2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 to win the Singles title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first and only WTA Finals title.
Singles | |
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2008 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Final score | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
Justine Henin was the two-time defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Seeds
Jelena Janković (semifinals)
Dinara Safina (round robin)
Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
Venus Williams (champion)
Vera Zvonareva (final)
Alternates
Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
Nadia Petrova (round robin, Replaced S.Williams)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 79 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | ![]() | 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
8 | ![]() | 77 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 3 |
White group
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic) |
7–6(6), 6–4 | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–31 | 2 | |
4 ALT |
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3–6, 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
6–2, 7–5 (w/ Radwańska) |
3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic) |
0–2 1–0 |
1–4 2–0 |
21–30 13–7 |
X 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
6–7(6), 4–6 | 2–6, 5–7 (w/ Radwańska) |
2–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 22–38 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic) |
6–2, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 44–32 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Maroon group
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 (w/ Williams) |
2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 19–37 | 3 | |
3 ALT |
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6–4, 6–1 (w/ Williams) |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 (w/ Petrova) |
7–5, 1–6, 0–6 (w/ Williams) |
1–1 0–1 |
3–2 1–2 |
20–22 14–16 |
X 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 (w/ Petrova) |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 41–36 | 2 | |
7 | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 | 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 (w/ Williams) |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 46–29 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
References
- "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
External links
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