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2008 Italian Open – Women's singles

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Defending champion Jelena Janković defeated Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Italian Open.[1] Cornet entered the tournament as a qualifier.

Women's singles
2008 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Jelena Janković
Runner-upFrance Alizé Cornet
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw56 (4WC/12Q/4LL)
Seeds19
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds edit

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  2.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals, withdrew due to a left calf strain)
  3.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  4.   Jelena Janković (champion)
  5.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
  6.   Anna Chakvetadze (semifinals)
  7.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
  8.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
  9.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  10.   Vera Zvonareva (third round)
  11.   Ágnes Szávay (second round)
  12.   Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
  13.   Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
  14.   Dinara Safina (withdrew due to a low back injury)
  15.   Shahar Pe'er (withdrew due to a right shoulder tendinitis)
  16.   Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to right intercostal muscle strain)
  17.   Francesca Schiavone (second round)
  18.   Nadia Petrova (first round)
  19.   Sybille Bammer (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q   Tsvetana Pironkova 2 6 1
6   Anna Chakvetadze 6 3 6
6   Anna Chakvetadze 6 4 3
Q   Alizé Cornet 3 6 6
Q   Alizé Cornet w/o    
5   Serena Williams      
Q   Alizé Cornet 2 2  
4   Jelena Janković 6 6  
7   Venus Williams 7 2 3
4   Jelena Janković 5 6 6
4   Jelena Janković w/o    
2   Maria Sharapova      
9   Patty Schnyder 77 5 2
2   Maria Sharapova 63 7 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   A Ivanovic 4 7 2
Q   K Zakopalová 4 2   Q   T Pironkova 6 5 6
Q   T Pironkova 6 6   Q   T Pironkova 6 1  
Q   M Niculescu 6 3 6 WC   V Azarenka 2 0r
Q   J Craybas 4 6 4 Q   M Niculescu 3 2  
WC   V Azarenka 6 6   WC   V Azarenka 6 6  
19   S Bammer 1 3   Q   T Pironkova 2 6 1
12   A Radwańska 6 6   6   A Chakvetadze 6 3 6
Q   A Amanmuradova 3 0   12   A Radwańska 3 6 6
Q   K Kanepi 4 6 0 WC   R Vinci 6 2 2
WC   R Vinci 6 4 6 12   A Radwańska 4 6 1
    K Bondarenko 7 6   6   A Chakvetadze 6 1 6
    T Garbin 5 4       K Bondarenko 6 61 0
6   A Chakvetadze 3 77 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
    O Govortsova 4 6 6     O Govortsova 2 0  
    K Knapp 6 1 2 3   S Kuznetsova 2 4  
    V Dushevina 1 3   Q   A Cornet 6 6  
Q   A Cornet 6 6   Q   A Cornet 6 6  
    L Šafářová 4 5   17   F Schiavone 3 2  
17   F Schiavone 6 7   Q   A Cornet w/o    
11   Á Szávay 6 6   5   S Williams      
    Z Yan 1 1   11   Á Szávay 0 3  
Q   S Peng 4 6 3 WC   S Errani 6 6  
WC   S Errani 6 1 6 WC   S Errani 4 3  
WC   M Santangelo 2 2   5   S Williams 6 6  
    A Bondarenko 6 6       A Bondarenko 2 0  
5   S Williams 6 6  

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   V Williams 6 6  
    M Krajicek 3 2       S Stosur 4 1  
    S Stosur 6 6   7   V Williams 7 6  
Q   E Vesnina 3 5   10   V Zvonareva 5 2  
Q   I Benešová 6 7   Q   I Benešová 5 6 5
    A Sugiyama 3 3   10   V Zvonareva 7 4 7
10   V Zvonareva 6 6   7   V Williams 7 2 3
18   N Petrova 6 5 4 4   J Janković 5 6 6
    M Kirilenko 3 7 6     M Kirilenko 6 5 6
    A Medina Garrigues 6 7       A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2
Q   A Kleybanova 1 5       M Kirilenko 1 1  
LL   O Savchuk 711 3 1 4   J Janković 6 6  
    F Pennetta 69 6 6     F Pennetta 1 4  
4   J Janković 6 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   M Bartoli 6 7  
    J Vakulenko 1 2       V Razzano 4 5  
    V Razzano 6 6   8   M Bartoli 6 4 67
LL   A Rodionova 1 3   9   P Schnyder 4 6 79
LL   V Ruano Pascual 6 6   LL   V Ruano Pascual 1 0  
Q   M Koryttseva 6 2 3 9   P Schnyder 6 6  
9   P Schnyder 3 6 6 9   P Schnyder 77 5 2
13   N Vaidišová 4 6 2 2   M Sharapova 63 7 6
LL   E Makarova 6 4 6 LL   E Makarova 3 4  
    T Paszek 3 0       C Wozniacki 6 6  
    C Wozniacki 6 6       C Wozniacki 4 63  
    D Cibulková 77 6   2   M Sharapova 6 77  
    G Dulko 61 4       D Cibulková 2 6 4
2   M Sharapova 6 3 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Alizé Cornet (qualified)
  2.   Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  3.   Pauline Parmentier (first round)
  4.   Klára Zakopalová (qualified)
  5.   Casey Dellacqua (first round)
  6.   Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
  7.   Mariya Koryttseva (qualified)
  8.   Alisa Kleybanova (qualified)
  9.   Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
  10.   Jill Craybas (qualified)
  11.   Peng Shuai (qualified)
  12.   Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
  13.   Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  14.   Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
  15.   Virginia Ruano Pascual (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  16.   Ekaterina Makarova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  17.   Marta Domachowska (first round)
  18.   Olga Savchuk (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  19.   Iveta Benešová (qualified)
  20.   Nuria Llagostera Vives (Still competing in Berlin)
  21.   Galina Voskoboeva (qualifying competition)
  22.   Rossana de los Ríos (qualifying competition)
  23.   Chan Yung-jan (qualifying competition)
  24.   Émilie Loit (first round)

Qualifiers edit

  1.   Alizé Cornet
  2.   Elena Vesnina
  3.   Monica Niculescu
  4.   Klára Zakopalová
  5.   Iveta Benešová
  6.   Kaia Kanepi
  7.   Mariya Koryttseva
  8.   Alisa Kleybanova
  9.   Akgul Amanmuradova
  10.   Jill Craybas
  11.   Peng Shuai
  12.   Tsvetana Pironkova

Lucky losers edit

  1.   Anastasia Rodionova
  2.   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  3.   Ekaterina Makarova
  4.   Olga Savchuk

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
1   Alizé Cornet 7 6
  Zhang Shuai 5 2 1   Alizé Cornet 6 6
WC   Nathalie Viérin 6 3 3 13   Anastasia Rodionova 0 3
13   Anastasia Rodionova 2 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
2   Elena Vesnina 6 6
  Alla Kudryavtseva 3 1 2   Elena Vesnina 77 6
  Andreja Klepač 6 77   Andreja Klepač 65 3
17   Marta Domachowska 3 63

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
3   Pauline Parmentier 2 0
  Monica Niculescu 6 6   Monica Niculescu 3 6 6
WC   Anna-Giulia Remondina 1 6 5 16   Ekaterina Makarova 6 2 3
16   Ekaterina Makarova 6 4 7

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
4   Klára Zakopalová 0 6 6
WC   Corinna Dentoni 6 2 1 4   Klára Zakopalová 6 3 6
  Ayumi Morita 65 3 21   Galina Voskoboeva 1 6 2
21   Galina Voskoboeva 77 6

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
5   Casey Dellacqua 3 65
  Yuliana Fedak 6 77   Yuliana Fedak 1 2
  Katie O'Brien 4 3 19   Iveta Benešová 6 6
19   Iveta Benešová 6 6

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
6   Kaia Kanepi 6 6
  Yaroslava Shvedova 2 2 6   Kaia Kanepi 6 77
  Maria Elena Camerin 6 6   Maria Elena Camerin 4 63
24   Émilie Loit 0 2

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
7   Mariya Koryttseva 6 6
  Kira Nagy 2 0 7   Mariya Koryttseva 6 6
  Julie Ditty 2 7 6   Julie Ditty 2 4
Alt   Regina Kulikova 6 5 3

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
8   Alisa Kleybanova 6 6
Alt   Zheng Jie 3 2 8   Alisa Kleybanova 0 6 6
  Alicia Molik 3 5 15   Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 4 3
15   Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 7

Ninth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
9   Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6
WC   Astrid Besser 1 1 9   Akgul Amanmuradova 6 77
  Emmanuelle Gagliardi 4 6 3 18   Olga Savchuk 2 64
18   Olga Savchuk 6 2 6

Tenth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
10   Jill Craybas 3 6 77
WC   Camila Giorgi 6 2 61 10   Jill Craybas 7 6
  Tatiana Poutchek 4 4 22   Rossana de los Ríos 5 1
22   Rossana de los Ríos 6 6

Eleventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
11   Peng Shuai 6 6
  Yuan Meng 1 2 11   Peng Shuai 6 6
WC   Giulia Gabba 3 1 23   Chan Yung-jan 3 4
23   Chan Yung-jan 6 6

Twelfth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
12   Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6
  Evgeniya Rodina 3 1 12   Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6
  Catalina Castaño 5 6 6   Catalina Castaño 1 2
14   Timea Bacsinszky 7 4 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Jankovic happy with back-to-back Italian titles". The Guardian. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

External links edit

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