Dinara Safina defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA German Open.
Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Dementieva.
This was the last tournament in which incumbent world No. 1 Justine Henin participated before announcing her retirement. She was defeated in the third round by Safina.
Seeds
The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Key
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired
w/o = Walkover
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)