2008 Zurich Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Zurich Open
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Runner-up Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Final score7–6(7–1), 6–2
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Zurich Open

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Contents

Venus Williams won in the final 7–6(7–1), 6–2, against Flavia Pennetta.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (second round)
  2. Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (champion)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva (second round, retired due to dizziness)
  5. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  6. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (first round)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
  8. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 3 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 612  
3 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 76 
3 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 4 66
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 63 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 73 3
  Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 1 1    Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 5 66
  Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 66   Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 76 
  Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66   Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 5 2  
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 3 3    Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 2 76
Q Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 4 1  5 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 6663
5 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66   Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 3 66 
4/WC Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 3 0 r
  Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66   Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 63  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg N Li 2 4    Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 4 6 
  Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 2 1    Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 63 r
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66   Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 
Q Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 3 66Q Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 0 0  
7 Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze 63 2

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 5 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 76   Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 3 5  
  Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 632    Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 67 
  Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 76   Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 3 3  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 1 673 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 
  Flag of France.svg A Cornet 63 66  Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 3 4  
3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 66 
3 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 4 66
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 4 64 2 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 63 4
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 63 6Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 66 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 0 76Q Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 2 1  
  Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 65 4 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 1 4  
  Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 66 2 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg A Szávay 4 0    Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 2 4  
2 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 66 

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