2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh and last major singles title overall.^[2] Venus did not lose a set during the tournament, the second time she did so at a major.

Women's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships

Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, marking the first time in history that none of the top four seeds advanced to the quarterfinals.^[3]

Zheng went on to reach the semifinals, the first Chinese player to do so at a singles major, and the first wild card to reach the Wimbledon women's singles semifinals.^[4] Zheng's win over Ivanovic made her, as the world No. 133, the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning world No. 1;^{[citation needed]} this record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.^{[citation needed]} Tamarine Tanasugarn was the first Thai player to reach a major singles quarterfinal.^[5]

Seeds

01.   Ana Ivanovic (third round)

02.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)

03.   Maria Sharapova (second round)

04.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

05.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)

06.   Serena Williams (final)

07.   Venus Williams (champion)

08.   Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)

09.   Dinara Safina (third round)

10.   Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

11.   Marion Bartoli (third round)

12.   Patty Schnyder (first round)

13.   Vera Zvonareva (second round)

14.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

15.   Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)

16.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)

17.   Alizé Cornet (first round)

18.   Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals)

19.   Maria Kirilenko (first round)

20.   Francesca Schiavone (second round)

21.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)

22.   Flavia Pennetta (second round)

23.   Katarina Srebotnik (first round)

24.   Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)

25.   Lindsay Davenport (second round, withdrew due to a knee injury)

26.   Sybille Bammer (second round)

27.   Virginie Razzano (first round)

28.   Alona Bondarenko (second round, retired due to a right leg injury)

29.   Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

30.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

31.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

32.   Sania Mirza (second round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – 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
	WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6
	18	Nicole Vaidišová	2	7	1
								WC	Zheng Jie	2	65
								6	Serena Williams	6	77
	14	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	0
	6	Serena Williams	6	6
															6	Serena Williams	5	4
															7	Venus Williams	7	6
	5	Elena Dementieva	6	66	6
	21	Nadia Petrova	1	78	3
								5	Elena Dementieva	1	63
								7	Venus Williams	6	77
	7	Venus Williams	6	6
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	A Ivanovic	6	6
		R de los Ríos	1	2				1	A Ivanovic	62	77	10
		N Dechy	67	6	6				N Dechy	77	63	8
		M Yuan	79	3	0										1	A Ivanovic	1	4
	WC	E Baltacha	6	2	7										WC	J Zheng	6	6
		A Kerber	3	6	5			WC	E Baltacha	2	5
	WC	J Zheng	6	6				WC	J Zheng	6	7
	30	D Cibulková	4	3																		WC	J Zheng	6	6
	20	F Schiavone	6	5	10																	15	Á Szávay	3	4
		T Paszek	3	7	8			20	F Schiavone	6	5	7
		Z Yan	3	0					A Medina Garrigues	3	7	9
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	65	6	2
		M Niculescu	1	6	6										15	Á Szávay	77	2	6
	Q	M Rybáriková	6	3	4				M Niculescu	7	5	2
		T Garbin	1	3				15	Á Szávay	5	7	6
	15	Á Szávay	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	P Schnyder	4	6	1
		C Dellacqua	6	3	6				C Dellacqua	1	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	5	4					P Parmentier	6	2	3
		P Parmentier	7	6												C Dellacqua	2	4
	WC	S Stosur	6	6											18	N Vaidišová	6	6
		R Olaru	2	2				WC	S Stosur	2	6	4
	Q	Z Ondrášková	2	2				18	N Vaidišová	6	0	6
	18	N Vaidišová	6	6																		18	N Vaidišová	4	77	6
	27	V Razzano	6	2	4																	8	A Chakvetadze	6	60	3
		E Rodina	0	6	6				E Rodina	6	77
		N Llagostera Vives	78	4	4				E Vesnina	1	60
		E Vesnina	66	6	6											E Rodina	4	3
		Y Meusburger	1	2											8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		E Gallovits	6	6					E Gallovits	4	2
		S Dubois	6	1	6			8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	8	A Chakvetadze	2	6	8

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	S Kuznetsova	65	7	6
	Q	M Johansson	77	5	3			4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		K Bondarenko	1	6	6				K Bondarenko	2	3
	Q	R Fujiwara	6	4	3										4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		C Pin	5	6	5										Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	4
	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	4	7			Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3
	WC	M South	3	77	4			28	A Bondarenko	3	0r
	28	A Bondarenko	6	61	6																	4	S Kuznetsova	4	6	5
	17	A Cornet	66	64																		14	A Radwańska	6	1	7
	Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	78	77				Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		A Rodionova	6	0	1				N Li	2	4
		N Li	3	6	6										Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	2
		M Domachowska	6	3	6										14	A Radwańska	6	6
		J Craybas	1	6	4				M Domachowska	1	3
		I Benešová	3	0				14	A Radwańska	6	6
	14	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	M Bartoli	6	6
		S Lisicki	2	4				11	M Bartoli	6	7
		T Perebiynis	6	0	6				T Perebiynis	2	5
		P Kvitová	4	6	4										11	M Bartoli	4	1
		B Mattek	5	6	6											B Mattek	6	6
	Q	S Brémond	7	0	1				B Mattek	78	6
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	66	4
	19	M Kirilenko	3	3																			B Mattek	3	3
	29	A Mauresmo	6	6																		6	S Williams	6	6
		A Harkleroad	4	3				29	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
		M Sequera	1	4					V Ruano Pascual	6	1	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											29	A Mauresmo	65	1
		K Zakopalová	1	4											6	S Williams	77	6
	WC	U Radwańska	6	6				WC	U Radwańska	4	4
		K Kanepi	5	3				6	S Williams	6	6
	6	S Williams	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	E Dementieva	6	67	6
	Q	ME Camerin	3	79	3			5	E Dementieva	4	6	6
		J Ditty	5	3					T Bacsinszky	6	3	3
		T Bacsinszky	7	6											5	E Dementieva	77	7
		G Dulko	1	6	6											G Dulko	62	5
		A Rezaï	6	0	2				G Dulko
		R Voráčová	3	7	3			25	L Davenport	w/o
	25	L Davenport	6	5	6																	5	E Dementieva	6	6
	24	S Pe'er	6	7																		24	S Pe'er	2	1
	WC	K O'Brien	3	5				24	S Pe'er	6	6
		L Šafářová	3	64					É Loit	3	4
		É Loit	6	77											24	S Pe'er	7	64	8
		S Cohen-Aloro	3	2											9	D Safina	5	77	6
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	3	2
		Y-j Chan	68	2				9	D Safina	6	6
	9	D Safina	710	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	V Azarenka	6	6
		T Pironkova	1	1				16	V Azarenka	6	6
		E Bychkova	4	4					S Cîrstea	1	3
		S Cîrstea	6	6											16	V Azarenka	611	64
		M Santangelo	7	6											21	N Petrova	713	77
		M Ani	5	3					M Santangelo	4	5
		O Govortsova	4	4				21	N Petrova	6	7
	21	N Petrova	6	6																		21	N Petrova	6	6
	26	S Bammer	4	4																			A Kudryavtseva	1	4
		S Arvidsson	6	1r				26	S Bammer	67	6	3
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	79	4	6
	Q	V Kutuzova	3	4												S Peng	3	6	4
		E Makarova	0	4												A Kudryavtseva	6	1	6
		A Kudryavtseva	6	6					A Kudryavtseva	6	6
	Q	S Foretz	1	4				3	M Sharapova	2	4
	3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	V Williams	77	6
	WC	N Cavaday	65	1				7	V Williams	7	6
		A Keothavong	4	6	6				A Keothavong	5	2
		V King	6	2	3										7	V Williams	6	7
		M Müller	1	1											Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	5
	Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6				Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	9
		C Castaño	63	6	4			32	S Mirza	0	6	7
	32	S Mirza	77	3	6																	7	V Williams	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																			A Kleybanova	3	4
		J Vakulenko	3	4				22	F Pennetta	65	6	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	77	2	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	2												A Sugiyama	4	4
		A Kleybanova	6	6												A Kleybanova	6	6
		T Obziler	4	0					A Kleybanova	6	4	6
		S Errani	65	4				10	D Hantuchová	3	6	1
	10	D Hantuchová	77	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	V Zvonareva	6	63	6
		A Nakamura	1	77	1			13	V Zvonareva	610	6	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	712	4	6
		P Cetkovská	4	3												T Tanasugarn	4	6	6
		M Krajicek	63	66												M Erakovic	6	4	4
		M Erakovic	77	78					M Erakovic	6	77
		J Görges	4	78	16				J Görges	2	65
	23	K Srebotnik	6	66	14																		T Tanasugarn	6	6
	31	C Wozniacki	6	7																		2	J Janković	3	2
	Q	E Hrdinová	2	5				31	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Wozniak	7	6					A Wozniak	1	1
		M Koryttseva	5	4											31	C Wozniacki	6	4	2
		G Voskoboeva	2	4											2	J Janković	2	6	6
	WC	C Suárez Navarro	6	6				WC	C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		O Savchuk	3	2				2	J Janković	6	6
	2	J Janković	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	V. Williams	S. Williams
1st serve %	57/91 (63%)	44/66 (67%)
1st serve points won	35 of 57 = 61%	33 of 44 = 75%
2nd serve points won	19 of 34 = 56%	5 of 22 = 23%
Total service points won	54 of 91 = 59.34%	38 of 66 = 57.58%
Aces	4	9
Double faults	3	1
Winners	20	23
Unforced errors	18	25
Net points won	17 of 19 = 89%	12 of 15 = 80%
Break points converted	4 of 7 = 57%	2 of 13 = 15%
Return points won	28 of 66 = 42%	37 of 91 = 41%
Total points won	82	75
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