She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Memphis Championships but lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport.

[3] She began her season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated eighth seed Francesca Schiavone en route to the quarterfinals.

At the Australian Open, she received main-draw entry but lost in straight sets against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round.

She then played in Indian Wells, a Premier-Mandatory event where she defeated British Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Peng Shuai.

[5] At the Rogers Cup, Govortsova qualified for the main draw and defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in her opening match, before losing to fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.

[6] Only main-draw results of WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.