2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	7–5, 6–4

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

Venus Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against her sister Serena Williams. This was Venus's second grand slam singles title without losing a set.

Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam semifinal, after having defeated World No. 1 and first seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round.

Seeds

Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
Jelena Janković (Fourth Round)
Maria Sharapova (Second Round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
Serena Williams (Final)
Venus Williams (Champion)
Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)
Dinara Safina (Third Round)
Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
Patty Schnyder (First Round)
Vera Zvonareva (Second Round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
Ágnes Szávay (Fourth Round)
Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
Alizé Cornet (First Round)
Nicole Vaidišová (Quarterfinals)
Maria Kirilenko (First Round)
Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
Flavia Pennetta (Second Round)
Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
Lindsay Davenport (Second Round, withdrew due to a knee injury)
Sybille Bammer (Second Round)
Virginie Razzano (First Round)
Alona Bondarenko (Second Round, retired due to a right leg injury)
Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
Dominika Cibulková (First Round)
Caroline Wozniacki (Third Round)
Sania Mirza (Second Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6
18	Nicole Vaidišová	2	7	1
					WC	Zheng Jie	2	6⁵

					6	Serena Williams	6	7
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	7	3
					5	Elena Dementieva	1	6³

					7	Venus Williams	6	7
7	Venus Williams	6	6

	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	3

Top Half

Section 1

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

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
	IR 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	7	6
27	V Razzano	6	2	4										8	A Chakvetadze	6	6⁰	3
	E Rodina	0	6	6		E Rodina	6	7
	N Llagostera Vives	7	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

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

4	S Kuznetsova	6⁵	7	6
Q	M Johansson	7	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	7	4	28	A Bondarenko	3	0	r
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	7	7		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

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	7	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	7	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

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

5	E Dementieva	6	6⁷	6
Q	ME Camerin	3	7	3	5	E Dementieva	4	6	6
	J Ditty	5	3			T Bacsinszky	6	3	3
	T Bacsinszky	7	6							5	E Dementieva	7	7
	G Dulko	1	6	6							G Dulko	6²	5
	A Rezaï	6	0	2		G Dulko	w/o
	R Voráčová	3	7	3	25	L Davenport
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	7							24	S Pe'er	7	6⁴	8
	S Cohen-Aloro	3	2							9	D Safina	5	7	6
	S-w Hsieh	6	6			S-w Hsieh	3	2
	Y-j Chan	6⁸	2		9	D Safina	6	6
9	D Safina	7	6

Section 6

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	7	7
	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	1	r	26	S Bammer	6⁷	6	3
	S Peng	6	6			S Peng	7	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

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

7	V Williams	7	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 Castano	6³	6	4	32	S Mirza	0	6	7
32	S Mirza	7	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	7	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	7	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

13	V Zvonareva	6	6³	6
	A Nakamura	1	7	1	13	V Zvonareva	6¹⁰	6	3
	T Tanasugarn	6	6			T Tanasugarn	7	4	6
	P Cetkovská	4	3								T Tanasugarn	4	6	6
	M Krajicek	6³	6⁶								M Erakovic	6	4	4
	M Erakovic	7	7			M Erakovic	6	7
	J Görges	4	7	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

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Main draw and Qualifying draw

Preceded by 2008 French Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slams Women's Singles	Succeeded by 2008 US Open – Women's Singles

Wimbledon Women's Singles drawsheets

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