title: 2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles
  
  Two-time defending champion Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open.
  
  ## 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
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Park Ju-Yeon | 0 | 0 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Mie Yaosa | 6 | 6 | Mie Yaosa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Nicole Harrison | 0 | 0 | | | | | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | Sharon Walraven | 6 | 6 | | | | | Florence Gravellier | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | Maaike Smit | 0 | 3 | Sharon Walraven | $7^8$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Florence Gravellier | 7 | 6 | Florence Gravellier | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Kaitlyn Verfuerth | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 |
  | Lucy Shuker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Korie Homan | 3 | 3 |
  | Illanit Fridman | 2 | 4 | Lucy Shuker | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | Daniela Di Toro | 5 | 4 | Jiske Griffioen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Jiske Griffioen | 7 | 6 | | | | | Jiske Griffioen | 2 | 3 | | | |
  | Aniek van Koot | 4 | 2 | | | | | Korie Homan | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | Hwang Myung-Hee | 6 | 6 | Myung-Hee Hwang | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Karin Korb | 2 | 0 | Korie Homan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Korie Homan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  