title: 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles
text: # 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles
  
  Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Nadia Petrova won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Nathalie Dechy.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marion Bartoli (first round, retired due to an abdominal pain)
  * Nadia Petrova (champion)
  * Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)
  * Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  * Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  * Aleksandra Wozniak (quarterfinals)
  * Ekaterina Makarova (first round)
  * Tamira Paszek (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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Nathalie Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Nathalie Dechy | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Maria Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Bartoli | $6^5$ | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Jackson | 7 | 2 | | WC | J Jackson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Garbin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V King | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | V King | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | V Bardina | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cohen-Aloro | 7 | $6^6$ | 1 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Mauresmo | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 2 |
  | 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | A Fink | 3 | 3 | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 5 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Sanchez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Dechy | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | J Vakulenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Wozniak | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 4 | | J Vakulenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nakamura | 3 | 2 | | 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | E Makarova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | C Pin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Lisicki | 5 | 7 | 6 | | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Tatishvili | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | S Lisicki | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Q | S Dubois | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | E Rodina | 2 | $6^3$ | | Q | S Dubois | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 5 | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | 8 | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | P Cetkovská | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Cetkovská | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Keothavong | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | WC | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Osterloh | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | L Osterloh | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | J Ditty | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Yuan | 6 | 1 | 4 | | J Ditty | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 0 | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  