Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion for the second year running, and once again won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 against Nadia Petrova to clinch her third straight New Haven crown.^[1]

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	1	6	7
	4/WC	Elena Dementieva	6	3	65
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	3	6
								8/WC	Nadia Petrova	3	6	3
		Maria Kirilenko	6	2	2
	8/WC	Nadia Petrova	2	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	LL	D Cibulková	6	5	6			LL	D Cibulková	4	1
		M Oudin	2	7	4										1	C Wozniacki	w/o
		A Petkovic	2	2											7	F Pennetta
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	3	2
		A Kleybanova	4	4				7	F Pennetta	6	6
	7	F Pennetta	6	6																		1	C Wozniacki	1	6	7
	4/WC	E Dementieva	6	6																		4/WC	E Dementieva	6	3	65
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	2				4/WC	E Dementieva	7	65	6
		P Kvitová	5	3					K Bondarenko	64	7	4
		K Bondarenko	7	6											4/WC	E Dementieva	6	3	6
		T Pironkova	1	5											6	M Bartoli	3	6	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	7				Q	A Rodionova	3	1
		A Bondarenko	7	62	3			6	M Bartoli	6	6
	6	M Bartoli	64	7	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Y Wickmayer	3	1
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	3	1
	Q	E Vesnina	1	6	1				M Kirilenko	6	6
		M Kirilenko	6	3	6											M Kirilenko	6	6
		D Hantuchová	7	6											WC	D Safina	3	3
		K Kanepi	5	3					D Hantuchová	64	62
	WC	D Safina	1	6	6			WC	D Safina	7	7
	3	F Schiavone	6	3	1																		M Kirilenko	6	2	2
	8/WC	N Petrova	1	7	6																	8/WC	N Petrova	2	6	6
	Q	V Lepchenko	6	5	1			8/WC	N Petrova	6	6
		A Dulgheru	2	1				Q	B Mattek-Sands	3	2
	Q	B Mattek-Sands	6	6											8/WC	N Petrova	6	6
		S Errani	6	6											2/WC	S Stosur	2	1
		J Zheng	1	2					S Errani	1	6	64
								2/WC	S Stosur	6	3	7

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