2008 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's Singles at the 2008 US Open.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Meng (first round)
  2. Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty (first round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois (second round)
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei (qualified)
  7. Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz (qualifying competition)
  9. Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Anastasiya Yakimova (first round)
  10. Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos (qualified)
  11. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova (qualified)
  12. Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler (second round)
  13. Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova (first round)
  14. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová (first round)
  15. Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru (qualified)
  16. Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  17. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk (qualifying competition)
  18. Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff (qualifying competition)
  19. Flag of Russia.svg Vesna Manasieva (first round)
  20. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens (second round)
  21. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition)
  22. Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito (qualifying competition)
  23. Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska (second round)
  24. Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin (qualified)
  25. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha (qualifying competition)
  26. Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois (qualifying competition)
  27. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South (qualifying competition)
  28. Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita (first round)
  29. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien (second round)
  30. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld (qualified)
  31. Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić (second round)
  32. Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
  7. Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  9. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
  10. Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos
  11. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
  12. Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry
  13. Flag of France.svg Julie Coin
  14. Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch
  15. Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
  16. Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Meng 3 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 3 66
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra 63 3
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra 66
Flag of the United States.svg Julia Cohen 1 0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová 67
18 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff 3 5
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 1 0
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina 63 1
18 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff 2 66
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 6681
18 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff 4 7106

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 1 776
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones 6643
2 Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 76
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 5 3
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 1 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Cavaday 63 1
2 Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 5 1
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova 76
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oxana Lyubtsova 4 2
Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer 66
Flag of Germany.svg Anne Schäfer 2 4
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova 66
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova 67
28 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita 1 5

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty 0 663
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 64 77
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 64 78
Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón 4 666
Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón 66
Flag of the United States.svg Sunitha Rao 3 4
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara 63 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 2 66
Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 3 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 677
20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 4 62
Flag of Japan.svg Junri Namigata 643
20 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 776

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 776
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliana Fedak 633
4 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová 3 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová 66
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kondratieva 1 2
4 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova 4 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevgenia Savranska 3 2
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn 66
31 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Yonemura 63 3
31 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 4 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois 64 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 1 63
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois 64 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 4 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 64 6
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero 4 62
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 776
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South 622
Flag of Mexico.svg Melissa Torres Sandoval 1 3
Flag of France.svg Youlia Fedossova 66
Flag of France.svg Youlia Fedossova 3 666
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South 64 78
Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 2 63
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Melanie South 63 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 66
Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa 0 4
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 4 3
WC Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 65 77
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Jovanović 1 765
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 66
26 Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 4 1
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Jidkova 64 2
Flag of the United States.svg Audra Cohen 4 66
Flag of the United States.svg Audra Cohen 2 4
26 Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 66
Flag of Russia.svg Arina Rodionova 2 0
26 Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 66

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 3 5
WC Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 67
WC Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 1 3
Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele 66
Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn 2 771
Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele 6636
Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele 776
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 642
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese 62 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts 4 63
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese 3 62
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 60 6
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ivanova 3 1
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 66

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 2 76
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Iijima 65 3
8 Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 63 6
Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic 3 63
Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic 1 66
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Takao 62 4
8 Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz 2 4
30 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld 66
Flag of Russia.svg Regina Kulikova 66
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 1 2
Flag of Russia.svg Regina Kulikova 4 2
30 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld 66
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle 3 3
30 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld 66

Ninth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Anastasiya Yakimova 3 3
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva 66
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva 3 66
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 64 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 66
Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Vrljić 3 1
Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva 4 0
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 66
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 66
Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 3 3
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 66
23 Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 4 4
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič 0 2
23 Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 66

Tenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos 6666
Flag of Romania.svg Liana Ungur 781 3
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Ondrášková 4 1
PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Birnerová 4 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zuzana Ondrášková 66
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Rossana de los Ríos 3 76
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 65 4
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Yonemura 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Kučová 2 4
Flag of Japan.svg Tomoko Yonemura 62 0
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 4 66
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 64 6
32 Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 4 62

Eleventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 636
Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Dentoni 772r
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei 2 2
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Stevenson 73 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei 5 67
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 66
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 1 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 66
Flag of Brazil.svg Maria-Fernanda Alves 4 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 66
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 4 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 66
19 Flag of Russia.svg Vesna Manasieva 4 3

Twelfth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12 Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jingjing 1 1
12 Flag of Israel.svg Tzipora Obziler 4 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry 66
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 2 3
WC Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Shenay Perry 677
17 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 4 64
Flag of Georgia.svg Margalita Chakhnashvili 7633
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 5 776
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 3 2
17 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale 4 1
17 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 66

Thirteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 4 3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 66
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 3 773
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin 6646
WC Flag of the United States.svg Amanda McDowell 1 1
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin 66
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin 72 77
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha 5 664
Flag of Estonia.svg Margit Rüütel 62 64
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 4 677
Flag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 1 772
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha 6626
Flag of Poland.svg Anna Korzeniak 6770
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elena Baltacha 795 6

Fourteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 3 1
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Tatiana Poutchek 66
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Tatiana Poutchek 6632
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova 1 776
WC Flag of the United States.svg Julia Boserup 4 2
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova 66
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova 3 62
Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 63 6
Flag of Argentina.svg Betina Jozami 5 3
Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 76
Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 66
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien 3 4
Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić 64 0
29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie O'Brien 3 66

Fifteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
15 Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru 66
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sandra Martinović 4 4
15 Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru 5 76
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier 75 3
Flag of Croatia.svg Nika Ožegović 2 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier 66
15 Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru 66
22 Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 2 3
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears 66
Flag of Croatia.svg Karolina Šprem 4 4
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears 2 5
22 Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 67
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes 65 4
22 Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 3 76

Sixteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 61 6
Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy 3 62
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 3 66
Flag of Croatia.svg Sanda Mamić 62 2
Flag of Croatia.svg Sanda Mamić 62 77
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson 1 665
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque 64 2
24 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 4 66
Flag of Georgia.svg Anna Tatishvili 4 1
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 66
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 2 4
24 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 66
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Ksenia Palkina 67772
24 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 79656

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