| | Top level | Event type
Singles, Women – Match 1/2
| Date | 17 August 2008 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan Wangqiuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing (Centre Court) | |
| Chair Umpire | Alison Lang |  GBR |
| Seed | Competitor | NOC | Sets Won | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Yelena Dementyeva |  RUS | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Dinara Safina | RUS | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Yelena Dementyeva | Dinara Safina | |
|---|---|---|
| Sets Won | 2 | 1 |
| Set 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Set 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Set 3 | 6 | 3 |