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
SinglesDoubles
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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

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

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
  Nadia Petrova66 
  Victoria Azarenka44 
  Nadia Petrova43 
2 Jelena Janković66 
6 Venus Williams752
2 Jelena Janković6876

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 S Williams614
  N Vaidišová12   N Li066
  N Li66   N Li23 
  N Petrova66   N Petrova66 
Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová22   N Petrova66 
  P Schnyder647  P Schnyder41 
5 S Kuznetsova465  N Petrova66 
V Azarenka44 
4 E Dementieva66 
WC T Malek625  S Bammer14 
  S Bammer4674 E Dementieva6661
  V Azarenka76   V Azarenka736
  Á Szávay53   V Azarenka67 
Q S Záhlavová32 8 A Radwańska15 
8 A Radwańska66 

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
6 V Williams66 
WC A-L Grönefeld12 6 V Williams66 
  F Pennetta621Q K Bondarenko42 
Q K Bondarenko4666 V Williams66 
  A Cornet21 3 D Safina42 
Q T Pironkova66 Q T Pironkova166 
3 D Safina67 
6 V Williams752
7 V Zvonareva66 2 J Janković6876
  D Hantuchová32 7 V Zvonareva66 
  D Cibulková31   M Bartoli20 
  M Bartoli66 7 V Zvonareva6865 
WC E Daniilidou651 2 J Janković77 
  A Bondarenko76   A Bondarenko20 
2 J Janković66