2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Final score	6–7^(5–7), 6–0, 6–2

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Venus Williams won in the final 6–7^(5–7), 6–0, 6–2, against Vera Zvonareva.

Seeds

1. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
2. Dinara Safina (Round Robin)
3. Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)^[1]
4. Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin, withdrew due to a virus)^[1]
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 SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Vera Zvonareva	7^9	3	6
	5	Elena Dementieva	6^7	6	3
								8	Vera Zvonareva	7^7	0	2
								7	Venus Williams	6^5	6	6
	1	Jelena Janković	2	6	3
	7	Venus Williams	6	2	6

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(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(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), 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), 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

References

1. "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

External links

• Draw