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2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall.[2] She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major.

Women's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upUnited States Serena Williams
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, marking the first time in history that none of the top four seeds advanced to the quarterfinals.[3]

Zheng went on to reach the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese player to do so at a singles major, and becoming the first wild card to reach the semifinals.[4] Zheng's win over Ivanovic also made her, as the world No. 133, the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning world No. 1;[citation needed] this record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.[citation needed] Tamarine Tanasugarn became the first Thai player to reach the quarterfinals of a major.[5]

Seeds edit

01.     Ana Ivanovic (third round)
02.     Jelena Janković (fourth round)
03.     Maria Sharapova (second round)
04.     Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
05.     Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
06.     Serena Williams (final)
07.     Venus Williams (champion)
08.     Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
09.     Dinara Safina (third round)
10.     Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
11.     Marion Bartoli (third round)
12.     Patty Schnyder (first round)
13.     Vera Zvonareva (second round)
14.     Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
15.     Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
16.     Victoria Azarenka (third round)
17.     Alizé Cornet (first round)
18.     Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)
19.     Maria Kirilenko (first round)
20.     Francesca Schiavone (second round)
21.     Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
22.     Flavia Pennetta (second round)
23.     Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
24.     Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
25.     Lindsay Davenport (second round, withdrew due to a knee injury)
26.     Sybille Bammer (second round)
27.     Virginie Razzano (first round)
28.     Alona Bondarenko (second round, retired due to a right leg injury)
29.     Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
30.     Dominika Cibulková (first round)
31.     Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
32.     Sania Mirza (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
WC   Zheng Jie 6 5 6
18   Nicole Vaidišová 2 7 1
WC   Zheng Jie 2 65
6   Serena Williams 6 77
14   Agnieszka Radwańska 4 0
6   Serena Williams 6 6
6   Serena Williams 5 4
7   Venus Williams 7 6
5   Elena Dementieva 6 66 6
21   Nadia Petrova 1 78 3
5   Elena Dementieva 1 63
7   Venus Williams 6 77
7   Venus Williams 6 6
  Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Ivanovic 6 6
  R de los Ríos 1 2 1   A Ivanovic 62 77 10
  N Dechy 67 6 6   N Dechy 77 63 8
  M Yuan 79 3 0 1   A Ivanovic 1 4
WC   E Baltacha 6 2 7 WC   J Zheng 6 6
  A Kerber 3 6 5 WC   E Baltacha 2 5
WC   J Zheng 6 6 WC   J Zheng 6 7
30   D Cibulková 4 3 WC   J Zheng 6 6
20   F Schiavone 6 5 10 15   Á Szávay 3 4
  T Paszek 3 7 8 20   F Schiavone 6 5 7
  Z Yan 3 0   A Medina Garrigues 3 7 9
  A Medina Garrigues 6 6   A Medina Garrigues 65 6 2
  M Niculescu 1 6 6 15   Á Szávay 77 2 6
Q   M Rybáriková 6 3 4   M Niculescu 7 5 2
  T Garbin 1 3 15   Á Szávay 5 7 6
15   Á Szávay 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   P Schnyder 4 6 1
  C Dellacqua 6 3 6   C Dellacqua 1 6 6
  A Amanmuradova 5 4   P Parmentier 6 2 3
  P Parmentier 7 6   C Dellacqua 2 4
WC   S Stosur 6 6 18   N Vaidišová 6 6
  R Olaru 2 2 WC   S Stosur 2 6 4
Q   Z Ondrášková 2 2 18   N Vaidišová 6 0 6
18   N Vaidišová 6 6 18   N Vaidišová 4 77 6
27   V Razzano 6 2 4 8   A Chakvetadze 6 60 3
  E Rodina 0 6 6   E Rodina 6 77
  N Llagostera Vives 78 4 4   E Vesnina 1 60
  E Vesnina 66 6 6   E Rodina 4 3
  Y Meusburger 1 2 8   A Chakvetadze 6 6
  E Gallovits 6 6   E Gallovits 4 2
  S Dubois 6 1 6 8   A Chakvetadze 6 6
8   A Chakvetadze 2 6 8

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   S Kuznetsova 65 7 6
Q   M Johansson 77 5 3 4   S Kuznetsova 6 6
  K Bondarenko 1 6 6   K Bondarenko 2 3
Q   R Fujiwara 6 4 3 4   S Kuznetsova 6 6
  C Pin 5 6 5 Q   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 4
Q   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 4 7 Q   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 3
WC   M South 3 77 4 28   A Bondarenko 3 0r
28   A Bondarenko 6 61 6 4   S Kuznetsova 4 6 5
17   A Cornet 66 64 14   A Radwańska 6 1 7
Q   A Pavlyuchenkova 78 77 Q   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
  A Rodionova 6 0 1   N Li 2 4
  N Li 3 6 6 Q   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 2
  M Domachowska 6 3 6 14   A Radwańska 6 6
  J Craybas 1 6 4   M Domachowska 1 3
  I Benešová 3 0 14   A Radwańska 6 6
14   A Radwańska 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   M Bartoli 6 6
  S Lisicki 2 4 11   M Bartoli 6 7
  T Perebiynis 6 0 6   T Perebiynis 2 5
  P Kvitová 4 6 4 11   M Bartoli 4 1
  B Mattek 5 6 6   B Mattek 6 6
Q   S Brémond 7 0 1   B Mattek 78 6
  V Dushevina 6 6   V Dushevina 66 4
19   M Kirilenko 3 3   B Mattek 3 3
29   A Mauresmo 6 6 6   S Williams 6 6
  A Harkleroad 4 3 29   A Mauresmo 4 6 6
  M Sequera 1 4   V Ruano Pascual 6 1 1
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6 29   A Mauresmo 65 1
  K Zakopalová 1 4 6   S Williams 77 6
WC   U Radwańska 6 6 WC   U Radwańska 4 4
  K Kanepi 5 3 6   S Williams 6 6
6   S Williams 7 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   E Dementieva 6 67 6
Q   ME Camerin 3 79 3 5   E Dementieva 4 6 6
  J Ditty 5 3   T Bacsinszky 6 3 3
  T Bacsinszky 7 6 5   E Dementieva 77 7
  G Dulko 1 6 6   G Dulko 62 5
  A Rezaï 6 0 2   G Dulko
  R Voráčová 3 7 3 25   L Davenport w/o
25   L Davenport 6 5 6 5   E Dementieva 6 6
24   S Pe'er 6 7 24   S Pe'er 2 1
WC   K O'Brien 3 5 24   S Pe'er 6 6
  L Šafářová 3 64   É Loit 3 4
  É Loit 6 77 24   S Pe'er 7 64 8
  S Cohen-Aloro 3 2 9   D Safina 5 77 6
  S-w Hsieh 6 6   S-w Hsieh 3 2
  Y-j Chan 68 2 9   D Safina 6 6
9   D Safina 710 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   V Azarenka 6 6
  T Pironkova 1 1 16   V Azarenka 6 6
  E Bychkova 4 4   S Cîrstea 1 3
  S Cîrstea 6 6 16   V Azarenka 611 64
  M Santangelo 7 6 21   N Petrova 713 77
  M Ani 5 3   M Santangelo 4 5
  O Govortsova 4 4 21   N Petrova 6 7
21   N Petrova 6 6 21   N Petrova 6 6
26   S Bammer 4 4   A Kudryavtseva 1 4
  S Arvidsson 6 1r 26   S Bammer 67 6 3
  S Peng 6 6   S Peng 79 4 6
Q   V Kutuzova 3 4   S Peng 3 6 4
  E Makarova 0 4   A Kudryavtseva 6 1 6
  A Kudryavtseva 6 6   A Kudryavtseva 6 6
Q   S Foretz 1 4 3   M Sharapova 2 4
3   M Sharapova 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   V Williams 77 6
WC   N Cavaday 65 1 7   V Williams 7 6
  A Keothavong 4 6 6   A Keothavong 5 2
  V King 6 2 3 7   V Williams 6 7
  M Müller 1 1 Q   MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 5
Q   MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6 Q   MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 9
  C Castaño 63 6 4 32   S Mirza 0 6 7
32   S Mirza 77 3 6 7   V Williams 6 6
22   F Pennetta 6 6   A Kleybanova 3 4
  J Vakulenko 3 4 22   F Pennetta 65 6 2
  A Sugiyama 6 6   A Sugiyama 77 2 6
  Y Wickmayer 4 2   A Sugiyama 4 4
  A Kleybanova 6 6   A Kleybanova 6 6
  T Obziler 4 0   A Kleybanova 6 4 6
  S Errani 65 4 10   D Hantuchová 3 6 1
10   D Hantuchová 77 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   V Zvonareva 6 63 6
  A Nakamura 1 77 1 13   V Zvonareva 610 6 3
  T Tanasugarn 6 6   T Tanasugarn 712 4 6
  P Cetkovská 4 3   T Tanasugarn 4 6 6
  M Krajicek 63 66   M Erakovic 6 4 4
  M Erakovic 77 78   M Erakovic 6 77
  J Görges 4 78 16   J Görges 2 65
23   K Srebotnik 6 66 14   T Tanasugarn 6 6
31   C Wozniacki 6 7 2   J Janković 3 2
Q   E Hrdinová 2 5 31   C Wozniacki 6 6
  A Wozniak 7 6   A Wozniak 1 1
  M Koryttseva 5 4 31   C Wozniacki 6 4 2
  G Voskoboeva 2 4 2   J Janković 2 6 6
WC   C Suárez Navarro 6 6 WC   C Suárez Navarro 1 3
  O Savchuk 3 2 2   J Janković 6 6
2   J Janković 6 6

Championship match statistics edit

Category   V. Williams   S. Williams
1st serve % 57/91 (63%) 44/66 (67%)
1st serve points won 35 of 57 = 61% 33 of 44 = 75%
2nd serve points won 19 of 34 = 56% 5 of 22 = 23%
Total service points won 54 of 91 = 59.34% 38 of 66 = 57.58%
Aces 4 9
Double faults 3 1
Winners 20 23
Unforced errors 18 25
Net points won 17 of 19 = 89% 12 of 15 = 80%
Break points converted 4 of 7 = 57% 2 of 13 = 15%
Return points won 28 of 66 = 42% 37 of 91 = 41%
Total points won 82 75
Source

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ "Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena". The Guardian. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon 2008: Jankovic sent crashing to historic defeat". The Guardian. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Serena Williams and wild card Zheng Jie also reach semifinals". The New York Times. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Tamarine is first Thai to reach grand slam quarter-final". ABC CBN News. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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