2008 Maria Sharapova tennis season

Maria Sharapova 2008 B&L Championship trophy.jpg Maria Sharapova won her first clay court title at Amelia Island Maria Sharapova RUS Russia 32–4 3 No. 9 4 W 4R 2R DNP DNP Shoulder surgery (October 2008)THE LOW DOWN: Shrieka reveals surgery on shoulder, questionable for Aussie Open defense - Maria Sharapova - Zimbio Missed her first Major tournament (2008 US Open) since her professional debut in 2003. 3 February 2013 Maria Sharapova Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2008 tennis season. Yearly summary Australian Open series Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the 5th seed. She won the tournament without dropping a set (or playing a tie-break set), as she gained redemption following the previous year's heavy defeat in the final to Serena Williams. En route, she defeated Lindsay Davenport in the second round, served three bagels (one each to Elena Vesnina, Elena Dementieva and World No. 1 Justine Henin, whom she defeated very impressively in the quarter-finals) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7201953.stm Brilliant Sharapova hammers Henin BBC Sport 22 January 2008 and defeated Jelena Janković (who had defeated the defending champion Williams in the quarter-finals) in the semi-finals, before facing Serbian Ana Ivanovic in the final. In a match dubbed as the "Glam Slam final",Sharapova to put Ivanovic to test in glam slam final | Sport | The Guardian Sharapova upset the highly fancied Serb in straight sets to claim her first Australian Open title, and third Major title.Sharapova's comeback continues with Australian Open title - The New York Times Middle East series After playing two Fed Cup rubbers for Russia to kick off February, Sharapova then competed at the Qatar Ladies Open. She defeated Galina Voskoboeva, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwańska (who had benefited from the withdrawal of top seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round)https://archive.today/20130627221517/http://news.smh.com.au/sport/sharapova-to-play-zvonareva-in-qatar-20080224-1uc0.html Sharapova to play Zvonareva in Qatar - smh.com.auIvanovic strains ankle ligaments, out of Qatar Open – Tennis – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (21 February 2008). Retrieved on 10 March 2013. before facing (and defeating in three sets) Vera Zvonareva in the final.http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/42295-maria-sharapova-wins-qatar-open Maria Sharapova wins Qatar Open Tennis - News NDTVSports.com 2013-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232811/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/42295-maria-sharapova-wins-qatar-open 2016-03-03 dead Sharapova then withdrew from Dubai due to a viral infection.Sharapova withdraws from Dubai Championships - Tennis - ESPN Indian Wells & Miami Sharapova reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the third time in four years, but was defeated there by compatriot and eventual runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, bringing an end to her 18-match winning streak to start the season.BBC Sport | Tennis | Sharapova run ended by Kuznetsova Following Indian Wells, Sharapova withdrew from Miami, citing a recurring shoulder injury.BBC Sport | Tennis | Injured Sharapova to miss Miami Clay court season American clay court season After withdrawing from Miami, Sharapova won her first career clay court title in Amelia Island, defeating Dominika Cibulková in the final.Sharapova beats Cibulkova at Amelia Island, wins 1st clay-court title - USATODAY.com At Charleston, she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.Once again, Serena defeats Sharapova - Los Angeles Times European clay court season After deciding to skip the 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open, Sharapova next played at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, reaching the semi-finals before being forced to withdraw from her match against eventual champion Jelena Janković due to a calf injury.Maria Sharapova withdraws, Jelena Jankovic to meet Alize Cornet in Rome final | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Following Justine Henin's surprise retirement during the same week as the Rome event,Justine Henin announces retirement from tennis | Sport | guardian.co.uk Sharapova was elevated to World No. 1 in the rankings. Subsequently, she was named as the top seed at the French Open, which she needed to win to complete a Career Grand Slam (and thus protect her top ranking). After surviving a close final set against compatriot Evgeniya Rodina in the first round,Sharapova nearly blows first match - Tennis - Sport - theage.com.au and another three-setter against Bethanie Mattek in the second, Sharapova fell in the fourth round in three sets to eventual finalist Dinara Safina, having held several match points in the second set.Sharapova banished as Federer advances - Tennis - Sport - theage.com.au As a result, she lost her World No. 1 ranking, after just three weeks, to Ana Ivanovic, who went on to win the tournament.Sharapova to lose No.1 rank - Tennis - Sport - theage.com.au Wimbledon Sharapova's 2008 Wimbledon campaign turned out to be short-lived, as she was defeated in the second round by Alla Kudryavtseva, in the process suffering her earliest ever defeat at Wimbledon, and her earliest defeat at a Major tournament since the 2003 US Open.BBC Sport | Fun and Games | Quotes of week US Open series and shoulder injury Sharapova next played at the 2008 Rogers Cup, however she had to withdraw following her second round win against Marta Domachowska due to a recurring shoulder injury, which ended up being serious enough to necessitate surgery.Tennis: Sharapova wins then withdraws from Rogers Cup | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper As a result, Sharapova was forced to withdraw from her remaining tournaments for the year, including the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing, the US Open (thus missing her first Major tournament since her debut in 2003) and the year-end championships.Sharapova withdraws from U.S. Open | Toronto Star Her withdrawals from those events eventually led to her finishing the year ranked World No. 9, her lowest year-end singles ranking since 2003. All matches This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2008, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision. Singles matches Tournament # Round Opponent Result Score Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor14–27 January 2008 1 1R CRO Jelena Kostanić Tošić Win 6–4, 6–3 2 2R USA Lindsay Davenport Win 6–1, 6–3 3 3R RUS Elena Vesnina Win 6–3, 6–0 4 4R RUS Elena Dementieva Win 6–2, 6–0 5 QF BEL Justine Henin Win 6–4, 6–0 6 SF SRB Jelena Janković Win 6–3, 6–1 7W SRB Ana Ivanovic Win (1) 7–5, 6–3 Fed Cup WG 1st Round Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard, indoor 2–3 February 2008 8 1RR2 ISR Tzipora Obziler Win 6–0, 6–4 9 1RR3 ISR Shahar Pe'er Win 6–1, 6–1 Qatar Ladies OpenDoha, QatarTier IHard, outdoor18–24 February 2008 1R Bye 10 2R RUS Galina Voskoboeva Win 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 11 3R THA Tamarine Tanasugarn Win 6–2, 6–2 12 QF DEN Caroline Wozniacki Win 6–0, 6–1 13 SF POL Agnieszka Radwańska Win 6–4, 6–3 14W RUS Vera Zvonareva Win (2) 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor9 March–23 April 2008 1R Bye 15 2R FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro Win 6–1, 6–0 16 3R GRE Eleni Daniilidou Win 7–5, 6–3 17 4R UKR Alona Bondarenko Win 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 18 QF SVK Daniela Hantuchová Win 7–6(7–2), 6–1 19 SF RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova Loss 3–6, 7–5, 2–6 Bausch and Lomb ChampionshipsAmelia Island, United States of AmericaTier IIClay, outdoor7–13 April 2008 1R Bye 20 2R CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Win 6–1, 6–3 21 3R ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues Win 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–6(7–1) 22 QF UKR Alona Bondarenko Win 6–7(9–11), 6–3, 6–2 SF USA Lindsay Davenport Walkover N/A 23W SVK Dominika Cibulková Win (3) 7–6(9–7), 6–3 Family Circle CupCharleston, United States of AmericaTier IClay, outdoor14–20 April 2008 1R Bye 24 2R USA Bethanie Mattek Win 6–0, 6–0 25 3R UKR Tatiana Perebiynis Win 7–5, 6–2 26 QF USA Serena Williams Loss 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyTier IClay, outdoor12–18 May 2008 1R Bye 27 2R SVK Dominika Cibulková Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 28 3R DEN Caroline Wozniacki Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 29 QF SUI Patty Schnyder Win 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2 SF SRB Jelena Janković Withdrew N/A French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor25 May–8 June 2008 30 1R RUS Evgeniya Rodina Win 6–1, 3–6, 8–6 31 2R USA Bethanie Mattek Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 32 3R ITA Karin Knapp Win 7–6(7–4), 6–0 33 4R RUS Dinara Safina Loss 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 2–6 The Championships, WimbledonLondon, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass, outdoor23 June–6 July 2008 34 1R FRA Stéphanie Foretz Win 6–1, 6–4 35 2R RUS Alla Kudryavtseva Loss 2–6, 4–6 Rogers CupMontreal, CanadaTier IHard, outdoor26 July–3 August 2008 1R Bye 36 2R POL Marta Domachowska Win 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 3R JPN Ai Sugiyama Withdrew N/A Tournament schedule Singles Schedule DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurfacePrev. resultNew resultOutcome 14 January 2008–27 January 2008 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam tournament Hard F W Won in the final against Ana Ivanovic 18 February 2008–24 February 2008 Qatar Ladies Open Doha (QAT) Tier I Hard W Won in the final against Vera Zvonareva 9 March 2008–23 March 2008 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells (USA) Tier I Hard 4R SF Lost in the semi-finals against Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 April 2008–13 April 2008 Bausch and Lomb Championships Amelia Island (USA) Tier II Clay DNP W Won in the final against Dominika Cibulková 14 April 2008–20 April 2008 Family Circle Cup Charleston (USA) Tier I Clay DNP QF Lost in the quarter-finals against Serena Williams 12 May 2008–18 May 2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome (ITA) Tier I Clay SF Withdrew before semi-final (against Jelena Janković) 26 May 2008–8 June 2008 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay SF 4R Lost in the fourth round against Dinara Safina 23 June 20086 July 2008 The Championships, Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass 4R 2R Lost in the second round against Alla Kudryavtseva 26 July 2008–3 August 2008 Rogers Cup Montreal (CAN) Tier I Hard DNP 3R Withdrew before third round match (against Ai Sugiyama) Yearly Records Head-to-head matchups Ordered by percentage, number of victories to number of losses, then in alphabetical order 22em UKR Alona Bondarenko 2–0 SVK Dominika Cibulková 2–0 USA Bethanie Mattek 2–0 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 2–0 FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 1–0 GRE Eleni Daniilidou 1–0 USA Lindsay Davenport 1–0 RUS Elena Dementieva 1–0 POL Marta Domachowska 1–0 FRA Stéphanie Foretz 1–0 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 1–0 BEL Justine Henin 1–0 SRB Ana Ivanovic 1–0 SRB Jelena Janković 1–0 ITA Karin Knapp 1–0 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 1–0 ISR Tzipora Obziler 1–0 ISR Shahar Pe'er 1–0 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 1–0 RUS Evgeniya Rodina 1–0 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 1–0 CRO Jelena Kostanić Tošić 1–0 UKR Tatiana Perebiynis 1–0 SUI Patty Schnyder 1–0 RUS Elena Vesnina 1–0 RUS Galina Voskoboeva 1–0 CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1–0 RUS Vera Zvonareva 1–0 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva 0–1 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–1 RUS Dinara Safina 0–1 USA Serena Williams 0–1 Finals Singles: 3 (3–0) CategoryGrand Slam (1–0)WTA Tier I (1–0)WTA Tier II (1–0)Titles by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (1–0)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (3–0) OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalWinner17.January 26, 2008AUS Melbourne, Australia (1)HardSRB Ana Ivanovic7–5, 6–3Winner18.February 24, 2008QAT Doha, Qatar (2)HardRUS Vera Zvonareva6–1, 2–6, 6–0Winner19.April 13, 2008USA Amelia Island, USA (1)ClaySVK Dominika Cibulková7–6(9–7), 6–3 See also 2008 Serena Williams tennis season 2008 WTA Tour References External links Category:Maria Sharapova tennis seasons Sharapova, Maria Sharapova, Maria Category:2008 in Russian tennis