2008 French Open – Women's Singles

Ana Ivanovic won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, beating first-time finalist Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open.[1] Ivanovic became the new WTA singles No. 1 by reaching the final. Maria Sharapova (the incumbent World No. 1 ahead of the tournament following Henin's retirement), Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.[2][3] This marked the last time Ivanovic would reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for four and a half years until she reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 US Open.

Women's Singles
2008 French Open
Champion Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up Dinara Safina
Final score6–4, 6–3
Main article: 2008 French Open

Safina had come from a set and match point down in both her fourth round and quarterfinal matches against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.[4]

Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008.[5]

This was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance of future world No. 2 and two-time Grand Slam champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in fourth round.

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

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
13 Dinara Safina 4 77 6
7 Elena Dementieva 6 65 0
13 Dinara Safina 6 6  
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 2  
4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 6  
  Kaia Kanepi 5 2  
13 Dinara Safina 4 3  
2 Ana Ivanovic 6 6  
Q Carla Suárez Navarro 3 2  
3 Jelena Janković 6 6  
3 Jelena Janković 4 6 4
2 Ana Ivanovic 6 3 6
10 Patty Schnyder 3 2  
2 Ana Ivanovic 6 6  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 M Sharapova 6 3 8
  E Rodina 1 6 6 1 M Sharapova 6 3 6
Q B Mattek 6 3 6 Q B Mattek 2 6 2
WC M Brengle 3 6 4 1 M Sharapova 77 6  
Q J Gajdošová 64 68   32 K Knapp 64 0  
WC O Sanchez 77 710   WC O Sanchez 2 64  
  M Müller 0 4   32 K Knapp 6 77  
32 K Knapp 6 6   1 M Sharapova 78 65 2
21 M Kirilenko 6 6   13 D Safina 66 77 6
  ME Camerin 1 0   21 M Kirilenko 6 3 2
Q J Zheng 4 6 6 Q J Zheng 4 6 6
  M Santangelo 6 3 0 Q J Zheng 2 5  
Q M Rybáriková 77 3 8 13 D Safina 6 7  
PR K Šprem 63 6 6 Q M Rybáriková 0 1  
  K Bondarenko 1 3   13 D Safina 6 6  
13 D Safina 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 V Zvonareva 6 6  
WC S Foretz 2 1   11 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  IR Olaru 64 3     S Cohen-Aloro 2 4  
  S Cohen-Aloro 77 6   11 V Zvonareva 6 6  
Q Y Wickmayer 2 5     A Wozniak 2 2  
  A Amanmuradova 6 7     A Amanmuradova 6 1 3
  A Wozniak 6 6     A Wozniak 1 6 6
20 S Bammer 0 2   11 V Zvonareva 4 6 2
31 A Sugiyama 6 2 6 7 E Dementieva 6 1 6
  A Kudryavtseva 1 6 3 31 A Sugiyama 0 5  
  O Govortsova 7 2 6   O Govortsova 6 7  
  Y Fedak 5 6 3   O Govortsova 0 4  
  M Domachowska 3 6 6 7 E Dementieva 6 6  
  R de los Ríos 6 3 1   M Domachowska 1 4  
  V Dushevina 78 0 2 7 E Dementieva 6 6  
7 E Dementieva 66 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  A Nakamura 2 3   4 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  V King 4 6 6   V King 4 2  
WC V Huck 6 2 1 4 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  A Kleybanova 6 6   25 N Petrova 2 1  
  T Tanasugarn 3 0     A Kleybanova 3 3  
  A Rezaï 64 3   25 N Petrova 6 6  
25 N Petrova 77 6   4 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
18 F Schiavone 6 6   16 V Azarenka 2 3  
  J Craybas 3 2   18 F Schiavone 6 6  
PR S Mamić 6 6   PR S Mamić 3 0  
  M Krajicek 4 3   18 F Schiavone 1 1  
  S Cîrstea 6 3   16 V Azarenka 6 6  
  A Kremer 0 0r   S Cîrstea 0 0  
  E Gallovits 1 3   16 V Azarenka 6 6  
16 V Azarenka 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 Á Szávay 6 4 6
  A Morita 1 6 4 12 Á Szávay 77 6  
  S Lisicki 3 6 6   S Lisicki 63 3  
  E Vesnina 6 4 0 12 Á Szávay 65 6 2
  P Kvitová 6 6     P Kvitová 77 4 6
  A Morigami 4 3     P Kvitová 6 6  
WC S Stosur 6 3 6 WC S Stosur 2 1  
17 S Pe'er 2 6 1   P Kvitová 3 6 1
29 A Medina Garrigues 6 6     K Kanepi 6 3 6
Q MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 2   29 A Medina Garrigues 4 6 6
  Y-j Chan 7 2 0   T Pironkova 6 3 1
  T Pironkova 5 6 6 29 A Medina Garrigues 1 77 5
  K Kanepi 6 6     K Kanepi 6 65 7
  M Yuan 2 2     K Kanepi 6 77  
  N Llagostera Vives 3 7 1 6 A Chakvetadze 4 62  
6 A Chakvetadze 6 5 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 V Williams 6 4 6
  T Obziler 3 6 2 8 V Williams 6 6  
  S Dubois 5 2   Q S Sfar 2 4  
Q S Sfar 7 6   8 V Williams 5 3  
Q A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   26 F Pennetta 7 6  
  ME Salerni 1 1   Q A Pavlyuchenkova 6 1 1
  T Perebiynis 3 2   26 F Pennetta 3 6 6
26 F Pennetta 6 6   26 F Pennetta 3 2  
22 A Mauresmo 7 4 6 Q C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
  O Savchuk 5 6 1 22 A Mauresmo 3 4  
Q C Suárez Navarro 6 5 6 Q C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
  P Parmentier 4 7 2 Q C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
  J Ditty 5 63     C Dellacqua 3 3  
  N Dechy 7 77     N Dechy 4 2  
  C Dellacqua 64 6 6   C Dellacqua 6 6  
9 M Bartoli 77 3 2

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 A Radwańska 6 6  
  M Koryttseva 4 3   14 A Radwańska 6 6  
WC S Brémond 6 3 2 Q J Pandžić 2 0  
Q J Pandžić 4 6 6 14 A Radwańska 6 6  
  S Errani 4 6 5 19 A Cornet 4 4  
  G Dulko 6 4 7   G Dulko 0 6 4
  J Vakulenko 5 4   19 A Cornet 6 4 6
19 A Cornet 7 6   14 A Radwańska 3 63  
28 D Cibulková 6 6   3 J Janković 6 77  
  A Kerber 2 2   28 D Cibulková 6 6  
M Sequera 77 7   M Sequera 3 0  
  L Osterloh 65 5   28 D Cibulková 5 3  
  T Garbin 711 3 3 3 J Janković 7 6  
  M Erakovic 69 6 6   M Erakovic 2 65  
LL M Niculescu 63 2   3 J Janković 6 77  
3 J Janković 77 6  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 S Williams 6 6  
  A Harkleroad 2 1   5 S Williams 6 7  
WC M Johansson 6 4 6 WC M Johansson 2 5  
  C Pin 4 6 2 5 S Williams 4 4  
  E Makarova 7 6   27 K Srebotnik 6 6  
  C Castaño 5 1     E Makarova 0 5  
  V Ruano Pascual 4 2   27 K Srebotnik 6 7  
27 K Srebotnik 6 6   27 K Srebotnik 2 4  
24 V Razzano 6 3 2 10 P Schnyder 6 6  
  K Zakopalová 4 6 6   K Zakopalová 4 3  
  Z Yan 6 4 6   É Loit 6 6  
  É Loit 1 6 8   É Loit 64 7 2
  T Paszek 6 3 3 10 P Schnyder 77 5 6
  T Bacsinszky 1 6 6   T Bacsinszky 4 6 1
  E Bychkova 3 4   10 P Schnyder 6 4 6
10 P Schnyder 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 N Vaidišová 62 1  
Q I Benešová 77 6   Q I Benešová 6 6  
  A Rodionova 0 6 3   S Peng 4 3  
  S Peng 6 2 6 Q I Benešová 3 3  
  G Voskoboeva 6 64 6   P Cetkovská 6 6  
WC Y Fedossova 0 77 1   G Voskoboeva 5 3  
  P Cetkovská 6 6     P Cetkovská 7 6  
23 A Bondarenko 3 0     P Cetkovská 0 0  
30 C Wozniacki 6 6   2 A Ivanovic 6 6  
  Y Meusburger 0 2   30 C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q A Yakimova 64 7 6 Q A Yakimova 0 4  
  S-w Hsieh 77 5 4 30 C Wozniacki 4 1  
  S Klösel 1 1   2 A Ivanovic 6 6  
  L Šafářová 6 6     L Šafářová 1 2  
  S Arvidsson 2 5   2 A Ivanovic 6 6  
2 A Ivanovic 6 7  

References
  1. "Ivanovic seals French Open title". BBC Sport. 7 June 2008.
  2. "Ivanovic wins Serbian battle". The Age. 7 June 2008.
  3. "French Open: Battling Ivanovic joins Safina in Roland Garros final". The Guardian. 5 June 2008.
  4. "More comeback magic for Safina". Eurosport. 4 June 2008.
  5. Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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