Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Venus Williams |
| Runner-up |  Vera Zvonareva |
| Score | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Venus became the third player in the Open Era after Steffi Graf and her sister Serena Williams to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 2 Dinara Safina and No. 3 Serena in the respective round robin matches and No. 1 Jelena Janković in the semifinals.[1]
Safina and Agnieszka Radwańska (as an alternate who replaced Ivanovic) made their debuts in the tournament.
Justine Henin was the two-time reigning champion, but retired from the sport in May 2008.
Seeds edit
Jelena Janković (semifinals)
Dinara Safina (round robin)
Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[2]- Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)[2]
- Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
- Venus Williams (champion)
- Vera Zvonareva (final)
Alternates edit
Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)- Nadia Petrova (round robin, Replaced S.Williams)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Vera Zvonareva
| 79 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Elena Dementieva
| 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Vera Zvonareva
| 77 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Venus Williams
| 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | Venus Williams
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1 |  Jelena Janković
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
White group edit
| Janković
|
Ivanovic Radwańska
|
Kuznetsova
|
Zvonareva
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Jelena Janković
|
6–3, 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic) |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–31 | 2 | |
| 4 Alt |
Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwańska
|
3–6, 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
6–2, 7–5 (w/ Radwańska) |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
0–2 1–0 |
1–4 2–0 |
21–30 13–7 |
X 3 | |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
6–7(6–8), 4–6 | 2–6, 5–7 (w/ Radwańska) |
2–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
| 8 | Vera Zvonareva
|
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 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 edit
| Safina
|
S Williams Petrova
|
Dementieva
|
V Williams
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | 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 |
Serena Williams 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 | 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 | 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Barbora Krejcikova beats Swiatek in Dubai final, becomes first woman to beat her twice as No. 1". 25 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.