2008 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2008 US Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–4, 7–5
Events

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. This was also her second US Open and third major overall won without losing a set during the tournament. With the win, she regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but retired from the sport in May 2008.

This was the final singles major appearance for 1998 champion and former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who was defeated by Marion Bartoli in the third round.

Julie Coin, ranked as the world No. 188, defeated the world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a world No. 1.^{[citation needed]}

Seeds edit

01.

Ana Ivanovic (second round)

02.

Jelena Janković (final)

03.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

04.

Serena Williams (champion)

05.

Elena Dementieva (semifinals)

06.

Dinara Safina (semifinals)

07.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

08.

Vera Zvonareva (second round)

09.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

10.

Anna Chakvetadze (first round)

11.

Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

12.

Marion Bartoli (fourth round)

13.

Ágnes Szávay (second round)

14.

Victoria Azarenka (third round)

15.

Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)

16.

Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)

17.

Alizé Cornet (third round)

18.

Dominika Cibulková (third round)

19.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

20.

Nicole Vaidišová (second round)

21.

Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)

22.

Maria Kirilenko (first round)

23.

Lindsay Davenport (third round)

24.

Shahar Pe'er (first round)

25.

Francesca Schiavone (second round)

26.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

27.

Alona Bondarenko (third round)

28.

Katarina Srebotnik (fourth round)

29.

Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)

30.

Ai Sugiyama (third round)

31.

Virginie Razzano (first round)

32.

Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)

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

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

16	Flavia Pennetta	2	3

6	Dinara Safina	6	6
				6	Dinara Safina	3	2

				4	Serena Williams	6	6
4	Serena Williams	7⁸	7⁹

7	Venus Williams	6⁶	6⁷
								4	Serena Williams	6	7

								2	Jelena Janković	4	5
5	Elena Dementieva	6	6

15	Patty Schnyder	2	3
				5	Elena Dementieva	4	4

				2	Jelena Janković	6	6
29	Sybille Bammer	1	4

2	Jelena Janković	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	A Ivanovic	6	4	6
	V Dushevina	1	6	4	1	A Ivanovic	3	6	3
Q	J Coin	7	7		Q	J Coin	6	4	6
	C Dellacqua	6⁶	6⁴							Q	J Coin	4	4
	K Kanepi	6	6							32	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Niculescu	0	3			K Kanepi	6	4	0
	N Dechy	6	3	2	32	A Mauresmo	2	6	6
32	A Mauresmo	4	6	6											32	A Mauresmo	3	0
19	N Petrova	6	6												16	F Pennetta	6	6
	O Sanchez	2	4		19	N Petrova	6	6
Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6		Q	S-w Hsieh	4	2
	E Rodina	2	4							19	N Petrova	6	4	3
	S Peng	6	6							16	F Pennetta	4	6	6
	E Daniilidou	1	0			S Peng	2	7	1
Q	S Vögele	6	2	2	16	F Pennetta	6	6⁸	6
16	F Pennetta	2	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

11	D Hantuchová	4	2
Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	6		Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
WC	J Moore	7	7		WC	J Moore	1	3
WC	M Oudin	6⁵	6⁵						Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	7
	M Domachowska	7	5	4					17	A Cornet	4	5
	B Mattek	6⁷	7	6		B Mattek	6⁵	1
	C Pin	5	0		17	A Cornet	7	6
17	A Cornet	7	6											Q	A-L Grönefeld	5	0
31	V Razzano	4	1											6	D Safina	7	6
	T Bacsinszky	6	6			T Bacsinszky	6	6
	A Kudryavtseva	6	5	3		Y-j Chan	3	2
	Y-j Chan	4	7	6						T Bacsinszky	6	5	2
	S Cohen-Aloro	1	4						6	D Safina	3	7	6
Q	R Vinci	6	6		Q	R Vinci	4	3
Q	K Ahn	3	4		6	D Safina	6	6
6	D Safina	6	6

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	S Williams	6	6
	K Bondarenko	1	4		4	S Williams	6	6
	E Vesnina	4	6	6		E Vesnina	1	1
	J Vakulenko	6	1	2						4	S Williams	6	6
	O Govortsova	6	6							30	A Sugiyama	2	1
Q	S Záhlavová	3	1			O Govortsova	6	6⁴	1
	A Klepač	6	3	2^r	30	A Sugiyama	4	7	6
30	A Sugiyama	4	6	4											4	S Williams	6	6
20	N Vaidišová	6	6												WC	S Brémond	2	2
	P Cetkovská	1	2		20	N Vaidišová	5	3
WC	S Brémond	7	6		WC	S Brémond	7	6
	J Görges	6⁰	4							WC	S Brémond	7	3	6
	M Ani	0	6⁵								T Garbin	5	6	4
	T Garbin	6	7			T Garbin	5	6	6
WC	G Brodsky	5	3		13	Á Szávay	7	2	3
13	Á Szávay	7	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	A Radwańska	6	6
Q	Y Shvedova	4	2		9	A Radwańska	6	7
	T Tanasugarn	6	3	2	LL	M Duque Mariño	0	6³
LL	M Duque Mariño	0	6	6						9	A Radwańska	6	6
Q	IR Olaru	6	6							18	D Cibulková	0	3
	E Gallovits	0	2		Q	IR Olaru	2	2
	J Craybas	3	6⁴		18	D Cibulková	6	6
18	D Cibulková	6	7											9	A Radwańska	1	3
27	A Bondarenko	2	6	6										7	V Williams	6	6
WC	J Jackson	6	3	2	27	A Bondarenko	6	1	6
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	4			S Lisicki	4	6	4
	S Lisicki	6	6							27	A Bondarenko	2	1
Q	H Šromová	3	6	3						7	V Williams	6	6
Q	R de los Ríos	6	2	6	Q	R de los Ríos	0	3
	S Stosur	2	3		7	V Williams	6	6
7	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	E Dementieva	6	7
	A Amanmuradova	4	5		5	E Dementieva	6	6
	P Parmentier	6	7			P Parmentier	2	1
	M Erakovic	3	6²							5	E Dementieva	6	6
Q	A Glatch	2	2								A Keothavong	3	4
	A Keothavong	6	6			A Keothavong	6	3	6
	N Llagostera Vives	5	5		25	F Schiavone	2	6	4
25	F Schiavone	7	7												5	E Dementieva	6	6
24	S Pe'er	6	0	1												N Li	4	1
	N Li	2	6	6		N Li	4	6	6
	J Kostanić Tošić	4	2			S Errani	6	2	0
	S Errani	6	6								N Li	6	4	6
	E Bychkova	6	6								E Makarova	1	6	2
	A Rodionova	1	3			E Bychkova	6	5	3
	E Makarova	1	6	6		E Makarova	3	7	6
10	A Chakvetadze	6	2	3

Section 6 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

15	P Schnyder	6	3	6
Q	A Pivovarova	3	6	3	15	P Schnyder	6	6
	V King	2	6	2		A Pavlyuchenkova	3	3
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	6					15	P Schnyder	7	6
	G Dulko	4	0							M Rybáriková	6⁴	4
	M Rybáriková	6	6			M Rybáriková	6	6
	T Paszek	6	3	6		T Paszek	1	2
22	M Kirilenko	3	6	4										15	P Schnyder	4	6	6
28	K Srebotnik	3	6	6										28	K Srebotnik	6	3	3
	Y Wickmayer	6	0	3	28	K Srebotnik	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	1	2			Y Meusburger	1	3
	Y Meusburger	6	6						28	K Srebotnik	6	6¹	6
	L Šafářová	4	6	2					3	S Kuznetsova	3	7	3
	S Cîrstea	6	4	6		S Cîrstea	6³	1
Q	S Zhang	4	2		3	S Kuznetsova	7	6
3	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 7 edit

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

8	V Zvonareva	6	6
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	3		8	V Zvonareva	3	3
	T Perebiynis	6	6			T Perebiynis	6	6
	M Koryttseva	1	4							T Perebiynis	3	0
	A Rezaï	6	6						29	S Bammer	6	6
WC	A Muhammad	2	4			A Rezaï	1	5
	A Nakamura	4	2		29	S Bammer	6	7
29	S Bammer	6	6										29	S Bammer	7	0	6
23	L Davenport	6	6										12	M Bartoli	6³	6	4
	A Wozniak	4	2		23	L Davenport	7	6
	A Kleybanova	6	7			A Kleybanova	5	3
	C Suárez Navarro	2	5						23	L Davenport	1	6³
	P Kvitová	7	4	2					12	M Bartoli	6	7
	V Ruano Pascual	6³	6	6		V Ruano Pascual	4	2
	G Voskoboeva	2	3		12	M Bartoli	6	6
12	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8 edit

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	V Azarenka	6	6
	K Zakopalová	2	1	14	V Azarenka	6	6
	K Knapp	0	3		I Benešová	2	3
	I Benešová	6	6						14	V Azarenka	4	4
	É Loit	0	2						21	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	ME Camerin	6	6	Q	ME Camerin	1	2
WC	A Rolle	2	1	21	C Wozniacki	6	6
21	C Wozniacki	6	6										21	C Wozniacki	6	2	1
26	A Medina Garrigues	6	7										2	J Janković	3	6	6
	T Pironkova	4	5	26	A Medina Garrigues	1	4
	J Zheng	6	6		J Zheng	6	6
Q	S Perry	2	3							J Zheng	5	5
	Z Yan	2	4						2	J Janković	7	7
	S Arvidsson	6	6		S Arvidsson	3	7	5
WC	C Vandeweghe	3	1	2	J Janković	6	6⁵	7
2	J Janković	6	6

Championship match statistics edit

Category	S. Williams	Janković
1st serve %	45/73 (62%)	65/95 (68%)
1st serve points won	27 of 45 = 60%	35 of 65 = 54%
2nd serve points won	15 of 28 = 54%	13 of 30 = 43%
Total service points won	42 of 73 = 57.53%	48 of 95 = 50.53%
Aces	3	3
Double faults	3	4
Winners	44	15
Unforced errors	39	22
Net points won	32 of 37 = 86%	11 of 17 = 65%
Break points converted	5 of 16 = 31%	3 of 8 = 38%
Return points won	47 of 95 = 49%	31 of 73 = 42%
Total points won	89	79
Source

External links edit

Preceded by 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2009 Australian Open – Women's singles