2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] This was Venus's fifth Wimbledon title and her seventh Grand Slam singles title overall.[2] This was also the second time she won a Grand Slam tournament without losing a set.

Women's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Serena Williams
Final score7–5, 6–4
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

The top four seeds, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, it marked the first time in Wimbledon history that none of the top four women's seeds had advanced to at least the quarterfinals.[3]

Zheng's feat of reaching the semifinals made her the first Chinese player of either sex to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal, and the first wild card ever to reach the semifinals of the women's singles event at Wimbledon.[4] Zheng's win against Ana Ivanovic in the third round also made her the lowest-ranked player (ranked 133rd) to defeat a reigning world No. 1. This record would be broken in just two months by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.

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

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

Qualifying
Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
WC Zheng Jie 6 5 6
18 Nicole Vaidišová 2 7 1
WC Zheng Jie 2 65
6 Serena Williams 6 77
14 Agnieszka Radwańska 4 0
6 Serena Williams 6 6
6 Serena Williams 5 4
7 Venus Williams 7 6
5 Elena Dementieva 6 66 6
21 Nadia Petrova 1 78 3
5 Elena Dementieva 1 63
7 Venus Williams 6 77
7 Venus Williams 6 6
Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 3

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 A Ivanovic 6 6
R de los Ríos 1 2 1 A Ivanovic 62 77 10
N Dechy 67 6 6 N Dechy 77 63 8
M Yuan 79 3 0 1 A Ivanovic 1 4
WC E Baltacha 6 2 7 WC J Zheng 6 6
A Kerber 3 6 5 WC E Baltacha 2 5
WC J Zheng 6 6 WC J Zheng 6 7
30 D Cibulková 4 3 WC J Zheng 6 6
20 F Schiavone 6 5 10 15 Á Szávay 3 4
T Paszek 3 7 8 20 F Schiavone 6 5 7
Z Yan 3 0 A Medina Garrigues 3 7 9
A Medina Garrigues 6 6 A Medina Garrigues 65 6 2
M Niculescu 1 6 6 15 Á Szávay 77 2 6
Q M Rybáriková 6 3 4 M Niculescu 7 5 2
T Garbin 1 3 15 Á Szávay 5 7 6
15 Á Szávay 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 P Schnyder 4 6 1
C Dellacqua 6 3 6 C Dellacqua 1 6 6
A Amanmuradova 5 4 P Parmentier 6 2 3
P Parmentier 7 6 C Dellacqua 2 4
WC S Stosur 6 6 18 N Vaidišová 6 6
R Olaru 2 2 WC S Stosur 2 6 4
Q Z Ondrášková 2 2 18 N Vaidišová 6 0 6
18 N Vaidišová 6 6 18 N Vaidišová 4 77 6
27 V Razzano 6 2 4 8 A Chakvetadze 6 60 3
E Rodina 0 6 6 E Rodina 6 77
N Llagostera Vives 78 4 4 E Vesnina 1 60
E Vesnina 66 6 6 E Rodina 4 3
Y Meusburger 1 2 8 A Chakvetadze 6 6
E Gallovits 6 6 E Gallovits 4 2
S Dubois 6 1 6 8 A Chakvetadze 6 6
8 A Chakvetadze 2 6 8

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 S Kuznetsova 65 7 6
Q M Johansson 77 5 3 4 S Kuznetsova 6 6
K Bondarenko 1 6 6 K Bondarenko 2 3
Q R Fujiwara 6 4 3 4 S Kuznetsova 6 6
C Pin 5 6 5 Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 4
Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 4 7 Q B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 3
WC M South 3 77 4 28 A Bondarenko 3 0r
28 A Bondarenko 6 61 6 4 S Kuznetsova 4 6 5
17 A Cornet 66 64 14 A Radwańska 6 1 7
Q A Pavlyuchenkova 78 77 Q A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
A Rodionova 6 0 1 N Li 2 4
N Li 3 6 6 Q A Pavlyuchenkova 3 2
M Domachowska 6 3 6 14 A Radwańska 6 6
J Craybas 1 6 4 M Domachowska 1 3
I Benešová 3 0 14 A Radwańska 6 6
14 A Radwańska 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 M Bartoli 6 6
S Lisicki 2 4 11 M Bartoli 6 7
T Perebiynis 6 0 6 T Perebiynis 2 5
P Kvitová 4 6 4 11 M Bartoli 4 1
B Mattek 5 6 6 B Mattek 6 6
Q S Brémond 7 0 1 B Mattek 78 6
V Dushevina 6 6 V Dushevina 66 4
19 M Kirilenko 3 3 B Mattek 3 3
29 A Mauresmo 6 6 6 S Williams 6 6
A Harkleroad 4 3 29 A Mauresmo 4 6 6
M Sequera 1 4 V Ruano Pascual 6 1 1
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 29 A Mauresmo 65 1
K Zakopalová 1 4 6 S Williams 77 6
WC U Radwańska 6 6 WC U Radwańska 4 4
K Kanepi 5 3 6 S Williams 6 6
6 S Williams 7 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 E Dementieva 6 67 6
Q ME Camerin 3 79 3 5 E Dementieva 4 6 6
J Ditty 5 3 T Bacsinszky 6 3 3
T Bacsinszky 7 6 5 E Dementieva 77 7
G Dulko 1 6 6 G Dulko 62 5
A Rezaï 6 0 2 G Dulko
R Voráčová 3 7 3 25 L Davenport w/o
25 L Davenport 6 5 6 5 E Dementieva 6 6
24 S Pe'er 6 7 24 S Pe'er 2 1
WC K O'Brien 3 5 24 S Pe'er 6 6
L Šafářová 3 64 É Loit 3 4
É Loit 6 77 24 S Pe'er 7 64 8
S Cohen-Aloro 3 2 9 D Safina 5 77 6
S-w Hsieh 6 6 S-w Hsieh 3 2
Y-j Chan 68 2 9 D Safina 6 6
9 D Safina 710 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 V Azarenka 6 6
T Pironkova 1 1 16 V Azarenka 6 6
E Bychkova 4 4 S Cîrstea 1 3
S Cîrstea 6 6 16 V Azarenka 611 64
M Santangelo 7 6 21 N Petrova 713 77
M Ani 5 3 M Santangelo 4 5
O Govortsova 4 4 21 N Petrova 6 7
21 N Petrova 6 6 21 N Petrova 6 6
26 S Bammer 4 4 A Kudryavtseva 1 4
S Arvidsson 6 1r 26 S Bammer 67 6 3
S Peng 6 6 S Peng 79 4 6
Q V Kutuzova 3 4 S Peng 3 6 4
E Makarova 0 4 A Kudryavtseva 6 1 6
A Kudryavtseva 6 6 A Kudryavtseva 6 6
Q S Foretz 1 4 3 M Sharapova 2 4
3 M Sharapova 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 V Williams 77 6
WC N Cavaday 65 1 7 V Williams 7 6
A Keothavong 4 6 6 A Keothavong 5 2
V King 6 2 3 7 V Williams 6 7
M Müller 1 1 Q MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 5
Q MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6 Q MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 9
C Castaño 63 6 4 32 S Mirza 0 6 7
32 S Mirza 77 3 6 7 V Williams 6 6
22 F Pennetta 6 6 A Kleybanova 3 4
J Vakulenko 3 4 22 F Pennetta 65 6 2
A Sugiyama 6 6 A Sugiyama 77 2 6
Y Wickmayer 4 2 A Sugiyama 4 4
A Kleybanova 6 6 A Kleybanova 6 6
T Obziler 4 0 A Kleybanova 6 4 6
S Errani 65 4 10 D Hantuchová 3 6 1
10 D Hantuchová 77 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 V Zvonareva 6 63 6
A Nakamura 1 77 1 13 V Zvonareva 610 6 3
T Tanasugarn 6 6 T Tanasugarn 712 4 6
P Cetkovská 4 3 T Tanasugarn 4 6 6
M Krajicek 63 66 M Erakovic 6 4 4
M Erakovic 77 78 M Erakovic 6 77
J Görges 4 78 16 J Görges 2 65
23 K Srebotnik 6 66 14 T Tanasugarn 6 6
31 C Wozniacki 6 7 2 J Janković 3 2
Q E Hrdinová 2 5 31 C Wozniacki 6 6
A Wozniak 7 6 A Wozniak 1 1
M Koryttseva 5 4 31 C Wozniacki 6 4 2
G Voskoboeva 2 4 2 J Janković 2 6 6
WC C Suárez Navarro 6 6 WC C Suárez Navarro 1 3
O Savchuk 3 2 2 J Janković 6 6
2 J Janković 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena". The Guardian. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Wimbledon 2008: Jankovic sent crashing to historic defeat". The Guardian. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Serena Williams and wild card Zheng Jie also reach semifinals". The New York Times. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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