2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7^(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title.

Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Score	6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2008 WTA Tour Championships

Venus became the third player in the Open Era after Steffi Graf and her sister Serena Williams to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 2 Dinara Safina and No. 3 Serena in the respective round robin matches and No. 1 Jelena Janković in the semifinals.^[1]

Safina and Agnieszka Radwańska (as an alternate who replaced Ivanovic) made their debuts in the tournament.

Justine Henin was the two-time reigning champion, but retired from the sport in May 2008.

Seeds

1. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
2. Dinara Safina (round robin)
3. Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)^[2]
4. Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)^[2]
5. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
7. Venus Williams (champion)
8. Vera Zvonareva (final)

Alternates

1. Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
2. Nadia Petrova (round robin, Replaced S.Williams)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Vera Zvonareva	79	3	6
	5	Elena Dementieva	67	6	3
								8	Vera Zvonareva	77	0	2
								7	Venus Williams	65	6	6
	7	Venus Williams	6	2	6
	1	Jelena Janković	2	6	3

White group

		Janković	Ivanovic Radwańska	Kuznetsova	Zvonareva	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Jelena Janković		6–3, 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic)	7–6(8–6), 6–4	6–2, 3–6, 4–6	2–1	5–2	38–31	2
4 Alt	Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwańska	3–6, 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic)		6–2, 7–5 (w/ Radwańska)	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 (w/ Ivanovic)	0–2 1–0	1–4 2–0	21–30 13–7	X 3
6	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6–7(6–8), 4–6	2–6, 5–7 (w/ Radwańska)		2–6, 3–6	0–3	0–6	22–38	4
8	Vera Zvonareva	2–6, 6–3, 6–4	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 (w/ Ivanovic)	6–2, 6–3		3–0	6–2	44–32	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Maroon group

		Safina	S Williams Petrova	Dementieva	V Williams	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Dinara Safina		4–6, 1–6 (w/ Williams)	2–6, 4–6	5–7, 3–6	0–3	0–6	19–37	3
3 Alt	Serena Williams Nadia Petrova	6–4, 6–1 (w/ Williams)		4–6, 6–4, 4–6 (w/ Petrova)	7–5, 1–6, 0–6 (w/ Williams)	1–1 0–1	3–2 1–2	20–22 14–16	X 4
5	Elena Dementieva	6–2, 6–4	6–4, 4–6, 6–4 (w/ Petrova)		4–6, 6–4, 3–6	2–1	5–3	41–36	2
7	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–3	5–7, 6–1, 6–0 (w/ Williams)	6–4, 4–6, 6–3		3–0	6–2	46–29	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

• WTA Tour Championships appearances