2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Final score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open ·  2009  

Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Nadia Petrova won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Nathalie Dechy.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (first round, retired due to an abdominal pain)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (champion)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aleksandra Wozniak (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
  8. Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 4 62
  Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 63 6
  Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy 2 1  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 66 
3 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 62 1
2 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 1 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 652 r
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Jackson 72  WC Flag of the United States.svg J Jackson 1 4  
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 63 5   Flag of the United States.svg V King 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg V King 4 67  Flag of the United States.svg V King 2 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg V Bardina 5 63 5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 73 6  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 3 1  
  Flag of France.svg S Cohen-Aloro 7661 5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 66 
5 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 65765 Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo 4 62
4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 66   Flag of France.svg N Dechy 63 6
  Flag of the United States.svg A Fink 3 3  4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Srebotnik 5 661
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy 66   Flag of France.svg N Dechy 72 7
  Flag of France.svg O Sanchez 2 2    Flag of France.svg N Dechy 77 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg J Vakulenko 62 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 645  
  Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 2 64   Flag of Ukraine.svg J Vakulenko 2 3  
  Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura 3 2  6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 66 
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Wozniak 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 2 0  
  Flag of France.svg C Pin 66   Flag of France.svg C Pin 3 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 5 76  Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 66 
  Flag of Georgia.svg A Tatishvili 75 0   Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 2 61
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Dubois 67 3 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 61 6
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Rodina 2 63 Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Dubois 62 5
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 2 5  3 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 1 67
3 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 67 3 Flag of Russia.svg M Kirilenko 62 1
8 Flag of Austria.svg T Paszek 63 1r2 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 1 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Cetkovská 4 64   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Cetkovská 4 1  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Keothavong 6364 WC Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 74 6WC Flag of the United States.svg L Osterloh 2 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty 2 662 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66 
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg M Yuan 61 4   Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty 1 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg G Voskoboeva 3 0  2 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66 
2 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66 

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