2008 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open. Cornet entered the tournament as a qualifier.

Women's singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion	Jelena Janković
Runner-up	Alizé Cornet
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	56 (4WC/12Q/4LL)
Seeds	19

Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds

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

1. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
2. Maria Sharapova (semifinals, withdrew due to a left calf strain)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
4. Jelena Janković (champion)
5. Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
6. Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
7. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
8. Marion Bartoli (third round)
9. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
10. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
11. Ágnes Szávay (second round)
12. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
13. Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
14. Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a low back injury)
15. Shahar Pe'er (withdrew due to a right shoulder tendinitis)
16. Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to right intercostal muscle strain)
17. Francesca Schiavone (second round)
18. Nadia Petrova (first round)
19. Sybille Bammer (first round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	6	1
	6	Anna Chakvetadze	6	3	6
								6	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	3
								Q	Alizé Cornet	3	6	6
	Q	Alizé Cornet	w/o
	5	Serena Williams
															Q	Alizé Cornet	2	2
															4	Jelena Janković	6	6
	7	Venus Williams	7	2	3
	4	Jelena Janković	5	6	6
								4	Jelena Janković	w/o
								2	Maria Sharapova
	9	Patty Schnyder	77	5	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	63	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Ivanovic	4	7	2
	Q	K Zakopalová	4	2				Q	T Pironkova	6	5	6
	Q	T Pironkova	6	6											Q	T Pironkova	6	1
	Q	M Niculescu	6	3	6										WC	V Azarenka	2	0r
	Q	J Craybas	4	6	4			Q	M Niculescu	3	2
	WC	V Azarenka	6	6				WC	V Azarenka	6	6
	19	S Bammer	1	3																		Q	T Pironkova	2	6	1
	12	A Radwańska	6	6																		6	A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
	Q	A Amanmuradova	3	0				12	A Radwańska	3	6	6
	Q	K Kanepi	4	6	0			WC	R Vinci	6	2	2
	WC	R Vinci	6	4	6										12	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		K Bondarenko	7	6											6	A Chakvetadze	6	1	6
		T Garbin	5	4					K Bondarenko	6	61	0
								6	A Chakvetadze	3	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		O Govortsova	4	6	6				O Govortsova	2	0
		K Knapp	6	1	2										3	S Kuznetsova	2	4
		V Dushevina	1	3											Q	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	A Cornet	6	6				Q	A Cornet	6	6
		L Šafářová	4	5				17	F Schiavone	3	2
	17	F Schiavone	6	7																		Q	A Cornet	w/o
	11	Á Szávay	6	6																		5	S Williams
		Z Yan	1	1				11	Á Szávay	0	3
	Q	S Peng	4	6	3			WC	S Errani	6	6
	WC	S Errani	6	1	6										WC	S Errani	4	3
	WC	M Santangelo	2	2											5	S Williams	6	6
		A Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko	2	0
								5	S Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	V Williams	6	6
		M Krajicek	3	2					S Stosur	4	1
		S Stosur	6	6											7	V Williams	7	6
	Q	E Vesnina	3	5											10	V Zvonareva	5	2
	Q	I Benešová	6	7				Q	I Benešová	5	6	5
		A Sugiyama	3	3				10	V Zvonareva	7	4	7
	10	V Zvonareva	6	6																		7	V Williams	7	2	3
	18	N Petrova	6	5	4																	4	J Janković	5	6	6
		M Kirilenko	3	7	6				M Kirilenko	6	5	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	7					A Medina Garrigues	3	7	2
	Q	A Kleybanova	1	5												M Kirilenko	1	1
	LL	O Savchuk	711	3	1										4	J Janković	6	6
		F Pennetta	69	6	6				F Pennetta	1	4
								4	J Janković	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Bartoli	6	7
		J Vakulenko	1	2					V Razzano	4	5
		V Razzano	6	6											8	M Bartoli	6	4	67
	LL	A Rodionova	1	3											9	P Schnyder	4	6	79
	LL	V Ruano Pascual	6	6				LL	V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	Q	M Koryttseva	6	2	3			9	P Schnyder	6	6
	9	P Schnyder	3	6	6																	9	P Schnyder	77	5	2
	13	N Vaidišová	4	6	2																	2	M Sharapova	63	7	6
	LL	E Makarova	6	4	6			LL	E Makarova	3	4
		T Paszek	3	0					C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Wozniacki	6	6												C Wozniacki	4	63
		D Cibulková	77	6											2	M Sharapova	6	77
		G Dulko	61	4					D Cibulková	2	6	4
								2	M Sharapova	6	3	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
2. Elena Vesnina (qualified)
3. Pauline Parmentier (first round)
4. Klára Zakopalová (qualified)
5. Casey Dellacqua (first round)
6. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
7. Mariya Koryttseva (qualified)
8. Alisa Kleybanova (qualified)
9. Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
10. Jill Craybas (qualified)
11. Peng Shuai (qualified)
12. Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
13. Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
14. Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
15. Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
16. Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
17. Marta Domachowska (first round)
18. Olga Savchuk (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
19. Iveta Benešová (qualified)
20. Nuria Llagostera Vives (Still competing in Berlin)
21. Galina Voskoboeva (qualifying competition)
22. Rossana de los Ríos (qualifying competition)
23. Chan Yung-jan (qualifying competition)
24. Émilie Loit (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Alizé Cornet
2. Elena Vesnina
3. Monica Niculescu
4. Klára Zakopalová
5. Iveta Benešová
6. Kaia Kanepi
7. Mariya Koryttseva
8. Alisa Kleybanova
9. Akgul Amanmuradova
10. Jill Craybas
11. Peng Shuai
12. Tsvetana Pironkova

Lucky losers

1. Anastasia Rodionova
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual
3. Ekaterina Makarova
4. Olga Savchuk

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alizé Cornet	7	6
		Zhang Shuai	5	2				1	Alizé Cornet	6	6
	WC	Nathalie Viérin	6	3	3			13	Anastasia Rodionova	0	3
	13	Anastasia Rodionova	2	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	3	1				2	Elena Vesnina	77	6
		Andreja Klepač	6	77					Andreja Klepač	65	3
	17	Marta Domachowska	3	63

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Pauline Parmentier	2	0
		Monica Niculescu	6	6					Monica Niculescu	3	6	6
	WC	Anna-Giulia Remondina	1	6	5			16	Ekaterina Makarova	6	2	3
	16	Ekaterina Makarova	6	4	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Klára Zakopalová	0	6	6
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	6	2	1			4	Klára Zakopalová	6	3	6
		Ayumi Morita	65	3				21	Galina Voskoboeva	1	6	2
	21	Galina Voskoboeva	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Casey Dellacqua	3	65
		Yuliana Fedak	6	77					Yuliana Fedak	1	2
		Katie O'Brien	4	3				19	Iveta Benešová	6	6
	19	Iveta Benešová	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kaia Kanepi	6	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	2	2				6	Kaia Kanepi	6	77
		Maria Elena Camerin	6	6					Maria Elena Camerin	4	63
	24	Émilie Loit	0	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
		Kira Nagy	2	0				7	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
		Julie Ditty	2	7	6				Julie Ditty	2	4
	Alt	Regina Kulikova	6	5	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
	Alt	Zheng Jie	3	2				8	Alisa Kleybanova	0	6	6
		Alicia Molik	3	5				15	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	4	3
	15	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
	WC	Astrid Besser	1	1				9	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	77
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	4	6	3			18	Olga Savchuk	2	64
	18	Olga Savchuk	6	2	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Jill Craybas	3	6	77
	WC	Camila Giorgi	6	2	61			10	Jill Craybas	7	6
		Tatiana Poutchek	4	4				22	Rossana de los Ríos	5	1
	22	Rossana de los Ríos	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Peng Shuai	6	6
		Yuan Meng	1	2				11	Peng Shuai	6	6
	WC	Giulia Gabba	3	1				23	Chan Yung-jan	3	4
	23	Chan Yung-jan	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	3	1				12	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
		Catalina Castaño	5	6	6				Catalina Castaño	1	2
	14	Timea Bacsinszky	7	4	3

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)