2008 Barcelona KIA – Singles

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Singles
2008 Barcelona KIA
Final
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Score6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Barcelona KIA ·  2009  

Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Maria Kirilenko won in the final 6–0, 6–2, against María José Martínez Sánchez.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko (champion)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (first round, retired due to an abdominal strain)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (quarterfinals, retired due to a shoulder injury)
  5. Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier (second round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová (second round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives 63 1
WC Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 2 66
WC Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 0 2  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 66 
  Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 5 3  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 76 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 5 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives 76   Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives 66 
  Flag of France.svg É Loit 74 65WC Flag of Spain.svg E Compostizo de Andrés 3 0  
WC Flag of Spain.svg E Compostizo de Andrés 6467  Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives 2 66
  Flag of Paraguay.svg R de los Ríos 5 2  6 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 62 3
  Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 76   Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 4 5  
  Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 3 2  6 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 67 
6 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66   Flag of Spain.svg N Llagostera Vives 63 1
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 66 WC Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 66
Q Flag of Spain.svg L Costas 2 1  4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 74 6
Q Flag of Spain.svg M Gabarrús-Alonso 1 3  WC Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 5 63
WC Flag of Spain.svg A Parra Santonja 66 4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 2 1 r
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 4 1  WC Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 64  
WC Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 66 WC Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 66 
PR Flag of Croatia.svg S Mamić 2 62 5 Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 2 4  
5 Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 63 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 65 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Ivanova 4 76Q Flag of Russia.svg E Ivanova 1 67
  Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 6760 Q Flag of Russia.svg M Kondratieva 61 5
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Kondratieva 74 6Q Flag of Russia.svg E Ivanova 2 1  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 66   Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 1 2    Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 630  
  Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 6     Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 76 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 5 r    Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 5 3  
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 2 762 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 76 
  Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 6632 7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Zakopalová 2 0  
  Flag of Romania.svg E Gallovits 60 6  Flag of Romania.svg E Gallovits 66 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg J Vakulenko 2 63   Flag of Romania.svg E Gallovits 631  
  Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 66 2 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 76 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Molik 2 4    Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 1 64
  Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 0 0 r 2 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 64 6
2 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 62  

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