2008 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2008 Australian Open
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Ana Ivanovic
Score7–5, 6–3
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2008 Australian Open

Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title, and she became the first Russian to win the title. Sharapova did not lose a set during the tournament, or face a tiebreak in any set. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković.

Justine Henin's winning streak of 33 matches (beginning at the 2007 Rogers Cup) ended with her defeat in the quarterfinals to Sharapova.

Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major quarterfinal in the Open Era, and the first to do so since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.

This was the first Australian Open appearance for future champion Caroline Wozniacki, who lost to Ivanovic in the fourth round.

Seeds

1.   Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
2.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
3.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)
4.   Ana Ivanovic (final)
5.   Maria Sharapova (champion)
6.   Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
7.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
8.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
9.   Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
10.   Marion Bartoli (first round)
11.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
12.   Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
13.   Tatiana Golovin (second round)
14.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
15.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
16.   Dinara Safina (first round)
17.   Shahar Pe'er (third round)
18.   Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
19.   Sybille Bammer (second round)
20.   Ágnes Szávay (first round)
21.   Alona Bondarenko (second round)
22.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)
23.   Vera Zvonareva (first round)
24.   Li Na (third round)
25.   Francesca Schiavone (third round)
26.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
27.   Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
28.   Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
29.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
30.   Virginie Razzano (third round)
31.   Sania Mirza (third round)
32.   Julia Vakulenko (first round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Justine Henin 4 0
5 Maria Sharapova 6 6
5 Maria Sharapova 6 6
3 Jelena Janković 3 1
3 Jelena Janković 6 6
7 Serena Williams 3 4
5 Maria Sharapova 7 6
4 Ana Ivanovic 5 3
8 Venus Williams 63 4
4 Ana Ivanovic 77 6
4 Ana Ivanovic 0 6 6
9 Daniela Hantuchová 6 3 4
9 Daniela Hantuchová 6 6
29 Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 J Henin 6 6
A Nakamura 2 2 1 J Henin 6 7
WC M Adamczak 4 0 O Puchkova 1 5
O Puchkova 6 6 1 J Henin 7 6
M Ani 6 3 2 25 F Schiavone 5 4
A Kerber 0 6 6 A Kerber 2 3
É Loit 3 65 25 F Schiavone 6 6
25 F Schiavone 6 77 1 J Henin 6 6
19 S Bammer 66 6 6 Q S-w Hsieh 2 2
Q T Tanasugarn 78 4 2 19 S Bammer 2 0
Q S-w Hsieh 2 6 8 Q S-w Hsieh 6 6
K Zakopalová 6 4 6 Q S-w Hsieh 6 63 6
K Bondarenko 64 2 A Rezaï 2 77 4
A Rezaï 77 6 A Rezaï 6 3 6
S Cohen-Aloro 1 6 3 13 T Golovin 3 6 3
13 T Golovin 6 4 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 E Dementieva 6 6
T Obziler 2 2 11 E Dementieva 5 6 6
A Medina Garrigues 77 6 A Medina Garrigues 7 2 3
P Cetkovská 61 0 11 E Dementieva 6 6
WC J Moore 6 6 17 S Pe'er 2 0
J Ditty 3 2 WC J Moore 0 5
R Voráčová 2 6 0 17 S Pe'er 6 7
17 S Pe'er 6 2 6 11 E Dementieva 2 0
32 J Vakulenko 4 6 4 5 M Sharapova 6 6
E Vesnina 6 1 6 E Vesnina 6 6
J Craybas 6 6 J Craybas 2 4
Y-j Chan 4 2 E Vesnina 3 0
L Davenport 6 3 7 5 M Sharapova 6 6
S Errani 2 6 5 L Davenport 1 3
J Kostanić Tošić 4 3 5 M Sharapova 6 6
5 M Sharapova 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 J Janković 2 6 12
T Paszek 6 2 10 3 J Janković 6 7
S Dubois 67 3 E Gallovits 2 5
E Gallovits 79 6 3 J Janković 6 4 6
F Pennetta 6 5 6 30 V Razzano 2 6 1
D Cibulková 4 7 4 F Pennetta 2 7 3
A Harkleroad 3 5 30 V Razzano 6 5 6
30 V Razzano 6 7 3 J Janković 77 6
18 A Mauresmo 66 6 6 C Dellacqua 63 1
T Poutchek 78 0 0 18 A Mauresmo 6 77
Y Shvedova 6 6 Y Shvedova 4 65
T Malek 2 2 18 A Mauresmo 6 4 4
C Dellacqua 4 6 8 C Dellacqua 3 6 6
K Knapp 6 3 6 C Dellacqua 4 7 8
L Osterloh 3 3 15 P Schnyder 6 5 6
15 P Schnyder 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 N Vaidišová 6 6
R Olaru 3 0 12 N Vaidišová 6 6
K Kanepi 64 5 A Molik 2 3
A Molik 77 7 12 N Vaidišová 6 6
WC M Brengle 5 2 A Sugiyama 3 4
T Perebiynis 7 6 T Perebiynis 4 4
A Sugiyama 6 1 A Sugiyama 6 6
23 V Zvonareva 3 1r 12 N Vaidišová 3 4
26 V Azarenka 6 7 7 S Williams 6 6
A Amanmuradova 2 5 26 V Azarenka 6 6
Q S Klösel 6 61 6 Q S Klösel 1 1
Q J Schruff 1 77 4 26 V Azarenka 3 4
Q E Ivanova 6 4 2 7 S Williams 6 6
Q M Yuan 4 6 6 Q M Yuan 3 1
WC J Gajdošová 3 3 7 S Williams 6 6
7 S Williams 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 V Williams 6 7
Z Yan 2 5 8 V Williams 7 6
C Pin 5 6 6 C Pin 5 4
Q M Niculescu 7 1 1 8 V Williams 77 6
WC S Ferguson 4 3 31 S Mirza 60 4
Q T Bacsinszky 6 6 Q T Bacsinszky 1 6 5
WC I Tulyaganova 4 2 31 S Mirza 6 4 7
31 S Mirza 6 6 8 V Williams 6 6
24 N Li 6 4 6 Q M Domachowska 4 4
S Brémond 2 6 4 24 N Li 6 6
ME Camerin 6 6 ME Camerin 4 3
WC C Wheeler 1 2 24 N Li 6 2 4
WC M Johansson 1 1 Q M Domachowska 2 6 6
Q M Domachowska 6 6 Q M Domachowska 7 1 6
S Arvidsson 63 6 6 S Arvidsson 5 6 1
10 M Bartoli 77 4 3

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 D Safina 64 6 2
Q S Lisicki 77 4 6 Q S Lisicki 6 7
ME Salerni 2 3 M Koryttseva 1 5
M Koryttseva 6 6 Q S Lisicki 6 4 3
C Wozniacki 6 6 C Wozniacki 4 6 6
G Dulko 1 1 C Wozniacki 77 6
A Kudryavtseva 4 64 21 A Bondarenko 64 1
21 A Bondarenko 6 77 C Wozniacki 1 62
28 K Srebotnik 4 6 9 4 A Ivanovic 6 77
L Domínguez Lino 6 0 7 28 K Srebotnik 6 6
Q A Bachmann 63 4 A Rodionova 4 1
A Rodionova 77 6 28 K Srebotnik 3 4
T Garbin 6 6 4 A Ivanovic 6 6
E Daniilidou 2 2 T Garbin 0 3
S Cîrstea 5 3 4 A Ivanovic 6 6
4 A Ivanovic 7 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Chakvetadze 0
A Petkovic 0r 6 A Chakvetadze 6 6
S Peng 5 6 7 Q A Kleybanova 3 4
Q A Kleybanova 7 4 9 6 A Chakvetadze 78 1 2
A Morigami 6 6 27 M Kirilenko 66 6 6
M Krajicek 2 2 A Morigami 1 1
M Tu 4 6 3 27 M Kirilenko 6 6
27 M Kirilenko 6 4 6 27 M Kirilenko 6 4 4
22 L Šafářová 1 4 9 D Hantuchová 1 6 6
C Castaño 6 6 C Castaño 2 4
R Vinci 4 4 V Ruano Pascual 6 6
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 2 3
A Cornet 6 6 9 D Hantuchová 6 6
PR C Fernández 3 3 A Cornet 2 5
V King 3 5 9 D Hantuchová 6 7
9 D Hantuchová 6 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 N Petrova 6 6
N Pratt 1 3 14 N Petrova 7 7
PR E Linetskaya 68 0 A Kremer 5 5
A Kremer 710 6 14 N Petrova 6 710
L Granville 1 4 E Makarova 1 68
Y Meusburger 6 6 Y Meusburger 3 1
E Makarova 3 6 7 E Makarova 6 6
20 Á Szávay 6 4 5 14 N Petrova 6 5 0
29 A Radwańska 6 6 29 A Radwańska 1 7 6
O Savchuk 0 1 29 A Radwańska 7 6
M Müller 5 3 P Parmentier 5 4
P Parmentier 7 6 29 A Radwańska 6 6
O Govortsova 1 1 2 S Kuznetsova 3 4
T Pironkova 6 6 T Pironkova 60 2
N Dechy 3 1 2 S Kuznetsova 77 6
2 S Kuznetsova 6 6

Championship match statistics

Category Sharapova Ivanovic
1st serve % 27/50 (54%) 42/70 (60%)
1st serve points won 24 of 27 = 89% 26 of 42 = 62%
2nd serve points won 16 of 23 = 70% 14 of 28 = 50%
Total service points won 40 of 50 = 80.00% 40 of 70 = 57.14%
Aces 1 3
Double faults 3 4
Winners 16 14
Unforced errors 15 33
Net points won 7 of 10 = 70% 4 of 11 = 36%
Break points converted 4 of 9 = 44% 1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won 30 of 70 = 43% 10 of 50 = 20%
Total points won 70 50
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