2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles

2008 Australian Open
Champion   Maria Sharapova
Runner-up   Ana Ivanović
Final score   7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Main article: 2008 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković.

Maria Sharapova won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanović to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanović lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually strike gold by winning the French Open a few months later.

This was also Justine Henin's last Grand Slam appearance until the 2010 Australian Open, as she announced her retirement in May before that year's French Open was held, later returning in 2010. She lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
  2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  4. Ana Ivanović (Final)
  5. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (Third Round)
  7. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
  8. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
  9. Daniela Hantuchová (Semifinals)
  10. Marion Bartoli (First Round)
  11. Elena Dementieva (Fourth Round)
  12. Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth Round)
  13. Tatiana Golovin (Second Round)
  14. Nadia Petrova (Fourth Round)
  15. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
  16. Dinara Safina (First Round)
  1. Shahar Pe'er (Third Round)
  2. Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
  3. Sybille Bammer (Second Round)
  4. Ágnes Szávay (First Round)
  5. Alona Bondarenko (Second Round)
  6. Lucie Šafářová (First Round)
  7. Vera Zvonareva (First Round)
  8. Li Na (Third Round)
  9. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
  10. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
  11. Maria Kirilenko (Fourth Round)
  12. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
  13. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  14. Virginie Razzano (Third Round)
  15. Sania Mirza (Third Round)
  16. Julia Vakulenko (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Justine Henin 4 0    
5   Maria Sharapova 6 6    
  5   Maria Sharapova 6 6    
  3   Jelena Janković 3 1    
3   Jelena Janković 6 6  
  7   Serena Williams 3 4    
    5   Maria Sharapova 7 6  
  4   Ana Ivanović 5 3  
  8   Venus Williams 63 4    
4   Ana Ivanović 77 6    
4   Ana Ivanović 0 6 6
  9   Daniela Hantuchová 6 3 4  
9   Daniela Hantuchová 6 6  
  29   Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   J Henin 6 6    
    A Nakamura 2 2       1   J Henin 6 7    
WC   M Adamczak 4 0         O Poutchkova 1 5    
    O Poutchkova 6 6         1   J Henin 7 6    
    M Ani 6 3 2       25   F Schiavone 5 4    
    A Kerber 0 6 6         A Kerber 2 3  
    É Loit 3 65     25   F Schiavone 6 6    
25   F Schiavone 6 77         1   J Henin 6 6  
19   S Bammer 66 6 6       Q   S-w Hsieh 2 2  
Q   T Tanasugarn 78 4 2     19   S Bammer 2 0    
Q   S-w Hsieh 2 6 8   Q   S-w Hsieh 6 6    
    K Zakopalová 6 4 6       Q   S-w Hsieh 6 63 6
    K Bondarenko 64 2             A Rezaï 2 77 4  
    A Rezaï 77 6           A Rezaï 6 3 6
    S Cohen-Aloro 1 6 3   13   T Golovin 3 6 3  
13   T Golovin 6 4 6  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
11   E Dementieva 6 6    
    T Obziler 2 2       11   E Dementieva 5 6 6  
    A Medina Garrigues 77 6         A Medina Garrigues 7 2 3  
    P Cetkovská 61 0         11   E Dementieva 6 6    
WC   J Moore 6 6         17   S Pe'er 2 0    
    J Ditty 3 2       WC   J Moore 0 5  
    R Voráčová 2 6 0   17   S Pe'er 6 7    
17   S Pe'er 6 2 6       11   E Dementieva 2 0  
32   J Vakulenko 4 6 4       5   M Sharapova 6 6  
    E Vesnina 6 1 6         E Vesnina 6 6    
    J Craybas 6 6         J Craybas 2 4    
    Y-j Chan 4 2             E Vesnina 3 0  
    L Davenport 6 3 7       5   M Sharapova 6 6    
    S Errani 2 6 5         L Davenport 1 3  
    J Kostanić Tošić 4 3     5   M Sharapova 6 6    
5   M Sharapova 6 6    

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
3   J Janković 2 6 12  
    T Paszek 6 2 10     3   J Janković 6 7    
    S Dubois 67 3         E Gallovits 2 5    
    E Gallovits 79 6         3   J Janković 6 4 6  
    F Pennetta 6 5 6       30   V Razzano 2 6 1  
    D Cibulková 4 7 4         F Pennetta 2 7 3
    A Harkleroad 3 5     30   V Razzano 6 5 6  
30   V Razzano 6 7         3   J Janković 77 6  
18   A Mauresmo 66 6 6           C Dellacqua 63 1  
    T Poutchek 78 0 0     18   A Mauresmo 6 77    
    Y Shvedova 6 6         Y Shvedova 4 65    
    T Malek 2 2         18   A Mauresmo 6 4 4
    C Dellacqua 4 6 8           C Dellacqua 3 6 6  
    K Knapp 6 3 6         C Dellacqua 4 7 8
    L Osterloh 3 3     15   P Schnyder 6 5 6  
15   P Schnyder 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
12   N Vaidišová 6 6    
    IR Olaru 3 0       12   N Vaidišová 6 6    
    K Kanepi 64 5         A Molik 2 3    
    A Molik 77 7         12   N Vaidišová 6 6    
WC   M Brengle 5 2             A Sugiyama 3 4    
    T Perebiynis 7 6           T Perebiynis 4 4  
    A Sugiyama 6 1         A Sugiyama 6 6    
23   V Zvonareva 3 1 r       12   N Vaidišová 3 4  
26   V Azarenka 6 7         7   S Williams 6 6  
    A Amanmuradova 2 5       26   V Azarenka 6 6    
Q   S Klosel 6 61 6   Q   S Klosel 1 1    
Q   J Schruff 1 77 4       26   V Azarenka 3 4  
Q   E Ivanova 6 4 2       7   S Williams 6 6    
Q   M Yuan 4 6 6     Q   M Yuan 3 1  
WC   J Gajdošová 3 3     7   S Williams 6 6    
7   S Williams 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
8   V Williams 6 7    
    Z Yan 2 5       8   V Williams 7 6    
    C Pin 5 6 6       C Pin 5 4    
Q   M Niculescu 7 1 1       8   V Williams 77 6    
WC   S Ferguson 4 3         31   S Mirza 60 4    
Q   T Bacsinszky 6 6       Q   T Bacsinszky 1 6 5
WC   I Tulyaganova 4 2     31   S Mirza 6 4 7  
31   S Mirza 6 6         8   V Williams 6 6  
24   N Li 6 4 6       Q   M Domachowska 4 4  
    S Brémond 2 6 4     24   N Li 6 6    
    ME Camerin 6 6         ME Camerin 4 3    
WC   C Wheeler 1 2         24   N Li 6 2 4
WC   M Johansson 1 1         Q   M Domachowska 2 6 6  
Q   M Domachowska 6 6       Q   M Domachowska 7 1 6
    S Arvidsson 63 6 6       S Arvidsson 5 6 1  
10   M Bartoli 77 4 3  

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   D Safina 64 6 2  
Q   S Lisicki 77 4 6     Q   S Lisicki 6 7    
    ME Salerni 2 3         M Koryttseva 1 5    
    M Koryttseva 6 6         Q   S Lisicki 6 4 3  
    C Wozniacki 6 6             C Wozniacki 4 6 6  
    G Dulko 1 1           C Wozniacki 77 6  
    A Kudryavtseva 4 64     21   A Bondarenko 64 1    
21   A Bondarenko 6 77             C Wozniacki 1 62  
28   K Srebotnik 4 6 9       4   A Ivanović 6 77  
    L Domínguez Lino 6 0 7     28   K Srebotnik 6 6    
Q   A Bachmann 63 4         A Rodionova 4 1    
    A Rodionova 77 6         28   K Srebotnik 3 4  
    T Garbin 6 6         4   A Ivanović 6 6    
    E Daniilidou 2 2           T Garbin 0 3  
    S Cîrstea 5 3     4   A Ivanović 6 6    
4   A Ivanović 7 6    

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
6   A Chakvetadze 0      
    A Petkovic 0 r       6   A Chakvetadze 6 6    
    S Peng 5 6 7   Q   A Kleybanova 3 4    
Q   A Kleybanova 7 4 9       6   A Chakvetadze 78 1 2  
    A Morigami 6 6         27   M Kirilenko 66 6 6  
    M Krajicek 2 2           A Morigami 1 1  
    M Tu 4 6 3   27   M Kirilenko 6 6    
27   M Kirilenko 6 4 6       27   M Kirilenko 6 4 4
22   L Šafářová 1 4         9   D Hantuchová 1 6 6
    C Castaño 6 6           C Castaño 2 4    
    R Vinci 4 4         V Ruano Pascual 6 6    
    V Ruano Pascual 6 6             V Ruano Pascual 2 3
    A Cornet 6 6         9   D Hantuchová 6 6    
    C Fernández 3 3           A Cornet 2 5  
    V King 3 5     9   D Hantuchová 6 7    
9   D Hantuchová 6 7    

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
14   N Petrova 6 6    
    N Pratt 1 3       14   N Petrova 7 7    
    E Linetskaya 68 0         A Kremer 5 5    
    A Kremer 710 6         14   N Petrova 6 710    
    L Granville 1 4             E Makarova 1 68    
    Y Meusburger 6 6           Y Meusburger 3 1  
    E Makarova 3 6 7       E Makarova 6 6    
20   Á Szávay 6 4 5       14   N Petrova 6 5 0
29   A Radwańska 6 6         29   A Radwańska 1 7 6
    O Savchuk 0 1       29   A Radwańska 7 6    
    M Müller 5 3         P Parmentier 5 4    
    P Parmentier 7 6         29   A Radwańska 6 6  
    O Govortsova 1 1         2   S Kuznetsova 3 4    
    T Pironkova 6 6           T Pironkova 60 2  
    N Dechy 3 1     2   S Kuznetsova 77 6    
2   S Kuznetsova 6 6    

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