2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall.[2] She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major.

Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, marked the first time in Wimbledon history that none of the top four women's seeds advanced to the quarterfinals.[3]

Zheng went on to reach the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese player to do so at a singles major, and becoming the first wild card to reach the semifinals.[4] Zheng's win against Ivanovic in the third round also made her the lowest-ranked player (ranked as the world No. 133) to defeat a reigning world No. 1. This record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.

Seeds

01.

Ana Ivanovic (third round)

02.

Jelena Janković (fourth round)

03.

Maria Sharapova (second round)

04.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

05.

Elena Dementieva (semifinals)

06.

Serena Williams (final)

07.

Venus Williams (champion)

08.

Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)

09.

Dinara Safina (third round)

10.

Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

11.

Marion Bartoli (third round)

12.

Patty Schnyder (first round)

13.

Vera Zvonareva (second round)

14.

Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

15.

Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)

16.

Victoria Azarenka (third round)

17.

Alizé Cornet (first round)

18.

Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)

19.

Maria Kirilenko (first round)

20.

Francesca Schiavone (second round)

21.

Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)

22.

Flavia Pennetta (second round)

23.

Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

24.

Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)

25.

Lindsay Davenport (second round, withdrew due to a knee injury)

26.

Sybille Bammer (second round)

27.

Virginie Razzano (first round)

28.

Alona Bondarenko (second round, retired due to a right leg injury)

29.

Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

30.

Dominika Cibulková (first round)

31.

Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

32.

Sania Mirza (second round)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6

18	Nicole Vaidišová	2	7	1
					WC	Zheng Jie	2	6⁵

					6	Serena Williams	6	7⁷
14	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	0

6	Serena Williams	6	6
									6	Serena Williams	5	4

									7	Venus Williams	7	6
5	Elena Dementieva	6	6⁶	6

21	Nadia Petrova	1	7⁸	3
					5	Elena Dementieva	1	6³

					7	Venus Williams	6	7⁷
7	Venus Williams	6	6

	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	3

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	A Ivanovic	6	6
	R de los Ríos	1	2		1	A Ivanovic	6²	7⁷	10
	N Dechy	6⁷	6	6		N Dechy	7⁷	6³	8
	M Yuan	7⁹	3	0						1	A Ivanovic	1	4
WC	E Baltacha	6	2	7						WC	J Zheng	6	6
	A Kerber	3	6	5	WC	E Baltacha	2	5
WC	J Zheng	6	6		WC	J Zheng	6	7
30	D Cibulková	4	3												WC	J Zheng	6	6
20	F Schiavone	6	5	10											15	Á Szávay	3	4
	T Paszek	3	7	8	20	F Schiavone	6	5	7
	Z Yan	3	0			A Medina Garrigues	3	7	9
	A Medina Garrigues	6	6								A Medina Garrigues	6⁵	6	2
	M Niculescu	1	6	6						15	Á Szávay	7⁷	2	6
Q	M Rybáriková	6	3	4		M Niculescu	7	5	2
	T Garbin	1	3		15	Á Szávay	5	7	6
15	Á Szávay	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	P Schnyder	4	6	1
	C Dellacqua	6	3	6		C Dellacqua	1	6	6
	A Amanmuradova	5	4			P Parmentier	6	2	3
	P Parmentier	7	6								C Dellacqua	2	4
WC	S Stosur	6	6							18	N Vaidišová	6	6
	R Olaru	2	2		WC	S Stosur	2	6	4
Q	Z Ondrášková	2	2		18	N Vaidišová	6	0	6
18	N Vaidišová	6	6											18	N Vaidišová	4	7⁷	6
27	V Razzano	6	2	4										8	A Chakvetadze	6	6⁰	3
	E Rodina	0	6	6		E Rodina	6	7⁷
	N Llagostera Vives	7⁸	4	4		E Vesnina	1	6⁰
	E Vesnina	6⁶	6	6							E Rodina	4	3
	Y Meusburger	1	2							8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	E Gallovits	6	6			E Gallovits	4	2
	S Dubois	6	1	6	8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
8	A Chakvetadze	2	6	8

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

4	S Kuznetsova	6⁵	7	6
Q	M Johansson	7⁷	5	3	4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	K Bondarenko	1	6	6		K Bondarenko	2	3
Q	R Fujiwara	6	4	3					4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	C Pin	5	6	5					Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	4
Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	4	7	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3
WC	M South	3	7⁷	4	28	A Bondarenko	3	0^r
28	A Bondarenko	6	6¹	6									4	S Kuznetsova	4	6	5
17	A Cornet	6⁶	6⁴										14	A Radwańska	6	1	7
Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	7⁸	7⁷		Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	A Rodionova	6	0	1		N Li	2	4
	N Li	3	6	6					Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	2
	M Domachowska	6	3	6					14	A Radwańska	6	6
	J Craybas	1	6	4		M Domachowska	1	3
	I Benešová	3	0		14	A Radwańska	6	6
14	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	M Bartoli	6	6
	S Lisicki	2	4		11	M Bartoli	6	7
	T Perebiynis	6	0	6		T Perebiynis	2	5
	P Kvitová	4	6	4						11	M Bartoli	4	1
	B Mattek	5	6	6							B Mattek	6	6
Q	S Brémond	7	0	1		B Mattek	7⁸	6
	V Dushevina	6	6			V Dushevina	6⁶	4
19	M Kirilenko	3	3												B Mattek	3	3
29	A Mauresmo	6	6											6	S Williams	6	6
	A Harkleroad	4	3		29	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	M Sequera	1	4			V Ruano Pascual	6	1	1
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6							29	A Mauresmo	6⁵	1
	K Zakopalová	1	4							6	S Williams	7⁷	6
WC	U Radwańska	6	6		WC	U Radwańska	4	4
	K Kanepi	5	3		6	S Williams	6	6
6	S Williams	7	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	E Dementieva	6	6⁷	6
Q	ME Camerin	3	7⁹	3	5	E Dementieva	4	6	6
	J Ditty	5	3			T Bacsinszky	6	3	3
	T Bacsinszky	7	6							5	E Dementieva	7⁷	7
	G Dulko	1	6	6							G Dulko	6²	5
	A Rezaï	6	0	2		G Dulko
	R Voráčová	3	7	3	25	L Davenport	w/o
25	L Davenport	6	5	6											5	E Dementieva	6	6
24	S Pe'er	6	7												24	S Pe'er	2	1
WC	K O'Brien	3	5		24	S Pe'er	6	6
	L Šafářová	3	6⁴			É Loit	3	4
	É Loit	6	7⁷							24	S Pe'er	7	6⁴	8
	S Cohen-Aloro	3	2							9	D Safina	5	7⁷	6
	S-w Hsieh	6	6			S-w Hsieh	3	2
	Y-j Chan	6⁸	2		9	D Safina	6	6
9	D Safina	7¹⁰	6

Section 6

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

16	V Azarenka	6	6
	T Pironkova	1	1	16	V Azarenka	6	6
	E Bychkova	4	4		S Cîrstea	1	3
	S Cîrstea	6	6						16	V Azarenka	6¹¹	6⁴
	M Santangelo	7	6						21	N Petrova	7¹³	7⁷
	M Ani	5	3		M Santangelo	4	5
	O Govortsova	4	4	21	N Petrova	6	7
21	N Petrova	6	6											21	N Petrova	6	6
26	S Bammer	4	4												A Kudryavtseva	1	4
	S Arvidsson	6	1^r	26	S Bammer	6⁷	6	3
	S Peng	6	6		S Peng	7⁹	4	6
Q	V Kutuzova	3	4							S Peng	3	6	4
	E Makarova	0	4							A Kudryavtseva	6	1	6
	A Kudryavtseva	6	6		A Kudryavtseva	6	6
Q	S Foretz	1	4	3	M Sharapova	2	4
3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

7	V Williams	7⁷	6
WC	N Cavaday	6⁵	1		7	V Williams	7	6
	A Keothavong	4	6	6		A Keothavong	5	2
	V King	6	2	3						7	V Williams	6	7
	M Müller	1	1							Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	5
Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6		Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	9
	C Castaño	6³	6	4	32	S Mirza	0	6	7
32	S Mirza	7⁷	3	6										7	V Williams	6	6
22	F Pennetta	6	6												A Kleybanova	3	4
	J Vakulenko	3	4		22	F Pennetta	6⁵	6	2
	A Sugiyama	6	6			A Sugiyama	7⁷	2	6
	Y Wickmayer	4	2								A Sugiyama	4	4
	A Kleybanova	6	6								A Kleybanova	6	6
	T Obziler	4	0			A Kleybanova	6	4	6
	S Errani	6⁵	4		10	D Hantuchová	3	6	1
10	D Hantuchová	7⁷	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

13	V Zvonareva	6	6³	6
	A Nakamura	1	7⁷	1	13	V Zvonareva	6¹⁰	6	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	6			T Tanasugarn	7¹²	4	6
	P Cetkovská	4	3								T Tanasugarn	4	6	6
	M Krajicek	6³	6⁶								M Erakovic	6	4	4
	M Erakovic	7⁷	7⁸			M Erakovic	6	7⁷
	J Görges	4	7⁸	16		J Görges	2	6⁵
23	K Srebotnik	6	6⁶	14												T Tanasugarn	6	6
31	C Wozniacki	6	7												2	J Janković	3	2
Q	E Hrdinová	2	5		31	C Wozniacki	6	6
	A Wozniak	7	6			A Wozniak	1	1
	M Koryttseva	5	4							31	C Wozniacki	6	4	2
	G Voskoboeva	2	4							2	J Janković	2	6	6
WC	C Suárez Navarro	6	6		WC	C Suárez Navarro	1	3
	O Savchuk	3	2		2	J Janković	6	6
2	J Janković	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	V. Williams	S. Williams
1st serve %	57/91 (63%)	44/66 (67%)
1st serve points won	35 of 57 = 61%	33 of 44 = 75%
2nd serve points won	19 of 34 = 56%	5 of 22 = 23%
Total service points won	54 of 91 = 59.34%	38 of 66 = 57.58%
Aces	4	9
Double faults	3	1
Winners	20	23
Unforced errors	18	25
Net points won	17 of 19 = 89%	12 of 15 = 80%
Break points converted	4 of 7 = 57%	2 of 13 = 15%
Return points won	28 of 66 = 42%	37 of 91 = 41%
Total points won	82	75
Source

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
"Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena". The Guardian. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
"Wimbledon 2008: Jankovic sent crashing to historic defeat". The Guardian. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
"Serena Williams and wild card Zheng Jie also reach semifinals". The New York Times. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2008 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] "Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena". The Guardian. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[3] "Wimbledon 2008: Jankovic sent crashing to historic defeat". The Guardian. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[4] "Serena Williams and wild card Zheng Jie also reach semifinals". The New York Times. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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