Women's singles
2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Kaia Kanepi
Score	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Virginie Razzano was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

First-seeded Caroline Wozniacki won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, against fifth-seeded Kaia Kanepi.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	LL	Jarmila Gajdošová	4	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	3	6
								5	Kaia Kanepi	2	6	1
	5	Kaia Kanepi	6	6
	8	Aleksandra Wozniak	4	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Wozniacki	4	6	6
		G Dulko	6	0	3			1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		M Erakovic	1	4				WC	A Morita	2	1
	WC	A Morita	6	6											1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Pin	6	7											7	T Tanasugarn	4	1
		C Suárez Navarro	0	5					C Pin	2	2
	Q	S Dubois	1	3				7	T Tanasugarn	6	6
	7	T Tanasugarn	6	6																		1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	4	M Kirilenko	6	2	5																	LL	J Gajdošová	4	3
		K Zakopalová	4	6	7				K Zakopalová	6	6
	WC	A Nakamura	4	5					M Domachowska	3	0
		M Domachowska	6	7												K Zakopalová	5	5
		M Santangelo	4	60											LL	J Gajdošová	7	7
	LL	J Gajdošová	6	7				LL	J Gajdošová	5	6	7
		K Date-Krumm	3	1				6	S Pe'er	7	1	69
	6	S Pe'er	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	K Kanepi	4	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	3	4			5	K Kanepi	3	6	6
		I Benešová	4	6	3				Y Wickmayer	6	1	0
		Y Wickmayer	6	3	6										5	K Kanepi	77	77
		P Cetkovská	66	4												A Pavlyuchenkova	64	61
	Q	R Fujiwara	77	6				Q	R Fujiwara	2	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	3	J Zheng	1	2																		5	K Kanepi	6	6
	8	A Wozniak	7	62	6																	8	A Wozniak	4	4
		J Craybas	5	7	3			8	A Wozniak	6	6
	Q	R Fuda	7	6				Q	R Fuda	1	1
		P Parmentier	5	2											8	A Wozniak	7	6
		S Stosur	6													S Stosur	5	3
	Q	V King	2	r					S Stosur	6	7
		Y-j Chan	6	3	3			2	A Medina Garrigues	1	5
	2	A Medina Garrigues	3	6	6

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