2008 US Open – Women's singles

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. With the win, she regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. This was also her second US Open and third major overall won without losing a set during the tournament. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

Women's singles
2008 US Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Jelena Janković
Final score6–4, 7–5
Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

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

This was the final singles major in which 1998 champion and former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the third round.

Julie Coin, ranked 188th at the time, defeated the world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a world No. 1.

Seeds
01.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
02.   Jelena Janković (final)
03.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
04.   Serena Williams (champion)
05.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
06.   Dinara Safina (semifinals)
07.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
08.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)
09.   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  

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  

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 won27 of 45 = 60%35 of 65 = 54%
2nd serve points won15 of 28 = 54%13 of 30 = 43%
Total service points won42 of 73 = 57.53%48 of 95 = 50.53%
Aces33
Double faults34
Winners4415
Unforced errors3922
Net points won32 of 37 = 86%11 of 17 = 65%
Break points converted5 of 16 = 31%3 of 8 = 38%
Return points won47 of 95 = 49%31 of 73 = 42%
Total points won8979
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