2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles

2008 Australian Open
Champion		Maria Sharapova
Runner-up		Ana Ivanović
Final score		7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Main article: 2008 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković.

Maria Sharapova won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanović to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanović lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually win the French Open a few months later.

This was also Justine Henin's last Grand Slam appearance until two years later, as she announced her retirement in May before that year's French Open was held, returning at the 2010 Australian Open. She lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova.

Seeds

1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
4. Ana Ivanović (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)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Ivanović	5	3
	8	Venus Williams	63	4
	4	Ana Ivanović	77	6
								4	Ana Ivanović	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 Poutchkova	1	5
	O Poutchkova	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
	IR 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	1	r																	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 Klosel	6	61	6			Q	S Klosel	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 Ivanović	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 Ivanović	6	6
	E Daniilidou	2	2					T Garbin	0	3
	S Cîrstea	5	3				4	A Ivanović	6	6
4	A Ivanović	7	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	A Chakvetadze	0
	A Petkovic	0	r				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
	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
	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

External links

• Draw and Qualifying Draw