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
Final
Champion	Elena Dementieva
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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

• 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							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	6^6	6
		N Petrova	4	4				Q	K Srebotnik	5	7	3
	Q	K Srebotnik	6	6											1	J Henin	6^3	6^4
		S Bammer	7	6												F Schiavone	7	7
	Q	E Makarova	6^6	3					S Bammer	3	2
		F Schiavone	6	6^5	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	6^3	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	6^5	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	6^7	2												A Mauresmo	1	6^4
		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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