title: 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles
text: # 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles
  
  Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova.
  
  Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win her title.
  
  ## Singles results
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  * Venus Williams (semifinals)
  * Serena Williams (champion)
  * Patty Schnyder (final)
  * Ágnes Szávay (second round)
  * Sybille Bammer (second round)
  * Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
  * Maria Kirilenko (first round)
  
  ### 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Yan Zi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
  | 3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
  | 2 | Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-j Chan | 2 | 2 | | PR | S Mamić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | S Mamić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | K O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | Z Yan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Savchuk | 6 | 2 | 7 | | O Savchuk | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Yan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Kirilenko | 6 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Yan | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nakamura | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | A Nakamura | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Uberoi | 1 | 4 | | 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Bammer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Morigami | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | S Bammer | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Rodionova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Sun | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Bachmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | T Obziler | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ |
  | Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | I Lakhani | 2 | 2 | | Q | Á Szatmári | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Á Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Kremer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Ayumi Morita (first round)
  * Katie O'Brien (moved to main draw)
  * Monica Niculescu (qualified)
  * Andreja Klepač (first round)
  * Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
  * Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
  * Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition)
  * Vesna Manasieva (first round)
  * Angelika Bachmann (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Ágnes Szatmári
  * Angelika Bachmann
  * Monica Niculescu
  * Sun Tiantian
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | Melanie South | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
  | WC | Aurélie Védy | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
  | | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6/WC | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Alexandra Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
  | WC | Sanaa Bhambri | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
  | | Monique Adamczak | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Monique Adamczak | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | Monique Adamczak | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Hwang I-hsuan | 5 | 1 | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Debbrich Feys | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | PR | Zheng Jie | 3 | $2^r$ | | Debbrich Feys | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
  | | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
  | WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Chanelle Scheepers | 2 | 4 | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | |
  | | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | Corinna Dentoni | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | Alt | Akshitha Basavaraju | 1 | 0 | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
  | | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
  | | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 2 | 7 | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
  | 8 | Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  