2008 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 French Open
Champion	Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008.^[1]

Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, beating first-time finalist Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.^[2] Ivanovic went through the entire tournament dropping only one set, against Jelena Janković, in an all-Serbian semifinal which decided the world No. 1 ranking.^[3] Ivanovic subsequently displaced Maria Sharapova from the top ranking, who had been elevated to world No. 1 ahead of the tournament following Henin's retirement.^[4]

Safina had come from a set and match point down in both her fourth round and quarterfinal matches against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.^[5]

This was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance of future World No. 2 and two-time grand slam champion Petra Kvitová.

Seeds

Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
Ana Ivanovic (Champion)
Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
Serena Williams (Third round)
Anna Chakvetadze (Second round)
Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (Third round)
Marion Bartoli (First round)
Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
Vera Zvonareva (Fourth round)
Ágnes Szávay (Third round)
Dinara Safina (Final)
Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
Nicole Vaidišová (First round)
Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)
Shahar Pe'er (First round)
Francesca Schiavone (Third round)
Alizé Cornet (Third round)
Sybille Bammer (First round)
Maria Kirilenko (Second round)
Amélie Mauresmo (Second round)
Alona Bondarenko (First round)
Virginie Razzano (First round)
Nadia Petrova (Third round)
Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
Katarina Srebotnik (Fourth round)
Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)
Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
Karin Knapp (Third round)

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

Top half

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	3	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
	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	7	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	7	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	7	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	7	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	7	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	7	5
	K Kanepi	6	6								K Kanepi	6	6⁵	7
	M Yuan	2	2			K Kanepi	6	7
	N Llagostera Vives	3	7	1	6	A Chakvetadze	4	6²
6	A Chakvetadze	6	5	6

Bottom half

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	7			N Dechy	4	2
	C Dellacqua	6⁴	6	6		C Dellacqua	6	6
9	M Bartoli	7	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	7
	A Kerber	2	2		28	D Cibulková	6	6
	M Sequera	7	7			M Sequera	3	0
	L Osterloh	6⁵	5							28	D Cibulková	5	3
	T Garbin	7	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	7
3	J Janković	7	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	7	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	7	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	7	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	7	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

References

↑ Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
↑ "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.
↑ "More comeback magic for Safina". Eurosport. 4 June 2008.

External links

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