Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2008 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Runner-up Dinara Safina (RUS)
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2004 · Summer Olympics · 2012 →
Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Green Tennis Centre
Date10 to 17 August
Competitors64 from 33 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elena Dementieva  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dinara Safina  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vera Zvonareva  Russia
← 2004
2012 →
Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.

Justine Henin was the defending champion who won gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She retired from the sport earlier that year. Elena Dementieva of Russia defeated fellow compatriot Dinara Safina in the first and only all-Russian final in the tennis Olympics, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, Dementieva took the gold. Another Russian, Vera Zvonareva took the bronze medal match over home player Li Na.

Medalists

Gold Elena Dementieva
 Russia
Silver Dinara Safina
 Russia
Bronze Vera Zvonareva
 Russia

Calendar

August 10 11 12 13 14 16 17
Morning 10.30 10.30 10.30
Afternoon 17.00 17.00 17.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00
Round of 64 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze
Final

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
               
   Sybille Bammer (AUT) 3 6 3
9  Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6 3 6
9  Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 3 63  
5  Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6 77  
4  Serena Williams (USA) 6 4 3
5  Elena Dementieva (RUS) 3 6 6
5  Elena Dementieva (RUS) 3 7 6
6  Dinara Safina (RUS) 6 5 3
7  Venus Williams (USA) 5 5  
   Li Na (CHN) 7 7  
   Li Na (CHN) 63 5   Bronze Medal Match
6  Dinara Safina (RUS) 77 7  
6  Dinara Safina (RUS) 6 5 6 9  Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6 7  
2  Jelena Janković (SRB) 2 7 3    Li Na (CHN) 0 5  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Alt  T Obziler (ISR) 7 5 4
   M Koryttseva (UKR) 5 7 6    M Koryttseva (UKR) 6 1 5
Alt  M Ani (EST) 4 2      L Šafářová (CZE) 2 6 7
   L Šafářová (CZE) 6 6      L Šafářová (CZE) 5 4  
   A Medina Garrigues (ESP) 2 6 4    S Bammer (AUT) 7 6  
   S Bammer (AUT) 6 4 6    S Bammer (AUT) 6 6  
   J Craybas (USA) 3 2   13  P Schnyder (SUI) 4 4  
13  P Schnyder (SUI) 6 6      S Bammer (AUT) 3 6 3
9  V Zvonareva (RUS) 6 6   9  V Zvonareva (RUS) 6 3 6
   Z Yan (CHN) 2 0   9  V Zvonareva (RUS) 6 77  
   S Pe'er (ISR) 6 5 6    S Pe'er (ISR) 3 64  
   S Cîrstea (ROU) 3 7 0 9  V Zvonareva (RUS) 77 6  
   A Amanmuradova (UZB) 4 2      F Schiavone (ITA) 64 4  
   F Schiavone (ITA) 6 6      F Schiavone (ITA) 6 78  
IP  Y-j Chan (TPE) 1 66   8  A Radwańska (POL) 3 66  
8  A Radwańska (POL) 6 78  

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4  S Williams (USA) 6 6  
   O Govortsova (BLR) 3 1   4  S Williams (USA) 6 6  
   S Stosur (AUS) 6 6      S Stosur (AUS) 2 0  
   S Errani (ITA) 3 2   4  S Williams (USA) 3 6 6
   S Peng (CHN) 7 77   15  A Cornet (FRA) 6 3 4
   C Suárez Navarro (ESP) 5 62      S Peng (CHN) 2 2  
   N Vaidišová (CZE) 6 1 4 15  A Cornet (FRA) 6 6  
15  A Cornet (FRA) 4 6 6 4  S Williams (USA) 6 4 3
10  D Hantuchová (SVK) 6 7   5  E Dementieva (RUS) 3 6 6
   A Sugiyama (JPN) 2 5   10  D Hantuchová (SVK) 1 3  
IP  S Sfar (TUN) 4 1      C Wozniacki (DEN) 6 6  
   C Wozniacki (DEN) 6 6      C Wozniacki (DEN) 63 2  
IP  T Tanasugarn (THA) 2 1   5  E Dementieva (RUS) 77 6  
   S Arvidsson (SWE) 6 6      S Arvidsson (SWE) 3 4  
   K Bondarenko (UKR) 1 4   5  E Dementieva (RUS) 6 6  
5  E Dementieva (RUS) 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7  V Williams (USA) 6 6  
   T Bacsinszky (SUI) 3 2   7  V Williams (USA) 6 6  
   S Mirza (IND) 1 1 r    I Benešová (CZE) 1 4  
   I Benešová (CZE) 6 2   7  V Williams (USA) 6 6  
   G Dulko (ARG) 3 4   12  V Azarenka (BLR) 3 2  
   C Dellacqua (AUS) 6 6      C Dellacqua (AUS) 2 2  
   T Perebiynis (UKR) 4 7 4 12  V Azarenka (BLR) 6 6  
12  V Azarenka (BLR) 6 5 6 7  V Williams (USA) 5 5  
14  F Pennetta (ITA) 2 66      N Li (CHN) 7 7  
   K Kanepi (EST) 6 78      K Kanepi (EST) 6 7  
   E Daniilidou (GRE) 3 3      V Razzano (FRA) 4 5  
   V Razzano (FRA) 6 6      K Kanepi (EST) 6 2 0
IP  A Morita (JPN) 5 79 6    N Li (CHN) 4 6 6
   M Erakovic (NZL) 7 67 4 IP  A Morita (JPN) 2 5  
   N Li (CHN) 77 6      N Li (CHN) 6 7  
3  S Kuznetsova (RUS) 65 4  

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6  D Safina (RUS) 6 77  
   M Santangelo (ITA) 3 61   6  D Safina (RUS) 77 6  
IP  A Molik (AUS) 1 1   Alt  MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 63 1  
Alt  MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 6 6   6  D Safina (RUS) 6 6  
IP  N Llagostera Vives (ESP) 2 6 7    J Zheng (CHN) 4 3  
   K Zakopalová (CZE) 6 3 5 IP  N Llagostera Vives (ESP) 79 1 4
   J Zheng (CHN) 4 6 7    J Zheng (CHN) 67 6 6
11  Á Szávay (HUN) 6 3 5 6  D Safina (RUS) 6 5 6
16  D Cibulková (SVK) 6 7   2  J Janković (SRB) 2 7 3
   P Parmentier (FRA) 1 5    16  D Cibulková (SVK) 6 6  
   M Domachowska (POL) 3 4      T Pironkova (BUL) 2 2  
   T Pironkova (BUL) 6 6   16  D Cibulková (SVK) 5 1  
   M Sequera (VEN) 6 1 r 2  J Janković (SRB) 7 6  
   A Bondarenko (UKR) 3 0      A Bondarenko (UKR) 5 1  
INV  C Black (ZIM) 3 3   2  J Janković (SRB) 7 6  
2  J Janković (SRB) 6 6  

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