2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Patty Schnyder
Score	7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Yaroslava Shvedova was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Akgul Amanmuradova.

Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder in straight sets to win the title, despite being match point down in her semifinal match against her sister Venus Williams.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
		Yan Zi	3	4
	4	Patty Schnyder	6	6
								4	Patty Schnyder	5	3
								3	Serena Williams	7	6
	3	Serena Williams	6	3	77
	2	Venus Williams	3	6	64

	First round							Second round							Quarter-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	67	1																		Z Yan	3	4
																						4	P Schnyder	6	6
								4	P Schnyder	61	6	6
		A Nakamura	65	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	61
		Y Shvedova	3	6	3				A Amanmuradova	4	7	6
	WC	S Uberoi	1	4				5	Á Szávay	6	64	4
	5	Á Szávay	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarter-Finals							Semi-Finals
	6	S Bammer	2	6	7
		A Morigami	6	3	5			6	S Bammer	65	2
		A Rodionova	4	7	6				A Rodionova	7	6
	Q	T Sun	6	62	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	64
	Q	M Niculescu	6	3	1			7	V Zvonareva	7	6
	WC	I Lakhani	2	2				Q	Á Szatmári	65	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	66	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ayumi Morita	6	0	0
		Melanie South	4	6	6
									Melanie South	68	6	6
									Ekaterina Dzehalevich	7	2	3
		Ekaterina Dzehalevich	6	6
		Magda Mihalache	1	4
																Melanie South	4	6	66
																Ágnes Szatmári	6	2	7
	WC	Aurélie Védy	6	3	1
		Kristina Antoniychuk	3	6	6
									Kristina Antoniychuk	3	4
									Ágnes Szatmári	6	6
		Ágnes Szatmári	6	3	6
	6/WC	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	1	6	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Angelika Bachmann	6	3	6
		Iroda Tulyaganova	4	6	1
								9	Angelika Bachmann	6	6
									Alexandra Stevenson	3	4
		Alexandra Stevenson	7	6
		Sun Shengnan	5	3
															9	Angelika Bachmann	6	7
															5	Mathilde Johansson	3	5
	WC	Sanaa Bhambri	3	7	1
		Monique Adamczak	6	64	6
									Monique Adamczak	3	69
								5	Mathilde Johansson	6	7
		Hwang I-hsuan	5	1
	5	Mathilde Johansson	7	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
		Neha Uberoi	4	2
								3	Monica Niculescu	7	6
									Debbrich Feys	63	1
	PR	Zheng Jie	3	2r
		Debbrich Feys	6	3
															3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
															7	Anne Keothavong	2	0
		Kathrin Wörle	6	6
	WC	Ankita Bhambri	2	1
									Kathrin Wörle	6	4	4
								7	Anne Keothavong	0	6	6
		Chanelle Scheepers	2	4
	7	Anne Keothavong	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Andreja Klepač	6	4	65
		Corinna Dentoni	4	6	7
									Corinna Dentoni	6	5	2
									Sun Tiantian	3	7	6
	Alt	Akshitha Basavaraju	1	0
		Sun Tiantian	6	6
																Sun Tiantian	6	6
																Sunitha Rao	2	1
		Rushmi Chakravarthi	2	2
		Junri Namigata	6	6
									Junri Namigata	2	6	2
									Sunitha Rao	6	4	6
		Sunitha Rao	6	2	7
	8	Vesna Manasieva	4	6	5