title: 2008 DFS Classic – Singles
text: # 2008 DFS Classic – Singles
  
  Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
  
  Kateryna Bondarenko won her maiden WTA tour title, defeating Yanina Wickmayer in the final $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 3–6, $7–6^{(7–4)}.$
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Marion Bartoli (second round)
  * Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a back injury)
  * Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
  * Sybille Bammer (second round)
  * Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)
  * Sania Mirza (second round)
  * Olga Govortsova (second round)
  * Michaëlla Krajicek (third round)
  * Tamira Paszek (second round)
  * Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)
  * Casey Dellacqua (second round)
  * Kateryna Bondarenko (champion)
  * Aravane Rezaï (second round)
  * Jill Craybas (first round)
  * Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
  * Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
  * Aiko Nakamura (third 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Petra Cetkovská | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $7^7$ | 6 | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Alona Bondarenko | 4 | 5 | | Marina Erakovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $7^9$ | 3 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | Yanina Wickmayer | $6^7$ | 6 | $6^4$ |
  | | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Yanina Wickmayer | $6^7$ | 6 | $6^4$ |
  | WC | Melanie South | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Melanie South | 4 | 3 | | Yanina Wickmayer | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 6 | | Bethanie Mattek | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | 3 | Nicole Vaidišová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Yuan | 2 | 1 | | P Cetkovská | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Pin | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | M Rüütel | 4 | 4 | | M Domachowska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Pin | 7 | $7^7$ | | C Pin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | A Rodionova | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | $6^3$ | 2 |
  | 12 | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Bondarenko | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | A Keothavong | 3 | 2 | 12 | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | Q | S Stosur | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Lisicki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | V King | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | LL | M Czink | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | LL | M Czink | 6 | $7^7$ | LL | M Czink | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | O Govortsova | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | $7^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | $6^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | S Rao | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S Rao | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | | P Kvitová | $6^8$ | 4 | | Q | S Rao | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Cavaday | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Cavaday | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | J Craybas | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 4 | 5 |
  | 10 | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 7 |
  | Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Shvedova | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kudryavtseva | 0 | 6 | $6^2$ | | K O'Brien | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K O'Brien | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | Q | Y Shvedova | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | S Dubois | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | S Mirza | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 8 | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Poutchek | 6 | $7^8$ | Q | T Poutchek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | IR Olaru | 0 | $6^6$ | | | | | | 8 | M Krajicek | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Fedossova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Ditty | $6^5$ | 2 | 11 | C Dellacqua | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | C Dellacqua | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 |
  | 17 | A Nakamura | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M South | 4 | 3 |
  | | T Obziler | 5 | 3 | 17 | A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Morita | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 17 | A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | M South | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M South | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | A Fitzpatrick | 4 | 4 | WC | M South | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | S Bammer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 9 | T Paszek | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 3 | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Q | J Gajdošová | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Mattek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Elliott | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ | 13 | A Rezaï | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | A Rezaï | 6 | 2 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | E Makarova | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | 3 | 0 |
  | WC | E Baltacha | 5 | $6^1$ | | 15 | E Makarova | $6^3$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Puchkova | 4 | 3 | | | A Kerber | $7^7$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | E Makarova | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Brémond | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 7 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  