2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

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

Singles
2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Final
ChampionSerbia Jelena Janković
Runner-upRussia Nadia Petrova
Score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jelena Janković won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Nadia Petrova. Janković became the highest ranking singles player by winning the final.

Seeds

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

  1.   Serena Williams (second round)
  2.   Jelena Janković (champion)
  3.   Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
  4.   Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
  6.   Venus Williams (semifinals)
  7.   Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  8.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Nadia Petrova 6 6  
    Victoria Azarenka 4 4  
    Nadia Petrova 4 3  
2   Jelena Janković 6 6  
6   Venus Williams 7 5 2
2   Jelena Janković 68 7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Williams 6 1 4
    N Vaidišová 1 2       N Li 0 6 6
    N Li 6 6       N Li 2 3  
    N Petrova 6 6       N Petrova 6 6  
Q   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 2       N Petrova 6 6  
    P Schnyder 6 4 7     P Schnyder 4 1  
5   S Kuznetsova 4 6 5     N Petrova 6 6  
  V Azarenka 4 4  
4   E Dementieva 6 6  
WC   T Malek 6 2 5     S Bammer 1 4  
    S Bammer 4 6 7 4   E Dementieva 66 6 1
    V Azarenka 7 6       V Azarenka 7 3 6
    Á Szávay 5 3       V Azarenka 6 7  
Q   S Záhlavová 3 2   8   A Radwańska 1 5  
8   A Radwańska 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   V Williams 6 6  
WC   A-L Grönefeld 1 2   6   V Williams 6 6  
    F Pennetta 6 2 1 Q   K Bondarenko 4 2  
Q   K Bondarenko 4 6 6 6   V Williams 6 6  
    A Cornet 2 1   3   D Safina 4 2  
Q   T Pironkova 6 6   Q   T Pironkova 1 66  
3   D Safina 6 7  
6   V Williams 7 5 2
7   V Zvonareva 6 6   2   J Janković 68 7 6
    D Hantuchová 3 2   7   V Zvonareva 6 6  
    D Cibulková 3 1       M Bartoli 2 0  
    M Bartoli 6 6   7   V Zvonareva 68 65  
WC   E Daniilidou 65 1   2   J Janković 7 7  
    A Bondarenko 7 6       A Bondarenko 2 0  
2   J Janković 6 6  
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