2008 US Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5 in the final, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. By winning her title, Williams regained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. This was also the second US Open and third Grand Slam overall she won without losing a set during the tournament. Three of the top four seeds (with the exception of previous year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova) were in contention for the no. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

Women's Singles
2008 US Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Jelena Janković
Final score6–4, 7–5
Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Notably this was the final Grand Slam in which 1998 champion and former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the singles championship. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the third round.

Julie Coin, ranked 188th at the time, defeated top seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a world No. 1. Coin surpassed Zheng Jie's record, who was ranked 133rd when she also defeated Ivanovic just two months earlier at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. This record would remain unbroken until the 2009 China Open.

Seeds
01.   Ana Ivanovic (Second round)
02.   Jelena Janković (Final)
03.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)
04.   Serena Williams (Champion)
05.   Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
06.   Dinara Safina (Semifinals)
07.   Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
08.   Vera Zvonareva (Second round)
09.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
10.   Anna Chakvetadze (First round)
11.   Daniela Hantuchová (First round)
12.   Marion Bartoli (Fourth round)
13.   Ágnes Szávay (Second round)
14.   Victoria Azarenka (Third round)
15.   Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
16.   Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)
17.   Alizé Cornet (Third round)
18.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
19.   Nadia Petrova (Third round)
20.   Nicole Vaidišová (Second round)
21.   Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth round)
22.   Maria Kirilenko (First round)
23.   Lindsay Davenport (Third round)
24.   Shahar Pe'er (First round)
25.   Francesca Schiavone (Second round)
26.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second round)
27.   Alona Bondarenko (Third round)
28.   Katarina Srebotnik (Fourth round)
29.   Sybille Bammer (Quarterfinals)
30.   Ai Sugiyama (Third round)
31.   Virginie Razzano (First round)
32.   Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2008 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16 Flavia Pennetta 2 3  
6 Dinara Safina 6 6  
6 Dinara Safina 3 2  
4 Serena Williams 6 6  
4 Serena Williams 78 79  
7 Venus Williams 66 67  
4 Serena Williams 6 7  
2 Jelena Janković 4 5  
5 Elena Dementieva 6 6  
15 Patty Schnyder 2 3  
5 Elena Dementieva 4 4  
2 Jelena Janković 6 6  
29 Sybille Bammer 1 4  
2 Jelena Janković 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 A Ivanovic 6 4 6
  V Dushevina 1 6 4 1 A Ivanovic 3 6 3
Q J Coin 7 7   Q J Coin 6 4 6
  C Dellacqua 66 64   Q J Coin 4 4  
  K Kanepi 6 6   32 A Mauresmo 6 6  
  M Niculescu 0 3     K Kanepi 6 4 0
  N Dechy 6 3 2 32 A Mauresmo 2 6 6
32 A Mauresmo 4 6 6 32 A Mauresmo 3 0  
19 N Petrova 6 6   16 F Pennetta 6 6  
  O Sanchez 2 4   19 N Petrova 6 6  
Q S-w Hsieh 6 6   Q S-w Hsieh 4 2  
  E Rodina 2 4   19 N Petrova 6 4 3
  S Peng 6 6   16 F Pennetta 4 6 6
  E Daniilidou 1 0     S Peng 2 7 1
Q S Vögele 6 2 2 16 F Pennetta 6 68 6
16 F Pennetta 2 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 D Hantuchová 4 2  
Q A-L Grönefeld 6 6   Q A-L Grönefeld 6 6  
WC J Moore 7 7   WC J Moore 1 3  
WC M Oudin 65 65   Q A-L Grönefeld 6 7  
  M Domachowska 7 5 4 17 A Cornet 4 5  
  B Mattek 67 7 6   B Mattek 65 1  
  C Pin 5 0   17 A Cornet 7 6  
17 A Cornet 7 6   Q A-L Grönefeld 5 0  
31 V Razzano 4 1   6 D Safina 7 6  
  T Bacsinszky 6 6     T Bacsinszky 6 6  
  A Kudryavtseva 6 5 3   Y-j Chan 3 2  
  Y-j Chan 4 7 6   T Bacsinszky 6 5 2
  S Cohen-Aloro 1 4   6 D Safina 3 7 6
Q R Vinci 6 6   Q R Vinci 4 3  
Q K Ahn 3 4   6 D Safina 6 6  
6 D Safina 6 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 S Williams 6 6  
  K Bondarenko 1 4   4 S Williams 6 6  
  E Vesnina 4 6 6   E Vesnina 1 1  
  J Vakulenko 6 1 2 4 S Williams 6 6  
  O Govortsova 6 6   30 A Sugiyama 2 1  
Q S Záhlavová 3 1     O Govortsova 6 64 1
  A Klepač 6 3 2r 30 A Sugiyama 4 7 6
30 A Sugiyama 4 6 4 4 S Williams 6 6  
20 N Vaidišová 6 6   WC S Brémond 2 2  
  P Cetkovská 1 2   20 N Vaidišová 5 3  
WC S Brémond 7 6   WC S Brémond 7 6  
  J Görges 60 4   WC S Brémond 7 3 6
  M Ani 0 65     T Garbin 5 6 4
  T Garbin 6 7     T Garbin 5 6 6
WC G Brodsky 5 3   13 Á Szávay 7 2 3
13 Á Szávay 7 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 A Radwańska 6 6  
Q Y Shvedova 4 2   9 A Radwańska 6 7  
  T Tanasugarn 6 3 2 LL M Duque Mariño 0 63  
LL M Duque Mariño 0 6 6 9 A Radwańska 6 6  
Q IR Olaru 6 6   18 D Cibulková 0 3  
  E Gallovits 0 2   Q IR Olaru 2 2  
  J Craybas 3 64   18 D Cibulková 6 6  
18 D Cibulková 6 7   9 A Radwańska 1 3  
27 A Bondarenko 2 6 6 7 V Williams 6 6  
WC J Jackson 6 3 2 27 A Bondarenko 6 1 6
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 4     S Lisicki 4 6 4
  S Lisicki 6 6   27 A Bondarenko 2 1  
Q H Šromová 3 6 3 7 V Williams 6 6  
Q R de los Ríos 6 2 6 Q R de los Ríos 0 3  
  S Stosur 2 3   7 V Williams 6 6  
7 V Williams 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 E Dementieva 6 7  
  A Amanmuradova 4 5   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
  P Parmentier 6 7     P Parmentier 2 1  
  M Erakovic 3 62   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
Q A Glatch 2 2     A Keothavong 3 4  
  A Keothavong 6 6     A Keothavong 6 3 6
  N Llagostera Vives 5 5   25 F Schiavone 2 6 4
25 F Schiavone 7 7   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
24 S Pe'er 6 0 1   N Li 4 1  
  N Li 2 6 6   N Li 4 6 6
  J Kostanić Tošić 4 2     S Errani 6 2 0
  S Errani 6 6     N Li 6 4 6
  E Bychkova 6 6     E Makarova 1 6 2
  A Rodionova 1 3     E Bychkova 6 5 3
  E Makarova 1 6 6   E Makarova 3 7 6
10 A Chakvetadze 6 2 3

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 P Schnyder 6 3 6
Q A Pivovarova 3 6 3 15 P Schnyder 6 6  
  V King 2 6 2   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 3  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 6 15 P Schnyder 7 6  
  G Dulko 4 0     M Rybáriková 64 4  
  M Rybáriková 6 6     M Rybáriková 6 6  
  T Paszek 6 3 6   T Paszek 1 2  
22 M Kirilenko 3 6 4 15 P Schnyder 4 6 6
28 K Srebotnik 3 6 6 28 K Srebotnik 6 3 3
  Y Wickmayer 6 0 3 28 K Srebotnik 6 6  
  L Domínguez Lino 1 2     Y Meusburger 1 3  
  Y Meusburger 6 6   28 K Srebotnik 6 61 6
  L Šafářová 4 6 2 3 S Kuznetsova 3 7 3
  S Cîrstea 6 4 6   S Cîrstea 63 1  
Q S Zhang 4 2   3 S Kuznetsova 7 6  
3 S Kuznetsova 6 6  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 3   8 V Zvonareva 3 3  
  T Perebiynis 6 6     T Perebiynis 6 6  
  M Koryttseva 1 4     T Perebiynis 3 0  
  A Rezaï 6 6   29 S Bammer 6 6  
WC A Muhammad 2 4     A Rezaï 1 5  
  A Nakamura 4 2   29 S Bammer 6 7  
29 S Bammer 6 6   29 S Bammer 7 0 6
23 L Davenport 6 6   12 M Bartoli 63 6 4
  A Wozniak 4 2   23 L Davenport 7 6  
  A Kleybanova 6 7     A Kleybanova 5 3  
  C Suárez Navarro 2 5   23 L Davenport 1 63  
  P Kvitová 7 4 2 12 M Bartoli 6 7  
  V Ruano Pascual 63 6 6   V Ruano Pascual 4 2  
  G Voskoboeva 2 3   12 M Bartoli 6 6  
12 M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 V Azarenka 6 6  
  K Zakopalová 2 1   14 V Azarenka 6 6  
  K Knapp 0 3     I Benešová 2 3  
  I Benešová 6 6   14 V Azarenka 4 4  
  É Loit 0 2   21 C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q ME Camerin 6 6   Q ME Camerin 1 2  
WC A Rolle 2 1   21 C Wozniacki 6 6  
21 C Wozniacki 6 6   21 C Wozniacki 6 2 1
26 A Medina Garrigues 6 7   2 J Janković 3 6 6
  T Pironkova 4 5   26 A Medina Garrigues 1 4  
  J Zheng 6 6     J Zheng 6 6  
Q S Perry 2 3     J Zheng 5 5  
  Z Yan 2 4   2 J Janković 7 7  
  S Arvidsson 6 6     S Arvidsson 3 7 5
WC C Vandeweghe 3 1   2 J Janković 6 65 7
2 J Janković 6 6  
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.