2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
Champion Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze
Final score3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2007  · Pilot Pen Tennis ·  2009  

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Caroline Wozniacki won in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, against Anna Chakvetadze.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze (final)
  2. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (second round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (second round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (first round, retired due to a heat illness)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze 63 6
  Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 3 61
1 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze 64 1
  Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 3 66
  Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 76 
7 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 5 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua 66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua 4 4  
  Flag of France.svg V Razzano 3 1  1 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtseva 63 5   Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 3 3  
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 4 67  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 3 66
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Dulko 3 1  6 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 64 3
6 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 66 1 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 63 6
  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 3 61
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay 6636
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Cecil 2 661LL Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 4 74
LL Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 64 74 Flag of Hungary.svg Á Szávay 4 5  
  Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 2 72   Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 67 
  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 6636  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 63 7
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 4 62 5/WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 4 666
5/WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 67 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 670 r
  Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 70    Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 72 1 Q Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 3 3  
Q Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 6766  Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 6460 3 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 4 0  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 70 6  Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 64 5
3 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 2 67
  Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 76 
7 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 67 7 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 5 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg N Vaidišová 3 68 7 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 74 6
Q Flag of Spain.svg MJ Martínez Sánchez 73 2   Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 6362
  Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 64667 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 3 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 66 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 64 4
  Flag of Russia.svg A Kleybanova 0 2    Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 62 64
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 3 67

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