2008 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2008 US Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Jelena Janković
Score6–4, 7–5
Draw128
Seeds32
Further information: 2008 US Open

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. This was also Williams' second US Open (and third major overall) won without losing a set during the tournament. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she retired from the sport in May 2008.

This was the final singles major appearance for 1998 champion, three-time major champion and former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who was defeated by Marion Bartoli in the third round.

Julie Coin, ranked as the world No. 188, defeated the world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat an incumbent world No. 1.

Seeds

1.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
2.   Jelena Janković (final)
3.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
4.   Serena Williams (champion)
5.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
6.   Dinara Safina (semifinals)
7.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
8.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)
9.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
10.   Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
11.   Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
12.   Marion Bartoli (fourth round)
13.   Ágnes Szávay (second round)
14.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
15.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
16.   Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
17.   Alizé Cornet (third round)
18.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)
19.   Nadia Petrova (third round)
20.   Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
21.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
22.   Maria Kirilenko (first round)
23.   Lindsay Davenport (third round)
24.   Shahar Pe'er (first round)
25.   Francesca Schiavone (second round)
26.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
27.   Alona Bondarenko (third round)
28.   Katarina Srebotnik (fourth round)
29.   Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)
30.   Ai Sugiyama (third round)
31.   Virginie Razzano (first round)
32.   Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)

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

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16 Flavia Pennetta 2 3  
6 Dinara Safina 6 6  
6 Dinara Safina 3 2  
4 Serena Williams 6 6  
4 Serena Williams 78 79  
7 Venus Williams 66 67  
4 Serena Williams 6 7  
2 Jelena Janković 4 5  
5 Elena Dementieva 6 6  
15 Patty Schnyder 2 3  
5 Elena Dementieva 4 4  
2 Jelena Janković 6 6  
29 Sybille Bammer 1 4  
2 Jelena Janković 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 A Ivanovic 6 4 6
  V Dushevina 1 6 4 1 A Ivanovic 3 6 3
Q J Coin 7 7   Q J Coin 6 4 6
  C Dellacqua 66 64   Q J Coin 4 4  
  K Kanepi 6 6   32 A Mauresmo 6 6  
  M Niculescu 0 3     K Kanepi 6 4 0
  N Dechy 6 3 2 32 A Mauresmo 2 6 6
32 A Mauresmo 4 6 6 32 A Mauresmo 3 0  
19 N Petrova 6 6   16 F Pennetta 6 6  
  O Sanchez 2 4   19 N Petrova 6 6  
Q S-w Hsieh 6 6   Q S-w Hsieh 4 2  
  E Rodina 2 4   19 N Petrova 6 4 3
  S Peng 6 6   16 F Pennetta 4 6 6
  E Daniilidou 1 0     S Peng 2 7 1
Q S Vögele 6 2 2 16 F Pennetta 6 68 6
16 F Pennetta 2 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 D Hantuchová 4 2  
Q A-L Grönefeld 6 6   Q A-L Grönefeld 6 6  
WC J Moore 7 7   WC J Moore 1 3  
WC M Oudin 65 65   Q A-L Grönefeld 6 7  
  M Domachowska 7 5 4 17 A Cornet 4 5  
  B Mattek 67 7 6   B Mattek 65 1  
  C Pin 5 0   17 A Cornet 7 6  
17 A Cornet 7 6   Q A-L Grönefeld 5 0  
31 V Razzano 4 1   6 D Safina 7 6  
  T Bacsinszky 6 6     T Bacsinszky 6 6  
  A Kudryavtseva 6 5 3   Y-j Chan 3 2  
  Y-j Chan 4 7 6   T Bacsinszky 6 5 2
  S Cohen-Aloro 1 4   6 D Safina 3 7 6
Q R Vinci 6 6   Q R Vinci 4 3  
Q K Ahn 3 4   6 D Safina 6 6  
6 D Safina 6 6  

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 S Williams 6 6  
  K Bondarenko 1 4   4 S Williams 6 6  
  E Vesnina 4 6 6   E Vesnina 1 1  
  J Vakulenko 6 1 2 4 S Williams 6 6  
  O Govortsova 6 6   30 A Sugiyama 2 1  
Q S Záhlavová 3 1     O Govortsova 6 64 1
  A Klepač 6 3 2r 30 A Sugiyama 4 7 6
30 A Sugiyama 4 6 4 4 S Williams 6 6  
20 N Vaidišová 6 6   WC S Brémond 2 2  
  P Cetkovská 1 2   20 N Vaidišová 5 3  
WC S Brémond 7 6   WC S Brémond 7 6  
  J Görges 60 4   WC S Brémond 7 3 6
  M Ani 0 65     T Garbin 5 6 4
  T Garbin 6 7     T Garbin 5 6 6
WC G Brodsky 5 3   13 Á Szávay 7 2 3
13 Á Szávay 7 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 A Radwańska 6 6  
Q Y Shvedova 4 2   9 A Radwańska 6 7  
  T Tanasugarn 6 3 2 LL M Duque Mariño 0 63  
LL M Duque Mariño 0 6 6 9 A Radwańska 6 6  
Q IR Olaru 6 6   18 D Cibulková 0 3  
  E Gallovits 0 2   Q IR Olaru 2 2  
  J Craybas 3 64   18 D Cibulková 6 6  
18 D Cibulková 6 7   9 A Radwańska 1 3  
27 A Bondarenko 2 6 6 7 V Williams 6 6  
WC J Jackson 6 3 2 27 A Bondarenko 6 1 6
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 4     S Lisicki 4 6 4
  S Lisicki 6 6   27 A Bondarenko 2 1  
Q H Šromová 3 6 3 7 V Williams 6 6  
Q R de los Ríos 6 2 6 Q R de los Ríos 0 3  
  S Stosur 2 3   7 V Williams 6 6  
7 V Williams 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 E Dementieva 6 7  
  A Amanmuradova 4 5   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
  P Parmentier 6 7     P Parmentier 2 1  
  M Erakovic 3 62   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
Q A Glatch 2 2     A Keothavong 3 4  
  A Keothavong 6 6     A Keothavong 6 3 6
  N Llagostera Vives 5 5   25 F Schiavone 2 6 4
25 F Schiavone 7 7   5 E Dementieva 6 6  
24 S Pe'er 6 0 1   N Li 4 1  
  N Li 2 6 6   N Li 4 6 6
  J Kostanić Tošić 4 2     S Errani 6 2 0
  S Errani 6 6     N Li 6 4 6
  E Bychkova 6 6     E Makarova 1 6 2
  A Rodionova 1 3     E Bychkova 6 5 3
  E Makarova 1 6 6   E Makarova 3 7 6
10 A Chakvetadze 6 2 3

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 P Schnyder 6 3 6
Q A Pivovarova 3 6 3 15 P Schnyder 6 6  
  V King 2 6 2   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 3  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 6 15 P Schnyder 7 6  
  G Dulko 4 0     M Rybáriková 64 4  
  M Rybáriková 6 6     M Rybáriková 6 6  
  T Paszek 6 3 6   T Paszek 1 2  
22 M Kirilenko 3 6 4 15 P Schnyder 4 6 6
28 K Srebotnik 3 6 6 28 K Srebotnik 6 3 3
  Y Wickmayer 6 0 3 28 K Srebotnik 6 6  
  L Domínguez Lino 1 2     Y Meusburger 1 3  
  Y Meusburger 6 6   28 K Srebotnik 6 61 6
  L Šafářová 4 6 2 3 S Kuznetsova 3 7 3
  S Cîrstea 6 4 6   S Cîrstea 63 1  
Q S Zhang 4 2   3 S Kuznetsova 7 6  
3 S Kuznetsova 6 6  

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 V Zvonareva 6 6  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 3   8 V Zvonareva 3 3  
  T Perebiynis 6 6     T Perebiynis 6 6  
  M Koryttseva 1 4     T Perebiynis 3 0  
  A Rezaï 6 6   29 S Bammer 6 6  
WC A Muhammad 2 4     A Rezaï 1 5  
  A Nakamura 4 2   29 S Bammer 6 7  
29 S Bammer 6 6   29 S Bammer 7 0 6
23 L Davenport 6 6   12 M Bartoli 63 6 4
  A Wozniak 4 2   23 L Davenport 7 6  
  A Kleybanova 6 7     A Kleybanova 5 3  
  C Suárez Navarro 2 5   23 L Davenport 1 63  
  P Kvitová 7 4 2 12 M Bartoli 6 7  
  V Ruano Pascual 63 6 6   V Ruano Pascual 4 2  
  G Voskoboeva 2 3   12 M Bartoli 6 6  
12 M Bartoli 6 6  

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 V Azarenka 6 6  
  K Zakopalová 2 1   14 V Azarenka 6 6  
  K Knapp 0 3     I Benešová 2 3  
  I Benešová 6 6   14 V Azarenka 4 4  
  É Loit 0 2   21 C Wozniacki 6 6  
Q ME Camerin 6 6   Q ME Camerin 1 2  
WC A Rolle 2 1   21 C Wozniacki 6 6  
21 C Wozniacki 6 6   21 C Wozniacki 6 2 1
26 A Medina Garrigues 6 7   2 J Janković 3 6 6
  T Pironkova 4 5   26 A Medina Garrigues 1 4  
  J Zheng 6 6     J Zheng 6 6  
Q S Perry 2 3     J Zheng 5 5  
  Z Yan 2 4   2 J Janković 7 7  
  S Arvidsson 6 6     S Arvidsson 3 7 5
WC C Vandeweghe 3 1   2 J Janković 6 65 7
2 J Janković 6 6  

Championship match statistics

Category S. Williams Janković
1st serve % 45/73 (62%) 65/95 (68%)
1st serve points won 27 of 45 = 60% 35 of 65 = 54%
2nd serve points won 15 of 28 = 54% 13 of 30 = 43%
Total service points won 42 of 73 = 57.53% 48 of 95 = 50.53%
Aces 3 3
Double faults 3 4
Winners 44 15
Unforced errors 39 22
Net points won 32 of 37 = 86% 11 of 17 = 65%
Break points converted 5 of 16 = 31% 3 of 8 = 38%
Return points won 47 of 95 = 49% 31 of 73 = 42%
Total points won 89 79
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