2008 Rogers Cup – Singles

Singles
2008 Rogers Cup
Champion Dinara Safina
Runner-up Dominika Cibulková
Score6–2, 6–1

Dinara Safina defeated Dominika Cibulková in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Canadian Open.[1]

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but retired from professional tennis in May 2008.[2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  2. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  3. Maria Sharapova (third round, withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  5. Elena Dementieva (second round)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
  7. Dinara Safina (champion)
  8. Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  9. Patty Schnyder (third round)
  10. Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
  11. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
  12. Nadia Petrova (third round)
  13. Maria Kirilenko (second round)
  14. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  15. Flavia Pennetta (second round)
  16. Nicole Vaidišová (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Tamira Paszek 4 5  
11 Victoria Azarenka 6 7  
11 Victoria Azarenka 0 6 3
7 Dinara Safina 6 2 6
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 2
7 Dinara Safina 2 6 6
7 Dinara Safina 6 6  
  Dominika Cibulková 2 1  
10 Marion Bartoli 6 6  
  Ai Sugiyama 2 3  
10 Marion Bartoli 6 4 3
  Dominika Cibulková 4 6 6
  Dominika Cibulková 7 6  
2 Jelena Janković 5 2  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 A Ivanovic 6 4 6
  A Nakamura 2 4     P Kvitová 3 6 3
  P Kvitová 6 6   1 A Ivanovic 2 6 2
Q M Czink 7 6     T Paszek 6 1 6
Q J Ditty 64 0   Q M Czink 4 5  
  T Paszek 7 1 6   T Paszek 6 7  
14 F Schiavone 64 6 1   T Paszek 4 5  
11 V Azarenka 6 6   11 V Azarenka 6 7  
Q J Jackson 1 1   11 V Azarenka 6 6  
Q M Adamczak 7 1 2   S Bammer 2 2  
  S Bammer 66 6 6 11 V Azarenka 7 2  
  V Razzano 6 6     V Razzano 64 0 r
  A Rezaï 1 2     V Razzano 6 1 7
8 V Zvonareva 3 6 62

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 S Kuznetsova 6 1  
Q A Kudryavtseva 6 7   Q A Kudryavtseva 1 0 r
Q C Scheepers 3 61   4 S Kuznetsova 7 2 6
  V King 6 3 3 Q M Larcher de Brito 5 6 4
Q M Larcher de Brito 2 6 6 Q M Larcher de Brito 6 0 6
LL O Savchuk 6 5 3 15 F Pennetta 3 6 3
15 F Pennetta 1 7 6 4 S Kuznetsova 6 3 2
9 P Schnyder 7 3   7 D Safina 2 6 6
Q M Yuan 66 2 r 9 P Schnyder 6 7  
  M Niculescu 6 6     M Niculescu 1 5  
Q V Lepchenko 1 2   9 P Schnyder 2 2  
  A Rodionova 6 6   7 D Safina 6 6  
Q C Black 2 2     A Rodionova 2 4  
7 D Safina 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 A Chakvetadze 6 7  
  J Craybas 6 6     J Craybas 2 5  
WC S Fichman 4 3   6 A Chakvetadze 6 5 64
Q A Rolle 4 2   10 M Bartoli 4 7 7
  A Kleybanova 6 6     A Kleybanova      
Q M South 3 7 0 10 M Bartoli w/o    
10 M Bartoli 6 65 6 10 M Bartoli 6 6  
16 N Vaidišová 3 6 2   A Sugiyama 2 3  
  A Sugiyama 6 3 6   A Sugiyama 6 6  
  S Lisicki 3 4     S Pe'er 2 2  
  S Pe'er 6 6     A Sugiyama w/o    
  B Mattek 5 2   3 M Sharapova      
  M Domachowska 7 6     M Domachowska 5 7 2
3 M Sharapova 7 5 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 E Dementieva 4 2  
  D Cibulková 6 6     D Cibulková 6 6  
  E Vesnina 1 1     D Cibulková 7 6  
  T Tanasugarn 6 6   12 N Petrova 62 2  
  O Sanchez 3 1     T Tanasugarn 3 2  
WC M-È Pelletier 0 1   12 N Petrova 6 6  
12 N Petrova 6 6     D Cibulková 7 6  
13 M Kirilenko 6 7   2 J Janković 5 2  
  A Keothavong 1 5   13 M Kirilenko 2 6 64
  O Govortsova 1 2 r WC S Dubois 6 2 7
WC S Dubois 6 4   WC S Dubois 3 2  
  Y-j Chan 2 6 5 2 J Janković 6 6  
  A Wozniak 6 1 7   A Wozniak 0 4  
2 J Janković 6 6  

References

  1. ^ "Successive wins for Safina". Sly Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "2008 Rogers Cup: Women in transition". CBC Sports. July 29, 2008.
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