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Singles, Women

Date	18 – 22 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing
Participants	77 from 42 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament. Top 16 seeds advanced to round three. Seeds 17-32 advanced to round two.

Chinese women were seeded 1-2-3, and all three made the podium, the same result as in the men’s singles. The gold medal was won by the defending champion, Zhang Yining, in five games over the 2000 gold medalist, Wang Nan. The bronze went to Guo Yue, who defeated former Chinese player Li Jia Wei, now representing Singapore. Li had also finished fourth in 2004. All eight quarter-finalists had been born in China.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Zhang Yining	CHN	Gold
2	Wang Nan	CHN	Silver
3	Guo Yue	CHN	Bronze
4	Li Jia Wei	SGP
=5	Feng Tianwei	SGP
=5	Chen Wang	USA
=5	Tie Ya Na	HKG
=5	Nieves Wu	DOM
=9	Ai Fukuhara	JPN
=9	Jie Li	NED
=9	Kim Gyeong-A	KOR
=9	Lin Ling	HKG
=9	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR
=9	Li Qiangbing	AUT
=9	Jun Gao	USA
=9	Jiao Li	NED
=17	Viktoryia Paulovich	BLR
=17	Melek Hu	TUR
=17	Liu Jia	AUT
=17	Dang Ye-Seo	KOR
=17	Haruna Fukuoka	JPN
=17	Krisztina Tóth	HUN
=17	Tatsiana Kostromina	BLR
=17	Tamara Boroš	CRO
=17	Georgina Póta	HUN
=17	Kim Jong	PRK
=17	Jiaduo Wu	GER
=17	Yanfei Shen	ESP
=17	Wang Yuegu	SGP
=17	Sayaka Hirano	JPN
=17	Xia Lian Ni	LUX
=17	Lau Sui Fei	HKG
=33	Eliza Samara	ROU
=33	Elke Schall	GER
=33	Fang Zhu	ESP
=33	Miao Miao	AUS
=33	Nanthana Komwong	THA
=33	Rūta Paškauskienė	LTU
=33	Qian Li	POL
=33	Nikoleta Stefanova	ITA
=33	Dana Hadačová	CZE
=33	Daniela Dodean	ROU
=33	Wenling Tan Monfardini	ITA
=33	Sandra Paović	CRO
=33	Stephanie Xu Sang	AUS
=33	Eva Ódorová	SVK
=33	Huang Yi-Hua	TPE
=33	Yi Fang Xian	FRA
=49	Fen Yang	CGO
=49	Pan Li-Chun	TPE
=49	Marharyta Pesotska	UKR
=49	Irina Kotikhina	RUS
=49	Jenifer Qian	DOM
=49	Kim Mi-Yong	PRK
=49	Mo Zhang	CAN
=49	Oksana Kushch-Fadeyeva	RUS
=49	Veranika Paulovich	BLR
=49	Fabiola Ramos	VEN
=49	Tetiana Sorochynska	UKR
=49	Jian-Fang Lay	AUS
=49	Petra Lovas	HUN
=49	Andrea Bakula	CRO
=49	Jie Xu	POL
=64	Crystal Huang	USA
=64	Shaimaa Abdul Aziz	EGY
=64	Marina Shumakova	KAZ
=64	Cecilia Otu	NGR
=64	Victorine Agum Fomum	CMR
=64	Mariany Nonaka	BRA
=64	Paula Medina	COL
=64	Zeina Shaban	JOR
=64	Judy Long	CAN
=64	Noha Yossry	EGY
=64	Neha Aggarwal	IND
=64	Bose Kaffo	NGR
=64	Priscila Tommy	VAN
=64	Yadira Silva	MEX

Preliminary Round (18 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round one.

Match #1	Fen Yang	CGO	4 – 2 4-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-9	Crystal Huang	USA
Match #2	Pan Li-Chun	TPE	4 – 0 11-4, 11-4, 11-2, 11-1	Shaimaa Abdul Aziz	EGY
Match #3	Marharyta Pesotska	UKR	4 – 0 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6	Marina Shumakova	KAZ
Match #4	Miao Miao	AUS	4 – 0 11-7, 11-5, 11-5, 14-12	Cecilia Otu	NGR
Match #5	Jenifer Qian	DOM	4 – 0 11-3, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5	Victorine Agum Fomum	CMR
Match #6	Rūta Paškauskienė	LTU	4 – 0 11-3, 11-6, 15-13, 11-3	Mariany Nonaka	BRA
Match #7	Mo Zhang	CAN	4 – 0 11-5, 11-5, 12-10, 11-8	Paula Medina	COL
Match #8	Dana Hadačová	CZE	4 – 0 11-3, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5	Zeina Shaban	JOR
Match #9	Fabiola Ramos	VEN	4 – 1 5-11, 16-14, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9	Judy Long	CAN
Match #10	Tetiana Sorochynska	UKR	4 – 0 11-5, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7	Noha Yossry	EGY
Match #11	Jian-Fang Lay	AUS	4 – 1 10-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-8, 11-4	Neha Aggarwal	IND
Match #12	Stephanie Xu Sang	AUS	4 – 1 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 11-2, 11-7	Bose Kaffo	NGR
Match #13	Eva Ódorová	SVK	4 – 0 11-5, 11-7, 11-2, 11-3	Priscila Tommy	VAN
Match #14	Andrea Bakula	CRO	4 – 0 12-10, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8	Yadira Silva	MEX

Round One (19 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match #1	Eliza Samara	ROU	4 – 1 11-4, 11-2, 6-11, 11-4, 11-6	Fen Yang	CGO
Match #2	Melek Hu	TUR	4 – 1 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6	Pan Li-Chun	TPE
Match #3	Fang Zhu	ESP	4 – 1 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9	Marharyta Pesotska	UKR
Match #4	Miao Miao	AUS	4 – 3 11-9, 15-13, 5-11, 10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9	Irina Kotikhina	RUS
Match #5	Nanthana Komwong	THA	4 – 1 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10	Jenifer Qian	DOM
Match #6	Rūta Paškauskienė	LTU	4 – 3 11-5, 9-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5	Kim Mi-Yong	PRK
Match #7	Tatsiana Kostromina	BLR	4 – 0 11-2, 11-7, 12-10, 11-1	Mo Zhang	CAN
Match #8	Nikoleta Stefanova	ITA	4 – 0 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6	Oksana Kushch-Fadeyeva	RUS
Match #9	Dana Hadačová	CZE	4 – 2 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6	Veranika Paulovich	BLR
Match #10	Kim Jong	PRK	4 – 0 11-7, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7	Fabiola Ramos	VEN
Match #11	Wenling Tan Monfardini	ITA	4 – 2 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4	Tetiana Sorochynska	UKR
Match #12	Sandra Paović	CRO	4 – 3 5-11, 11-9, 12-10, 10-12, 12-14, 11-4, 11-9	Jian-Fang Lay	AUS
Match #13	Stephanie Xu Sang	AUS	bye
Match #14	Eva Ódorová	SVK	4 – 2 11-9, 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10	Petra Lovas	HUN
Match #15	Huang Yi-Hua	TPE	4 – 1 11-9, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9	Andrea Bakula	CRO
Match #16	Yi Fang Xian	FRA	4 – 3 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7	Jie Xu	POL

Round Two (19 – 20 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match #1	Viktoryia Paulovich	BLR	4 – 1 3-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10	Eliza Samara	ROU
Match #2	Melek Hu	TUR	4 – 2 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7	Elke Schall	GER
Match #3	Jie Li	NED	4 – 1 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 14-12, 11-5	Fang Zhu	ESP
Match #4	Dang Ye-Seo	KOR	4 – 1 11-3, 7-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6	Miao Miao	AUS
Match #5	Haruna Fukuoka	JPN	4 – 0 11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5	Nanthana Komwong	THA
Match #6	Krisztina Tóth	HUN	4 – 3 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 6-11, 11-3	Rūta Paškauskienė	LTU
Match #7	Tatsiana Kostromina	BLR	4 – 2 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 9-11, 12-10	Qian Li	POL
Match #8	Tamara Boroš	CRO	4 – 1 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8	Nikoleta Stefanova	ITA
Match #9	Georgina Póta	HUN	4 – 3 11-3, 8-11, 11-6, 12-14, 4-11, 12-10, 12-10	Dana Hadačová	CZE
Match #10	Kim Jong	PRK	4 – 1 11-5, 11-7, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8	Daniela Dodean	ROU
Match #11	Li Qiangbing	AUT	4 – 2 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4	Wenling Tan Monfardini	ITA
Match #12	Yanfei Shen	ESP	4 – 2 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9	Sandra Paović	CRO
Match #13	Nieves Wu	DOM	4 – 0 11-5, 13-11, 11-9, 11-6	Stephanie Xu Sang	AUS
Match #14	Jun Gao	USA	4 – 2 10-12, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4	Eva Ódorová	SVK
Match #15	Xia Lian Ni	LUX	4 – 1 11-6, 5-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-7	Huang Yi-Hua	TPE
Match #16	Lau Sui Fei	HKG	4 – 1 11-3, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-4	Yi Fang Xian	FRA

Round Three (20 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round four.

Match #1	Zhang Yining	CHN	4 – 0 11-7, 11-2, 11-7, 11-5	Viktoryia Paulovich	BLR
Match #2	Ai Fukuhara	JPN	4 – 1 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5	Melek Hu	TUR
Match #3	Jie Li	NED	4 – 1 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3	Liu Jia	AUT
Match #4	Feng Tianwei	SGP	4 – 0 11-4, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5	Dang Ye-Seo	KOR
Match #5	Kim Gyeong-A	KOR	4 – 2 11-9, 14-16, 12-10, 12-14, 11-9, 11-7	Haruna Fukuoka	JPN
Match #6	Chen Wang	USA	4 – 1 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 11-13, 11-2	Krisztina Tóth	HUN
Match #7	Lin Ling	HKG	4 – 0 11-6, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8	Tatsiana Kostromina	BLR
Match #8	Li Jia Wei	SGP	4 – 1 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5	Tamara Boroš	CRO
Match #9	Wang Nan	CHN	4 – 0 11-6, 11-7, 11-6, 11-2	Georgina Póta	HUN
Match #10	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR	4 – 0 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6	Kim Jong	PRK
Match #11	Li Qiangbing	AUT	4 – 3 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9	Jiaduo Wu	GER
Match #12	Tie Ya Na	HKG	4 – 1 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5	Yanfei Shen	ESP
Match #13	Nieves Wu	DOM	4 – 1 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 12-10	Wang Yuegu	SGP
Match #14	Jun Gao	USA	4 – 1 14-12, 11-1, 10-12, 11-7, 14-12	Sayaka Hirano	JPN
Match #15	Jiao Li	NED	4 – 1 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8	Xia Lian Ni	LUX
Match #16	Guo Yue	CHN	4 – 0 11-2, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6	Lau Sui Fei	HKG

Round Four (21 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.

Match #1	Zhang Yining	CHN	4 – 1 11-5, 11-2, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8	Ai Fukuhara	JPN
Match #2	Feng Tianwei	SGP	4 – 1 7-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4	Jie Li	NED
Match #3	Chen Wang	USA	4 – 3 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5	Kim Gyeong-A	KOR
Match #4	Li Jia Wei	SGP	4 – 3 4-11, 14-12, 10-12, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 13-11	Lin Ling	HKG
Match #5	Wang Nan	CHN	4 – 2 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-5	Park Mi-Yeong	KOR
Match #6	Tie Ya Na	HKG	4 – 3 11-9, 9-11, 2-11, 11-2, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3	Li Qiangbing	AUT
Match #7	Nieves Wu	DOM	4 – 3 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3, 8-11, 12-14, 11-9	Jun Gao	USA
Match #8	Guo Yue	CHN	4 – 0 11-2, 11-6, 11-3, 13-11	Jiao Li	NED

Quarter-finals (21 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals.

Match #1	Zhang Yining	CHN	4 – 1 13-11, 12-14, 14-12, 12-10, 13-11	Feng Tianwei	SGP
Match #2	Li Jia Wei	SGP	4 – 1 15-13, 11-6, 12-10, 13-15, 11-4	Chen Wang	USA
Match #3	Wang Nan	CHN	4 – 1 11-5, 11-4, 11-13, 11-2, 11-4	Tie Ya Na	HKG
Match #4	Guo Yue	CHN	4 – 0 11-5, 16-14, 13-11, 11-5	Nieves Wu	DOM

Semi-finals (22 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to final.

Match #1	Zhang Yining	CHN	4 – 1 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, 11-5	Li Jia Wei	SGP
Match #2	Wang Nan	CHN	4 – 2 3-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6	Guo Yue	CHN

Final Round (22 August 2008)

Match #1	Zhang Yining	CHN	4 – 1 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3	Wang Nan	CHN
Match #2	Guo Yue	CHN	4 – 2 11-6, 14-12, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4	Li Jia Wei	SGP