| 2008 JB Group Classic | |
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| 2008 JB Group Classic | |
| Champion |  Venus Williams |
| Runner-up |  Maria Sharapova |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
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The 2008 JB Group Classic is a women's exhibition (no points for the world ranking can be earned) tennis tournament organized at the beginning of each season.
Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals) Maria Sharapova (final) Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals) Venus Williams (champion) Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ana Ivanovic | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Peng Shuai | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Daniela Hantuchová | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Anna Chakvetadze | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ana Ivanovic | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Peng Shuai | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Peng Shuai | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
 Michelle Larcher de Brito | 0r | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Caroline Wozniacki | 0 | |||||||||||
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