2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles

Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Pan Pacific Open. It was her fourth title of the season.

Martina Hingis was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis the previous year.

This was the first edition of the Pan Pacific Open to be held on outdoor hard courts; the tournament had previously been held on indoor carpet courts.

Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round. • # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Dinara Safina (champion)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Chakvetadze (first round)