Women's singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion	Jelena Janković
Runner-up	Alizé Cornet
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	56 (4WC/12Q/4LL)
Seeds	19

Defending champion Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open.^[1] Cornet entered the tournament as a qualifier.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Tsvetana Pironkova	2	6	1
	6	Anna Chakvetadze	6	3	6
								6	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	3
								Q	Alizé Cornet	3	6	6
	Q	Alizé Cornet	w/o
	5	Serena Williams
															Q	Alizé Cornet	2	2
															4	Jelena Janković	6	6
	7	Venus Williams	7	2	3
	4	Jelena Janković	5	6	6
								4	Jelena Janković	w/o
								2	Maria Sharapova
	9	Patty Schnyder	77	5	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	63	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Ivanovic	4	7	2
	Q	K Zakopalová	4	2				Q	T Pironkova	6	5	6
	Q	T Pironkova	6	6											Q	T Pironkova	6	1
	Q	M Niculescu	6	3	6										WC	V Azarenka	2	0r
	Q	J Craybas	4	6	4			Q	M Niculescu	3	2
	WC	V Azarenka	6	6				WC	V Azarenka	6	6
	19	S Bammer	1	3																		Q	T Pironkova	2	6	1
	12	A Radwańska	6	6																		6	A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
	Q	A Amanmuradova	3	0				12	A Radwańska	3	6	6
	Q	K Kanepi	4	6	0			WC	R Vinci	6	2	2
	WC	R Vinci	6	4	6										12	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		K Bondarenko	7	6											6	A Chakvetadze	6	1	6
		T Garbin	5	4					K Bondarenko	6	61	0
								6	A Chakvetadze	3	77	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		O Govortsova	4	6	6				O Govortsova	2	0
		K Knapp	6	1	2										3	S Kuznetsova	2	4
		V Dushevina	1	3											Q	A Cornet	6	6
	Q	A Cornet	6	6				Q	A Cornet	6	6
		L Šafářová	4	5				17	F Schiavone	3	2
	17	F Schiavone	6	7																		Q	A Cornet	w/o
	11	Á Szávay	6	6																		5	S Williams
		Z Yan	1	1				11	Á Szávay	0	3
	Q	S Peng	4	6	3			WC	S Errani	6	6
	WC	S Errani	6	1	6										WC	S Errani	4	3
	WC	M Santangelo	2	2											5	S Williams	6	6
		A Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko	2	0
								5	S Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	V Williams	6	6
		M Krajicek	3	2					S Stosur	4	1
		S Stosur	6	6											7	V Williams	7	6
	Q	E Vesnina	3	5											10	V Zvonareva	5	2
	Q	I Benešová	6	7				Q	I Benešová	5	6	5
		A Sugiyama	3	3				10	V Zvonareva	7	4	7
	10	V Zvonareva	6	6																		7	V Williams	7	2	3
	18	N Petrova	6	5	4																	4	J Janković	5	6	6
		M Kirilenko	3	7	6				M Kirilenko	6	5	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	7					A Medina Garrigues	3	7	2
	Q	A Kleybanova	1	5												M Kirilenko	1	1
	LL	O Savchuk	711	3	1										4	J Janković	6	6
		F Pennetta	69	6	6				F Pennetta	1	4
								4	J Janković	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Bartoli	6	7
		J Vakulenko	1	2					V Razzano	4	5
		V Razzano	6	6											8	M Bartoli	6	4	67
	LL	A Rodionova	1	3											9	P Schnyder	4	6	79
	LL	V Ruano Pascual	6	6				LL	V Ruano Pascual	1	0
	Q	M Koryttseva	6	2	3			9	P Schnyder	6	6
	9	P Schnyder	3	6	6																	9	P Schnyder	77	5	2
	13	N Vaidišová	4	6	2																	2	M Sharapova	63	7	6
	LL	E Makarova	6	4	6			LL	E Makarova	3	4
		T Paszek	3	0					C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Wozniacki	6	6												C Wozniacki	4	63
		D Cibulková	77	6											2	M Sharapova	6	77
		G Dulko	61	4					D Cibulková	2	6	4
								2	M Sharapova	6	3	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Alizé Cornet	7	6
		Zhang Shuai	5	2				1	Alizé Cornet	6	6
	WC	Nathalie Viérin	6	3	3			13	Anastasia Rodionova	0	3
	13	Anastasia Rodionova	2	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	3	1				2	Elena Vesnina	77	6
		Andreja Klepač	6	77					Andreja Klepač	65	3
	17	Marta Domachowska	3	63

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Pauline Parmentier	2	0
		Monica Niculescu	6	6					Monica Niculescu	3	6	6
	WC	Anna-Giulia Remondina	1	6	5			16	Ekaterina Makarova	6	2	3
	16	Ekaterina Makarova	6	4	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Klára Zakopalová	0	6	6
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	6	2	1			4	Klára Zakopalová	6	3	6
		Ayumi Morita	65	3				21	Galina Voskoboeva	1	6	2
	21	Galina Voskoboeva	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Casey Dellacqua	3	65
		Yuliana Fedak	6	77					Yuliana Fedak	1	2
		Katie O'Brien	4	3				19	Iveta Benešová	6	6
	19	Iveta Benešová	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kaia Kanepi	6	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	2	2				6	Kaia Kanepi	6	77
		Maria Elena Camerin	6	6					Maria Elena Camerin	4	63
	24	Émilie Loit	0	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
		Kira Nagy	2	0				7	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
		Julie Ditty	2	7	6				Julie Ditty	2	4
	Alt	Regina Kulikova	6	5	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
	Alt	Zheng Jie	3	2				8	Alisa Kleybanova	0	6	6
		Alicia Molik	3	5				15	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	4	3
	15	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
	WC	Astrid Besser	1	1				9	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	77
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	4	6	3			18	Olga Savchuk	2	64
	18	Olga Savchuk	6	2	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Jill Craybas	3	6	77
	WC	Camila Giorgi	6	2	61			10	Jill Craybas	7	6
		Tatiana Poutchek	4	4				22	Rossana de los Ríos	5	1
	22	Rossana de los Ríos	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Peng Shuai	6	6
		Yuan Meng	1	2				11	Peng Shuai	6	6
	WC	Giulia Gabba	3	1				23	Chan Yung-jan	3	4
	23	Chan Yung-jan	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	3	1				12	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
		Catalina Castaño	5	6	6				Catalina Castaño	1	2
	14	Timea Bacsinszky	7	4	3

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)