2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Francesca Schiavone.

Women's Singles
2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Elena Dementieva
Runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Elena Dementieva won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

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

  1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
  2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Final)
  3. Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)
  4. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  5. Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to viral illness)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (Quarterfinals, retired due to a left thigh injury)
  7. Marion Bartoli (First Round)
  8. Elena Dementieva (Champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Francesca Schiavone 7 5 2
8 Elena Dementieva 5 7 6
8 Elena Dementieva 4 6 6
2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 2
4 Jelena Janković 7 4 3
2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 6 6

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Henin 7 66 6
  N Petrova 4 4   Q K Srebotnik 5 7 3
Q K Srebotnik 6 6   1 J Henin 63 64  
  S Bammer 7 6     F Schiavone 7 7  
Q E Makarova 66 3     S Bammer 3 2  
  F Schiavone 6 65 6   F Schiavone 6 6  
7 M Bartoli 1 7 1   F Schiavone 7 5 2
8 E Dementieva 5 7 6
3 A Ivanovic 6 6  
Q A Nakamura 3 0     N Vaidišová 4 0  
  N Vaidišová 6 6   3 A Ivanovic 7 3 3
  M Kirilenko 6 3 2 8 E Dementieva 5 6 6
  A Bondarenko 3 6 6   A Bondarenko 2 1  
  P Schnyder 5 0   8 E Dementieva 6 6  
8 E Dementieva 7 6  

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Chakvetadze 6 2 6
Q A Radwańska 2 6 4 6 A Chakvetadze 63 6 6
WC S Sfar 1 3     D Safina 7 4 3
  D Safina 6 6   6 A Chakvetadze 1 0 r
WC S Mirza 7 6   4 J Janković 6 0  
Q V Dushevina 65 2   WC S Mirza 6 3 4
4 J Janković 4 6 6
4 J Janković 7 4 3
LL A Morigami 6 6   2 S Kuznetsova 5 6 6
  A Szávay 1 4   LL A Morigami 6 1 4
  A Mauresmo 7 6     A Mauresmo 4 6 6
Q A Medina Garrigues 67 2     A Mauresmo 1 64  
  L Šafářová 1 6 6 2 S Kuznetsova 6 7  
LL A Sugiyama 6 3 2   L Šafářová 1 2  
2 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
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