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{{main article|Serena Williams}}
[[Serena Williams]]'s 2008 tennis season officially began at the [[2008 Australian Open]]. Williams finished the year ranked world no. 2, finishing in the top 5 for the first time since 2003. She also won her 9th slam at the US Open.

==Year in detail==

===Australian Open and early hard court season===

====Hopman Cup====
Williams made her Australian Open preparation at the [[2008 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] representing United States with [[Mardy Fish]]. Williams missed the first tie against India, where [[Meghann Shaughnessy]] took her spot.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Dementieva stops Serena|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/sports/tennis/30sportbriefs-Hopman.html|date=30 December 2007}}</ref> Williams competed in the tie against Czech Republic represented by [[Tomáš Berdych]] and [[Lucie Šafářová]], she played Šafářová in singles and won in three sets, taking the first set in a bagel and the third set in the twelfth game. She then paired with Fish and won after the Czech team retired after losing the first set in a bagel.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams Wins|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807EFDC153AF932A05751C1A9619C8B63|date=31 December 2007}}</ref> In their third tie they took on [[Alicia Molik]] and [[Peter Luczak]] of Australia. Williams won her match against Molik, with a two break lead in the first and a second set tie-break. She and Fish then took the doubles in two easy sets. Winning all their three ties it send United States to the final.
<ref>{{cite web|work=CBS|title=Wins by Serena, Fish over Aussies send Americans to Hopman Cup final|url=http://www.cbssports.com/tennis/story/10554718/rss|date=2 January 2008}}</ref> In the final they faced Serbia against [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Novak Djokovic]], Janković withdraw from the singles with an upper right leg injury, which gave USA the lead, however Fish lost to Djokovic pushing them to a decisive mixed doubles match. Williams and Fish won the doubles in a tie-break in the first and at two in the second, handing them the Hopman Cup trophy, Williams' second.<ref>{{cite web|work=NBC|title=Serena, Fish Leads US to Hopman Cup Victory|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22503059/|date=4 January 2008|access-date=11 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423131046/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22503059/|archive-date=23 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Australian Open====
Williams came into the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] with a 14-match winning streak, missing the 2006 edition and winning the 2005 and 2007 edition. Williams began her title defense facing Wild card [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] and won easily in straight sets winning both sets in three.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams Wins Australian Opener|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/sports/tennis/14tennis.html|date=14 January 2008}}</ref> She then took on Chinese qualifier [[Yuan Meng]] and once again came through it straight, this time dropping only four games.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=AUSTRALIAN OPEN; With No Time to Waste, Fish Advances Quickly|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/sports/tennis/16tennis.html|date=16 January 2008}}</ref> In the third round, she faced [[Victoria Azarenka]], Williams won in straight sets aided by 15 aces she served in the match.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=It’s Easier This Year: Serena Williams Cruises to Victory|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/sports/tennis/18serena.html|date=18 January 2008}}</ref> In the following round, 12th seed [[Nicole Vaidišová]] was in her path in her title defense and once again Williams won in straight sets. In the final 8, Williams faltered against [[Jelena Janković]] losing in straight sets, Williams serve broke down as she was broken 7 times in the match. This ended Williams winning streak at the event at 18. This was her fourth straight loss in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament and the first time since the 2001 Wimbledon Championship where she completed a four-in-a-row loss in the quarterfinals of a slam.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Serena Williams Isn’t Able to Defend Her Title|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/sports/tennis/22tennis.html?_r=0|date=22 January 2008}}</ref>

Williams also played doubles with [[Venus Williams]], they went into the quarterfinals without dropping a set defeating the teams of [[Monique Adamczak]] and [[Christina Wheeler]], [[Katarina Srebotnik]] and [[Ai Sugiyama]], and [[Maret Ani]] and [[Meilen Tu]]. In the quarterfinals they faced the Chinese pair of [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]] and [[Zheng Jie]], however they fell in three sets after claiming the first set.

====Canara Bank Bangalore Open====
Williams, then played at the [[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|Canara Bank Bangalore Open]]. Williams as the third seed received a bye in the first round. In her opening match against [[Tzipora Obziler]], after scrapping through the first set, Williams bageled Obziler in the second set. In her next match, she took on Russia's [[Anastasia Rodionova]] and cruised through dropping only five games. In the semifinals, she took on sister [[Venus Williams]], Serena won the first set breaking Venus twice while getting broken once herself. Venus came back to win the second set. In the decider Serena broke Venus in the seventh game and served for it in the tenth game and had a match point, but Venus came back and had a match point herself at the twelfth game, which Serena saved to push it to a tie-break. Serena came through the tie-break to advance.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=SERENA WILLIAMS OUSTS SISTER|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/sports/tennis/09tennis.html|date=8 March 2008}}</ref> In the final she took on Swiss [[Patty Schnyder]], In the first set, Williams served for the set at the tenth game with two set points, but got broken, only to break back, and closed out the set in the twelfth game. Williams was then down by a break early in the second, just to win the next five games, serving it out in the ninth game to win the title.<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=SERENA WINS FIRST TITLE OF YEAR IN BANGALORE|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/1614049/title/serena-wins-first-title-of-year-in-bangalore|date=9 March 2008}}</ref>

====Sony Ericsson Open====
Williams next scheduled event was the [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]]. Being seeded, Williams received a bye into the second round, where she faced [[Edina Gallovits]] and won, only dropping three games. In the third round, she took on Italian [[Flavia Pennetta]]. The first set went to a tie-break, which the Italian won. Pennetta then won the first three games of the second, Williams then made a comeback winning 12 of the last 1four games to beat the Italian in three. There was a rain delay after the fifth game, Penneta up by a break, which Williams said helped her comeback in the match. Williams overcame 60 unforced errors in the match<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=TENNIS; With Blasts From Her Past, Davenport Advances|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/sports/tennis/31tennis.html|date=31 August 2008}}</ref> In the round of 16, Williams faced Estonia's [[Kaia Kanepi]] and won easily in straight sets, winning both sets in three.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=SPORTS BRIEFING TENNIS; Williams Sisters Advance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/sports/tennis/01sportsbriefs-WILLIAMSSIST_BRF.html|date=1 April 2008}}</ref> In the final 8, she faced world no. 1 [[Justine Henin]], in a rematch of the previous year's final. The match went on serve for the first four games, before Williams reeled in ten straight games to advance.<ref>{{cite web|work=BBC|title=Serena thrashes struggling Henin|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7325415.stm|date=2 April 2008}}</ref> In the semifinals, Williams took on world no. 4 [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. Kuznetsova took the first set breaking Williams twice while getting broken once herself. In the second set, Williams broke Kuznetsova in the 11th game and served it out in the following game to go to a decider. Williams then made the decisive break in the 8th game and closed it out in the 9th game to go through.<ref>{{cite web|work=Rediff|title=Serena Williams beats Kuznetsova to enter final|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/apr/04ser.htm|date=2 April 2008}}</ref> In the final, Williams faced 3rd ranked [[Jelena Janković]], Williams took the first set in a breadstick. In the second set Williams took the first three games and served for the match at the tenth game, but Janković came back and won the last three games to push it to a decider. Williams then won the first five games of the third set, Janković came back, before Williams could close it out in her 8th match point at the 9th game. Williams claims her fifth Miami title, tying her with [[Steffi Graf]] for most titles in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=SERENA WINS FIFTH MIAMI CROWN|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/1614051/title/serena-wins-fifth-miami-crown|date=5 April 2008}}</ref>

===Clay court season and French Open===
[[File:Serena Williams, Family Circle Cup 2008.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Williams claims her first Charleston title.]]

====Family Circle Cup====
Williams began her clay preparations at [[2008 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]]. As the fifth seed, Williams received a bye in the first round. In the first round she won in straight sets against Frenchwoman [[Gisela Dulko]]. In the second round, she took on [[Katarina Srebotnik]] and came back winning in three after losing the first set. In the following round, Williams faced second seed [[Maria Sharapova]], Williams won the first set in the twelfth game and then lost the second set with a single break advantage for the Russian. Williams then cruised in the third set dropping only a game.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=SPORTS BRIEFING TENNIS; Serena Williams Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/sports/tennis/19sportsbriefs-SERENAWILLIA_BRF.html|date=19 April 2008}}</ref> In the final 4, Williams defeated surprise semifinalist [[Alizé Cornet]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=SPORTS BRIEFING TENNIS; Serena Williams In Final|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/sports/tennis/20sportsbriefs-SERENAWILLIA_BRF.html|date=20 April 2008}}</ref> In the final, Williams faced Russian [[Vera Zvonareva]]. Williams took the first set when she broke Zvonareva in the first set and the held proceedings. Zvonareva then came back in the second when she broke in the sixth game with a Williams double fault, Zvonareva took advantage and won the second set to force a decider. In the final set, Williams was broken early, just to broken back. Williams then made the decisive break in the eight game and then serve it out to win her first Charleston title.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Times|title=Serena beats Zvonareva in Charleston final|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080422/tennis/serena-beats-zvonareva-in-charleston-final.205155|date=22 April 2008}}</ref>

====Qatar Telecom German Open====
Her next scheduled event was the [[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open|Qatar Telecom German Open]]. She received a bye to advance to the second round to face [[Francesca Schiavone]], Williams cruised pass the Italian losing five games in the process. In the following round, she took on [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] and cruised, losing only four games. In the quarterfinals, she faced Russian [[Dinara Safina]], Williams took the first set dropping only two games, Safina came back to take the second. The third set then went to decisive tie-break which Safina won. This loss ends Williams 17 match winning streak.<ref>{{cite web|work=WTA|title=Safina sends Serena crashing out|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7392625.stm|date=10 May 2008}}</ref>

====Internazionali BNL d'Italia====
Williams made her final French Open preparation at the [[2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]]. After receiving a bye in the first round, Williams won easily against [[Alona Bondarenko]] losing only two games, winning the second set in a bagel. In the next round, she faced Italian wildcard [[Sara Errani]] and won in straight sets with a break advantage in each.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Sharapova Rallies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/sports/tennis/16sportsbriefs-SHARAPOVARAL_BRF.html|date=16 May 2008}}</ref> Williams was bound to face [[Alizé Cornet]] in the quarterfinal, when she withdrew before the match with a back injury.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Williamses Out of Italian Open|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E3DC1231F934A25756C0A96E9C8B63|date=17 May 2008}}</ref>

====French Open====
Williams was the fifth-seeded player at the [[2008 French Open|French Open]]. She was the only former winner of this tournament in this year's draw, following the sudden retirement of four-time champion [[Justine Henin]]. Williams began her campaign for a second French Open against compatriot [[Ashley Harkleroad]], who she beat convincingly dropping only three games.<ref>{{cite web|work=Tennis X|title=Serena Wins but Upstaged by Playboy-posing Harkleroad at French Open |url=http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2008-05-25/469.php|date=25 May 2008}}</ref> In the second round, Williams defeated wild card [[Mathilde Johansson]], cruising through the first set and was pushed to 1two games in the second set.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Sharapova Survives Wind and Swirling Clay|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/sports/tennis/29tennis.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0|date=29 May 2008}}</ref> In the round of 32, Williams took on [[Katarina Srebotnik]]. Williams was broken early just to break back to go back on serve. Srebotnik took advantage of the error-prone Williams to break and closed it out in the tenth game. In the second set, Williams had break points in three of Srebotnik's service games but failed to break. Srebotnik then won the second in the tenth game to produce the upset.<ref>{{cite web|work=Guardian|title=Serena's crash to Srebotnik guarantees new champion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/31/frenchopen.tennis|date=31 May 2008}}</ref>

===Wimbledon===
[[File:Serena Williams Wimbledon 2008 - 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Williams losing to sister Venus in the final and winning the doubles title.]]
Williams came into the [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] trying to win her third title in the event, having last won the title in 2003. She also was the sixth seed. In her opener she took on French Open quarterfinalist [[Kaia Kanepi]], Kanepi had break points in the eleventh game, but Williams saved them and broke in the next game to take a set lead. Williams then took the second set, closing it out in the ninth game.<ref>{{cite web|work=Guardian|title=Crash-bang Kanepi forces Williams to step up a gear|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/24/wimbledon.tennis1|date=24 June 2008}}</ref> In her next match, she faced Poland's [[Urszula Radwańska]], Williams took an early two break lead, Radwańska was able to get one back, Williams hold on with the lead and closed the set in the tenth game. In the second set the pair broke each other early, but Williams took another break and sealed the win.<ref>{{cite web|work=BBC|title=Serena through to face Mauresmo|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7474182.stm|date=25 June 2008}}</ref> In the third round, it was a battle of former no. 1's and former Wimbledon champions, when she took on [[Amélie Mauresmo]]. The first set the two went toe-to-toe as both struggled, but Williams outlasted Mauresmo in a tie-break. With Mauresmo struggling with her movement, Williams took advantage winning the second set with a breadstick scoreline.<ref>{{cite web|work=Daily News|title=Serena Williams wins, Ana Ivanovic upset at Wimbledon|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/serena-williams-wins-ana-ivanovic-upset-wimbledon-article-1.295827|date=27 June 2008}}</ref> In the round of 16, Williams faced compatriot [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]], and won easily in straight winning both sets in three.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Two More Seeds Fall, Clearing Way for Williamses|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/sports/tennis/01wimbledon.html|date=1 July 2008}}</ref> In the final 8, Williams faced her 
second Radwańska opponent of the tournament in [[Agnieszka Radwańska|Agnieszka]]. Williams cruised, losing only four games, winning the second set with a bagel in just 51 minutes. She finished with 11 aces, including 4 in one game in the first set. In all, Williams finished with 27 winners and 6 unforced errors.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Williams Sisters Are One Step From Family Reunion in Final|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/sports/tennis/02wimbledon.html?pagewanted=all|date=2 July 2008}}</ref> In the last four, Williams took on surprise semifinalist [[Zheng Jie]], Williams came through in straight with a drop of 8 games, edging Zheng in a second set tie-break.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Venus rolls past Dementieva; Serena beats Zheng|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3472046|date=4 July 2008}}</ref> In the final, she faced sister [[Venus Williams|Venus]] in their 7th slam final match, with Serena leading 5–1. Serena opened up the match breaking Venus, just to see Venus break back in the eight game and twelfth game to take the first set. They then traded breaks in the third and fourth game of the second. Venus then broke Serena in the tenth game to take the title. This was the first Grand Slam final in which the Williams sisters had played each other since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|work=Guardian|title=Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/05/wimbledon.tennis10|date=5 July 2008}}</ref>

In the doubles, she and sister Venus cruised through their first four matches with wins over the teams of [[Tatiana Poutchek]] and [[Anastasia Rodionova]], [[Marta Domachowska]] and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] and [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]], and [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] and [[Sania Mirza]], winning all matches in straight sets. In the semifinals, they defeated the France-Australia combination of [[Nathalie Dechy]] and [[Casey Dellacqua]] in straight sets, both in three.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Williamses’ Rivalry Is Close and Compelling, if Not Classic|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/sports/tennis/05williams.html|date=5 July 2008}}</ref> In the final, they faced the team of former no. 1 doubles players [[Lisa Raymond]] and [[Samantha Stosur]], but cruised through their 6th slam title dropping only four games, 2 in each set. In the victory the pair did not drop a set all tournament long.

===Olympics and US Open Series===

====Bank of the West Classic====
Williams made her preparation for the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] and [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] at the [[2008 Bank of the West Classic|Bank of the West Classic]]. Williams received a bye in the first round and faced 15-year-old qualifier [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]]. Williams took an early break lead, until Larcher de Brito won six games in a row to take a set and the first two games of the second set. Williams then came back winning 12 of the last 1five games to go through.<ref>{{cite web|work=GMA|title=Serena Williams escapes upset axe vs 15-yr-old Larcher de Brito|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/107474/sports/serena-williams-escapes-upset-axe-vs-15-yr-old-larcher-de-brito|date=17 July 2008}}</ref> In the last 8, unlike her opening match, she cruised pass [[Patty Schnyder]] in straight sets with a drop of four games. In the semifinal, Williams retired against surprise semifinalist and qualifier [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] while trailing by a set and break due to a left knee injury.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams Sidelined By Knee Injury|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/sports/tennis/20sportsbriefs-SERENAWILLIA_BRF.html|date=20 July 2008}}</ref>

====East West Bank Classic====
Williams withdrew from the [[2008 East West Bank Classic|East West Bank Classic]] due to the same knee injury she retired from the previous tournament.<ref>{{cite web|work=LA Times|title=Williams withdraws because of knee injury, perhaps mindful of Olympics, U.S. Open.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-23-sp-tennis23-story.html|date=23 July 2008}}</ref>

====Summer Olympics====
Williams came into the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], trying to claim her first singles gold. In her opening match she took Belarus' [[Olga Govortsova]] and was a set and on serve in the third game when the match was suspended due to rain. In the resumption the next day Williams won the four games to take the in second set in a breadstick and win.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Nadal, Federer, Serena, Venus all win at Olympics|url=http://www.co.terra.com/olympics2008/interna/0,,OI3077204-EI12185,00.html|date=11 August 2008}}</ref> In her next match, she faced Australia's [[Samantha Stosur]] and made quick work of her opponent winning in just 44 minutes and a loss of two games, winning the second set in a bagel.
<ref>{{cite web|work=Guardian|title=Olympics: Williams sisters head for showdown|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/12/olympics2008.olympicstennis1|date=12 August 2008}}</ref> In her third round match, she was pushed by France's [[Alizé Cornet]], Williams dropped the opening, but came back to win the next two, to advance. In the last 8, Williams took on Russia's [[Elena Dementieva]], Williams took the first set in the ninth game. Dementieva then battled back to take the second in the tenth game. In the final set, the Russian raced through the first five games, winning them all, before Williams could racked in three herself. However, Dementieva was able to close it out in the ninth game.<ref>{{cite web|work=Reuters|title=Olympics-Tennis-Serena knocked out by Dementieva|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sppage014-le287343-oistl-idUSLE28734320080814|date=14 August 2008}}</ref>

In the doubles, she and sister [[Venus Williams]] was one of the two teams player for the United States. It is their second Olympics as a team, having won in 2000 and missing the 2004 edition. In the first round they faced the Czech pairing of [[Iveta Benešová]] and [[Nicole Vaidišová]], the Czech pair took the first set with a single break. The second set was tight but the Williams sisters were able to come through, breaking in the 11th game and holding serve to push it to a decider. The Williams sisters then dominated the last set with a breadstick. In their next two matches, they won in straight sets against the Japan's [[Ayumi Morita]] and [[Ai Sugiyama]], and the Russian pairing of [[Elena Vesnina]] and [[Vera Zvonareva]]. In the semifinals they faced the Australian Open doubles champions Ukraine's [[Alona Bondarenko]] and [[Kateryna Bondarenko]]. The first set was won by the Bondarenko sisters with an advantage of a single break, the Williams sisters came back with the same scoreline in the second set and then dominated the third with a breadstick. In the battle for the Gold medal the faced Spanish French Open champions [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] and [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] and cruised to their second gold medal with a drop of only two games including a bagel in the first set. This is their second doubles gold and stays undefeated at the Olympics as a pair<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena and Venus Win Gold in Women's Doubles|url=http://www.nysun.com/sports/serena-and-venus-win-gold-in-womens-doubles/84015/|date=17 August 2008}}</ref>

====US Open====
[[File:Serena Williams training at the 2008 US Open.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Williams practicing at the US Open.]]
Williams came into the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] as the world no. 3, and was one of seven contenders to claim the number 1 ranking. Williams was also trying the title for the first time in six years. Williams began her tournament against Ukraine's [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] and cruised in straight set. She recorded six aces and won 92 percent of the points on her first serve.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Injuries Are a Memory for Ivanovic and Serena Williams|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/sports/tennis/27day.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0|date=27 August 2008}}</ref> Williams, in her second round match took on Russia's [[Elena Vesnina]] and won with a double breadstick victory.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=This Qualifies as Big: Top-Seeded Ivanovic Falls|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/sports/tennis/29day.html?pagewanted=print|date=29 August 2008}}</ref> In the following round, she faced 30th seed [[Ai Sugiyama]] and cruised in a 66 minutes straight sets win.<ref>{{cite web|work=NY Times|title=Williams in Rout, Murray in 5, Schedule Released|url=http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/williams-in-rout-murray-in-5-schedule-released/|date=30 August 2008}}</ref> In the fourth round, Williams cruised pass French wild card [[Séverine Brémond]] in straight sets winning both sets in two.<ref>{{cite web|work=AFP|title=Serena, Venus set up US Open sister showdown|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Serena,+Venus+set+up+US+Open+sister+showdown-a01611632646|date=2 September 2008}}</ref> In the final 8, Williams took on sister [[Venus Williams]] in their 17th meeting. In the first set Venus had the advantage serving for the set at the tenth game, however younger sister Serena came back to push it to a tie-break. Venus then had two set points in the tie-break, but Serena reeled in four straight points to win the set. In the second set, once again Venus served for the set in the ninth game and had three set points, just to see Serena save them all and save another one at the twelfth game to push to another tie-break. Venus then had another three set points in the tie-break, just to see Serena win 6 of the last 7 points to win the match.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena survives slugfest vs. Venus|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/usopen08/news/story?id=3567251|date=4 September 2008}}</ref> In the semifinals, Williams faced French Open finalist [[Dinara Safina]], Safina took an early lead winning the first two games, just to see Williams come back breaking her in the fourth and eight game and served the set out in the ninth game saving two break points. Williams then cruised in the second set winning it in two.<ref>{{cite web|work=Telegraph|title=Serena Williams breezes past Dinara Safina to reach US Open final|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/2693752/Serena-Williams-breezes-past-Dinara-Safina-to-reach-US-Open-final-Tennis.html|date=6 September 2008}}</ref> In her first final since 2002, Williams took on [[Jelena Janković]] for the title and the number 1 ranking. In the first set, Williams took control with a single break lead. The second set was a turn-around, Janković had her chances she had three set points in the Williams serve in the ninth game and served for the set in the tenth game. However, Williams came back and broke Janković in the tenth and twelfth game to win her third US Open title and ninth slam without dropping a set. Williams finished with 44 winners, offsetting her 39 unforced errors, while Janković had 15 winners and 22 unforced errors. The win also gave Williams the number 1 ranking.<ref>{{cite web|work=Ny Times|title=Serena Williams Wins U.S. Open, Retaking No. 1|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/sports/tennis/08women.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|date=7 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=TENNIS: SERENA WILLIAMS BEATS JANKOVIC FOR THIRD US OPEN TITLE|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2008-09-09/others/tennis-serena-williams-beats-jankovic-for-third-us-open-title-212945/|date=9 September 2008}}</ref>

===Indoors and year-end Championships===
[[File:Serena Williams at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Williams at the WTA Tour championships]]

====Porsche Tennis Grand Prix====
Williams then played the [[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] as the world no. 1. After receiving a bye in the first round, she faced [[Li Na]]. Williams won the first set in a bagel, then lost the second set in a breadstick. The third set went to Li with a single break advantage. The loss meant that Williams will loss her number 1 ranking.<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams Loses Match and No. 1 Ranking|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/tennis/02sportsbriefs-SERENAWILLIA_BRF.html|date=2 October 2008}}</ref>

In the doubles, she and sister Venus won in straight sets against [[Daniela Hantuchová]] and [[Ágnes Szávay]] before withdrawing in their match against [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] and [[Lucie Hradecká]] because of a left ankle injury to Serena

====Kremlin Cup====
Williams then withdrew from the [[2008 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]] citing a continuing left ankle injury and a desire to give her body time to recover from a packed playing schedule.<ref>{{cite web|work=ESPN|title=Serena out of Kremlin Cup, says ankle needs time to heal|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3624055|date=3 October 2008}}</ref>

====WTA Tour Championships====
Williams being the third seed was drawn with [[Dinara Safina]], [[Elena Dementieva]], and [[Venus Williams]]. Williams played Safina first and won comfortably in straight sets. In her second round robin match, she took on sister Venus, Serena took the first set in the twelfth game. However, from then on Serena only won a game losing the next to in a breadstick and a bagel. Handing the first bagel in the Williams sisters rivalry.<ref>{{cite web|work=USA Today|title=Venus Williams beats Serena at WTA Championships|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-11-06-197135222_x.htm|date=6 November 2008}}</ref> Williams then pulled out with a stomach injury before her match against Dementieva and was replaced by [[Nadia Petrova]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Associated Press|title=Serena Williams and Ivanovic Withdraw|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/sports/tennis/08tennis.html|date=8 November 2008}}</ref>

{{clear}}

==All matches==

===Singles matches===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="width:250px;"| Tournament
| style="width:50px;"| Match
| style="width:50px;"| Round
| style="width:225px;"| Opponent
| style="width:50px;"| Rank
| style="width:50px;"| Result
| style="width:130px;"| Score
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]]'''<br> [[Melbourne]], Australia<br>Grand Slam<br>Hard, outdoor<br>14–27 January 2008
| 433
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] 
| #145
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| 434
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yuan Meng]]
| #121
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 435
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] 
| #24
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 436
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 4R
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nicole Vaidišová]] 
| #12
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 437
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]] 
| #4
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 3–6, 4–6
|-
| rowspan="5"  style="background:#d4f1c5; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|Canara Bank Bangalore Open]]''' <br> Bangalore, India <br> WTA Tier II <br> Hard <br> 3–9 March 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye 
|-
| 438
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tzipora Obziler]]}}
| #117
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 6–0 
|-
| 439
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Rodionova]] 
| #86
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| 440
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| #7
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7-4)</sup>
|-
| 441
| style="background:lime;"| F
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]] 
| #12
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| rowspan="7"  style="background:#d8cef6; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]]''' <br> Key Biscayne, Miami, USA <br> WTA Tier I <br> Hard <br> 24 March - 6 April 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 442
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Edina Gallovits]]}}
| #62
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| 443
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]] 
| #34
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>, 6–2, 6–3
|-
| 444
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 4R
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]] 
| #61
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| 445
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]] 
| #1
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| 446
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 
| #4
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
|-
| 447
| style="background:lime;"| F
| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]] 
| #3
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|-
| rowspan="6"  style="background:#d8cef6; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]]''' <br> Charleston, USA <br> WTA Tier I <br> Clay, Green <br> 14–20 April 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 448
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gisela Dulko]]}}
| #48
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 449
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] 
| #31
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
|-
| 450
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] 
| #4
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
|-
| 451
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]] 
| #40
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| 452
| style="background:lime;"| F
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] 
| #17
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|-
| rowspan="4"  style="background:#d8cef6; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open|Qatar Telecom German Open]]''' <br> Berlin, Germany <br> WTA Tier I <br> Clay, Red <br> 5–11 May 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 453
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]]}}
| #24
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
| 454
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] 
| #15
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 455
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] 
| #17
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 6–2, 1–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>
|-
| rowspan="4"  style="background:#d8cef6; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]]''' <br> Rome, Italy <br> WTA Tier I <br> Clay, Red <br> 12–18 May 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 456
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Alona Bondarenko]]}}
| #24
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| 457
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] 
| #60
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| –
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]] 
| #34
| Withdrew
| N/A
|-
| rowspan="3"  style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 French Open|French Open]]'''<br> Paris, France <br>Grand Slam <br> Clay, Red <br> 26 May - 8 June 2008
| 458
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashley Harkleroad]]
| #61
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| 459
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mathilde Johansson]] 
| #129
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 7–5
|-
| 460
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]}} 
| #24
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| rowspan="7"  style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]'''<br> London, United Kingdom <br>Grand Slam <br> Grass <br> 23 June - 6 July 2008
| 461
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]]
| #36
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| 462
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Urszula Radwańska]] 
| #190
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–4
|-
| 463
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] 
| #33
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–1
|-
| 464
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 4R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] 
| #69
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| 465
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] 
| #11
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–0
|-
| 466
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]] 
| #133
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-
| 467
| style="background:thistle;"| F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| #7
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 5–7, 4–6
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background:#d4f1c5; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Bank of the West Classic|Bank of the West Classic]]'''<br> [[Stanford]], [[United States]]<br>WTA Tier II<br>Hard, outdoor<br>14–20 July 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 468
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]] 
| #226
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 
|-
| 469
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]] 
| #13
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 470
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] 
| #85
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 2–6, 1–3 ret
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background:#ffea5c; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]'''<br> [[Beijing]], China<br>Olympic Games<br>Hard, outdoor<br>10 – 17 August 2008
| 471
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Olga Govortsova]]
| #48
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–1
|-
| 472
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]] 
| #79
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| 473
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]] 
| #18
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
| 474
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] 
| #7
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
|-
| rowspan="7"  style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]'''<br> New York City, United States <br>Grand Slam <br> Hard, outdoor <br> 25 August - 7 September 2008
| 475
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]]
| #46
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| 476
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] 
| #71
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–1, 6–1
|-
| 477
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| #31
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| 478
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 4R
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Séverine Brémond]] 
| #121
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| 479
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| #8
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>
|-
| 480
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] 
| #7
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–2
|-
| 481
| style="background:lime;"| F
| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]] 
| #2
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 6–4, 7–5
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#d4f1c5; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]]'''<br> [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]<br>WTA Tier II<br>Hard, indoors<br>29 September - 5 October 2008
| –
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| colspan=4| Bye
|-
| 482
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]] 
| #30
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 6–0, 1–6, 4–6 
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#ffffcc;" text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|'''[[2008 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]]'''<br> [[Doha]], Qatar<br>Year-End Championship<br>Hard, indoor<br>4–10 November 2008
| 483
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | RR
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] 
| #2
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–1
|-
| 484
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | RR
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| #8
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 7–5, 1–6, 0–6
|}

===Doubles matches===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
| style="width:250px;"| Tournament
| style="width:50px;"| Match
| style="width:50px;"| Round
| style="width:135px;"| Partner
| style="width:200px;"| Opponents
| style="width:50px;"| Rank
| style="width:50px;"| Result
| style="width:120px;"| Score
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]]'''<br> [[Melbourne]], Australia<br>Grand Slam<br>Hard, outdoor<br>14–27 January 2008
| 111
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Monique Adamczak]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Christina Wheeler]]
| #158<br>#169
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 6–1
|-
| 112
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| #4<br>#6
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>
|-
| 113
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 3R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|EST}} [[Maret Ani]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meilen Tu]]
| #127<br>#32
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–1
|-
| 114
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]]<br>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]
| #31<br>#29
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
|-
| rowspan="2"  style="background:#d4f1c5; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|Canara Bank Bangalore Open]]''' <br> Bangalore, India <br> WTA Tier II <br> Hard <br> 3–9 March 2008
| 115
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andreea Ehritt-Vanc]]<br>{{flagicon|THA}} [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]]
| #84<br>#67
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–4
|-
| 116
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]]<br>{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Tiantian]]
| #27<br>#25
|bgcolor=lightpink| Loss
| 6–5, 2–6, [9–11]
|-
| rowspan="6"  style="background:#f3e6d7; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]'''<br> London, United Kingdom <br>Grand Slam <br> Grass <br> 21 June - 4 July 2008
| 117
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Tatiana Poutchek]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Rodionova]]
| #32<br>#45
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–0, 6–3
|-
| 118
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 2R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Marta Domachowska]]<br>{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]
| #216<br>#48
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–0, 6–4
|-
| 119
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 3R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]]
| #11<br>#12
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| 120
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]
| #24<br>#19
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| 121
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]]
| #21<br>#35
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| 122
| style="background:lime;"| F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
| #25<br>#47
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background:#ffea5c; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]'''<br> [[Beijing]], China<br>Olympic Games<br>Hard, outdoor<br>10 – 17 August 2008
| 123
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Iveta Benešová]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nicole Vaidišová]]
| #23<br>#235
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
|-
| 124
| style="background:#afeeee;" | 2R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumi Morita]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]
| #74<br>#4
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 7–5, 6–2
|-
| 125
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]
| #21<br>#40
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–0
|-
| 126
| style="background:yellow;"| SF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Alona Bondarenko]]<br>{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]]
| #14<br>#13
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
|-
| 127
| style="background:gold;"| G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]]
| #12<br>#11
|bgcolor=#009966| '''Win'''
| 6–2, 6–0
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background:#d4f1c5; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]]'''<br> [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]<br>WTA Tier II<br>Hard, indoors<br>29 September - 5 October 2008
| 128
| style="background:#afeeee;"| 1R
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchová]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ágnes Szávay]]
| #45<br>#58
|bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–4, 6–1
|-
| –
| style="background:#ffebdc;"| QF
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Andrea Hlaváčková]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Hradecká]]
| #96<br>#60
| Withdrew
| N/A
|}

===Hopman Cup Matches===

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold"
! style="width:250px;"| Tournament
| style="width:50px;"| Round
| style="width:125px;"| Partner
| style="width:100px;"| Match
| style="width:200px;"| Opponents
| style="width:50px;"| Result
| style="width:130px;"| Score
|-
| rowspan="8" style="background:#ecf2ff; text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| '''[[2008 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]]'''<br> [[Perth, Western Australia]], Australia<br>Mixed Exhibition<br>Hard, indoor<br>29 December - 4 January 2008
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#afeeee| RR
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mardy Fish]]
| Singles
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Šafářová]]
| bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–0, 2–6, 7–5
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
| Doubles
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Šafářová]] <br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Berdych]]
| bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–0 Ret
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#afeeee| RR
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mardy Fish]]
| Singles
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]]
| bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 7–6<sup>(10–8)</sup>
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
| Doubles
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]] <br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Luczak]]
| bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=lime| F
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mardy Fish]]
| Singles
| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]]
| bgcolor=lightgreen| Win
| Walkover
|-bgcolor=#EFEFEF
| Doubles
| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]] <br>{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Novak Djokovic]]
| bgcolor=#009966| Win
| 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–2
|}

==Tournament schedule==

===Singles schedule===
Williams' 2008 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=130|Date
!width=220|Championship
!width=120|Location
!width=175|Category
!width=75|Surface
!width=40|Points
!width=290|Outcome
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 14 January 2008 –<br>27 January 2008 || [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] || Melbourne (AUS) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || Hard || 250 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>lost to [[Jelena Janković]], 3–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| 3 March 2008 –<br>9 March 2008 || [[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|Canara Bank Bangalore Open]] || Bangalore (IND) || WTA Tier II || Hard || 275 || style="background:lime;"| '''Winner''' <br>defeated [[Patty Schnyder]], 7–5, 6–3
|- style="background:#d8cef6;"
| 24 March 2008 –<br>6 April 2008 || [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]] || Miami (USA) ||  WTA Tier I || Hard || 500 || style="background:lime;"| '''Winner''' <br>defeated [[Jelena Janković]], 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|- style="background:#d8cef6;"
| 14 April 2008 –<br>20 April 2008 || [[2008 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] || Charleston (USA) ||  WTA Tier I || Clay (green) || 430 || style="background:lime;"| '''Winner''' <br>defeated [[Vera Zvonareva]], 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|- style="background:#d8cef6;"
| 5 May 2008 –<br>11 May 2008 || [[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open|Qatar Telecom German Open]] || Berlin (GER) ||  WTA Tier I || Clay, Red || 110 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>lost to [[Dinara Safina]], 6–2, 1–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>
|- style="background:#d8cef6;"
| 12 May 2008 –<br>18 May 2008 || [[2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] || Rome (ITA) ||  WTA Tier I || Clay, Red || 110 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>withdrew before match against [[Alizé Cornet]]
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 26 May 2008 –<br>8 June 2008 || [[2008 French Open|French Open]] || Paris (FRA) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || Clay || 90 || style="background:#afeeee;"| Third round <br>lost to [[Katarina Srebotnik]], 4–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 23 June 2008 –<br>6 July 2008 || [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|The Championships, Wimbledon]] || Wimbledon (GBR) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || Grass || 700 || style="background:thistle;"| Final <br>lost to [[Venus Williams]], 5–7, 4–6
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| 14 July 2008 –<br>20 July 2008 || [[2008 Bank of the West Classic|Bank of the West Classic]] || Stanfored (USA) || WTA Tier II || Hard || 125 || style="background:yellow;"| Semifinals <br> lost to [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] <small>6–2, 3–1, Ret</small>
|- style="background:#ffea5c;"
| 10 August 2008 –<br>17 August 2008 || [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] || Beijing (CHN) ||  Olympic Games || Hard || 90 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>lost to [[Elena Dementieva]], 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 25 August 2008 –<br>7 September 2008 || [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] || New York (USA) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || Hard || 1000 || style="background:lime;"| '''Winner''' <br>defeated [[Jelena Janković]], 6–4, 7–5
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| 29 September 2008 –<br>5 October 2008 || [[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] || Stuttgart (GER) ||  WTA Tier I || Hard (i) || 1 || style="background:#afeeee;"| Second round <br>lost to [[Li Na]], 6–0, 1–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
| 4 November 2008 –<br>10 November 2008 || [[2008 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]] || Doha (QTR) ||  [[WTA Year End Championships|Year End Championships]] || Hard (i) || 185 || style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Round Robin <br>withdrew due to a stomach injury
|-
|colspan=5 align=right|'''Total year-end points'''
| {{#expr: 250 + 275 + 500 + 430 + 110 + 110 + 90 + 700 + 125 + 90 + 1000 + 1 + 185}}
|
|}

===Doubles schedule===

Williams' 2008 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=140|Date
!width=190|Championship
!width=140|Location
!width=145|Category
!width=145|Partner
!width=60|Surface
!width=40|Points
!width=360|Outcome
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 14 January 2008 –<br>27 January 2008 || [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] || Melbourne (AUS) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] || Hard || 250 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>lost to [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Zi]]/[[Zheng Jie|Zheng]], 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| 3 March 2008 –<br>9 March 2008 || [[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|Canara Bank Bangalore Open]] || Bangalore (IND) || WTA Tier II || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] || Hard || 70 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>lost to [[Peng Shuai|Peng]]/[[Sun Tiantian|Sun]], 7–5, 2–6, [9–11]
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 23 June 2008 –<br>6 July 2008 || [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|The Championships, Wimbledon]] || Wimbledon (GBR) ||  [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] || Grass || 1000 || style="background:lime;"| '''Winner''' <br>defeated [[Lisa Raymond|Raymond]]/[[Samantha Stosur|Stosur]], 6–2, 6–2
|- style="background:#ffea5c;"
| 10 August 2008 –<br>17 August 2008 || [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] || Beijing (CHN) ||  Olympic Games || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] || Hard || 0 || style="background:gold;"| '''Gold Medal''' <br>defeated [[Anabel Medina Garrigues|Medina Garrigues]]/[[Virginia Ruano Pascual|Ruano Pascual]], 6–2, 6–0
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
| 29 September 2008 –<br>5 October 2008 || [[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] || Stuttgart (GER) ||  WTA Tier I || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] || Hard (i) || 1 || style="background:#ffebdc;"| Quarterfinals <br>withdrew before match against [[Andrea Hlaváčková|Hlaváčková]]/[[Lucie Hradecká|Hradecká]]
|-
|colspan=6 align=right|'''Total year-end points'''
| {{#expr: 250 + 70 + 1000 + 0 + 75}}
|
|}

==Yearly records==

===Head-to-head matchups===
''Ordered by percentage of wins''
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alizé Cornet]] 2–0
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]] 2–0
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] 2–0
*{{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]] 2–0
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yuan Meng]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nicole Vaidišová]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tzipora Obziler]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Rodionova]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Edina Gallovits]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gisela Dulko]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Alona Bondarenko]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashley Harkleroad]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mathilde Johansson]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Urszula Radwańska]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Olga Govortsova]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Séverine Brémond]] 1–0
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] 2–1
*{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]] 2–1
*{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] 1–1
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] 2–2
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] 0–1
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]] 0–1
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Aleksandra Wozniak]] 0–1
{{div col end}}

===Finals===

====Singles: 5 (4–1)====
{|
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Legend
|-bgcolor=#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam (1–1)
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|WTA Tier I (2–0)
|-bgcolor=#d4f1c5
|WTA Tier II (1–0)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (3–0)
|-
|Clay (1–0)
|-
|Grass (0–1)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by venue
|-
|Outdoors (4–1)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=75|Outcome!!width=35|No.!!width=110|Date!!width=305|Championship!!width=60|Surface!!width=180|Opponent in the final!!width=230|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=d4f1c5
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|29.
|March 9, 2008
|[[Bangalore Open|Bangalore]], India <small>(1)</small>
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]]
|7–5, 6–3
|-bgcolor=dfe2e9
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|30.
|April 5, 2008
|Miami, US <small>(5)</small>
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} [[Jelena Janković]]
|6–1, 5–7, 6–3
|-bgcolor=dfe2e9
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|31.
|April 20, 2008
|[[Family Circle Cup|Charleston]], US <small>(1)</small>
|Clay (green)
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]
|6–4, 3–6, 6–3
|-bgcolor=f3e6d7
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Runner-up
|12.
|July 5, 2008
|Wimbledon, London, UK <small>(2)</small>
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams
|5–7, 4–6
|-bgcolor=f3e6d7
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|32.
|September 7, 2008
|US Open, New York City, US <small>(3)</small>
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Jelena Janković
|6–4, 7–5
|}

====Doubles: 4 (4–0)====
{|
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Legend
|-bgcolor=#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam (1–0)
|-bgcolor=ffea5c
|Olympics (1–0)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (2–0)
|}
|valign=top|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by venue
|-
|Outdoors (2–0)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=55|Outcome
!width=35|No.
!width=110|Date
!width=250|Championship
!width=60|Surface
!width=120|Partner
!width=150|Opponent in the final
!width=150|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=f3e6d7
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|12.
|July 5, 2008
|Wimbledon, London, UK <small>(3)</small>
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
|6–2, 6–2
|-bgcolor=ffea5c
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|13.
|August 17, 2008
|[[2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], Beijing, China <small>(2)</small>
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
|6–2, 6–0
|}

===Earnings===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align=center
|-
! width=20| # !! Event !! Prize money !! Year-to-date
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 1
| [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $143,135 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $143,135
|-
| [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] (doubles) ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $23,153 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $166,288
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 2
| '''[[Canara Bank Bangalore Open]]''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $95,500 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $261,788
|- 
| [[Canara Bank Bangalore Open]] (doubles) ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,305 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $264,093
|-
| align=center| 3
| '''[[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]]''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $590,000 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $854,093
|-
| align=center| 4 
| '''[[2008 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]]''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $196,900 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,050,993
|-
| align=center| 5
| [[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open|Qatar Telecom German Open]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $26,050 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,077,043
|-
| align=center| 6 
| [[2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $25,650 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,102,693
|-
| align=center| 7 
| [[2008 French Open|French Open]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $54,773 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,157,466
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 8
| [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $750,645 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,908,111
|-
| '''[[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] (doubles)''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $230,201 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,138,312
|-
| align=center| 9 
| [[2008 Bank of the West Classic|Bank of the West Classic]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $27,300 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,165,612
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 10
| [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $0 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,165,612
|-
| '''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] (doubles)''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $0 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,165,612
|-
| align=center| 11 
| '''[[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,475,936 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $3,641,548
|-
| align=center rowspan=2| 12 
| [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $8,230 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $3,649,778
|-
| [[Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] (doubles) ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $2,395 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $3,652,173
|-
| align=center| 13 
| '''[[2008 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]]''' ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $1,550,000 ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| $3,852,173
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=3 bgcolor=#DCDCDC| ||align=right style="padding-right: 2em"| '''$3,852,173'''
|}
<small> Figures in [[United States dollar]]s (USD) unless noted. </small>

==See also==
*[[2008 Maria Sharapova tennis season]]
*[[2008 WTA Tour]]

==References==
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