2008 China Open – Women's singles

Ágnes Szávay was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Anabel Medina Garrigues.

Women's singles
2008 China Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Jelena Janković
Runner-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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First-seeded Jelena Janković won in the final 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Jelena Janković (champion)
  2.   Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  3.   Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a low back pain)
  4.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
  5.   Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  6.   Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
  7.   Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals)
  8.   Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  9.   Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Jelena Janković 6 2 6
5   Vera Zvonareva 4 6 4
1   Jelena Janković 6 6  
4   Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 2  
4   Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 7  
    Zheng Jie 63 5  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Janković 6 7  
    V Razzano 7 5 4 Q   A Wozniak 3 5  
Q   A Wozniak 63 7 6 1   J Janković 7 6  
    T Tanasugarn 6 7   7   D Hantuchová 5 1  
    K Srebotnik 4 5       T Tanasugarn 1 6 5
    G Dulko 3 1   7   D Hantuchová 6 0 7
7   D Hantuchová 6 6   1   J Janković 6 2 6
5   V Zvonareva 4 6 4
5   V Zvonareva 7 6  
WC   N Li 1 64       F Schiavone 65 2  
    F Schiavone 6 7   5   V Zvonareva 6 6  
    Á Szávay 6 6       A Medina Garrigues 0 1  
Q   Y Shvedova 4 3       Á Szávay 2 2  
    A Medina Garrigues 7 6       A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
9   C Wozniacki 63 4  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   A Chakvetadze 6 7  
LL   I Benešová 4 5   8   A Chakvetadze 3 2  
    D Cibulková 3 6 6     D Cibulková 6 6  
    A Mauresmo 6 4 3     D Cibulková 2 4  
WC   S Peng 5 4   4   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
Q   A Kudryavtseva 7 6   Q   A Kudryavtseva 2 3  
4   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
4   S Kuznetsova 7 7  
6   A Radwańska 2 3       J Zheng 63 5  
    J Zheng 6 6       J Zheng 6 6  
WC   Z Yan 3 4       A Sugiyama 1 2  
    A Sugiyama 6 6       J Zheng 7 2 6
Q   S Zhang 1 6 67 2   A Ivanovic 64 6 4
    A Cornet 6 3 7     A Cornet 1 61  
2   A Ivanovic 6 7  
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