2008 French Open – Women's singles

2008 French Open SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic RUS Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3 French Open – Women's singles French Open – Women's singles 2008 French Open Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7440540.stm Ivanovic seals French Open title BBC Sport 7 June 2008 It was her first and only major singles title. Ivanovic attained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time by reaching the final; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top position.http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/ivanovic-wins-serbian-battle/2008/06/06/1212259117430.html Ivanovic wins Serbian battle The Age 7 June 2008https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/05/frenchopen.tennis2 French Open: Battling Ivanovic joins Safina in Roland Garros final The Guardian 5 June 2008 Justine Henin was the three-time reigning champion and reigning world No. 1, but she retired from the sport in May 2008. This left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion in the draw; when Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, a first-time French Open champion was guaranteed.Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Safina reached the final after having come back from a set and match point down in both of her fourth round and quarterfinal matches, against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/french-open/2008/more-magic-for-safina_sto1594122/story.shtml More comeback magic for Safina Eurosport 4 June 2008 This was the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in the fourth round. With that win, Kanepi became the first Estonian to reach a major quarterfinal. Seeds 30em 1 1 RUS Maria Sharapova (fourth round) 2 8 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (champion) 3 6 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (semifinals) 4 3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals) 5 7 USA Serena Williams (third round) 6 4 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (second round) 7 2 RUS Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) 8 5 USA Venus Williams (third round) 9 5 FRA Marion Bartoli (first round) 10 7 SUI Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals) 11 2 RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) 12 4 HUN Ágnes Szávay (third round) 13 1 RUS Dinara Safina (final) 14 6 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round) 15 8 CZE Nicole Vaidišová (first round) 16 3 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (fourth round) 17 4 ISR Shahar Pe'er (first round) 18 3 ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) 19 6 FRA Alizé Cornet (third round) 20 2 AUT Sybille Bammer (first round) 21 1 RUS Maria Kirilenko (second round) 22 5 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (second round) 23 8 UKR Alona Bondarenko (first round) 24 7 FRA Virginie Razzano (first round) 25 3 RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) 26 5 ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) 27 7 SLO Katarina Srebotnik (fourth round) 28 6 SVK Dominika Cibulková (third round) 29 4 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) 30 8 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 31 2 JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) 32 1 ITA Karin Knapp (third round) Qualifying 2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 13 RUS Dinara Safina 4 77 6 7 RUS Elena Dementieva 6 65 0 4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 6     EST Kaia Kanepi 5 2   Q ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 3 2   3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 6 6   10 SUI Patty Schnyder 3 2   2 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 6 6   13 RUS Dinara Safina 6 6   4 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 2   3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 4 6 4 2 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 6 3 6 13 RUS Dinara Safina 4 3   2 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 RUS M Sharapova 6 3 8   RUS E Rodina 1 6 6 Q USA B Mattek 6 2 6 WC USA M Brengle 3 6 4 Q SVK J Gajdošová 64 68   WC FRA O Sanchez 77 710     GER M Müller 0 4   32 ITA K Knapp 6 6   21 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6     ITA ME Camerin 1 0   Q CHN J Zheng 4 6 6   ITA M Santangelo 6 3 0 Q SVK M Rybáriková 77 3 8 PR CRO K Šprem 63 6 6   UKR K Bondarenko 1 3   13 RUS D Safina 6 6   1 RUS M Sharapova 6 3 6 Q USA B Mattek 2 6 2 WC FRA O Sanchez 2 64   32 ITA K Knapp 6 77   21 RUS M Kirilenko 6 3 2 Q CHN J Zheng 4 6 6 Q SVK M Rybáriková 0 1   13 RUS D Safina 6 6   1 RUS M Sharapova 77 6   32 ITA K Knapp 64 0   Q CHN J Zheng 2 5   13 RUS D Safina 6 7   1 RUS M Sharapova 78 65 2 13 RUS D Safina 66 77 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   WC FRA S Foretz 2 1     ROU IR Olaru 64 3     FRA S Cohen-Aloro 77 6   Q BEL Y Wickmayer 2 5     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 7     CAN A Wozniak 6 6   20 AUT S Bammer 0 2   31 JPN A Sugiyama 6 2 6   RUS A Kudryavtseva 1 6 3   BLR 1995 O Govortsova 7 2 6   UKR Y Fedak 5 6 3   POL M Domachowska 3 6 6   PAR R de los Ríos 6 3 1   RUS V Dushevina 78 0 2 7 RUS E Dementieva 66 6 6 11 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     FRA S Cohen-Aloro 2 4     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 1 3   CAN A Wozniak 1 6 6 31 JPN A Sugiyama 0 5     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 6 7     POL M Domachowska 1 4   7 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   11 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6     CAN A Wozniak 2 2     BLR 1995 O Govortsova 0 4   7 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   11 RUS V Zvonareva 4 6 2 7 RUS E Dementieva 6 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6     JPN A Nakamura 2 3     USA V King 4 6 6 WC FRA V Huck 6 2 1   RUS A Kleybanova 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn 3 0     FRA A Rezaï 64 3   25 RUS N Petrova 77 6   18 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     USA J Craybas 3 2   PR CRO S Mamić 6 6     NED M Krajicek 4 3     ROU S Cîrstea 6 3     LUX A Kremer 0 0r   ROU E Gallovits 1 3   16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6   4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6     USA V King 4 2     RUS A Kleybanova 3 3   25 RUS N Petrova 6 6   18 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   PR CRO S Mamić 3 0     ROU S Cîrstea 0 0   16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6   4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   25 RUS N Petrova 2 1   18 ITA F Schiavone 1 1   16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6   4 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   16 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 2 3   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 HUN Á Szávay 6 4 6   JPN A Morita 1 6 4   GER S Lisicki 3 6 6   RUS E Vesnina 6 4 0   CZE P Kvitová 6 6     JPN A Morigami 4 3   WC AUS S Stosur 6 3 6 17 ISR S Pe'er 2 6 1 29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6   Q ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 2     TPE Y-j Chan 7 2 0   BUL T Pironkova 5 6 6   EST K Kanepi 6 6     CHN M Yuan 2 2     ESP N Llagostera Vives 3 7 1 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 5 6 12 HUN Á Szávay 77 6     GER S Lisicki 63 3     CZE P Kvitová 6 6   WC AUS S Stosur 2 1   29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 4 6 6   BUL T Pironkova 6 3 1   EST K Kanepi 6 77   6 RUS A Chakvetadze 4 62   12 HUN Á Szávay 65 6 2   CZE P Kvitová 77 4 6 29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 1 77 5   EST K Kanepi 6 65 7   CZE P Kvitová 3 6 1   EST K Kanepi 6 3 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA V Williams 6 4 6   ISR T Obziler 3 6 2   CAN S Dubois 5 2   Q TUN S Sfar 7 6   Q RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6     ARG ME Salerni 1 1     UKR T Perebiynis 3 2   26 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   22 FRA A Mauresmo 7 4 6   UKR O Savchuk 5 6 1 Q ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 5 6   FRA P Parmentier 4 7 2   USA J Ditty 5 63     FRA N Dechy 7 77     AUS C Dellacqua 64 6 6 9 FRA M Bartoli 77 3 2 8 USA V Williams 6 6   Q TUN S Sfar 2 4   Q RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 1 1 26 ITA F Pennetta 3 6 6 22 FRA A Mauresmo 3 4   Q ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6     FRA N Dechy 4 2     AUS C Dellacqua 6 6   8 USA V Williams 5 3   26 ITA F Pennetta 7 6   Q ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6     AUS C Dellacqua 3 3   26 ITA F Pennetta 3 2   Q ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 POL A Radwańska 6 6     UKR M Koryttseva 4 3   WC FRA S Brémond 6 3 2 Q CRO J Pandžić 4 6 6   ITA S Errani 4 6 5   ARG G Dulko 6 4 7   UKR J Vakulenko 5 4   19 FRA A Cornet 7 6   28 SVK D Cibulková 6 6     GER A Kerber 2 2   VEN M Sequera 77 7     USA L Osterloh 65 5     ITA T Garbin 711 3 3   NZL M Erakovic 69 6 6 LL ROU M Niculescu 63 2   3 SRB 2004 J Janković 77 6   14 POL A Radwańska 6 6   Q CRO J Pandžić 2 0     ARG G Dulko 0 6 4 19 FRA A Cornet 6 4 6 28 SVK D Cibulková 6 6   VEN M Sequera 3 0     NZL M Erakovic 2 65   3 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 77   14 POL A Radwańska 6 6   19 FRA A Cornet 4 4   28 SVK D Cibulková 5 3   3 SRB 2004 J Janković 7 6   14 POL A Radwańska 3 63   3 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 77   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA S Williams 6 6     USA A Harkleroad 2 1   WC FRA M Johansson 6 4 6   FRA C Pin 4 6 2   RUS E Makarova 7 6     COL C Castaño 5 1     ESP V Ruano Pascual 4 2   27 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6   24 FRA V Razzano 6 3 2   CZE K Zakopalová 4 6 6   CHN Z Yan 6 4 6   FRA É Loit 1 6 8   AUT T Paszek 6 3 3   SUI T Bacsinszky 1 6 6   RUS E Bychkova 3 4   10 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   5 USA S Williams 6 7   WC FRA M Johansson 2 5     RUS E Makarova 0 5   27 SLO K Srebotnik 6 7     CZE K Zakopalová 4 3     FRA É Loit 6 6     SUI T Bacsinszky 4 6 1 10 SUI P Schnyder 6 4 6 5 USA S Williams 4 4   27 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6     FRA É Loit 64 7 2 10 SUI P Schnyder 77 5 6 27 SLO K Srebotnik 2 4   10 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 CZE N Vaidišová 62 1   Q CZE I Benešová 77 6     RUS A Rodionova 0 6 3   CHN S Peng 6 2 6   RUS G Voskoboeva 6 64 6 WC FRA Y Fedossova 0 77 1   CZE P Cetkovská 6 6   23 UKR A Bondarenko 3 0   30 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6     AUT Y Meusburger 0 2   Q BLR 1995 A Yakimova 64 7 6   TPE S-w Hsieh 77 5 4   GER S Klösel 1 1     CZE L Šafářová 6 6     SWE S Arvidsson 2 5   2 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 7   Q CZE I Benešová 6 6     CHN S Peng 4 3     RUS G Voskoboeva 5 3     CZE P Cetkovská 7 6   30 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   Q BLR 1995 A Yakimova 0 4     CZE L Šafářová 1 2   2 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6   Q CZE I Benešová 3 3     CZE P Cetkovská 6 6   30 DEN C Wozniacki 4 1   2 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6     CZE P Cetkovská 0 0   2 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6   Championship match statistics Category SRB Ivanovic RUS Safina 1st serve %47/68 (69%) 50/74 (68%) 1st serve points won32 of 47 = 68% 27 of 50 = 54% 2nd serve points won9 of 21 = 43% 10 of 24 = 42% Total service points won41 of 68 = 60% 37 of 74 = 50% Aces 0 2 Double faults 1 5 Winners41 37 Unforced errors22 28 Net points won 9 of 11 = 82% 7 of 9 = 78% Break points converted 5 of 9 = 56% 2 of 5 = 40% Return points won 37 of 74 = 50% 27 of 68 = 40% Total points won 78 64Source References External links Draw and Qualifying Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20180927230338/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/includes/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/events/2008/rolandgarros_draws.pdf 2018-09-27 2008 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's 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