Defending champion Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open. Cornet entered the tournament as a qualifier.

Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Eleventh qualifier

Twelfth qualifier

References

External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)