2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles
# 2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles

Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova.

Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win her title.

## Singles results

### Seeds

* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Serena Williams (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Ágnes Szávay (second round)
* Sybille Bammer (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (first round)

### 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Yan Zi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 2 | 2 | | PR | S Mamić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Mamić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | Z Yan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 6 | 2 | 7 | | O Savchuk | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Kirilenko | 6 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Yan | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | A Nakamura | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Uberoi | 1 | 4 | | 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | S Bammer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | S Bammer | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Rodionova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Sun | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Bachmann | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | T Obziler | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Lakhani | 2 | 2 | | Q | Á Szatmári | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Ayumi Morita (first round)
* Katie O'Brien (moved to main draw)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Andreja Klepač (first round)
* Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition)
* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
* Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition)
* Vesna Manasieva (first round)
* Angelika Bachmann (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Ágnes Szatmári
* Angelika Bachmann
* Monica Niculescu
* Sun Tiantian

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ayumi Morita | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | 6 | Melanie South | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magda Mihalache | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Melanie South | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| WC | Aurélie Védy | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 6 | 6 | Kristina Antoniychuk | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ágnes Szatmári | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6/WC | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | Alexandra Stevenson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Shengnan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Sanaa Bhambri | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 5 |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | Monique Adamczak | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Hwang I-hsuan | 5 | 1 | | 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 2 | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Debbrich Feys | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Zheng Jie | 3 | $2^r$ | | Debbrich Feys | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Debbrich Feys | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 2 | 0 |
| WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ankita Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | Kathrin Wörle | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 2 | 4 | 7 | Anne Keothavong | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 6 | 7 | Corinna Dentoni | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Alt | Akshitha Basavaraju | 1 | 0 | | Sun Tiantian | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
| | Rushmi Chakravarthi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 2 | 1 |
| | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Junri Namigata | 6 | 6 | | Junri Namigata | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 2 | 7 | Sunitha Rao | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| 8 | Vesna Manasieva | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
