Women's singles
2008 China Open
Champion	Jelena Janković
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–3, 6–2
Seeds	8

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

First-seeded Jelena Janković won in the final 6–3, 6–2, against Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	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

	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

	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

External links

• Tournament Draws