2008 ASB Classic – Singles

Singles
2008 ASB Classic
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Aravane Rezaï
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Aravane Rezaï.

Seeds

Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
Tamira Paszek (semifinals)
Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
Émilie Loit (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	WC	Marina Erakovic	3	5

		Aravane Rezaï	6	7
									Aravane Rezaï	2	2

									Lindsay Davenport	6	6
		Lindsay Davenport	6	6

	6	Tamira Paszek	4	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	S Jones	0	1				1	V Zvonareva	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	7					S Arvidsson	2	3
	Q	A Rolle	4	5											1	V Zvonareva	3	6	6⁵
	WC	M Erakovic	6	6											WC	M Erakovic	6	2	7
	WC	E Barry	1	1				WC	M Erakovic	7	7
		A Harkleroad	6	6					A Harkleroad	6⁵	5
	8	E Loit	4	1																		WC	M Erakovic	3	5
	3	K Srebotnik	6	3																			A Rezaï	6	7
		A Rodionova	0	0	r			3	K Srebotnik	6	6
		A Morigami	5	0					Y Meusburger	0	1
		Y Meusburger	7	6											3	K Srebotnik	1	3
	Q	S Zhang	3	3												A Rezaï	6	6
		A Rezaï	6	6					A Rezaï	7	6
	Q	E Baltacha	1	2				7	E Daniilidou	5	4
	7	E Daniilidou	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	5	A Medina Garrigues	7	6
		N Pratt	6³	3				5	A Medina Garrigues	1	6	0
		L Davenport	6	6					L Davenport	6	4	6
		L Granville	2	3												L Davenport	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	0	5												S Errani	3	3
		P Parmentier	6	7					P Parmentier	1	2
		S Errani	7	6⁴	6				S Errani	6	6
	4	M Krajicek	5	7	2																		L Davenport	6	6
	6	T Paszek	7	6																		6	T Paszek	4	3
		Y Wickmayer	6⁷	1				6	T Paszek	6	6
		C Pin	6	6					C Pin	2	3
		M Müller	3	1											6	T Paszek	6	6
		M Tu	3	5											2	M Kirilenko	1	3
		K Zakopalová	6	7					K Zakopalová	4	1
		K Kanepi	2	6	3			2	M Kirilenko	6	6
	2	M Kirilenko	6	2	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Jill Craybas (second round)
Anne Kremer (second round)
María Emilia Salerni (second round)
Angelique Kerber (second round)
Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
Mariya Koryttseva (qualifying competition)
Catalina Castaño (first round)
Ahsha Rolle (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	1	Jill Craybas	6	6
	WC	Shona Lee	0	1				1	Jill Craybas	2	6	5
	Sun Tiantian		6⁹	3					Zhang Shuai	6	3	7
	Zhang Shuai		7¹¹	6												Zhang Shuai	6	1	7
	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		5	4											5	Lilia Osterloh	4	6	5
	Jorgelina Cravero		7	6					Jorgelina Cravero	0	1
	WC	Klaudia Jans	1	5				5	Lilia Osterloh	6	6
	5	Lilia Osterloh	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	2	Anne Kremer	6	6
		Maša Zec Peškirič	4	1				2	Anne Kremer	2	3
	Marie-Ève Pelletier		5	2					Melanie South	6	6
	Melanie South		7	6											Melanie South		5	3
	Eva Hrdinová		2	3											Elena Baltacha		7	6
	Elena Baltacha		6	6				Elena Baltacha		6	6
		Vladimíra Uhlířová	6	7⁷				Vladimíra Uhlířová		2	0
	7	Catalina Castaño	3	6⁴

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	3	María Emilia Salerni	6	6
		Kumiko Iijima	0	1				3	María Emilia Salerni	6	4	2
	Vesna Manasieva		6	6					Vesna Manasieva	4	6	6
	Andreja Klepač		3	1												Vesna Manasieva	3	6	6
		Sabine Lisicki	7¹¹	6											6	Mariya Koryttseva	6	3	1
	WC	Jasmin Wöhr	6⁹	4					Sabine Lisicki	4	7⁷	3
	WC	Alicja Rosolska	1	2				6	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6¹	6
	6	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	4	Angelique Kerber	6	6
		Arina Rodionova	1	3				4	Angelique Kerber	4	2
	Junri Namigata		4	1					Naomi Cavaday	6	6
	Naomi Cavaday		6	6												Naomi Cavaday	2	2
	WC	Kairangi Vano	2	0											8	Ahsha Rolle	6	6
		Ayumi Morita	6	6					Ayumi Morita	1	3
		Chan Chin-wei	4	1				8	Ahsha Rolle	6	6
	8	Ahsha Rolle	6	6

External links

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