2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Daniela Hantuchová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Ana Ivanovic won the title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

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

* Ana Ivanovic (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (final)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
* Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Marion Bartoli | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | S Bammer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Y Meusburger | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | F Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | D Cibulková | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Szávay | 1 | 2 | | 7 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Klaffner | 4 | 0 | | | K Kanepi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | K Srebotnik | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 4 | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | M Bartoli | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Paszek | 3 | 3 | | Q | P Kvitová | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Bondarenko | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | E Makarova | 3 | 3 | | | A Bondarenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | J Zheng | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Cornet | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 2 | 5 | | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | A Cornet | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
