2008 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Final score	6–4, 7–5

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5 in the final, winning her third US Open title. As a result, Williams returned to World No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time since 2003.

Notably this was the final Grand Slam in which 1998 champion and former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the singles championship. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the third round.

Seeds

1. Ana Ivanovic (Second Round)
2. Jelena Janković (Final)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
4. Serena Williams (Champion)
5. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
6. Dinara Safina (Semifinals)
7. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
8. Vera Zvonareva (Second Round)
9. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth Round)
10. Anna Chakvetadze (First Round)
11. Daniela Hantuchová (First Round)
12. Marion Bartoli (Fourth Round)
13. Ágnes Szávay (Second Round)
14. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
15. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
16. Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)
17. Alizé Cornet (Third Round)
18. Dominika Cibulková (Third Round)
19. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
20. Nicole Vaidišová (Second Round)
21. Caroline Wozniacki (Fourth Round)
22. Maria Kirilenko (First Round)
23. Lindsay Davenport (Third Round)
24. Shahar Pe'er (First Round)
25. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second Round)
27. Alona Bondarenko (Third Round)
28. Katarina Srebotnik (Fourth Round)
29. Sybille Bammer (Quarterfinals)
30. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
31. Virginie Razzano (First Round)
32. Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Flavia Pennetta	2	3
	6	Dinara Safina	6	6
								6	Dinara Safina	3	2
								4	Serena Williams	6	6
	4	Serena Williams	7^8	7^9
	7	Venus Williams	6^6	6^7
															4	Serena Williams	6	7
															2	Jelena Janković	4	5
	5	Elena Dementieva	6	6
	15	Patty Schnyder	2	3
								5	Elena Dementieva	4	4
								2	Jelena Janković	6	6
	29	Sybille Bammer	1	4
	2	Jelena Janković	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	A Ivanovic	6	4	6
		V Dushevina	1	6	4			1	A Ivanovic	3	6	3
	Q	J Coin	7	7				Q	J Coin	6	4	6
		C Dellacqua	6^6	6^4											Q	J Coin	4	4
		K Kanepi	6	6											32	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Niculescu	0	3					K Kanepi	6	4	0
		N Dechy	6	3	2			32	A Mauresmo	2	6	6
	32	A Mauresmo	4	6	6																	32	A Mauresmo	3	0
	19	N Petrova	6	6																		16	F Pennetta	6	6
		O Sanchez	2	4				19	N Petrova	6	6
	Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6				Q	S-w Hsieh	4	2
		E Rodina	2	4											19	N Petrova	6	4	3
		S Peng	6	6											16	F Pennetta	4	6	6
		E Daniilidou	1	0					S Peng	2	7	1
	Q	S Vögele	6	2	2			16	F Pennetta	6	6^8	6
	16	F Pennetta	2	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	D Hantuchová	4	2
	Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	6				Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
	WC	J Moore	7	7				WC	J Moore	1	3
	WC	M Oudin	6^5	6^5											Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	7
		M Domachowska	7	5	4										17	A Cornet	4	5
		B Mattek	6^7	7	6				B Mattek	6^5	1
		C Pin	5	0				17	A Cornet	7	6
	17	A Cornet	7	6																		Q	A-L Grönefeld	5	0
	31	V Razzano	4	1																		6	D Safina	7	6
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	6	6
		A Kudryavtseva	6	5	3				Y-j Chan	3	2
		Y-j Chan	4	7	6											T Bacsinszky	6	5	2
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	4											6	D Safina	3	7	6
	Q	R Vinci	6	6				Q	R Vinci	4	3
	Q	K Ahn	3	4				6	D Safina	6	6
	6	D Safina	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	S Williams	6	6
		K Bondarenko	1	4				4	S Williams	6	6
		E Vesnina	4	6	6				E Vesnina	1	1
		J Vakulenko	6	1	2										4	S Williams	6	6
		O Govortsova	6	6											30	A Sugiyama	2	1
	Q	S Záhlavová	3	1					O Govortsova	6	6^4	1
		A Klepač	6	3	2r			30	A Sugiyama	4	7	6
	30	A Sugiyama	4	6	4																	4	S Williams	6	6
	20	N Vaidišová	6	6																		WC	S Brémond	2	2
		P Cetkovská	1	2				20	N Vaidišová	5	3
	WC	S Brémond	7	6				WC	S Brémond	7	6
		J Görges	6^0	4											WC	S Brémond	7	3	6
		M Ani	0	6^5												T Garbin	5	6	4
		T Garbin	6	7					T Garbin	5	6	6
	WC	G Brodsky	5	3				13	Á Szávay	7	2	3
	13	Á Szávay	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	Y Shvedova	4	2				9	A Radwańska	6	7
		T Tanasugarn	6	3	2			LL	M Duque Mariño	0	6^3
	LL	M Duque Mariño	0	6	6										9	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	IR Olaru	6	6											18	D Cibulková	0	3
		E Gallovits	0	2				Q	IR Olaru	2	2
		J Craybas	3	6^4				18	D Cibulková	6	6
	18	D Cibulková	6	7																		9	A Radwańska	1	3
	27	A Bondarenko	2	6	6																	7	V Williams	6	6
	WC	J Jackson	6	3	2			27	A Bondarenko	6	1	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	4					S Lisicki	4	6	4
		S Lisicki	6	6											27	A Bondarenko	2	1
	Q	H Šromová	3	6	3										7	V Williams	6	6
	Q	R de los Ríos	6	2	6			Q	R de los Ríos	0	3
		S Stosur	2	3				7	V Williams	6	6
	7	V Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	E Dementieva	6	7
		A Amanmuradova	4	5				5	E Dementieva	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	7					P Parmentier	2	1
		M Erakovic	3	6^2											5	E Dementieva	6	6
	Q	A Glatch	2	2												A Keothavong	3	4
		A Keothavong	6	6					A Keothavong	6	3	6
		N Llagostera Vives	5	5				25	F Schiavone	2	6	4
	25	F Schiavone	7	7																		5	E Dementieva	6	6
	24	S Pe'er	6	0	1																		N Li	4	1
		N Li	2	6	6				N Li	4	6	6
		J Kostanić Tošić	4	2					S Errani	6	2	0
		S Errani	6	6												N Li	6	4	6
		E Bychkova	6	6												E Makarova	1	6	2
		A Rodionova	1	3					E Bychkova	6	5	3
		E Makarova	1	6	6				E Makarova	3	7	6
	10	A Chakvetadze	6	2	3

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	P Schnyder	6	3	6
	Q	A Pivovarova	3	6	3			15	P Schnyder	6	6
		V King	2	6	2				A Pavlyuchenkova	3	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	6										15	P Schnyder	7	6
		G Dulko	4	0												M Rybáriková	6^4	4
		M Rybáriková	6	6					M Rybáriková	6	6
		T Paszek	6	3	6				T Paszek	1	2
	22	M Kirilenko	3	6	4																	15	P Schnyder	4	6	6
	28	K Srebotnik	3	6	6																	28	K Srebotnik	6	3	3
		Y Wickmayer	6	0	3			28	K Srebotnik	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	1	2					Y Meusburger	1	3
		Y Meusburger	6	6											28	K Srebotnik	6	6^1	6
		L Šafářová	4	6	2										3	S Kuznetsova	3	7	3
		S Cîrstea	6	4	6				S Cîrstea	6^3	1
	Q	S Zhang	4	2				3	S Kuznetsova	7	6
	3	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	V Zvonareva	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	3				8	V Zvonareva	3	3
		T Perebiynis	6	6					T Perebiynis	6	6
		M Koryttseva	1	4												T Perebiynis	3	0
		A Rezaï	6	6											29	S Bammer	6	6
	WC	A Muhammad	2	4					A Rezaï	1	5
		A Nakamura	4	2				29	S Bammer	6	7
	29	S Bammer	6	6																		29	S Bammer	7	0	6
	23	L Davenport	6	6																		12	M Bartoli	6^3	6	4
		A Wozniak	4	2				23	L Davenport	7	6
		A Kleybanova	6	7					A Kleybanova	5	3
		C Suárez Navarro	2	5											23	L Davenport	1	6^3
		P Kvitová	7	4	2										12	M Bartoli	6	7
		V Ruano Pascual	6^3	6	6				V Ruano Pascual	4	2
		G Voskoboeva	2	3				12	M Bartoli	6	6
	12	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	V Azarenka	6	6
		K Zakopalová	2	1				14	V Azarenka	6	6
		K Knapp	0	3					I Benešová	2	3
		I Benešová	6	6											14	V Azarenka	4	4
		É Loit	0	2											21	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	ME Camerin	6	6				Q	ME Camerin	1	2
	WC	A Rolle	2	1				21	C Wozniacki	6	6
	21	C Wozniacki	6	6																		21	C Wozniacki	6	2	1
	26	A Medina Garrigues	6	7																		2	J Janković	3	6	6
		T Pironkova	4	5				26	A Medina Garrigues	1	4
		J Zheng	6	6					J Zheng	6	6
	Q	S Perry	2	3												J Zheng	5	5
		Z Yan	2	4											2	J Janković	7	7
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	3	7	5
	WC	C Vandeweghe	3	1				2	J Janković	6	6^5	7
	2	J Janković	6	6

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