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2008 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 14 – April 20
Edition36th
Champions
Singles
United States Serena Williams
Doubles
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik / Japan Ai Sugiyama
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Maria Sharapova during the 2008 Family Circle Cup played on green clay

The 2008 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis Tier I event on the 2008 WTA Tour, which took place from April 14 to April 20, 2008. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States and was the second event of the clay court season, played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament was US$1,340,000.

Defending champion Jelena Janković led the field as the number one seed. Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze, Elena Dementieva and eventual champion Serena Williams joined her as the other four of five top ten players in the field. Other notable names that participated were 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli and Charleston standout Patty Schnyder, a two-time runner-up at this event.

Champions

Singles

United States Serena Williams def. Russia Vera Zvonareva, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and 31st of her career.

Doubles

Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik / Japan Ai Sugiyama def. Romania Edina Gallovits / Belarus Olga Govortsova, 6–2, 6–2

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