2008 French Open – Women's singles

Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open.^[1] It was her first and only major singles title. With the win, Ivanovic obtained the world No. 1 ranking; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top position.^[2][3]

Women's singles
2008 French Open
Champion	Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–3

Main article: 2008 French Open

Justine Henin was the three-time reigning champion and reigning world No. 1, but she retired from the sport in May 2008. This left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion in the draw; when Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, a first-time French Open champion was guaranteed.^[4]

Safina reached the final after having come back from a set and match point down in both of her fourth round and quarterfinal matches, against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.^[5]

This was the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in fourth round. With that win, Kanepi became the first Estonian to reach a major quarterfinal.

Seeds

01.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

02.   Ana Ivanovic (champion)

03.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)

04.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)

05.   Serena Williams (third round)

06.   Anna Chakvetadze (second round)

07.   Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)

08.   Venus Williams (third round)

09.   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)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	13	Dinara Safina	4	77	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 Ivanovic	6	6
	Q	Carla Suárez Navarro	3	2
	3	Jelena Janković	6	6
								3	Jelena Janković	4	6	4
								2	Ana Ivanovic	6	3	6
	10	Patty Schnyder	3	2
	2	Ana Ivanovic	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	2	6			Q	B Mattek	2	6	2
	WC	M Brengle	3	6	4										1	M Sharapova	77	6
	Q	J Gajdošová	64	68											32	K Knapp	64	0
	WC	O Sanchez	77	710				WC	O Sanchez	2	64
		M Müller	0	4				32	K Knapp	6	77
	32	K Knapp	6	6																		1	M Sharapova	78	65	2
	21	M Kirilenko	6	6																		13	D Safina	66	77	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	77	3	8										13	D Safina	6	7
	PR	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	77	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	78	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	77	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	0r					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	77	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	77	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	77	5
		K Kanepi	6	6												K Kanepi	6	65	7
		M Yuan	2	2					K Kanepi	6	77
		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	77					N Dechy	4	2
		C Dellacqua	64	6	6				C Dellacqua	6	6
	9	M Bartoli	77	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	77
		A Kerber	2	2				28	D Cibulková	6	6
		M Sequera	77	7					M Sequera	3	0
		L Osterloh	65	5											28	D Cibulková	5	3
		T Garbin	711	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	77
	3	J Janković	77	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	77	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	77	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	77	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 Ivanovic	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	77	5	4										30	C Wozniacki	4	1
		S Klösel	1	1											2	A Ivanovic	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	6					L Šafářová	1	2
		S Arvidsson	2	5				2	A Ivanovic	6	6
	2	A Ivanovic	6	7

Championship match statistics

Category	Ivanovic	Safina
1st serve %	47/68 (69%)	50/74 (68%)
1st serve points won	32 of 47 = 68%	27 of 50 = 54%
2nd serve points won	9 of 21 = 43%	10 of 24 = 42%
Total service points won	41 of 68 = 60%	37 of 74 = 50%
Aces	0	2
Double faults	1	5
Winners	41	37
Unforced errors	22	28
Net points won	9 of 11 = 82%	7 of 9 = 78%
Break points converted	5 of 9 = 56%	2 of 5 = 40%
Return points won	37 of 74 = 50%	27 of 68 = 40%
Total points won	78	64
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