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 | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 79 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() | 77 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
White Group
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | ![]() |
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 |
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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 | ![]() |
6–7(6), 4–6 | 2–6, 5–7 (w/ Radwańska) |
2–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
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
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 (w/ Williams) |
2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 19–37 | 3 | |
3 ALT |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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.