2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles
# 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was the two-time defending champion, having won the junior Australian Open titles in 2006 and 2007, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simona Halep.

## Seeds

* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
* Ksenia Lykina (third round)
* Nikola Hofmanova (second round)
* Madison Brengle (third round)
* Bojana Jovanovski (quarterfinals)
* Cindy Chala (first round)
* Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round)
* Katarzyna Piter (third round)
* Sacha Jones (second round)
* Simona Halep (semifinals)
* Zhou Yimiao (semifinals)
* Chang Kai-chen (second round)
* Jade Curtis (second round)
* Arantxa Rus (champion)
* Tyra Calderwood (second round)
* Rebecca Marino (second round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | 10 | Simona Halep | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jasmina Tinjić | 4 | 0 | | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jessica Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Jessica Moore | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Bojana Jovanovski | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | 14 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 6 | 6 | 11 | Zhou Yimiao | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Karen Barbat | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tabaková | 1 | 5 | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Gumulya | 3 | 5 | | | V Larrière | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Larrière | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | I Holland | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | L Kerkhove | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | L Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 4 | 1 | | 13 | J Curtis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Curtis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| | M Špremo | 0 | 3 | | 10 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Meccico | $6^3$ | 4 | | Q | K Isaara | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Isaara | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | S Halep | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Yamasoto | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 8 | K Piter | $6^0$ | 0 | | | | |
| WC | B Milenkiewicz | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | B Milenkiewicz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Hubacek | 4 | 0 | | 8 | K Piter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Piter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | N Hofmanova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Venkatesha | 1 | 5 | | 3 | N Hofmanova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Patterson | 4 | 3 | | | M Doi | 6 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Doi | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Hopper | 1 | 1 | | | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Berlinecke | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | R Marino | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Marino | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Tinjić | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 |
| | M Sirotkina | 1 | 2 | | 12 | K-c Chang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giovine | 1 | 2 | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Moore | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | B Sheed | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | A Guarachi | 2 | 1 | | WC | B Sheed | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | B Swanepoel | 3 | 1 | | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gunuganti | 1 | 3 | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Otake | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Nowak | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Nowak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bai | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | A Bai | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Narattana | 3 | 6 | 7 | | A Bai | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Rich | 2 | 1 | | 9 | S Jones | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Rus | 6 | 6 |
| | S Zaniewska | 4 | 3 | | 14 | A Rus | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Wejnert | 4 | 2 | | | K Mladenovic | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Rus | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | S Peers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Grymalska | 3 | 2 | | | S Peers | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Damaschin | 0 | 4 | | 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | C Chala | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Mirkovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | M Mirkovic | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bogdan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Bogdan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z-j Yang | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | E Bogdan | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Inoue | 5 | $7^9$ | 0 | | | | | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Vierin | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | | V Vierin | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Wiltshire | 3 | 2 | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | T Calderwood | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | K Barbat | 0 | 3 |
| | J Romples | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | T Calderwood | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lalami | 4 | 1 | | | K Barbat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barbat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Barbat | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | S Mulsap | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | K Lykina | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | C Astrogo | 6 | 7 | | | C Astrogo | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Ryan | 2 | 3 | | 2 | K Lykina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Lykina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
