 | This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject.(November 2015) |
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open | |
| Champion |  Nadia Petrova |
| Runner-up |  Nathalie Dechy |
| Final score | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Nadia Petrova won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Nathalie Dechy.
Marion Bartoli (first round, retired due to an abdominal pain) Nadia Petrova (champion) Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)
Katarina Srebotnik (second round) Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
Aleksandra Wozniak (quarterfinals) Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
Tamira Paszek (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Bartoli | 65 | 2 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Jackson | 7 | 2 | WC | J Jackson | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Garbin | 6 | 3 | 5 | V King | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V King | 4 | 6 | 7 | V King | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Bardina | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | Y Wickmayer | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cohen-Aloro | 7 | 66 | 1 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 65 | 7 | 6 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Fink | 3 | 3 | 4 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Dechy | 6 | 6 | N Dechy | 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| O Sanchez | 2 | 2 | N Dechy | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Vakulenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | A Wozniak | 64 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 4 | J Vakulenko | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Nakamura | 3 | 2 | 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | E Makarova | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Pin | 6 | 6 | C Pin | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Lisicki | 5 | 7 | 6 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Tatishvili | 7 | 5 | 0 | S Lisicki | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Dubois | 6 | 7 | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Rodina | 2 | 63 | Q | S Dubois | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S-w Hsieh | 2 | 5 | 3 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | 1r | 2 | N Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 P Cetkovská | 4 | 6 | 4 | P Cetkovská | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Keothavong | 63 | 6 | 4 | WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Osterloh | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | L Osterloh | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Ditty | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Yuan | 6 | 1 | 4 | J Ditty | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Voskoboeva | 3 | 0 | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nadia Petrova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova retired from the sport on September 10, 2006, and only Petrova competed that year.
Petrova partnered with Svetlana Kuznetsova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Dechy and Sun Tiantian.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Maria Sharapova.
Nadia Petrova was the defending champion of tournament's last edition, but lost in the first round to Alona Bondarenko. Jelena Janković won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against world No. 1 Dinara Safina.
Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but she retired, due to a viral illness, in the quarterfinals against Melinda Czink.
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but withdrew from her semifinal match against Lindsay Davenport.
Defending champions Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová did not compete together. Dementieva and Lina Krasnoroutskaya were third seed, but lost in the first round. Husárová and Patty Schnyder were unseeded; they lost in the second round to fourth seed Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. Petrova and Shaughnessy went on to reach the final, were they defeated the Russian wildcard team Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva.
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.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions but chose not to participate.
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears won the final 6–2, 6–4 against Vania King and Nadia Petrova.
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but lost to Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik in the semifinals 6–4, 6–4.
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Kristina Mladenovic won the title by defeating Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik 7–5, 2–6, [10–7] in the final.
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but decided not to participate together this year.
Huber played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round while Raymond partnered up with Samantha Stosur, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in the quarterfinals.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik in the final 2–6, 6–3, [10–6].
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).
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Kuznetsova decided not to compete this year. Navratilova teamed up with Lisa Raymond and lost in second round to Elena Likhovtseva and Anastasia Myskina.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy. The latter pair eventually won the title, by defeating Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 in the final.
Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Maria Sharapova 5–7, 2–6.
Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
Jelena Dokic and Nadia Petrova were the two-time defending champions, but Dokic did not participate in the doubles event at this tournament. Petrova partnered Elena Likhovtseva, but the pair withdrew before their semifinal match against Marion Bartoli and Silvia Farina Elia.