2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
The 2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.
Singles | |
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2008 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Venus Williams |
Runner-up | Vera Zvonareva |
Final score | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Venus Williams won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2, against Vera Zvonareva.
Seeds
- Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
- Dinara Safina (Round Robin)
- Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
- Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
- Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
- Venus Williams (Champion)
- Vera Zvonareva (Final)
Alternates
- Agnieszka Radwańska (Round Robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
- Nadia Petrova (Round Robin, Replaced S.Williams)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior Exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
8 | Vera Zvonareva | 79 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | Elena Dementieva | 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
8 | Vera Zvonareva | 77 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | Venus Williams | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | Jelena Janković | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
White Group
Janković | Ivanovic Radwańska |
Kuznetsova | Zvonareva | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | Jelena Janković | 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic) |
7–6(6), 6–4 | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–31 | 2 | |
4 ALT |
Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwańska |
3–6, 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
6–2, 7–5 (w/ Radwańska) |
3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
0–2 1–0 |
1–4 2–0 |
21–30 13–7 |
X 3 | |
6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–7(6), 4–6 | 2–6, 5–7 (w/ Radwańska) |
2–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
8 | Vera Zvonareva | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic) |
6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 44–32 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
Maroon Group
Safina | S Williams Petrova |
Dementieva | V Williams | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | Dinara Safina | 4–6, 1–6 (w/ Williams) |
2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 19–37 | 3 | |
3 ALT |
Serena Williams Nadia Petrova |
6–4, 6–1 (w/ Williams) |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 (w/ Petrova) |
7–5, 1–6, 0–6 (w/ Williams) |
1–1 0–1 |
3–2 1–2 |
20–22 14–16 |
X 4 | |
5 | Elena Dementieva | 6–2, 6–4 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 (w/ Petrova) |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 41–36 | 2 | |
7 | Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–3 | 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 (w/ Williams) |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 46–29 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
See also
References
- "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.