2008 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2008 Australian Open RUS Maria Sharapova SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–3 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2008 Australian Open Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jan/26/tennis.australianopen20081 Sharapova claims singles title The Guardian 22 July 2025 It was her third major singles title, and she became the first Russian to win the title. Sharapova did not lose a set during the tournament, or face a tiebreak in any set. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later. Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković. Justine Henin's winning streak of 33 matches (beginning at the 2007 Rogers Cup) ended with her defeat in the quarterfinals to Sharapova. Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major quarterfinal in the Open Era, and the first to do so since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 Wimbledon Championships. This marked the first Australian Open appearances for future world No. 1s and future champions Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki; they lost to Francesca Schiavone and Ivanovic in the second and fourth rounds, respectively. Seeds 30em 1 1 BEL Justine Henin (quarterfinals) 2 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) 3 3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković (semifinals) 4 6 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic (final) 5 2 RUS Maria Sharapova (champion) 6 7 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round) 7 4 USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) 8 5 USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) 9 7 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals) 10 5 FRA Marion Bartoli (first round) 11 2 RUS Elena Dementieva (fourth round) 12 4 CZE Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round) 13 1 FRA Tatiana Golovin (second round) 14 8 RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round) 15 3 SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) 16 6 RUS Dinara Safina (first round) 17 2 ISR Shahar Pe'er (third round) 18 3 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round) 19 1 AUT Sybille Bammer (second round) 20 8 HUN Ágnes Szávay (first round) 21 6 UKR Alona Bondarenko (second round) 22 7 CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) 23 4 RUS Vera Zvonareva (first round) 24 5 CHN Li Na (third round) 25 1 ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) 26 4 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (third round) 27 7 RUS Maria Kirilenko (fourth round) 28 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik (third round) 29 8 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) 30 3 FRA Virginie Razzano (third round) 31 5 IND Sania Mirza (third round) 32 2 UKR Julia Vakulenko (first round) Qualifying 2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 BEL Justine Henin 4 0 5 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 6 6 7 USA Serena Williams 3 4 8 USA Venus Williams 63 4 4 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 77 6 9 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 6 6 29 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 2 2 5 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 3 SRB 2004 Jelena Janković 3 1 4 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 0 6 6 9 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 6 3 4 5 RUS Maria Sharapova 7 6 4 SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic 5 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 BEL J Henin 6 6 JPN A Nakamura 2 2 WC AUS M Adamczak 4 0 RUS O Puchkova 6 6 EST M Ani 6 3 2 GER A Kerber 0 6 6 FRA É Loit 3 65 25 ITA F Schiavone 6 77 19 AUT S Bammer 66 6 6 Q THA T Tanasugarn 78 4 2 Q TPE S-w Hsieh 2 6 8 CZE K Zakopalová 6 4 6 UKR K Bondarenko 64 2 FRA A Rezaï 77 6 FRA S Cohen-Aloro 1 6 3 13 FRA T Golovin 6 4 6 1 BEL J Henin 6 7 RUS O Puchkova 1 5 GER A Kerber 2 3 25 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 19 AUT S Bammer 2 0 Q TPE S-w Hsieh 6 6 FRA A Rezaï 6 3 6 13 FRA T Golovin 3 6 3 1 BEL J Henin 7 6 25 ITA F Schiavone 5 4 Q TPE S-w Hsieh 6 63 6 FRA A Rezaï 2 77 4 1 BEL J Henin 6 6 Q TPE S-w Hsieh 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 ISR T Obziler 2 2 ESP A Medina Garrigues 77 6 CZE P Cetkovská 61 0 WC AUS J Moore 6 6 USA J Ditty 3 2 CZE R Voráčová 2 6 0 17 ISR S Pe'er 6 2 6 32 UKR J Vakulenko 4 6 4 RUS E Vesnina 6 1 6 USA J Craybas 6 6 TPE Y-j Chan 4 2 USA L Davenport 6 3 7 ITA S Errani 2 6 5 CRO J Kostanić Tošić 4 3 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 11 RUS E Dementieva 5 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 7 2 3 WC AUS J Moore 0 5 17 ISR S Pe'er 6 7 RUS E Vesnina 6 6 USA J Craybas 2 4 USA L Davenport 1 3 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 11 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 17 ISR S Pe'er 2 0 RUS E Vesnina 3 0 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 11 RUS E Dementieva 2 0 5 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 SRB 2004 J Janković 2 6 12 AUT T Paszek 6 2 10 CAN S Dubois 67 3 ROU E Gallovits 79 6 ITA F Pennetta 6 5 6 SVK D Cibulková 4 7 4 USA A Harkleroad 3 5 30 FRA V Razzano 6 7 18 FRA A Mauresmo 66 6 6 BLR 1995 T Poutchek 78 0 0 RUS Y Shvedova 6 6 GER T Malek 2 2 AUS C Dellacqua 4 6 8 ITA K Knapp 6 3 6 USA L Osterloh 3 3 SUI P Schnyder 15 6 6 3 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 7 ROU E Gallovits 2 5 ITA F Pennetta 2 7 3 30 FRA V Razzano 6 5 6 18 FRA A Mauresmo 6 77 RUS Y Shvedova 4 65 AUS C Dellacqua 4 7 8 15 SUI P Schnyder 6 5 6 3 SRB 2004 J Janković 6 4 6 30 FRA V Razzano 2 6 1 18 FRA A Mauresmo 6 4 4 AUS C Dellacqua 3 6 6 3 SRB 2004 J Janković 77 6 AUS C Dellacqua 63 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 ROU R Olaru 3 0 EST K Kanepi 64 5 AUS A Molik 77 7 WC USA M Brengle 5 2 UKR T Perebiynis 7 6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 1 23 RUS V Zvonareva 3 1r 26 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 7 UZB A Amanmuradova 2 5 Q GER S Klösel 6 61 6 Q GER J Schruff 1 77 4 Q RUS E Ivanova 6 4 2 Q CHN M Yuan 4 6 6 WC SVK J Gajdošová 3 3 7 USA S Williams 6 6 12 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 AUS A Molik 2 3 UKR T Perebiynis 4 4 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 26 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 Q GER S Klösel 1 1 Q CHN M Yuan 3 1 7 USA S Williams 6 6 12 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 JPN A Sugiyama 3 4 26 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 3 4 7 USA S Williams 6 6 12 CZE N Vaidišová 3 4 7 USA S Williams 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA V Williams 6 7 CHN Z Yan 2 5 FRA C Pin 5 6 6 Q ROM M Niculescu 7 1 1 WC AUS S Ferguson 4 3 Q SUI T Bacsinszky 6 6 WC UZB I Tulyaganova 4 2 31 IND S Mirza 6 6 24 CHN N Li 6 4 6 FRA S Brémond 2 6 4 ITA ME Camerin 6 6 WC AUS C Wheeler 1 2 WC FRA M Johansson 1 1 Q POL M Domachowska 6 6 SWE S Arvidsson 63 6 6 10 FRA M Bartoli 77 4 3 8 USA V Williams 7 6 FRA C Pin 5 4 Q SUI T Bacsinszky 1 6 5 31 IND S Mirza 6 4 7 24 CHN N Li 6 6 ITA ME Camerin 4 3 Q POL M Domachowska 7 1 6 SWE S Arvidsson 5 6 1 8 USA V Williams 77 6 31 IND S Mirza 60 4 24 CHN N Li 6 2 4 Q POL M Domachowska 2 6 6 8 USA V Williams 6 6 Q POL M Domachowska 4 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 RUS D Safina 64 6 2 Q GER S Lisicki 77 4 6 ARG ME Salerni 2 3 UKR M Koryttseva 6 6 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 ARG G Dulko 1 1 RUS A Kudryavtseva 4 64 21 UKR A Bondarenko 6 77 28 SLO K Srebotnik 4 6 9 ESP L Domínguez Lino 6 0 7 Q GER A Bachmann 63 4 RUS A Rodionova 77 6 ITA T Garbin 6 6 GRE E Daniilidou 2 2 ROU S Cîrstea 5 3 4 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 7 6 Q GER S Lisicki 6 7 UKR M Koryttseva 1 5 DEN C Wozniacki 77 6 21 UKR A Bondarenko 64 1 28 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6 RUS A Rodionova 4 1 ITA T Garbin 0 3 4 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6 Q GER S Lisicki 6 4 3 DEN C Wozniacki 4 6 6 28 SLO K Srebotnik 3 4 4 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 6 DEN C Wozniacki 1 62 4 SRB 2004 A Ivanovic 6 77 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 0 GER A Petkovic 0r CHN S Peng 5 6 7 Q RUS A Kleybanova 7 4 9 JPN A Morigami 6 6 NED M Krajicek 2 2 USA M Tu 4 6 3 27 RUS M Kirilenko 6 4 6 22 CZE L Šafářová 1 4 COL C Castaño 6 6 ITA R Vinci 4 4 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 FRA A Cornet 6 6 PR ARG C Fernández 3 3 USA V King 3 5 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 7 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 Q RUS A Kleybanova 3 4 JPN A Morigami 1 1 27 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 COL C Castaño 2 4 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 FRA A Cornet 2 5 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 7 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 78 1 2 27 RUS M Kirilenko 66 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 2 3 9 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 27 RUS M Kirilenko 6 4 4 9 SVK D Hantuchová 1 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 RUS N Petrova 6 6 AUS N Pratt 1 3 PR ISR E Linetskaya 68 0 LUX A Kremer 710 6 USA L Granville 1 4 AUT Y Meusburger 6 6 RUS E Makarova 3 6 7 20 HUN Á Szávay 6 4 5 29 POL A Radwańska 6 6 UKR O Savchuk 0 1 GER M Müller 5 3 FRA P Parmentier 7 6 BLR 1995 O Govortsova 1 1 BUL T Pironkova 6 6 FRA N Dechy 3 1 2 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 14 RUS N Petrova 7 7 LUX A Kremer 5 5 AUT Y Meusburger 3 1 RUS E Makarova 6 6 29 POL A Radwańska 7 6 FRA P Parmentier 5 4 BUL T Pironkova 60 2 2 RUS S Kuznetsova 77 6 14 RUS N Petrova 6 710 RUS E Makarova 1 68 29 POL A Radwańska 6 6 2 RUS S Kuznetsova 3 4 14 RUS N Petrova 6 5 0 29 POL A Radwańska 1 7 6 Championship match statistics Category RUS Sharapova SRB Ivanovic 1st serve % 27/50 (54%) 42/70 (60%) 1st serve points won24 of 27 = 89% 26 of 42 = 62% 2nd serve points won16 of 23 = 70% 14 of 28 = 50% Total service points won40 of 50 = 80.00% 40 of 70 = 57.14% Aces 1 3 Double faults 3 4 Winners16 14 Unforced errors15 33 Net points won 7 of 10 = 70% 4 of 11 = 36% Break points converted 4 of 9 = 44% 1 of 2 = 50% Return points won 30 of 70 = 43% 10 of 50 = 20% Total points won 70 50Source References External links 2008 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2007 US 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