2008 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2008 French Open
Champion	Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–3

Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open.[1] It was her first and only major singles title. With the win, Ivanovic also became the world No. 1; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top ranking.[2][3] Ivanovic dropped only one set during the tournament, to Janković in the semifinals.

Justine Henin was the three-time reigning champion and reigning world No. 1, but she retired from the sport in May 2008. This left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion in the draw; when Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, a first-time French Open champion was guaranteed.[4]

Safina reached the final after having come back from a set and match point down in both of her fourth round and quarterfinal matches, against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.[5]

This was also the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in fourth round. With that win, Kanepi became the first Estonian to reach a major quarterfinal.

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

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	2	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	0^r			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

Championship match statistics

Category	Ivanovic	Safina
1st serve %	47/68 (69%)	50/74 (68%)
1st serve points won	32 of 47 = 68%	27 of 50 = 54%
2nd serve points won	9 of 21 = 43%	10 of 24 = 42%
Total service points won	41 of 68 = 60%	37 of 74 = 50%
Aces	0	2
Double faults	1	5
Winners	41	37
Unforced errors	22	28
Net points won	9 of 11 = 82%	7 of 9 = 78%
Break points converted	5 of 9 = 56%	2 of 5 = 40%
Return points won	37 of 74 = 50%	27 of 68 = 40%
Total points won	78	64
Source

References

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

External links

Draw and Qualifying Draw Archived 2018-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
2008 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[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] Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[5] "More comeback magic for Safina". Eurosport. 4 June 2008.

French Open women's singles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1897: Adine Masson 1898: Adine Masson 1899: Adine Masson 1900: Hélène Prévost 1901: Suzanne Girod 1902: Adine Masson 1903: Adine Masson 1904: Kate Gillou 1905: Kate Gillou 1906: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907: Comtesse de Kermel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909: Jeanne Matthey 1910: Jeanne Matthey 1911: Jeanne Matthey 1912: Jeanne Matthey 1913: Marguerite Broquedis 1914: Marguerite Broquedis 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen 1922: Suzanne Lenglen 1923: Suzanne Lenglen 1924: Julie Vlasto
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen 1926: Suzanne Lenglen 1927: Kea Bouman 1928: Helen Wills 1929: Helen Wills 1930: Helen Wills Moody 1931: Cilly Aussem 1932: Helen Wills Moody 1933: Margaret Scriven 1934: Margaret Scriven 1935: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938: Simonne Mathieu 1939: Simonne Mathieu 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont 1947: Patricia Canning Todd 1948: Nelly Adamson Landry 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart 1951: Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Maureen Connolly 1955: Angela Mortimer 1956: Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer 1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959: Christine Truman 1960: Darlene Hard 1961: Ann Jones 1962: Margaret Smith 1963: Lesley Turner 1964: Margaret Smith 1965: Lesley Turner 1966: Ann Haydon-Jones 1967: Françoise Dürr
Open Era	1968: Nancy Richey 1969: Margaret Court 1970: Margaret Court 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Billie Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Sue Barker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Hana Mandlíková 1982: Martina Navratilova 1983: Chris Evert 1984: Martina Navratilova 1985: Chris Evert 1986: Chris Evert 1987: Steffi Graf 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Arantxa Sánchez 1990: Monica Seles 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Steffi Graf 1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995: Steffi Graf 1996: Steffi Graf 1997: Iva Majoli 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Mary Pierce 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Justine Henin 2004: Anastasia Myskina 2005: Justine Henin 2006: Justine Henin 2007: Justine Henin 2008: Ana Ivanovic 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova 2010: Francesca Schiavone 2011: Li Na 2012: Maria Sharapova 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Maria Sharapova 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko 2018: Simona Halep 2019: Ashleigh Barty 2020: Iga Świątek 2021: Barbora Krejčíková 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Iga Świątek

French Open women's singles drawsheets
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2008 WTA Tour « 2007 2009 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Doha (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
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Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
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