2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles

The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles was the women's singles event of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, a WTA Tier I tennis tournament held in late March and early April. Serena Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 against Jelena Janković. It was the fifth time Williams had won the tournament, tying the record with Steffi Graf.[1]

Women's Singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Jelena Janković
Final score6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Draw96 (8WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds32

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
  2. Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
  3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
  4. Jelena Janković (Final)
  5. Anna Chakvetadze (Third Round)
  6. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
  7. Daniela Hantuchová (Third Round)
  8. Serena Williams (Champion)
  9. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
  10. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals, retired due to a mid-back injury)
  11. Patty Schnyder (Third Round)
  12. Nicole Vaidišová (Second Round)
  13. Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
  14. Nadia Petrova (Second Round, retired due to a right quad strain)
  15. Ágnes Szávay (Second Round)
  16. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
  17. Agnieszka Radwańska (Second Round)
  18. Sybille Bammer (Third Round)
  19. Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
  20. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
  21. Alona Bondarenko (Second Round)
  22. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
  23. Virginie Razzano (Second Round)
  24. Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
  25. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
  26. Maria Kirilenko (Second Round)
  27. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  28. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second Round)
  29. Sania Mirza (withdrew due to a right wrist injury)
  30. Michaëlla Krajicek (Second Round)
  31. Karin Knapp (Second Round)
  32. Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Justine Henin 2 0  
8 Serena Williams 6 6  
8 Serena Williams 3 7 6
3 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 5 3
3 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
6 Venus Williams 4 4  
8 Serena Williams 6 5 6
4 Jelena Janković 1 7 3
10 Elena Dementieva 1 1r
4 Jelena Janković 6 3  
4 Jelena Janković 6 6  
19 Vera Zvonareva 1 4  
19 Vera Zvonareva 7 6  
13 Dinara Safina 5 4  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 J Henin 6 6  
  A Kerber 7 6     A Kerber 4 2  
  A Amanmuradova 5 1   1 J Henin 6 6  
  A Morigami 2 6 4   S Errani 2 1  
  S Errani 6 3 6   S Errani 6 4 7
26 M Kirilenko 4 6 62
1 J Henin 6 6  
  E Vesnina 2 2  
23 V Razzano 4 4  
Q E Gagliardi 4 3     A Harkleroad 6 6  
  A Harkleroad 6 6     A Harkleroad 4 7 4
  E Vesnina 6 6     E Vesnina 6 5 6
  E Likhovtseva 4 4     E Vesnina 6 4 6
15 Á Szávay 2 6 1

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 P Schnyder 7 4 6
  M Shaughnessy 6 4 1 Q V King 68 6 2
Q V King 3 6 6 11 P Schnyder 0 1  
Q P Kvitová 6 5 5   K Kanepi 6 6  
  K Kanepi 3 7 7   K Kanepi 7 1 6
21 A Bondarenko 67 6 3
  K Kanepi 3 3  
8 S Williams 6 6  
27 F Pennetta 6 6  
  C Dellacqua 2 61   Q A Rodionova 4 2  
Q A Rodionova 6 7   27 F Pennetta 7 3 2
  K Zakopalová 4 1   8 S Williams 66 6 6
  E Gallovits 6 6     E Gallovits 1 2  
8 S Williams 6 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 S Kuznetsova 6 3 6
  Y-j Chan 6 2 6   Y-j Chan 1 6 0
  IR Olaru 1 6 1 3 S Kuznetsova 1 7 6
  T Perebiynis 6 7   25 V Azarenka 6 5 0
  G Dulko 4 61     T Perebiynis 2 4  
25 V Azarenka 6 6  
3 S Kuznetsova 7 6  
16 S Pe'er 64 3  
17 A Radwańska 6 3 5
  E Makarova 6 63 3 WC M Larcher de Brito 2 6 7
WC M Larcher de Brito 3 7 6 WC M Larcher de Brito 0 2  
Q A Nakamura 0 0   16 S Pe'er 6 6  
  N Dechy 6 6     N Dechy 66 3  
16 S Pe'er 7 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 M Bartoli 3 1  
  T Pironkova 4 5     C Wozniacki 6 6  
  C Wozniacki 6 7     C Wozniacki 2 6 6
Q R de los Ríos 6 4 6 22 K Srebotnik 6 3 1
  Y Meusburger 2 6 4 Q R de los Ríos 2 2  
22 K Srebotnik 6 6  
  C Wozniacki 3 3  
6 V Williams 6 6  
30 M Krajicek 2 6 2
  M Müller 4 7 2 WC M Erakovic 6 3 6
WC M Erakovic 6 64 6 WC M Erakovic 2 1  
  J Craybas 4 6 66 6 V Williams 6 6  
  M Domachowska 6 0 7   M Domachowska 4 3  
6 V Williams 6 6  

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 A Chakvetadze 6 6  
  A Cornet 1 6 3   T Paszek 3 2  
  T Paszek 6 2 6 5 A Chakvetadze 5 1  
WC C Vandeweghe 4 5   WC S Lisicki 7 6  
WC S Lisicki 6 7   WC S Lisicki 6 7  
LL M Koryttseva 1 5  
WC S Lisicki 3 2  
10 E Dementieva 6 6  
20 F Schiavone 6 4 4
LL T Tanasugarn 1 2     D Cibulková 3 6 6
  D Cibulková 6 6     D Cibulková 0 7 4
  K Bondarenko 6 6   10 E Dementieva 6 61 6
  P Parmentier 1 3     K Bondarenko 0 4  
10 E Dementieva 6 6  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 N Petrova 1 r  
PR J Zheng 6 7   PR J Zheng 2    
Q G Voskoboeva 2 63   PR J Zheng 5 6 6
  S Peng 1     24 A Mauresmo 7 4 4
  E Daniilidou 1 r     S Peng 6 2 62
24 A Mauresmo 4 6 7
PR J Zheng 4 5  
4 J Janković 6 7  
31 K Knapp 6 5 0
  L Šafářová 6 7     L Šafářová 3 7 6
WC S Cîrstea 1 5     L Šafářová 2 1  
  S Arvidsson 6 6   4 J Janković 6 6  
Q T Poutchek 4 3     S Arvidsson 7 2 69
4 J Janković 67 6 7

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 D Hantuchová 6 6  
  M Sequera 6 6     M Sequera 2 1  
  Y Shvedova 3 4   7 D Hantuchová 4 7 5
WC A Pivovarova 3 62     A Sugiyama 6 68 7
  A Sugiyama 6 7     A Sugiyama 6 6  
28 A Medina Garrigues 2 3  
  A Sugiyama 2 7 0
19 V Zvonareva 6 65 6
19 V Zvonareva 3 6 6
WC S Dubois 3 3   Q E Bychkova 6 3 2
Q E Bychkova 6 6   19 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  O Govortsova 3 7 2 Q A Kleybanova 1 4  
Q A Kleybanova 6 66 6 Q A Kleybanova 6 6  
12 N Vaidišová 4 0  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 D Safina 6 6  
Q A Wozniak 2 6 6 Q A Wozniak 2 2  
  A Rezaï 6 4 3 13 D Safina 4 6 6
WC M Oudin 5 6 1 18 S Bammer 6 1 0
  T Garbin 7 2 6   T Garbin 2 2  
18 S Bammer 6 6  
13 D Safina 6 6  
32 L Davenport 3 4  
32 L Davenport 6 6  
Q O Savchuk 1 5     C Pin 2 1  
  C Pin 6 7   32 L Davenport 6 6  
  É Loit 7 6   2 A Ivanovic 4 2  
  V Ruano Pascual 61 4     É Loit 1 2  
2 A Ivanovic 6 6  

Qualiying

Qualifying Seeds
  1. Timea Bacsinszky (First Round)
  2. Mariya Koryttseva (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  3. María Emilia Salerni (First Round)
  4. Anastasia Rodionova (Qualified)
  5. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  6. Alisa Kleybanova (Qualified)
  7. Yuan Meng (Qualifying Competition)
  8. Aiko Nakamura (Qualified)
  9. Julie Ditty (First Round)
  10. Petra Cetkovská (Qualifying Competition)
  11. Lilia Osterloh (Qualifying Competition)
  12. Olga Savchuk (Qualified)
  13. Hsieh Su-wei (First Round)
  14. Alla Kudryavtseva (Qualifying Competition)
  15. Catalina Castaño (First Round)
  16. Ekaterina Bychkova (Qualified)
  17. Anne Kremer (Qualifying Competition)
  18. Olga Puchkova (First Round)
  19. Yuliana Fedak (First Round)
  20. Galina Voskoboeva (Qualified)
  21. Maria Elena Camerin (First Round)
  22. Sandra Klösel (First Round)
  23. Ayumi Morita (First Round)
  24. Rossana de los Ríos (Qualified)

Qualifiers
  1. Galina Voskoboeva
  2. Ekaterina Bychkova
  3. Petra Kvitová
  4. Anastasia Rodionova
  5. Rossana de los Ríos
  6. Alisa Kleybanova
  7. Tatiana Poutchek
  8. Aiko Nakamura
  9. Vania King
  10. Aleksandra Wozniak
  11. Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  12. Olga Savchuk

Lucky Losers
  1. Mariya Koryttseva
  2. Tamarine Tanasugarn

First qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
1 Timea Bacsinszky 77 5 3
Melinda Czink 65 7 6 Melinda Czink 3 6 65
Karolina Šprem 2 6 1 20 Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 77
20 Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 6

Second qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
2 Mariya Koryttseva 6 6
Evgeniya Rodina 3 4 2 Mariya Koryttseva 1 5
WC Sloane Stephens 1 5 16 Ekaterina Bychkova 6 7
16 Ekaterina Bychkova 6 7

Third qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
3 María Emilia Salerni 6 3 3
Petra Kvitová 2 6 6 Petra Kvitová 6 6
WC Tamaryn Hendler 4 7 6 WC Tamaryn Hendler 1 1
23 Ayumi Morita 6 5 0

Fourth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
4 Anastasia Rodionova 77 6
Ahsha Rolle 64 0 4 Anastasia Rodionova 6 3 6
Anne Keothavong 2 6 6 Anne Keothavong 1 6 3
15 Catalina Castaño 6 1 2

Fifth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
5 Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6
WC Anna Fitzpatrick 2 3 5 Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 65
Alina Jidkova 63 5 24 Rossana de los Ríos 6 77
24 Rossana de los Ríos 77 7

Sixth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
6 Alisa Kleybanova 6 6
Gréta Arn 4 2 6 Alisa Kleybanova 6 6
Mashona Washington 6 6 Mashona Washington 1 2
22 Sandra Klösel 3 3

Seventh qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
7 Yuan Meng 7 77
WC Gail Brodsky 5 64 7 Yuan Meng 0 2
Tatiana Poutchek 7 6 Tatiana Poutchek 6 6
13 Hsieh Su-wei 5 4

Eighth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
8 Aiko Nakamura 3 6 6
Renata Voráčová 6 4 2 8 Aiko Nakamura 6 6
Barbora Strýcová 4 0 17 Anne Kremer 1 3
17 Anne Kremer 6 6

Ninth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
9 Julie Ditty 3 1
Vania King 6 6 Vania King 6 6
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4 66 14 Alla Kudryavtseva 1 2
14 Alla Kudryavtseva 6 78

Tenth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
10 Petra Cetkovská 65 6 6
WC Anna Tatishvili 77 4 0 10 Petra Cetkovská 4 1
Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6
19 Yuliana Fedak 4 2

Eleventh qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
11 Lilia Osterloh 7 6
Julia Schruff 5 1 11 Lilia Osterloh 1 3
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6 Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6
21 Maria Elena Camerin 3 4

Twelfth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
12 Olga Savchuk 6 6
Bethanie Mattek 1 4 12 Olga Savchuk 5 6 6
WC Audra Cohen 77 6 WC Audra Cohen 7 2 4
18 Olga Puchkova 63 3

References
  1. "Serena Williams equals record in Miami". The Telegraph. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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