2008 French Open – Women's Singles

2008 French Open
Champion		Ana Ivanović
Runner-up		Dinara Safina
Final score		6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
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Main article: 2008 French Open

Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. The tournament favourite was upset in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008.

Maria Sharapova, the World No. 2 behind Henin at the time of her retirement, was elevated to World No. 1 ahead of the French Open.

Ana Ivanovic, the second-seed and runner-up to Henin in 2007, won in the final 6–4 6–3, against first-time finalist Dinara Safina. It was Ivanovic's third Grand Slam final, second French Open final, and her first Grand Slam singles title. Ivanovic went through the entire tournament dropping only one set, against third-seed Jelena Janković in the semi-final. Ivanovic took the World No. 1 ranking after reaching the final, displacing Maria Sharapova who was defeated in the fourth round by Dinara Safina.

This would also be the last time until the 2012 US Open in which Ivanovic would make a Grand Slam quarter-final.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
2. Ana Ivanović (Champion)
3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
5. Serena Williams (Third round)
6. Anna Chakvetadze (Second round)
7. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
8. Venus Williams (Third round)
9. Marion Bartoli (First round)
10. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
11. Vera Zvonareva (Fourth round)
12. Ágnes Szávay (Third round)
13. Dinara Safina (Final)
14. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
15. Nicole Vaidišová (First round)
16. Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)

17. Shahar Pe'er (First round)
18. Francesca Schiavone (Third round)
19. Alizé Cornet (Third round)
20. Sybille Bammer (First round)
21. Maria Kirilenko (Second round)
22. Amélie Mauresmo (Second round)
23. Alona Bondarenko (First round)
24. Virginie Razzano (First round)
25. Nadia Petrova (Third round)
26. Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
27. Katarina Srebotnik (Fourth round)
28. Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
29. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)
30. Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
31. Ai Sugiyama (Second round)
32. Karin Knapp (Third 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
	13	Dinara Safina	4	7	6
	7	Elena Dementieva	6	65	0
								13	Dinara Safina	6	6
								4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	2
	4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7	6
		Kaia Kanepi	5	2
															13	Dinara Safina	4	3
															2	Ana Ivanović	6	6
	Q	Carla Suárez Navarro	3	2
	3	Jelena Janković	6	6
								3	Jelena Janković	4	6	4
								2	Ana Ivanović	6	3	6
	10	Patty Schnyder	3	2
	2	Ana Ivanović	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	M Sharapova	6	3	8
	E Rodina	1	6	6			1	M Sharapova	6	3	6
Q	B Mattek	6	3	6			Q	B Mattek	2	6	2
WC	M Brengle	3	6	4										1	M Sharapova	7	6
Q	J Gajdošová	64	68											32	K Knapp	64	0
WC	O Sanchez	7	7				WC	O Sanchez	2	64
	M Müller	0	4				32	K Knapp	6	7
32	K Knapp	6	6																		1	M Sharapova	7	65	2
21	M Kirilenko	6	6																		13	D Safina	66	7	6
	ME Camerin	1	0				21	M Kirilenko	6	3	2
Q	J Zheng	4	6	6			Q	J Zheng	4	6	6
	M Santangelo	6	3	0										Q	J Zheng	2	5
Q	M Rybáriková	7	3	8										13	D Safina	6	7
	K Šprem	63	6	6			Q	M Rybáriková	0	1
	K Bondarenko	1	3				13	D Safina	6	6
13	D Safina	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
11	V Zvonareva	6	6
WC	S Foretz	2	1				11	V Zvonareva	6	6
	IR Olaru	64	3					S Cohen-Aloro	2	4
	S Cohen-Aloro	7	6											11	V Zvonareva	6	6
Q	Y Wickmayer	2	5												A Wozniak	2	2
	A Amanmuradova	6	7					A Amanmuradova	6	1	3
	A Wozniak	6	6					A Wozniak	1	6	6
20	S Bammer	0	2																		11	V Zvonareva	4	6	2
31	A Sugiyama	6	2	6																	7	E Dementieva	6	1	6
	A Kudryavtseva	1	6	3			31	A Sugiyama	0	5
	O Govortsova	7	2	6				O Govortsova	6	7
	Y Fedak	5	6	3											O Govortsova	0	4
	M Domachowska	3	6	6										7	E Dementieva	6	6
	R de los Ríos	6	3	1				M Domachowska	1	4
	V Dushevina	7	0	2			7	E Dementieva	6	6
7	E Dementieva	66	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	A Nakamura	2	3				4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	V King	4	6	6				V King	4	2
WC	V Huck	6	2	1										4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	A Kleybanova	6	6											25	N Petrova	2	1
	T Tanasugarn	3	0					A Kleybanova	3	3
	A Rezaï	64	3				25	N Petrova	6	6
25	N Petrova	7	6																		4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
18	F Schiavone	6	6																		16	V Azarenka	2	3
	J Craybas	3	2				18	F Schiavone	6	6
PR	S Mamić	6	6				PR	S Mamić	3	0
	M Krajicek	4	3											18	F Schiavone	1	1
	S Cîrstea	6	3											16	V Azarenka	6	6
	A Kremer	0	0	r				S Cîrstea	0	0
	E Gallovits	1	3				16	V Azarenka	6	6
16	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
12	Á Szávay	6	4	6
	A Morita	1	6	4			12	Á Szávay	7	6
	S Lisicki	3	6	6				S Lisicki	63	3
	E Vesnina	6	4	0										12	Á Szávay	65	6	2
	P Kvitová	6	6												P Kvitová	7	4	6
	A Morigami	4	3					P Kvitová	6	6
WC	S Stosur	6	3	6			WC	S Stosur	2	1
17	S Pe'er	2	6	1																		P Kvitová	3	6	1
29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																			K Kanepi	6	3	6
Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	2				29	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	6
	Y-j Chan	7	2	0				T Pironkova	6	3	1
	T Pironkova	5	6	6										29	A Medina Garrigues	1	7	5
	K Kanepi	6	6												K Kanepi	6	65	7
	M Yuan	2	2					K Kanepi	6	7
	N Llagostera Vives	3	7	1			6	A Chakvetadze	4	62
6	A Chakvetadze	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	V Williams	6	4	6
	T Obziler	3	6	2			8	V Williams	6	6
	S Dubois	5	2				Q	S Sfar	2	4
Q	S Sfar	7	6											8	V Williams	5	3
Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											26	F Pennetta	7	6
	ME Salerni	1	1				Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	1	1
	T Perebiynis	3	2				26	F Pennetta	3	6	6
26	F Pennetta	6	6																		26	F Pennetta	3	2
22	A Mauresmo	7	4	6																	Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	O Savchuk	5	6	1			22	A Mauresmo	3	4
Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	5	6			Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	P Parmentier	4	7	2										Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	J Ditty	5	63												C Dellacqua	3	3
	N Dechy	7	7					N Dechy	4	2
	C Dellacqua	64	6	6				C Dellacqua	6	6
9	M Bartoli	7	3	2

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
14	A Radwańska	6	6
	M Koryttseva	4	3				14	A Radwańska	6	6
WC	S Brémond	6	3	2			Q	J Pandžić	2	0
Q	J Pandžić	4	6	6										14	A Radwańska	6	6
	S Errani	4	6	5										19	A Cornet	4	4
	G Dulko	6	4	7				G Dulko	0	6	4
	J Vakulenko	5	4				19	A Cornet	6	4	6
19	A Cornet	7	6																		14	A Radwańska	3	63
28	D Cibulková	6	6																		3	J Janković	6	7
	A Kerber	2	2				28	D Cibulková	6	6
	M Sequera	7	7					M Sequera	3	0
	L Osterloh	65	5											28	D Cibulková	5	3
	T Garbin	7	3	3										3	J Janković	7	6
	M Erakovic	69	6	6				M Erakovic	2	65
LL	M Niculescu	63	2				3	J Janković	6	7
3	J Janković	7	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	S Williams	6	6
	A Harkleroad	2	1				5	S Williams	6	7
WC	M Johansson	6	4	6			WC	M Johansson	2	5
	C Pin	4	6	2										5	S Williams	4	4
	E Makarova	7	6											27	K Srebotnik	6	6
	C Castaño	5	1					E Makarova	0	5
	V Ruano Pascual	4	2				27	K Srebotnik	6	7
27	K Srebotnik	6	6																		27	K Srebotnik	2	4
24	V Razzano	6	3	2																	10	P Schnyder	6	6
	K Zakopalová	4	6	6				K Zakopalová	4	3
	Z Yan	6	4	6				É Loit	6	6
	É Loit	1	6	8											É Loit	64	7	2
	T Paszek	6	3	3										10	P Schnyder	7	5	6
	T Bacsinszky	1	6	6				T Bacsinszky	4	6	1
	E Bychkova	3	4				10	P Schnyder	6	4	6
10	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	N Vaidišová	62	1
Q	I Benešová	7	6				Q	I Benešová	6	6
	A Rodionova	0	6	3				S Peng	4	3
	S Peng	6	2	6										Q	I Benešová	3	3
	G Voskoboeva	6	64	6											P Cetkovská	6	6
WC	Y Fedossova	0	7	1				G Voskoboeva	5	3
	P Cetkovská	6	6					P Cetkovská	7	6
23	A Bondarenko	3	0																			P Cetkovská	0	0
30	C Wozniacki	6	6																		2	A Ivanović	6	6
	Y Meusburger	0	2				30	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	A Yakimova	64	7	6			Q	A Yakimova	0	4
	S-w Hsieh	7	5	4										30	C Wozniacki	4	1
	S Klösel	1	1											2	A Ivanović	6	6
	L Šafářová	6	6					L Šafářová	1	2
	S Arvidsson	2	5				2	A Ivanović	6	6
2	A Ivanović	6	7

External links

• Draw and Qualifying Draw