2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles

January 2025 2008 Sony Ericsson Open USA Serena Williams SRB Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 Miami Open (tennis) Miami Open Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open 96 (8WC Wild cards/12Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 32 Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was her fifth Miami Open title, tying Steffi Graf's record.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/2296489/Serena-Williams-equals-record-in-Miami.html Serena Williams equals record in Miami 6 April 2008 The Telegraph 1 August 2017 Seeds All seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em BEL Justine Henin (quarterfinals) SRB Ana Ivanovic (third round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals) SRB Jelena Janković (final) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round) USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) USA Serena Williams (champion) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) RUS Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals, retired due to a mid-back injury) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (second round) RUS Dinara Safina (quarterfinals) RUS Nadia Petrova (second round, retired due to a right quad strain) HUN Ágnes Szávay (second round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (fourth round) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) AUT Sybille Bammer (third round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (semifinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) UKR Alona Bondarenko (second round) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (third round) FRA Virginie Razzano (second round) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (third round) BLR Victoria Azarenka (third round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (second round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round) IND Sania Mirza (withdrew due to a right wrist injury) NED Michaëlla Krajicek (second round) ITA Karin Knapp (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 BEL Justine Henin 2 0   8 USA Serena Williams 6 6   3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6   6 USA Venus Williams 4 4   10 RUS Elena Dementieva 1 1r 4 SRB Jelena Janković 6 3   19 RUS Vera Zvonareva 7 6   13 RUS Dinara Safina 5 4   8 USA Serena Williams 3 7 6 3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 5 3 4 SRB Jelena Janković 6 6   19 RUS Vera Zvonareva 1 4   8 USA Serena Williams 6 5 6 4 SRB Jelena Janković 1 7 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   GER A Kerber 7 6     UZB A Amanmuradova 5 1     JPN A Morigami 2 6 4   ITA S Errani 6 3 6 Q SUI E Gagliardi 4 3     USA A Harkleroad 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 4 4   1 BEL J Henin 6 6     GER A Kerber 4 2     ITA S Errani 6 4 7 26 RUS M Kirilenko 4 6 62 23 FRA V Razzano 4 4     USA A Harkleroad 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 6 4 6 15 HUN Á Szávay 2 6 1 1 BEL J Henin 6 6     ITA S Errani 2 1     USA A Harkleroad 4 7 4   RUS E Vesnina 6 5 6 1 BEL J Henin 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 2 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   USA M Shaughnessy 6 4 1 Q USA V King 3 6 6 Q CZE P Kvitová 6 5 5   EST K Kanepi 3 7 7   AUS C Dellacqua 2 61   Q RUS A Rodionova 6 7     CZE K Zakopalová 4 1     ROU E Gallovits 6 6   11 SUI P Schnyder 7 4 6 Q USA V King 68 6 2   EST K Kanepi 7 1 6 21 UKR A Bondarenko 67 6 3 27 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   Q RUS A Rodionova 4 2     ROU E Gallovits 1 2   8 USA S Williams 6 6   11 SUI P Schnyder 0 1     EST K Kanepi 6 6   27 ITA F Pennetta 7 3 2 8 USA S Williams 66 6 6   EST K Kanepi 3 3   8 USA S Williams 6 6   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   TPE Y-j Chan 6 2 6   ROU IR Olaru 1 6 1   UKR T Perebiynis 6 7     ARG G Dulko 4 61     RUS E Makarova 6 63 3 WC POR M Larcher de Brito 3 7 6 Q JPN A Nakamura 0 0     FRA N Dechy 6 6   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6   TPE Y-j Chan 1 6 0   UKR T Perebiynis 2 4   25 BLR V Azarenka 6 6   17 POL A Radwańska 6 3 5 WC POR M Larcher de Brito 2 6 7   FRA N Dechy 66 3   16 ISR S Pe'er 7 6   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 1 7 6 25 BLR V Azarenka 6 5 0 WC POR M Larcher de Brito 0 2   16 ISR S Pe'er 6 6   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 7 6   16 ISR S Pe'er 64 3   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   BUL T Pironkova 4 5     DEN C Wozniacki 6 7   Q PAR R de los Ríos 6 4 6   AUT Y Meusburger 2 6 4   GER M Müller 4 7 2 WC NZL M Erakovic 6 64 6   USA J Craybas 4 6 66   POL M Domachowska 6 0 7 9 FRA M Bartoli 3 1     DEN C Wozniacki 6 6   Q PAR R de los Ríos 2 2   22 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6   30 NED M Krajicek 2 6 2 WC NZL M Erakovic 6 3 6   POL M Domachowska 4 3   6 USA V Williams 6 6     DEN C Wozniacki 2 6 6 22 SLO K Srebotnik 6 3 1 WC NZL M Erakovic 2 1   6 USA V Williams 6 6     DEN C Wozniacki 3 3   6 USA V Williams 6 6   Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   FRA A Cornet 1 6 3   AUT T Paszek 6 2 6 WC USA C Vandeweghe 4 5   WC GER S Lisicki 6 7   LL THA T Tanasugarn 1 2     SVK D Cibulková 6 6     UKR K Bondarenko 6 6     FRA P Parmentier 1 3   5 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6     AUT T Paszek 3 2   WC GER S Lisicki 6 7   LL UKR M Koryttseva 1 5   20 ITA F Schiavone 6 4 4   SVK D Cibulková 3 6 6   UKR K Bondarenko 0 4   10 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   5 RUS A Chakvetadze 5 1   WC GER S Lisicki 7 6     SVK D Cibulková 0 7 4 10 RUS E Dementieva 6 61 6 WC GER S Lisicki 3 2   10 RUS E Dementieva 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round PR CHN J Zheng 6 7   Q RUS G Voskoboeva 2 63     CHN S Peng 1       GRE E Daniilidou 1 r     CZE L Šafářová 6 7   WC ROU S Cîrstea 1 5     SWE S Arvidsson 6 6   Q BLR T Poutchek 4 3   14 RUS N Petrova 1 r   PR CHN J Zheng 2       CHN S Peng 6 2 62 24 FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 7 31 ITA K Knapp 6 5 0   CZE L Šafářová 3 7 6   SWE S Arvidsson 7 2 69 4 SRB J Janković 67 6 7 PR CHN J Zheng 5 6 6 24 FRA A Mauresmo 7 4 4   CZE L Šafářová 2 1   4 SRB J Janković 6 6   PR CHN J Zheng 4 5   4 SRB J Janković 6 7   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round   VEN M Sequera 6 6     RUS Y Shvedova 3 4   WC RUS A Pivovarova 3 62     JPN A Sugiyama 6 7   WC CAN S Dubois 3 3   Q RUS E Bychkova 6 6     BLR O Govortsova 3 7 2 Q RUS A Kleybanova 6 66 6 7 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     VEN M Sequera 2 1     JPN A Sugiyama 6 6   28 ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 3   19 RUS V Zvonareva 3 6 6 Q RUS E Bychkova 6 3 2 Q RUS A Kleybanova 6 6   12 CZE N Vaidišová 4 0   7 SVK D Hantuchová 4 7 5   JPN A Sugiyama 6 68 7 19 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   Q RUS A Kleybanova 1 4     JPN A Sugiyama 2 7 0 19 RUS V Zvonareva 6 65 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round Q CAN A Wozniak 2 6 6   FRA A Rezaï 6 4 3 WC USA M Oudin 5 6 1   ITA T Garbin 7 2 6 Q UKR O Savchuk 1 5     FRA C Pin 6 7     FRA É Loit 7 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual 61 4   13 RUS D Safina 6 6   Q CAN A Wozniak 2 2     ITA T Garbin 2 2   18 AUT S Bammer 6 6   32 USA L Davenport 6 6     FRA C Pin 2 1     FRA É Loit 1 2   2 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6   13 RUS D Safina 4 6 6 18 AUT S Bammer 6 1 0 32 USA L Davenport 6 6   2 SRB A Ivanovic 4 2   13 RUS D Safina 6 6   32 USA L Davenport 3 4   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em SUI Timea Bacsinszky (first round) UKR Mariya Koryttseva (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) ARG María Emilia Salerni (first round) RUS Anastasia Rodionova (qualified) THA Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) RUS Alisa Kleybanova (qualified) CHN Yuan Meng (qualifying competition) JPN Aiko Nakamura (qualified) USA Julie Ditty (first round) CZE Petra Cetkovská (qualifying competition) USA Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition) UKR Olga Savchuk (qualified) TPE Hsieh Su-wei (first round) RUS Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition) COL Catalina Castaño (first round) RUS Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified) LUX Anne Kremer (qualifying competition) RUS Olga Puchkova (first round) UKR Yuliana Fedak (first round) RUS Galina Voskoboeva (qualified) ITA Maria Elena Camerin (first round) GER Sandra Klösel (first round) JPN Ayumi Morita (first round) PAR 1990 Rossana de los Ríos (qualified) Qualifiers 30em RUS Galina Voskoboeva RUS Ekaterina Bychkova CZE Petra Kvitová RUS Anastasia Rodionova PAR 1990 Rossana de los Ríos RUS Alisa Kleybanova BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek JPN Aiko Nakamura USA Vania King CAN Aleksandra Wozniak SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi UKR Olga Savchuk Lucky losers 30em UKR Mariya Koryttseva THA Tamarine Tanasugarn Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 SUI Timea Bacsinszky 77 5 3 HUN Melinda Czink 65 7 6 CRO Karolina Šprem 2 6 1 20 RUS Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 6 HUN Melinda Czink 3 6 65 20 RUS Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 77 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 UKR Mariya Koryttseva 6 6 RUS Evgeniya Rodina 3 4 WC USA Sloane Stephens 1 5 16 RUS Ekaterina Bychkova 6 7 2 UKR Mariya Koryttseva 1 5 16 RUS Ekaterina Bychkova 6 7 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ARG María Emilia Salerni 6 3 3 CZE Petra Kvitová 2 6 6 WC BEL Tamaryn Hendler 4 7 6 23 JPN Ayumi Morita 6 5 0 CZE Petra Kvitová 6 6 WC BEL Tamaryn Hendler 1 1 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 RUS Anastasia Rodionova 77 6 USA Ahsha Rolle 64 0 GBR Anne Keothavong 2 6 6 15 COL Catalina Castaño 6 1 2 4 RUS Anastasia Rodionova 6 3 6 GBR Anne Keothavong 1 6 3 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6 WC GBR Anna Fitzpatrick 2 3 RUS Alina Jidkova 63 5 24 PAR 1990 Rossana de los Ríos 77 7 5 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 4 65 24 PAR 1990 Rossana de los Ríos 6 77 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 6 6 HUN Gréta Arn 4 2 USA Mashona Washington 6 6 22 GER Sandra Klösel 3 3 6 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 6 6 USA Mashona Washington 1 2 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 CHN Yuan Meng 7 77 WC USA Gail Brodsky 5 64 BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek 7 6 13 TPE Hsieh Su-wei 5 4 7 CHN Yuan Meng 0 2 BLR 1995 Tatiana Poutchek 6 6 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 JPN Aiko Nakamura 3 6 6 CZE Renata Voráčová 6 4 2 CZE Barbora Strýcová 4 0 17 LUX Anne Kremer 6 6 8 JPN Aiko Nakamura 6 6 17 LUX Anne Kremer 1 3 Ninth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 9 USA Julie Ditty 3 1 USA Vania King 6 6 NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4 66 14 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva 6 78 USA Vania King 6 6 14 RUS Alla Kudryavtseva 1 2 Tenth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 10 CZE Petra Cetkovská 65 6 6 WC GEO Anna Tatishvili 77 4 0 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 19 UKR Yuliana Fedak 4 2 10 CZE Petra Cetkovská 4 1 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 Eleventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 11 USA Lilia Osterloh 7 6 GER Julia Schruff 5 1 SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6 21 ITA Maria Elena Camerin 3 4 11 USA Lilia Osterloh 1 3 SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6 Twelfth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 12 UKR Olga Savchuk 6 6 USA Bethanie Mattek 1 4 WC USA Audra Cohen 77 6 18 RUS Olga Puchkova 63 3 12 UKR Olga Savchuk 5 6 6 WC USA Audra Cohen 7 2 4 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Sony Ericsson Open - Women's Singles, 2008 Category:2008 Sony Ericsson Open