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The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

2008 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 6 July
Edition122nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£11,812,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance475,812
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
United States Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
United States Bob Bryan / Australia Samantha Stosur
Wheelchair men's doubles
Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Netherlands Ronald Vink
Boys' singles
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
Girls' singles
United Kingdom Laura Robson
Boys' doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng / Chinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua
Girls' doubles
Slovenia Polona Hercog / Australia Jessica Moore
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
United States Donald Johnson / United States Jared Palmer
Ladies' invitation doubles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná / United States Kathy Rinaldi
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
United States Ken Flach / United States Robert Seguso
← 2007 · Wimbledon Championships · 2009 →
The two singles champions, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams.

Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career; the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open. Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the greatest tennis match of all time.[3][4][5] In the women's singles, Venus Williams claimed her fifth title, and first win over her sister Serena in a Wimbledon final (she had lost the previous two). The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men's singles and Laura Robson in the girls' singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd.

Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, the new fixed roof was put in place at Centre Court, in time for the 2008 Championships. The retractable section of the new roof was completed for the 2009 Championships.

Point and prize money distribution edit

Point distribution edit

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's singles 1000 700 450 250 150 75 35 5 12 8 4 0
Men's doubles 0 — — 0 0
Women's singles 140 90 60 2
Women's doubles 0 — — 0 0

Prize distribution edit

The total prize money for 2008 championships was £11,812,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £750,000.[6][7]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles £750,000 £375,000 £187,500 £93,750 £50,000 £28,125 £17,000 £10,250 £6,500 £3,250 £1,625
Doubles* £230,000 £115,000 £57,500 £30,000 £16,000 £9,000 £5,250 — — — —
Mixed doubles* £92,000 £46,000 £23,000 £10,500 £5,200 £2,600 £1,300 — — — —
Wheelchair doubles* £6,750 £3,750 £2,250 £1,250 — — — — — — —
Invitation doubles £17,000 £14,000 £10,500 £9,500 £9,000 — — — — — —

* per team

Champions edit

Seniors edit

Men's singles edit

Main articles: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles and 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final

  Rafael Nadal def.   Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 [8]

  • It was Rafael Nadal's sixth title of the year, and his 29th overall. It was his second Grand Slam title of the year, his fifth overall, and his first Wimbledon title.

Women's singles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

  Venus Williams def.   Serena Williams, 7–5, 6–4 [9]

  • It was Venus Williams's first title of the year, and her 37th overall. It was her seventh Grand Slam title, her fifth Wimbledon win, and her second consecutive win at the event.

Men's doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

  Daniel Nestor /   Nenad Zimonjić def.   Jonas Björkman /   Kevin Ullyett, 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3 [10]

Women's doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

  Serena Williams /   Venus Williams def.   Lisa Raymond /   Samantha Stosur, 6–2, 6–2 [11]

Mixed doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

  Bob Bryan /   Samantha Stosur def.   Mike Bryan /   Katarina Srebotnik, 7–5, 6–4 [12]

Juniors edit

 
Girls' singles champion Laura Robson practicing.

Boys' singles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

  Grigor Dimitrov def.   Henri Kontinen, 7–5, 6–3 [13]

Girls' singles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

  Laura Robson def.   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 [14]

Boys' doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

  Hsieh Cheng-peng /   Yang Tsung-hua def.   Matt Reid /   Bernard Tomic, 6–4, 2–6, 12–10 [15]

Girls' doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

  Polona Hercog /   Jessica Moore def.   Isabella Holland /   Sally Peers, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 [16]

Other events edit

Gentlemen's invitation doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's invitation doubles

  Donald Johnson /   Jared Palmer def.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis, walkover

Ladies' invitation doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' invitation doubles

  Jana Novotná /   Kathy Rinaldi def.   Martina Navratilova /   Helena Suková, 5–7, 6–3, [10–5]

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

  Ken Flach /   Robert Seguso def.   Jeremy Bates /   Anders Järryd, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), [10–7]

Wheelchair men's doubles edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles

  Robin Ammerlaan /   Ronald Vink def.   Stéphane Houdet /   Nicolas Peifer, 6–7(8–10), 6–1, 6–3

Notable stories edit

Betting scandal edit

There were allegations in a dossier that several matches, including eight at Wimbledon, were under suspicion of being fixed by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns.[17] The dossier, released on the Sunday prior to the first day of play, had been commissioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF), and four Grand Slams earlier in the year, and was compiled by bookmakers. An official said, "If you look at a tournament, you might see one match for £23,000 [in betting turnover], one for £27,000, one for £36,000 and one for £4.5m. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that something is going on in the last one."[18] Betting on Wimbledon matches was popular in 2007, with over £420m wagered on bets.

To help deal with any potential gambling problems, the All England Club restricted access to player's changing rooms this year, allowing only the player and their coach permission. It was hoped that this would make communication between gamblers and players more difficult.[18] Match fixing became a prominent issue in the media after the 2007 Orange Prokom Open, where the then World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko came under suspicion of colluding with gamblers, and gambling company Betfair took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on a match of his with Martín Vassallo Argüello.

Pigeon killing controversy edit

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the sport club that plays host to the Championships, came under fire from animal activists for using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons. The marksmen were ordered to use hawks to scare them away, but when some failed to do so, the marksmen killed them, which led to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) group releasing a statement admonishing the practice and subsequently, referring to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, contacting the Metropolitan Police.[19]

Several players complained about the pigeons distracting them during play, and because of the inefficient nature of the hawks, rapid action was sought on the Sunday evening before the tournament began.[20] The marksmen were hired by the All England Club and, armed with rifles, shot several birds. When the media broke the story on Monday, a spokesman for the All England Club defended the club's approach, saying that, "The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job. But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn't deter the pigeons, so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach."[21] By Tuesday however, the Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit had been alerted to the practice by PETA, after allegedly infringing the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Bruce Friedrich, vice-president of PETA, wrote in a letter to the All England Club chairman Tim Phillips, that the birds did not represent "a demonstrable risk to public health and safety", and the activity was therefore in violation of the Act.[20] A Wimbledon spokesperson subsequently announced that they had reneged on their policy, and that the All England Club would no longer shoot pigeons.

A similar, but more inconspicuous, incident also occurred on the Sunday evening before the Championships. A swarm of bees descended upon the area surrounding the All England Club; this caused the clearing out of the players' lawn (where competitors gather after play) and a temporary cessation of some interviews.[22][23] Further disruption was caused because organizers had to alter the overnight queuing system, in order to protect people. This was the first time that bees had caused disruptions at the All England Club. Some media outlets reported that the bees deserted the grounds after around 90 minutes,[23][24] whilst others claimed that a similar resolution to the pigeon problem was sought, with the bees being professionally exterminated.[22]

 
Laura Robson (left), in her first round juniors match against Alexa Guarachi

British performance edit

The British public were treated to some palpable success, as London-based Laura Robson became the first British girl to win the Girls' juniors competition since Annabel Croft in 1984. Fourteen-year-old Robson, the youngest player in the Girls' juniors, had to beat players aged up to eighteen, the maximum age allowed for entry into the juniors.[25][26] She garnered considerable media attention;[25][27][28] with a large crowd gathered to watch both her semi-final and final matches, the latter of which was on No. 1 Court, she called it an "overwhelming experience."[29] British-based gambling company Ladbrokes slashed her odds of winning Wimbledon before 2020 from 50/1 to 20/1.[28]

In the seniors, 2007 mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray could not replicate his triumph of the previous year with new partner Liezel Huber, after his 2007 partner Jelena Janković opted not to play in order to concentrate on the singles competition.[30] Murray and Huber reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out by Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur.

In the seniors singles competition, the most significant impact was made by Scottish player Andy Murray, when he became the first British player to reach the quarter-finals since Tim Henman in 2004. Murray, often castigated in the British media for his surly manner, won the crowd's affections with his five-set victory over Richard Gasquet[31][32] (details of this match are given in the Day 7 summary). The Murray–Gasquet match was watched by over 10 million people in the UK, and it was watched by more than 50% of the potential viewing public in his native Scotland.[33]

Chris Eaton from Surrey, the ATP No. 661, successfully began his campaign in qualifying, and then caused a major surprise by beating ATP No. 114 Boris Pašanski in the first round.[34] Anne Keothavong was the first British woman to directly qualify to the main draw since 1998, however no British woman made it beyond the second round.

A tournament of upsets and surprises edit

 
Rainer Schüttler reached his first Wimbledon semi-final

The men's side of the draw was notable for the performances of Marat Safin and Rainer Schüttler, ranked 75th and 94th respectively on entering the tournament. Safin caused an upset in the second round when he defeated Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets,[35] on the way to his first ever Wimbledon semi-final, where he lost to Roger Federer. After more than five years without reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, and thirteen consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without advancing past the second round, Schüttler also reached his first Wimbledon semi-final,[36] where he was defeated in straight sets by the eventual champion Rafael Nadal.[37] Schüttler had earlier defeated Arnaud Clément (who had previously not advanced to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament since reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open) in an epic quarter-final that lasted two days.[38]

 
Agnieszka Radwańska reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round

The women's side of the draw saw some of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history, in which the top four seeds—Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova—all failed to reach the quarter-finals.[39] Maria Sharapova suffered her earliest exit at Wimbledon when she lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round; this was also her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2003 US Open. Recent French Open champion and newly crowned World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic was stunned in the third round by Chinese wild card entrant and World No. 133 Zheng Jie. This was the earliest exit by a top seed at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001, and Zheng Jie also became the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a top seed at the tournament. Janković and Kuznetsova were both toppled in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn and Agnieszka Radwańska, respectively. This was the first time since seedings began at Wimbledon in 1927 (and the first time in the Open Era) that none of the top four seeds managed to advance past the fourth round. Zheng Jie became the second Chinese player (after Li Na in 2006) to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and the first wild card entry ever to reach the semi-finals (a feat later achieved by Sabine Lisicki in 2011), where she was defeated by eventual runner-up Serena Williams. Meanwhile, Tanasugarn reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final by virtue of her victory over Janković, losing to the eventual champion Venus Williams.

Singles players edit

Men's singles
Women's singles

Day by day edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds edit

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 June 2008. Rankings and points before are as of 23 June 2008.

Men's singles edit

The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:

  • ESP points as at a week before The Championships at 16 June 2008
  • Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (18 June 2007 – 15 June 2008)
  • add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (19 June 2006 – 17 June 2007).
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1   Roger Federer 6,900 1,000 700 6,600 Runner-up, lost to   Rafael Nadal [2]
2 2   Rafael Nadal 5,755 700 1,000 6,055 Champion, defeated   Roger Federer [1]
3 3   Novak Djokovic 5,360 450 35 4,945 Second round lost to   Marat Safin
4 4   Nikolay Davydenko 3,115 150 5 2,970 First round lost to   Benjamin Becker
5 5   David Ferrer 3,005 35 75 3,045 Third round lost to   Mario Ančić
6 6   Andy Roddick 2,280 250 35 2,065 Second round lost to   Janko Tipsarević
7 7   David Nalbandian 2,100 75 5 2,030 First round lost to   Frank Dancevic
8 10   Richard Gasquet 1,610 450 150 1,310 Fourth round lost to   Andy Murray [12]
9 8   James Blake 2,015 75 35 1,975 Second round lost to   Rainer Schüttler
10 25   Marcos Baghdatis 1,090 250 150 990 Fourth round lost to   Feliciano López [31]
11 20   Tomáš Berdych 1,290 450 75 915 Third round lost to   Fernando Verdasco [22]
12 11   Andy Murray 1,555 0 250 1,805 Quarter-finals lost to   Rafael Nadal [2]
13 9   Stan Wawrinka 1,615 5 150 1,760 Fourth round lost to   Marat Safin
14 16   Paul-Henri Mathieu 1,345 150 75 1,270 Third round lost to   Marin Čilić
15 14   Fernando González 1,405 75 35 1,365 Second round lost to   Simone Bolelli
16 15   Radek Štěpánek 1,360 5 75 1,430 Third round lost to   Mikhail Youzhny [17]
17 17   Mikhail Youzhny 1,305 150 150 1,305 Fourth round lost to   Rafael Nadal [2]
18 22   Ivo Karlović 1,220 5 5 1,220 First round lost to   Simon Stadler [Q]
19 12   Nicolás Almagro 1,485 5 35 1,515 Second round lost to   Guillermo García López
20 27   Lleyton Hewitt 1,050 150 150 1,050 Fourth round lost to   Roger Federer [1]
21 23   Juan Carlos Ferrero 1,135 250 35 920 Second round retired against   Mischa Zverev
22 18   Fernando Verdasco 1,300 75 150 1,375 Fourth round lost to   Mario Ančić
23 19   Tommy Robredo 1,300 35 35 1,300 Second round lost to   Tommy Haas
24 28   Jarkko Nieminen 1,050 75 35 1,010 Second round lost to   Marin Čilić
25 33   Dmitry Tursunov 968 75 75 968 Third round lost to   Janko Tipsarević
26 31   Ivan Ljubičić 980 75 5 910 First round lost to   Jürgen Melzer
27 32   Nicolas Kiefer 970 75 75 970 Third round lost to   Rafael Nadal [2]
28 29   Gilles Simon 1,030 35 75 1,070 Third round lost to   Richard Gasquet [8]
29 30   Andreas Seppi 1,015 35 35 1,015 Third round lost to   Marat Safin
30 26   Gaël Monfils 1,053 75 0 978 Withdrew due to shoulder injury[40]
31 35   Feliciano López 950 75 250 1,125 Quarter-finals lost to   Marat Safin
32 34   Michaël Llodra 951 35 5 921 First round lost to   Mario Ančić

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
13   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,415 150 1,265 Knee injury[41]
21   Juan Mónaco 1,245 5 1,240 Back injury[40]
24   Carlos Moyá 1,095 5 1,090 Shoulder injury[40]

Women's singles edit

Seed Rank Player Points
before 		Points
defending 		Points won Points after Status
1 1   Ana Ivanovic 4,188 450 90 3,828 Third round lost to   Zheng Jie [WC]
2 3   Jelena Janković 3,685 140 140 3,685 Fourth round lost to   Tamarine Tanasugarn
3 2   Maria Sharapova 3,706 140 60 3,646 Second round lost to   Alla Kudryavtseva
4 4   Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,565 450 140 3,255 Fourth round lost to   Agnieszka Radwańska [14]
5 5   Elena Dementieva 2,745 90 450 3,105 Semi-finals lost to   Venus Williams [7]
6 6   Serena Williams 2,676 250 700 3,126 Runner-up, lost to   Venus Williams [7]
7 7   Venus Williams 2,606 1,000 1,000 2,606 Champion, defeated   Serena Williams [6]
8 8   Anna Chakvetadze 2,436 90 140 2,486 Fourth round lost to   Nicole Vaidišová [18]
9 9   Dinara Safina 2,257 60 90 2,287 Third round lost to   Shahar Pe'er [24]
10 12   Daniela Hantuchová 2,007 140 60 1,927 Second round lost to   Alisa Kleybanova
11 10   Marion Bartoli 2,030 700 90 1,420 Third round lost to   Bethanie Mattek
12 13   Patty Schnyder 1,940 140 2 1,802 First round lost to   Casey Dellacqua
13 14   Vera Zvonareva 1,912 0 60 1,972 Second round lost to   Tamarine Tanasugarn
14 11   Agnieszka Radwańska 2,011 90 250 2,171 Quarter-finals lost to   Serena Williams [6]
15 15   Ágnes Szávay 1,645 91 140 1,694 Fourth round lost to   Zheng Jie [WC]
16 16   Victoria Azarenka 1,386 90 90 1,386 Third round lost to   Nadia Petrova [21]
17 17   Alizé Cornet 1,248 60 2 1,190 First round lost to   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [Q]
18 22   Nicole Vaidišová 1,153 250 250 1,153 Quarter-finals lost to   Zheng Jie [WC]
19 19   Maria Kirilenko 1,208 2 2 1,208 First round lost to   Vera Dushevina
20 20   Francesca Schiavone 1,201 60 60 1,201 Second round lost to   Anabel Medina Garrigues
21 18   Nadia Petrova 1,211 140 250 1,321 Quarter-finals lost to   Elena Dementieva [5]
22 23   Flavia Pennetta 1,122 2 60 1,180 Second round lost to   Ai Sugiyama
23 24   Katarina Srebotnik 1,110 90 2 1,022 First round lost to   Julia Görges
24 26   Shahar Pe'er 1,027 90 140 1,077 Fourth round lost to   Elena Dementieva [5]
25 25   Lindsay Davenport 1,055 0 60 1,115 Second round withdrew due to knee injury
26 29   Sybille Bammer 977 60 60 977 Second round lost to   Peng Shuai
27 28   Virginie Razzano 1,015 2 2 1,015 First round lost to   Evgeniya Rodina
28 27   Alona Bondarenko 1,018 90 60 988 Second round retired against   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [Q]
29 33   Amélie Mauresmo 832 140 90 782 Third round lost to   Serena Williams [6]
30 31   Dominika Cibulková 902 (20)† 2 884 First round lost to   Zheng Jie [WC]
31 30   Caroline Wozniacki 932 60 90 962 Third round lost to   Jelena Janković [2]
32 32   Sania Mirza 867 60 60 867 Second round lost to   María José Martínez Sánchez [Q]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2007. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
21   Tatiana Golovin 1,160 60 1,100 Back injury[40]

Main draw wild card entries edit

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[42]

Mixed doubles

  1.   James Auckland /   Elena Baltacha
  2.   Alex Bogdanovic /   Melanie South
  3.   Richard Bloomfield /   Sarah Borwell
  4.   Jamie Delgado /   Katie O'Brien
  5.   Ross Hutchins /   Anne Keothavong

Main draw qualifier entries edit

Withdrawals edit

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.

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