2008 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2008 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships
Champion	Melanie Oudin
Runner-up	Carly Gullickson
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	32 (4WC/4Q/1LL/1SR)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2008 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships

Stéphanie Dubois was the defending champion but chose to compete at Los Angeles during the same week, reaching the second round.

16-year old Melanie Oudin won the title by defeating Carly Gullickson 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Elena Baltacha (first round)
2. Varvara Lepchenko (second round)
3. Junri Namigata (quarterfinals)
4. Kumiko Iijima (first round, retired)
5. Lee Ye-ra (semifinals)
6. Lauren Albanese (first round)
7. Chan Chin-wei (semifinals)
8. Melanie Oudin (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
		Carly Gullickson	1	6	6
	7	Chan Chin-wei	6	3	1
									Carly Gullickson	4	2
								8	Melanie Oudin	6	6
	5	Lee Ye-ra	4	2
	8	Melanie Oudin	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Baltacha	4	6	1
		C Gullickson	6	2	6				C Gullickson	7	6
	Q	Maureen Diaz	4	3					G Paz	5	1
		G Paz	6	6												C Gullickson	4	6	7
	Q	N Uberoi	4	5											Q	L Lee-Waters	6	4	5
	Q	C McHale	6	7				Q	C McHale	5	3
	Q	L Lee-Waters	6	5	6			Q	L Lee-Waters	7	6
	6	L Albanese	4	7	2																		C Gullickson	1	6	6
	4	K Iijima	1	r																		7	C-w Chan	6	3	1
	WC	A Prousis	6					WC	A Prousis	3	6	4
		N Fraňková	4	4					S Tweedie-Yates	6	3	6
		S Tweedie-Yates	6	6												S Tweedie-Yates	4	2
	WC	M Gambale	0	1											7	C-w Chan	6	6
		A Mueller	6	6					A Mueller	3	66
		S Fichman	4	4				7	C-w Chan	6	78
	7	C-w Chan	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Y-r Lee	711	6
	LL	Tiya Rolle	69	2				5	Y-r Lee	6	3	6
	WC	K Grajdek	0	1					N Kriz	3	6	1
		N Kriz	6	6											5	Y-r Lee	7	6
		K Liggan	4	1											3	J Namigata	5	3
		I-h Hwang	6	6					I-h Hwang	1	2
		P Rampre	6	3	1			3	J Namigata	6	6
	3	J Namigata	2	6	6																	5	Y-r Lee	4	2
	8	M Oudin	6	6																		8	M Oudin	6	6
		MF Alves	1	4				8	M Oudin	6	6
		K-c Chang	4	6	4				K Couts	1	1
		K Couts	6	3	6										8	M Oudin	7	6
	SR	G Gent	4	6	6										SR	G Gent	5	3
	WC	H Barte	6	4	0			SR	G Gent	7	1	6
		J Cohen	64	65				2	V Lepchenko	5	6	3
	2	V Lepchenko	77	77

External links

• ITF tournament profile