title: 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
  
  This article displays the qualifying draw for the Women's singles at the 2008 Australian Open.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ekaterina Bychkova (qualifying competition)
  * Ahsha Rolle (first round)
  * Bethanie Mattek (first round)
  * Julia Schruff (qualified)
  * Iveta Benešová (second round)
  * Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualified)
  * Gréta Arn (first round)
  * Yuliana Fedak (second round)
  * Timea Bacsinszky (qualified)
  * Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
  * Meng Yuan (qualified)
  * Melinda Czink (second round)
  * Rossana de los Ríos (second round)
  * Julia Görges (second round)
  * Katie O'Brien (qualifying competition)
  * Stéphanie Foretz (first round)
  * Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)
  * Kira Nagy (first round)
  * Emmanuelle Gagliardi (second round)
  * Anne Keothavong (second round)
  * Andreja Klepač (second round)
  * Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
  * Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)
  * Olivia Sanchez (qualifying competition)
  
  ## Qualifiers
  
  * Monica Niculescu
  * Angelika Bachmann
  * Ekaterina Ivanova
  * Julia Schruff
  * Alisa Kleybanova
  * Tamarine Tanasugarn
  * Hsieh Su-wei
  * Marta Domachowska
  * Timea Bacsinszky
  * Sandra Klösel
  * Yuan Meng
  * Sabine Lisicki
  
  ## Qualifying 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
  
  ### 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 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yulia Fedossova | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yulia Fedossova | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Seiko Okamoto | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Anda Perianu | 4 | 3 | | | Seiko Okamoto | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Seiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seiko Okamoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 1 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 7 |
  | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 7 |
  | | Akiko Yonemura | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Akiko Yonemura | 1 | 5 | | | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 20 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Jorgelina Cravero | 4 | 4 | | 20 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | 20 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Ahsha Rolle | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hwang I-hsuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hwang I-hsuan | 6 | 6 | | | Hwang I-hsuan | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Shiho Hisamatsu | 3 | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Shiho Hisamatsu | 3 | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | | | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 |
  | | Angelika Bachmann | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 |
  | | Stefanie Vögele | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stefanie Vögele | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Chan Chin-wei | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | 13 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 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 | Bethanie Mattek | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | $7^7$ | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Alina Jidkova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Natsumi Hamamura | 1 | 3 | | Alina Jidkova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alina Jidkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | | Kumiko Iijima | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | 19 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Alison Bai | 4 | 4 | 19 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | 19 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Julia Schruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Karolina Wlodarczak | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Karolina Wlodarczak | 3 | 1 | | 4 | Julia Schruff | $7^{11}$ | 5 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Nika Ožegović | $6^9$ | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Nika Ožegović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Nika Ožegović | $6^9$ | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Julia Schruff | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 0 |
  | | Alberta Brianti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 0 |
  | | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | Urszula Radwańska | $7^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | Julia Görges | $6^8$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Oxana Lyubtsova | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Julia Görges | $6^8$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | 14 | Julia Görges | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fifth 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Iveta Benešová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neuza Silva | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Neuza Silva | $6^5$ | 2 | 5 | Iveta Benešová | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Alisa Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Alisa Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | Alisa Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Marie-Ève Pelletier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Alisa Kleybanova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Olivia Sanchez | 0 | 4 |
  | | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Olivia Sanchez | 0 | 4 |
  | | Emily Hewson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Emily Hewson | 4 | 3 | | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | 24 | Olivia Sanchez | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Zuzana Ondrášková | 1 | 4 | 24 | Olivia Sanchez | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | 24 | Olivia Sanchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Sixth 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 | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melanie South | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melanie South | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Jelena Dokic | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Marina Erakovic | 4 | 1 | | WC | Jelena Dokic | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Elena Baltacha | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Virginie Pichet | 0 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Virginie Pichet | 0 | $2^r$ | | | Elena Baltacha | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Zhang Shuai | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 16 | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Seventh qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Gréta Arn | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | Angelika Rösch | $6^6$ | 4 | | | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Maša Zec Peškirič | 4 | 0 |
  | | Maša Zec Peškirič | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Maša Zec Peškirič | 4 | 0 |
  | WC | Olivia Rogowska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Olivia Rogowska | 2 | 2 | | | Maša Zec Peškirič | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 21 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 2 | 3 | | 21 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | 21 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Eighth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Yuliana Fedak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivana Lisjak | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivana Lisjak | 0 | 2 | 8 | Yuliana Fedak | 5 | 3 | | | |
  | | | | | | Ayumi Morita | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | Ayumi Morita | 6 | $7^7$ | | Ayumi Morita | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | Isabella Holland | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Isabella Holland | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | | Ayumi Morita | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 |
  | | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 |
  | | Rika Fujiwara | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Rika Fujiwara | 2 | 4 | | Carla Suárez Navarro | 0 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | 18 | Kira Nagy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Ninth qualifier
  
  | First round | 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 | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lucie Hradecká | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lucie Hradecká | 2 | 1 | | 9 | Timea Bacsinszky | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Violette Huck | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Violette Huck | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | Timea Bacsinszky | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Margit Rüütel | 6 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Anna Lapushchenkova | $6^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Margit Rüütel | 6 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Margit Rüütel | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Margit Rüütel | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | Margit Rüütel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 22 | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Selima Sfar | $6^7$ | 2 | | 22 | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 22 | Galina Voskoboeva | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Tenth 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Evgeniya Rodina | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sandra Klösel | 6 | 6 | | Sandra Klösel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Vasilisa Bardina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Vasilisa Bardina | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Sandra Klösel | 6 | 3 | 8 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Vesna Manasieva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Brittany Sheed | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Vesna Manasieva | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Vesna Manasieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Vesna Manasieva | 6 | 6 | | Vesna Manasieva | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | María José Martínez Sánchez | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6 | María José Martínez Sánchez | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | 23 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Eleventh qualifier
  
  | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | Yuan Meng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sacha Jones | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sacha Jones | 1 | 4 | | 11 | Yuan Meng | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Yurika Sema | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | Yuan Meng | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 2 |
  | | Sandy Gumulya | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 2 |
  | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | | Darya Kustova | 3 | $0^r$ | | 15 | Katie O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | 15 | Katie O'Brien | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Twelfth qualifier
  
  | First round | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Trudi Musgrave | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Trudi Musgrave | 2 | 5 | | 12 | Melinda Czink | $7^7$ | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Sabine Lisicki | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Sally Peers | 0 | 1 | | | Sabine Lisicki | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Sabine Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 2 | 1 |
  | | Lee Ye-ra | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 2 | 1 |
  | | Julie Coin | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Julie Coin | 1 | 5 | | | Lee Ye-ra | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 17 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | Stanislava Hrozenská | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | 17 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  