2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
Champion United States Venus Williams
Runner-up Russia Vera Zvonareva
Final score 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2

The 2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Venus Williams won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2, against Vera Zvonareva.

Seeds

  1. Serbia Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  2. Russia Dinara Safina (Round Robin)
  3. United States Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
  4. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
  5. Russia Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
  6. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  7. United States Venus Williams (Champion)
  8. Russia Vera Zvonareva (Final)

Alternates

  1. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Round Robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
  2. Russia Nadia Petrova (Round Robin, Replaced S.Williams)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 79 3 6
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 67 6 3
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 77 0 2
7 United States Venus Williams 65 6 6
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 2 6 3
7 United States Venus Williams 6 2 6

White Group

  Serbia Janković Serbia Ivanovic
Poland Radwańska		 Russia Kuznetsova Russia Zvonareva RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic)		 7–6(6), 6–4 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 2–1 5–2 38–31 2
4
ALT		 Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska		 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 6–2, 7–5
(w/ Radwańska)		 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 0–2
1–0		 1–4
2–0		 21–30
13–7		 X
3
6 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6), 4–6 2–6, 5–7
(w/ Radwańska)		 2–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 22–38 4
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic)		 6–2, 6–3 3–0 6–2 44–32 1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Maroon Group

  Russia Safina United States S Williams
Russia Petrova		 Russia Dementieva United States V Williams RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Russia Dinara Safina 4–6, 1–6
(w/ Williams)		 2–6, 4–6 5–7, 3–6 0–3 0–6 19–37 3
3
ALT		 United States Serena Williams
Russia Nadia Petrova		 6–4, 6–1
(w/ Williams)		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
(w/ Petrova)		 7–5, 1–6, 0–6
(w/ Williams)		 1–1
0–1		 3–2
1–2		 20–22
14–16		 X
4
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–4 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
(w/ Petrova)		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 2–1 5–3 41–36 2
7 United States Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
(w/ Williams)		 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 3–0 6–2 46–29 1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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