2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles

Girls' singles
Girls' singles
2008 Australian Open
Champion	Arantxa Rus
Runner-up	Jessica Moore
Final score	6–3, 6–4
Events

Last updated February 12, 2022

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the two-time defending champion, having won the junior Australian Open titles in 2006 and 2007, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simona Halep.

Seeds

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
Ksenia Lykina (third round)
Nikola Hofmanova (second round)
Madison Brengle (third round)
Bojana Jovanovski (quarterfinals)
Cindy Chala (first round)
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round)
Katarzyna Piter (third round)
Sacha Jones (second round)
Simona Halep (semifinals)
Zhou Yimiao (semifinals)
Chang Kai-chen (second round)
Jade Curtis (second round)
Arantxa Rus (champion)
Tyra Calderwood (second round)
Rebecca Marino (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2	3

10	Simona Halep	6	6
				10	Simona Halep	2	2

					Jessica Moore	6	6
	Jasmina Tinjić	4	0

	Jessica Moore	6	6
									Jessica Moore	3	4

								14	Arantxa Rus	6	6
5	Bojana Jovanovski	1	3

14	Arantxa Rus	6	6
				14	Arantxa Rus	6	6

				11	Zhou Yimiao	4	0
11	Zhou Yimiao	6	6

	Karen Barbat	0	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

1	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7
	R Tabaková	1	5		1	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
Q	B Gumulya	3	5			V Larrière	0	4
	V Larrière	6	7						1	A Pavlyuchenkova	7⁷	6
	I Holland	4	1							L Kerkhove	6⁵	3
	L Kerkhove	6	6			L Kerkhove	6	6
WC	O Rogowska	4	1		13	J Curtis	3	1
13	J Curtis	6	6										1	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3
10	S Halep	6	6										10	S Halep	6	6
	M Špremo	0	3		10	S Halep	6	6
Q	L Meccico	6³	4		Q	K Isaara	0	0
Q	K Isaara	7⁷	6						10	S Halep	7⁷	6
	A Yamasoto	6	2	1					8	K Piter	6⁰	0
WC	B Milenkiewicz	4	6	6	WC	B Milenkiewicz	2	4
WC	A Hubacek	4	0		8	K Piter	6	6
8	K Piter	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	N Hofmanova	6	7
	P Venkatesha	1	5		3	N Hofmanova	4	6	7
Q	T Patterson	4	3			M Doi	6	1	9
	M Doi	6	6								M Doi	2	2
	J Tinjić	6	6								J Tinjić	6	6
	J Hopper	1	1			J Tinjić	6	6
	L Berlinecke	6	3	3	16	R Marino	1	3
16	R Marino	4	6	6											J Tinjić	4	0
12	K-c Chang	6	6												J Moore	6	6
	M Sirotkina	1	2		12	K-c Chang	3	2
	C Giovine	1	2			J Moore	6	6
	J Moore	6	6								J Moore	6	6
WC	B Sheed	6	6							7	N Lertcheewakarn	1	2
	A Guarachi	2	1		WC	B Sheed	6	6¹	5
	B Swanepoel	3	1		7	N Lertcheewakarn	1	7⁷	7
7	N Lertcheewakarn	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

5	B Jovanovski	6	6
Q	J Gunuganti	1	3		5	B Jovanovski	6	6
Q	S Otake	3	3		Q	M Nowak	0	0
Q	M Nowak	6	6						5	B Jovanovski	6	6
	A Bai	6	3	9						A Bai	1	1
	K Narattana	3	6	7		A Bai	7	7
WC	O Rich	2	1		9	S Jones	5	5
9	S Jones	6	6											5	B Jovanovski	1	3
14	A Rus	6	6											14	A Rus	6	6
	S Zaniewska	4	3		14	A Rus	6	7
WC	M Wejnert	4	2			K Mladenovic	0	5
	K Mladenovic	6	6						14	A Rus	4	6	9
	S Peers	6	6						4	M Brengle	6	2	7
	A Grymalska	3	2			S Peers	1	0
	A Damaschin	0	4		4	M Brengle	6	6
4	M Brengle	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

6	C Chala	1	6	2
WC	M Mirkovic	6	1	6	WC	M Mirkovic	6	1	3
	E Bogdan	6	3	6		E Bogdan	3	6	6
	Z-j Yang	1	6	1							E Bogdan	1	0
	M Inoue	5	7⁹	0						11	Y Zhou	6	6
	V Vierin	7	6⁷	6		V Vierin	0	1
WC	S Wiltshire	3	2		11	Y Zhou	6	6
11	Y Zhou	6	6											11	Y Zhou	6	6
15	T Calderwood	1	7	6											K Barbat	0	3
	J Romples	6	5	3	15	T Calderwood	5	2
	N Lalami	4	1			K Barbat	7	6
	K Barbat	6	6								K Barbat	6	7⁷
	S Mulsap	4	5							2	K Lykina	1	6³
	C Astrogo	6	7			C Astrogo	5	1
Q	K Ryan	2	3		2	K Lykina	7	6
2	K Lykina	6	6

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