| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Hansol Korea Open | |
| Champion |  Maria Kirilenko |
| Runner-up |  Samantha Stosur |
| Score | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Maria Kirilenko won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, against Samantha Stosur.
Maria Kirilenko (champion)
Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
Kaia Kanepi (semifinals)
Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
Pauline Parmentier (quarterfinals)
Marta Domachowska (first round)
Marina Erakovic (first round)
Chan Yung-jan (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kaia Kanepi | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Maria Kirilenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Samantha Stosur | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Jill Craybas | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Wienerová | 2 | 0 | 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Šafářová | 6 | 3 | L Šafářová | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  M South | 1 | 0 | r | 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Dubois | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | P Parmentier | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Pin | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | S Dubois | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  S-h Han | 1 | 1 | 5 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Kanepi | 6 | 65 | 6 | 3 | K Kanepi | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Fujiwara | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Pivovarova | 65 | 6 | 5 | Q | A Pivovarova | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y-r Lee | 7 | 3 | 3r | 3 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Rybáriková | 3 | 61 |  Y Wickmayer | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Santangelo | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Y-j Chan | 3 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Y-j Chan | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Erakovic | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stosur | 6 | 6 | S Stosur | 6 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Dushevina | 1 | 0 |  S Lisicki | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Paszek | 1 | 2 | E Makarova | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Makarova | 6 | 6 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Zakopalová | 6 | 63 | 6 | K Zakopalová | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 7 | 4 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Domachowska | 7 | 3 | 3 | J Craybas | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Amanmuradova | 61 | 6 | 6 | A Amanmuradova | 61 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  M Yuan | 0 | 0 | J Craybas | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 6 | 6 | J Craybas | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Morita | 6 | 6 | 2 | S Pe'er | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Rus | 4 | 1 | Q | A Morita | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Cetkovská | 3 | 4 | 2 | S Pe'er | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elena Likhovtseva and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Likhovtseva chose not to participate, and only Vesnina competed that year.
Vesnina partnered with Maria Kirilenko, but they were forced to withdraw before their first round match, due to a left knee injury for Kirilenko.
Gréta Arn was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ekaterina Makarova.
Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Pennetta chose not to participate this year. Kirilenko partnered with Sorana Cîrstea but lost to Julie Coin and Marie-Ève Pelletier in the quarterfinals.
Els Callens and Meilen Tu were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year. Callens partnered with Shinobu Asagoe, and lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Katarina Srebotnik. Tu partnered with Tina Križan, and lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Maria Sharapova.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Francesca Schiavone, 6–1, 6–1.
Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but they withdrew due to injuries.
No. 5 seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko won the tournament by defeating the No. 2 seeds Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko were the defending women's doubles champions. Azarenka chose not to participate while Kirilenko played with Nadia Petrova. They were defeated in the quarterfinals by Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová.
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova won the title, defeating Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] in the final.
Katarina Srebotnik and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate together. Srebotnik was scheduled to play with Nenad Zimonjić, but the pair were forced to withdraw from their first round match after Srebotnik was injured during her 2nd round doubles match. Nestor was scheduled to play with Maria Kirilenko, but the pair withdrew after Kirilenko sustained an injury during her 3rd round singles match.
Daniela Hantuchová successfully defended her title beating Maria Kirilenko 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 in the final.
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions but Azarenka chose not to participate in doubles this year.
Kirilenko played with Nadia Petrova but lost in the semifinals to eventual champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. Vinci and Errani won the title after defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final by 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] to win their first ever WTA tier I tournament.
Tamarine Tanasugarn was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Maria Kirilenko.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.
Caroline Wozniacki was the four-time defending champion. She retired in the semifinals against Maria Kirilenko.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova were the defending champions, but Kirilenko chose not to compete this year.
Petrova teamed with Katarina Srebotnik and successfully defended the title, defeating Lisa Raymond and Laura Robson in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2).
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Peng Shuai.