| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Moorilla Hobart International | |
| Champions |  Eleni Daniilidou |
| Runners-up |  Vera Zvonareva |
| Score | walkover |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Eleni Daniilidou won with a walkover, after Vera Zvonareva withdrew from the final due to a left ankle injury.
Alona Bondarenko (second round) Vera Zvonareva (final, withdrew to a left ankle injury) Maria Kirilenko (withdrew due to a left knee injury)
Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
Victoria Azarenka (first round, retired due to a right abductor injury)
Sania Mirza (quarterfinals) Julia Vakulenko (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round, retired due to a lower back injury)
Gisela Dulko (first round, retired due to a left hip injury)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Eleni Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Eleni Daniilidou | w/o | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | ||||||||||||
| Q |  Ashley Harkleroad | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Moore | 5 | 2 | 1 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P Parmentier | 3 | 4 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | E Daniilidou | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Bondarenko | 3 | 4 | WC | C Dellacqua | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Lapushchenkova | 6 | 6 | A Lapushchenkova | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Dellacqua | 5 | WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | r | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 2 | F Pennetta | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F Pennetta | 6 | 1 | 6 | F Pennetta | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Müller | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | J Dokić | 0 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Dokić | 6 | 0 | 6 | F Pennetta | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Mirza | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Adamczak | 3 | 2 | LL | A Kudryavtseva | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Domínguez Lino | 4 | 0 | 6 | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | V Azarenka | 3 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Govortsova | 1 | O Govortsova | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Gallovits | 6 | 6 | Q | E Gallovits | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Brianti | 2 | 3 | Q | E Gallovits | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Tu | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| É Loit | 6 | 1 | 4 | M Tu | 69 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | Q | A Harkleroad | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | Y Shvedova | 4 | 3 | Q | A Harkleroad | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | G Dulko | 3 | 1 | r | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 2 | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Morigami | 4 | 5 | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | E Vesnina | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IR Olaru | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Peng | 6 | 4 | 5 | IR Olaru | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O Poutchkova | 3 | 0 | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Qatar Open.
Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions, but Srebotnik chose not to participate, and only Sugiyama competed that year.
Sugiyama partnered with Ayumi Morita, but lost in the quarterfinals to Květa Peschke and Rennae Stubbs.
Sania Mirza and Shahar Pe'er were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Mirza partnered with Anna Chakvetadze, but lost in the first round to Eva Hrdinová and Vladimíra Uhlířová.
Peer partnered with Gisela Dulko, but lost in the first round to Ayumi Morita and Ai Sugiyama.
Virginie Razzano was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Vera Zvonareva was the 2009 defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Serena Williams defeated the defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to win the singles title at the 2009 WTA Tour Championships. It was her second Tour Finals singles title. With the win, Serena Williams claimed the year-end world No. 1 ranking for the second time.
In a rematch of last year's semifinal, Elena Dementieva successfully defended her title, beating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final 6–3, 6–2.
Jelena Janković defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Indian Wells Masters.
Sabine Lisicki was the defending champion but chose not to compete due to a left ankle injury.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Canadian Open.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 China Open. Wozniacki became the first player to win titles in both Beijing and Tokyo in the same year. By defeating Petra Kvitová in the third round, Wozniacki also became the world No. 1 singles player for the first time, displacing an injured Serena Williams.
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a groin strain.
Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
Maria Sharapova defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Cincinnati Masters.
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2011 Pan Pacific Open.
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Andrea Petkovic in the final, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 China Open. This was the second consecutive year that the champion in Beijing also won the title in Tokyo.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Qatar Open.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a lower-back strain.
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama.
Amélie Mauresmo won the singles tennis title at the 2004 WTA German Open by walkover, as her opponent Venus Williams withdrew due to a left ankle strain. It was the first title of the year for Mauresmo, and the 11th title of her career.
Gisela Dulko and Květa Peschke were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Dulko teamed up with Michaëlla Krajicek and lost in first round to Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Wöhr. Peschke teamed up with Francesca Schiavone, but the pair withdrew before their semifinal match against Corina Morariu and Katarina Srebotnik, as Schiavone had injured her right knee.