2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

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This article displays the qualifying draw for the women's singles at the 2008 French Open.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová (qualified)
  2. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani (first round)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer (qualified)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong (first round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek (qualified)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová (first round)
  9. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik (first round)
  10. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien (second round)
  11. Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova (qualifying competition)
  12. Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
  13. Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (qualified)
  14. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová (first round)
  15. Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink (first round)
  16. Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff (first round)
  17. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova (qualifying competition)
  18. Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
  19. Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle (second round)
  20. Flag of Russia.svg Vesna Manasieva (first round)
  21. Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek (first round)
  22. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (first round)
  23. Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
  24. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
  5. Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar
  6. Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
  8. Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková
  9. Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová
  10. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
  11. Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro
  12. Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 4 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktoriya Kutuzova 60 4
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 770 6
Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn 6461
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova 3 1
Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn 66
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 5 66
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sandra Martinović 71 1
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sandra Martinović 76
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Iijima 5 2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sandra Martinović 3 611
19 Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 64 9
WC Flag of France.svg Laura Thorpe 64 4
19 Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 4 66

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 66
WC Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic 3 3
2 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 66
Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 1 1
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones 65 4
Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann 2 76
2 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 65 4
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 2 76
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 2 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 61 4
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 66
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin 3 1
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin 4 77
18 Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 65 5

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani 1 4
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 66
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5 66
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 72 3
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 66
Flag of Croatia.svg Nika Ožegović 4 4
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 76
17 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 5 2
WC Flag of France.svg Kinnie Laisné 66
Flag of Japan.svg Natsumi Hamamura 1 1
WC Flag of France.svg Kinnie Laisné 63 3
17 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 4 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier 0 5
17 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 67

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 66
WC Flag of France.svg Virginie Pichet 3 3
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 66
Flag of Georgia.svg Margalita Chakhnashvili 1 4
Flag of Georgia.svg Margalita Chakhnashvili 71 6
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 5 63
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 4 66
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi 63 2
Flag of Poland.svg Anna Korzeniak 660
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić 786
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić 0 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi 66
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi 66
21 Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek 2 3

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anne Keothavong 1 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 1 3
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 2 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 63 4
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 1 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar 66
Flag of Romania.svg Ágnes Szatmári 4 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 1 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 5 67
15 Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 73 5

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 61 6
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ivanova 4 61
6 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 3 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 64 6
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears 0 64
6 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 4 3
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova 66
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata 5 3
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova 76
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova 64 7
Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 1 65
Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 776
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 653

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 66
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova 4 2
7 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 6636
Flag of Estonia.svg Margit Rüütel 2 772
Flag of Estonia.svg Margit Rüütel 76
WC Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Vongsouthi 5 2
7 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 74 6
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oxana Lyubtsova 5 61
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero 66
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova 0 1
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero 4 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oxana Lyubtsova 67
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oxana Lyubtsova 66
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha 0 4

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 4 5
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Yonemura 67
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Yonemura 1 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 66
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva 3 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 2 0
Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 66
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 63 6
Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Dentoni 2 62
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 1 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 2 778
22 Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 6646

Ninth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik 2 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Ondrášková 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Ondrášková 4 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová 66
Flag of Spain.svg Marta Marrero 2 0
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová 786
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami 663
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Cavaday 3 5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 67
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 2 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami 66
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami 677
20 Flag of Russia.svg Vesna Manasieva 4 63

Tenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien 76
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South 5 1
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien 4 2
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 66
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 2 776
Flag of the United States.svg Sunitha Rao 6632
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 3 64
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie 677
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 65 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie 4 78
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie 66
WC Flag of France.svg Charlotte Rodier 0 3
WC Flag of France.svg Charlotte Rodier2 66
23 Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 63 4

Eleventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 67
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 3 5
11 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 2 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 66
WC Flag of France.svg Chloé Babet 2 2
11 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 2 0
13 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson 2 67
Flag of Romania.svg Anda Perianu 62 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson 3 75
13 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 65 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 3 3
13 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 66

Twelfth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12 Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3 3
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 66
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 64 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline Maes 4 64
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Caroline Maes 66
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Matei 0 2
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez 64 6
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 3 64
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle 3 66
WC Flag of France.svg Estelle Guisard 61 0
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle 5 3
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 76
Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 66
16 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff 3 4

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