2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for the women's singles at the 2008 French Open.

Women's singles qualifying
2008 French Open

Main articles: 2008 French Open and 2008 French Open – Women's singles

Seeds

1. Iveta Benešová (qualified)
2. Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Maret Ani (first round)
4. Yanina Wickmayer (qualified)
5. Anne Keothavong (first round)
6. Julia Görges (qualifying competition)
7. Bethanie Mattek (qualified)
8. Renata Voráčová (first round)
9. Alicia Molik (first round)
10. Katie O'Brien (second round)
11. Olga Puchkova (qualifying competition)
12. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
13. Carla Suárez Navarro (qualified)
14. Barbora Strýcová (first round)
15. Melinda Czink (first round)
16. Julia Schruff (first round)
17. Anna Lapushchenkova (qualifying competition)
18. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
19. Ahsha Rolle (second round)
20. Vesna Manasieva (first round)
21. Tatiana Poutchek (first round)
22. Roberta Vinci (first round)
23. Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
24. Elena Baltacha (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Iveta Benešová
2. Jelena Pandžić
3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4. Yanina Wickmayer
5. Selima Sfar
6. Anastasiya Yakimova
7. Bethanie Mattek
8. Magdaléna Rybáriková
9. Jarmila Gajdošová
10. Zheng Jie
11. Carla Suárez Navarro
12. María José Martínez Sánchez

Lucky loser

1. Monica Niculescu

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Iveta Benešová	4	6	6
		Viktoriya Kutuzova	6	0	4
								1	Iveta Benešová	77	0	6
									Gréta Arn	64	6	1
		Anastasia Pivovarova	3	1
		Gréta Arn	6	6
															1	Iveta Benešová	5	6	6
																Sandra Martinović	7	1	1
		Sandra Martinović	7	6
		Kumiko Iijima	5	2
									Sandra Martinović	3	6	11
								19	Ahsha Rolle	6	4	9
	WC	Laura Thorpe	6	4	4
	19	Ahsha Rolle	4	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Monica Niculescu	6	6
	WC	Irena Pavlovic	3	3
								2	Monica Niculescu	6	6
									Angelika Bachmann	1	1
		Raquel Kops-Jones	6	5	4
		Angelika Bachmann	2	7	6
															2	Monica Niculescu	6	5	4
																Jelena Pandžić	2	7	6
		Jelena Pandžić	2	6	6
		Eva Hrdinová	6	1	4
									Jelena Pandžić	6	6
									Julie Coin	3	1
		Julie Coin	4	7	7
	18	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	5	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Maret Ani	1	4
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
									Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	5	6	6
									Chanelle Scheepers	7	2	3
		Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
		Nika Ožegović	4	4
																Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
															17	Anna Lapushchenkova	5	2
	WC	Kinnie Laisné	6	6
		Natsumi Hamamura	1	1
								WC	Kinnie Laisné	6	3	3
								17	Anna Lapushchenkova	4	6	6
		Marie-Ève Pelletier	0	5
	17	Anna Lapushchenkova	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Yanina Wickmayer	6	6
	WC	Virginie Pichet	3	3
								4	Yanina Wickmayer	6	6
									Margalita Chakhnashvili	1	4
		Margalita Chakhnashvili	7	1	6
		Rika Fujiwara	5	6	3
															4	Yanina Wickmayer	4	6	6
																Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	3	2
		Anna Korzeniak	66	0
		Jelena Kostanić Tošić	78	6
									Jelena Kostanić Tošić	0	2
									Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
	21	Tatiana Poutchek	2	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anne Keothavong	1	4
		Zhang Shuai	6	6
									Zhang Shuai	1	3
									Tetiana Luzhanska	6	6
		Tetiana Luzhanska	2	6	6
		Sandra Záhlavová	6	3	4
																Tetiana Luzhanska	1	4
																Selima Sfar	6	6
		Ágnes Szatmári	4	4
		Selima Sfar	6	6
									Selima Sfar	6	6
									Hana Šromová	1	3
		Hana Šromová	5	6	7
	15	Melinda Czink	7	3	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Julia Görges	6	1	6
		Ekaterina Ivanova	4	6	1
								6	Julia Görges	6	6
									Kirsten Flipkens	3	3
		Kirsten Flipkens	6	4	6
		Abigail Spears	0	6	4
															6	Julia Görges	4	3
																Anastasiya Yakimova	6	6
		Junri Namigata	5	3
		Anastasiya Yakimova	7	6
									Anastasiya Yakimova	6	4	7
									Ekaterina Dzehalevich	1	6	5
		Ekaterina Dzehalevich	77	6
	14	Barbora Strýcová	65	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Bethanie Mattek	6	6
		Alina Jidkova	4	2
								7	Bethanie Mattek	6	63	6
									Margit Rüütel	2	77	2
		Margit Rüütel	7	6
	WC	Stéphanie Vongsouthi	5	2
															7	Bethanie Mattek	7	4	6
																Oxana Lyubtsova	5	6	1
		Jorgelina Cravero	6	6
		Darya Kustova	0	1
									Jorgelina Cravero	4	5
									Oxana Lyubtsova	6	7
		Oxana Lyubtsova	6	6
	24	Elena Baltacha	0	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Renata Voráčová	4	5
		Akiko Yonemura	6	7
									Akiko Yonemura	1	1
									Christina Wheeler	6	6
		Neuza Silva	3	3
		Christina Wheeler	6	6
																Christina Wheeler	2	0
																Magdaléna Rybáriková	6	6
		Johanna Larsson	6	3	6
		Corinna Dentoni	2	6	2
									Johanna Larsson	1	2
									Magdaléna Rybáriková	6	6
		Magdaléna Rybáriková	2	77	8
	22	Roberta Vinci	6	64	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Alicia Molik	2	2
		Zuzana Ondrášková	6	6
									Zuzana Ondrášková	4	1
									Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6
		Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6
		Marta Marrero	2	0
																Jarmila Gajdošová	78	6
																Betina Jozami	66	3
		Naomi Cavaday	3	5
		Stefanie Vögele	6	7
									Stefanie Vögele	2	4
									Betina Jozami	6	6
		Betina Jozami	6	77
	20	Vesna Manasieva	4	63

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Katie O'Brien	7	6
		Melanie South	5	1
								10	Katie O'Brien	4	2
									Kristina Barrois	6	6
		Kristina Barrois	2	77	6
		Sunitha Rao	6	63	2
																Kristina Barrois	3	64
																Zheng Jie	6	77
		Lucie Hradecká	6	5	6
		Zheng Jie	4	7	8
									Zheng Jie	6	6
								WC	Charlotte Rodier	0	3
	WC	Charlotte Rodier	2	6	6
	23	Varvara Lepchenko	6	3	4

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Olga Puchkova	6	7
		Urszula Radwańska	3	5
								11	Olga Puchkova	6	6
									Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
		Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	WC	Chloé Babet	2	2
															11	Olga Puchkova	2	0
															13	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6
		Sophie Ferguson	2	6	7
		Anda Perianu	6	2	5
									Sophie Ferguson	3	7	5
								13	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	5	7
		Monique Adamczak	3	3
	13	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	3	3
		María José Martínez Sánchez	6	6
									María José Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6
									Caroline Maes	4	6	4
		Caroline Maes	6	6
		Simona Matei	0	2
																María José Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6
																Mariana Duque	3	6	4
		Kathrin Wörle	3	6	6
	WC	Estelle Guisard	6	1	0
									Kathrin Wörle	5	3
									Mariana Duque	7	6
		Mariana Duque	6	6
	16	Julia Schruff	3	4

References

• 2008 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation