2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 2008 Wimbledon Championships USA Venus Williams USA Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh and last major singles title overall.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/05/wimbledon.tennis10 Venus the afternoon star as defending champion triumphs over Serena 5 July 2008 The Guardian 29 June 2017 Venus did not lose a set during the tournament, the second time she did so at a major. 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.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/30/wimbledon.tennis6 Wimbledon 2008: Jankovic sent crashing to historic defeat 30 June 2008 The Guardian 29 June 2017 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/sports/01iht-tennisserana1.14136112.html Serena Williams and wild card Zheng Jie also reach semifinals 1 July 2008 The New York Times 29 June 2017 Zheng's win over Ivanovic made her, as the world No. 133, the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning world No. 1;September 2019 this record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.September 2019 Tamarine Tanasugarn was the first Thai player to reach a major singles quarterfinal.https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/30/08/tamarine-first-thai-reach-grand-slam-quarter-final Tamarine is first Thai to reach grand slam quarter-final ABC CBN News 30 June 2008 5 December 2023 This tournament marked the first Wimbledon appearance of Petra Kvitová, who would go on to win twice at this major. Seeds 1 1 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (third round) 2 8 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (fourth round) 3 6 RUS Maria Sharapova (second round) 4 3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round) 5 5 RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) 6 4 USA Serena Williams (final) 7 7 USA Venus Williams (champion) 8 2 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round) 9 5 RUS Dinara Safina (third round) 10 7 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (second round) 11 4 FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) 12 2 SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) 13 8 RUS Vera Zvonareva (second round) 14 3 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) 15 1 HUN Ágnes Szávay (fourth round) 16 6 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (third round) 17 3 FRA Alizé Cornet (first round) 18 2 CZE Nicole Vaidišová (quarterfinals) 19 4 RUS Maria Kirilenko (first round) 20 1 ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) 21 6 RUS Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals) 22 7 ITA Flavia Pennetta (second round) 23 8 SLO Katarina Srebotnik (first round) 24 5 ISR Shahar Pe'er (fourth round) 25 5 USA Lindsay Davenport (second round, withdrew due to a knee injury) 26 6 AUT Sybille Bammer (second round) 27 2 FRA Virginie Razzano (first round) 28 3 UKR Alona Bondarenko (second round, retired due to a right leg injury) 29 4 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round) 30 1 SVK Dominika Cibulková (first round) 31 8 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 32 7 IND Sania Mirza (second round) Qualifying 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 WC CHN Zheng Jie 6 5 6 18 CZE Nicole Vaidišová 2 7 1 14 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 4 0 6 USA Serena Williams 6 6 5 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 66 6 21 RUS Nadia Petrova 1 78 3 7 USA Venus Williams 6 6 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 3 WC CHN Zheng Jie 2 65 6 USA Serena Williams 6 77 5 RUS Elena Dementieva 1 63 7 USA Venus Williams 6 77 6 USA Serena Williams 5 4 7 USA Venus Williams 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6 PAR 1990 R de los Ríos 1 2 FRA N Dechy 67 6 6 CHN M Yuan 79 3 0 WC GBR E Baltacha 6 2 7 GER A Kerber 3 6 5 WC CHN J Zheng 6 6 30 SVK D Cibulková 4 3 20 ITA F Schiavone 6 5 10 AUT T Paszek 3 7 8 CHN Z Yan 3 0 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 ROM M Niculescu 1 6 6 Q SVK M Rybáriková 6 3 4 ITA T Garbin 1 3 15 HUN Á Szávay 6 6 1 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 62 77 10 FRA N Dechy 77 63 8 WC GBR E Baltacha 2 5 WC CHN J Zheng 6 7 20 ITA F Schiavone 6 5 7 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 7 9 ROM M Niculescu 7 5 2 15 HUN Á Szávay 5 7 6 1 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 1 4 WC CHN J Zheng 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 65 6 2 15 HUN Á Szávay 77 2 6 WC CHN J Zheng 6 6 15 HUN Á Szávay 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 SUI P Schnyder 4 6 1 AUS C Dellacqua 6 3 6 UZB A Amanmuradova 5 4 FRA P Parmentier 7 6 WC AUS S Stosur 6 6 ROM R Olaru 2 2 Q CZE Z Ondrášková 2 2 18 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 27 FRA V Razzano 6 2 4 RUS E Rodina 0 6 6 ESP N Llagostera Vives 78 4 4 RUS E Vesnina 66 6 6 AUT Y Meusburger 1 2 ROM E Gallovits 6 6 CAN S Dubois 6 1 6 8 RUS A Chakvetadze 2 6 8 AUS C Dellacqua 1 6 6 FRA P Parmentier 6 2 3 WC AUS S Stosur 2 6 4 18 CZE N Vaidišová 6 0 6 RUS E Rodina 6 77 RUS E Vesnina 1 60 ROM E Gallovits 4 2 8 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 AUS C Dellacqua 2 4 18 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 RUS E Rodina 4 3 8 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 18 CZE N Vaidišová 4 77 6 8 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 60 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 RUS S Kuznetsova 65 7 6 Q FRA M Johansson 77 5 3 UKR K Bondarenko 1 6 6 Q JPN R Fujiwara 6 4 3 FRA C Pin 5 6 5 Q CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 4 7 WC GBR M South 3 77 4 28 UKR A Bondarenko 6 61 6 17 FRA A Cornet 66 64 Q RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 78 77 AUS A Rodionova 6 0 1 CHN N Li 3 6 6 POL M Domachowska 6 3 6 USA J Craybas 1 6 4 CZE I Benešová 3 0 14 POL A Radwańska 6 6 4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 2 3 Q CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 3 28 UKR A Bondarenko 3 0r Q RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 CHN N Li 2 4 POL M Domachowska 1 3 14 POL A Radwańska 6 6 4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 Q CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 4 Q RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 3 2 14 POL A Radwańska 6 6 4 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 6 5 14 POL A Radwańska 6 1 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 GER S Lisicki 2 4 UKR T Perebiynis 6 0 6 CZE P Kvitová 4 6 4 USA B Mattek 5 6 6 Q FRA S Brémond 7 0 1 RUS V Dushevina 6 6 19 RUS M Kirilenko 3 3 29 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 USA A Harkleroad 4 3 VEN M Sequera 1 4 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 CZE K Zakopalová 1 4 WC POL U Radwańska 6 6 EST K Kanepi 5 3 6 USA S Williams 7 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 6 7 UKR T Perebiynis 2 5 USA B Mattek 78 6 RUS V Dushevina 66 4 29 FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 1 1 WC POL U Radwańska 4 4 6 USA S Williams 6 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 4 1 USA B Mattek 6 6 29 FRA A Mauresmo 65 1 6 USA S Williams 77 6 USA B Mattek 3 3 6 USA S Williams 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 RUS E Dementieva 6 67 6 Q ITA ME Camerin 3 79 3 USA J Ditty 5 3 SUI T Bacsinszky 7 6 ARG G Dulko 1 6 6 FRA A Rezaï 6 0 2 CZE R Voráčová 3 7 3 25 USA L Davenport 6 5 6 24 ISR S Pe'er 6 7 WC GBR K O'Brien 3 5 CZE L Šafářová 3 64 FRA É Loit 6 77 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 3 2 TPE S-w Hsieh 6 6 TPE Y-j Chan 68 2 9 RUS D Safina 710 6 5 RUS E Dementieva 4 6 6 SUI T Bacsinszky 6 3 3 ARG G Dulko 25 USA L Davenport w/o 24 ISR S Pe'er 6 6 FRA É Loit 3 4 TPE S-w Hsieh 3 2 9 RUS D Safina 6 6 5 RUS E Dementieva 77 7 ARG G Dulko 62 5 24 ISR S Pe'er 7 64 8 9 RUS D Safina 5 77 6 5 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 24 ISR S Pe'er 2 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 BUL T Pironkova 1 1 RUS E Bychkova 4 4 ROM S Cîrstea 6 6 ITA M Santangelo 7 6 EST M Ani 5 3 BLR 1995 O Govortsova 4 4 21 RUS N Petrova 6 6 26 AUT S Bammer 4 4 SWE S Arvidsson 6 1r CHN S Peng 6 6 Q UKR V Kutuzova 3 4 RUS E Makarova 0 4 RUS A Kudryavtseva 6 6 Q FRA S Foretz 1 4 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 ROM S Cîrstea 1 3 ITA M Santangelo 4 5 21 RUS N Petrova 6 7 26 AUT S Bammer 67 6 3 CHN S Peng 79 4 6 RUS A Kudryavtseva 6 6 3 RUS M Sharapova 2 4 16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 611 64 21 RUS N Petrova 713 77 CHN S Peng 3 6 4 RUS A Kudryavtseva 6 1 6 21 RUS N Petrova 6 6 RUS A Kudryavtseva 1 4 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 USA V Williams 77 6 WC GBR N Cavaday 65 1 GBR A Keothavong 4 6 6 USA V King 6 2 3 GER M Müller 1 1 Q ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6 COL C Castaño 63 6 4 32 IND S Mirza 77 3 6 22 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 UKR J Vakulenko 3 4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 BEL Y Wickmayer 4 2 RUS A Kleybanova 6 6 ISR T Obziler 4 0 ITA S Errani 65 4 10 SVK D Hantuchová 77 6 7 USA V Williams 7 6 GBR A Keothavong 5 2 Q ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 9 32 IND S Mirza 0 6 7 22 ITA F Pennetta 65 6 2 JPN A Sugiyama 77 2 6 RUS A Kleybanova 6 4 6 10 SVK D Hantuchová 3 6 1 7 USA V Williams 6 7 Q ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 5 JPN A Sugiyama 4 4 RUS A Kleybanova 6 6 7 USA V Williams 6 6 RUS A Kleybanova 3 4 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 RUS V Zvonareva 6 63 6 JPN A Nakamura 1 77 1 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 CZE P Cetkovská 4 3 NED M Krajicek 63 66 NZL M Erakovic 77 78 GER J Görges 4 78 16 23 SLO K Srebotnik 6 66 14 31 DEN C Wozniacki 6 7 Q CZE E Hrdinová 2 5 CAN A Wozniak 7 6 UKR M Koryttseva 5 4 RUS G Voskoboeva 2 4 WC ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 UKR O Savchuk 3 2 2 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6 13 RUS V Zvonareva 610 6 3 THA T Tanasugarn 712 4 6 NZL M Erakovic 6 77 GER J Görges 2 65 31 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 CAN A Wozniak 1 1 WC ESP C Suárez Navarro 1 3 2 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 6 THA T Tanasugarn 4 6 6 NZL M Erakovic 6 4 4 31 DEN C Wozniacki 6 4 2 2 SRB 2004 J Janković 2 6 6 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 2 SRB 2004 J Janković 3 2 Championship match statistics Category USA V. Williams USA 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 won19 of 34 = 56% 5 of 22 = 23% Total service points won54 of 91 = 59.34% 38 of 66 = 57.58% Aces 4 9 Double faults 3 1 Winners 20 23 Unforced errors18 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 75Source References External links 2008 LS 2008 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2008 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2008 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships