round)
* Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
* Mariya Koryttseva (qualifying competition)
* Catalina Castaño (first round)
* Ahsha Rolle (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Zhang Shuai
* Elena Baltacha
* Vesna Manasieva
* Ahsha Rolle

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Shona Lee | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jill Craybas | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Sun Tiantian | Sun Tiantian | 6$^9$ | 3 | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| Zhang Shuai | Zhang Shuai | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | Lilia Osterloh | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Jorgelina Cravero | Jorgelina Cravero | 7 | 6 | | Jorgelina Cravero | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Klaudia Jans | 1 | 5 | 5 | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lilia Osterloh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Maša Zec Peškirič | 4 | 1 | 2 | Anne Kremer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Marie-Ève Pelletier | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 5 | 2 | | Melanie South | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Melanie South | Melanie South | 7 | 6 | | | | | Melanie South | Melanie South | 5 | 3 |
| Eva Hrdinová | Eva Hrdinová | 2 | 3 | | | | | Elena Baltacha | Elena Baltacha | 7 | 6 |
| Elena Baltacha | Elena Baltacha | 6 | 6 | Elena Baltacha | Elena Baltacha | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6 | 7$^7$ | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| 7 | Catalina Castaño | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | María Emilia Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kumiko Iijima | 0 | 1 | 3 | María Emilia Salerni | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Vesna Manasieva | Vesna Manasieva | 6 | 6 | | Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Andreja Klepač | Andreja Klepač | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | Vesna Manasieva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Sabine Lisicki | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| WC | Jasmin Wöhr | 6$^9$ | 4 | | Sabine Lisicki | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Alicja Rosolska | 1 | 2 | 6 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mariya Koryttseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 1 | 3 | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Junri Namigata | Junri Namigata | 4 | 1 | | Naomi Cavaday | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Naomi Cavaday | Naomi Cavaday | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Naomi Cavaday | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Kairangi Vano | 2 | 0 | | | | | 8 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 6 |
| | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 6 | | Ayumi Morita | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 4 | 1 | 8 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ahsha Rolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |