2008 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 French Open
Champion	Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. The tournament favourite was upset in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik,^[1] meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008.

Maria Sharapova, the World No. 2 behind Henin at the time of her retirement, was elevated to World No. 1 ahead of the French Open.

Ana Ivanovic, the second-seed and runner-up to Henin in 2007, won in the final 6–4 6–3, against first-time finalist Dinara Safina. It was Ivanovic's third Grand Slam final, second French Open final, and her first Grand Slam singles title. Ivanovic went through the entire tournament dropping only one set, against third-seed Jelena Janković in the all-Serbian derby semifinal. The winner of the semis, which was Ivanovic, took the World No. 1 ranking after reaching the final, displacing Maria Sharapova who was defeated in the fourth round by Safina.

First-time finalist Safina was match points down (in the second set) in her both fourth round & quarterfinal matches against Sharapova and 2004 finalist Elena Dementieva respectively.

This would also be the last time until the 2012 US Open in which Ivanovic would make a Grand Slam quarterfinal and the last time until this same tournament 7 years later that she would make a Slam semifinal.

It was also the notable of the first grand slam appearance of the future World No. 2 and two-time grand slam champion Petra Kvitová.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
2. Ana Ivanovic (Champion)
3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Semifinals)
5. Serena Williams (Third round)
6. Anna Chakvetadze (Second round)
7. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
8. Venus Williams (Third round)
9. 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)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	13	Dinara Safina	4	7^7	6
	7	Elena Dementieva	6	6^5	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	3	6			Q	B Mattek	2	6	2
	WC	M Brengle	3	6	4										1	M Sharapova	7	6
	Q	J Gajdošová	6^4	6^8											32	K Knapp	6^4	0
	WC	O Sanchez	7	7				WC	O Sanchez	2	6^4
		M Müller	0	4				32	K Knapp	6	7
	32	K Knapp	6	6																		1	M Sharapova	7	6^5	2
	21	M Kirilenko	6	6																		13	D Safina	6^6	7	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	7	3	8										13	D Safina	6	7
		K Šprem	6^3	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	6^4	3					S Cohen-Aloro	2	4
		S Cohen-Aloro	7	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	7	0	2			7	E Dementieva	6	6
	7	E Dementieva	6^6	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	6^4	3				25	N Petrova	6	6
	25	N Petrova	7	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	0	r				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	7	6
		S Lisicki	3	6	6				S Lisicki	6^3	3
		E Vesnina	6	4	0										12	Á Szávay	6^5	6	2
		P Kvitová	6	6												P Kvitová	7	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	7	5
		K Kanepi	6	6												K Kanepi	6	6^5	7
		M Yuan	2	2					K Kanepi	6	7
		N Llagostera Vives	3	7	1			6	A Chakvetadze	4	6^2
	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	6^3												C Dellacqua	3	3
		N Dechy	7	7					N Dechy	4	2
		C Dellacqua	6^4	6	6				C Dellacqua	6	6
	9	M Bartoli	7	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	6^3
	28	D Cibulková	6	6																		3	J Janković	6	7
		A Kerber	2	2				28	D Cibulková	6	6
		M Sequera	7	7					M Sequera	3	0
		L Osterloh	6^5	5											28	D Cibulková	5	3
		T Garbin	7	3	3										3	J Janković	7	6
		M Erakovic	6^9	6	6				M Erakovic	2	6^5
	LL	M Niculescu	6^3	2				3	J Janković	6	7
	3	J Janković	7	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	6^4	7	2
		T Paszek	6	3	3										10	P Schnyder	7	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	6^2	1
	Q	I Benešová	7	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	6^4	6											P Cetkovská	6	6
	WC	Y Fedossova	0	7	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	6^4	7	6			Q	A Yakimova	0	4
		S-w Hsieh	7	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

References

1. Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

External links

• Draw and Qualifying Draw