title: 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles
  
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the two-time defending champion, having won the junior Australian Open titles in 2006 and 2007, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simona Halep.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
  * Ksenia Lykina (third round)
  * Nikola Hofmanova (second round)
  * Madison Brengle (third round)
  * Bojana Jovanovski (quarterfinals)
  * Cindy Chala (first round)
  * Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round)
  * Katarzyna Piter (third round)
  * Sacha Jones (second round)
  * Simona Halep (semifinals)
  * Zhou Yimiao (semifinals)
  * Chang Kai-chen (second round)
  * Jade Curtis (second round)
  * Arantxa Rus (champion)
  * Tyra Calderwood (second round)
  * Rebecca Marino (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | 10 | Simona Halep | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jasmina Tinjić | 4 | 0 | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Jessica Moore | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Bojana Jovanovski | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 6 | 6 | 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Karen Barbat | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Tabaková | 1 | 5 | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Gumulya | 3 | 5 | | | V Larrière | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Larrière | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | I Holland | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | L Kerkhove | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Rogowska | 4 | 1 | | 13 | J Curtis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | J Curtis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 |
  | 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Špremo | 0 | 3 | | 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Meccico | $6^3$ | 4 | | Q | K Isaara | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Isaara | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | S Halep | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Yamasoto | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 8 | K Piter | $6^0$ | 0 | | | | |
  | WC | B Milenkiewicz | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | B Milenkiewicz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Hubacek | 4 | 0 | | 8 | K Piter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | K Piter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | N Hofmanova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Venkatesha | 1 | 5 | | 3 | N Hofmanova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Patterson | 4 | 3 | | | M Doi | 6 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Doi | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | J Hopper | 1 | 1 | | | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Berlinecke | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | R Marino | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | R Marino | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Tinjić | 4 | 0 |
  | 12 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Sirotkina | 1 | 2 | | 12 | K-c Chang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Giovine | 1 | 2 | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | B Sheed | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | | A Guarachi | 2 | 1 | | WC | B Sheed | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Swanepoel | 3 | 1 | | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Gunuganti | 1 | 3 | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Otake | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Nowak | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Nowak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Bai | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | A Bai | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | K Narattana | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Bai | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Rich | 2 | 1 | | 9 | S Jones | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | S Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 1 | 3 |
  | 14 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Rus | 6 | 6 |
  | | S Zaniewska | 4 | 3 | | 14 | A Rus | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Wejnert | 4 | 2 | | | K Mladenovic | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Rus | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
  | | S Peers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  | | A Grymalska | 3 | 2 | | | S Peers | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Damaschin | 0 | 4 | | 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | C Chala | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Mirkovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | M Mirkovic | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Bogdan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z-j Yang | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | E Bogdan | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | M Inoue | 5 | $7^9$ | 0 | | | | | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Vierin | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | | V Vierin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Wiltshire | 3 | 2 | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | T Calderwood | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | K Barbat | 0 | 3 |
  | | J Romples | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | T Calderwood | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Lalami | 4 | 1 | | | K Barbat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Barbat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Barbat | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | S Mulsap | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | K Lykina | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | C Astrogo | 6 | 7 | | | C Astrogo | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Ryan | 2 | 3 | | 2 | K Lykina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  