Women's singles Champion Maria Sharapova Runner-up Ana Ivanovic Final score 7–5, 6–3 Draw 128 (12 / 8 ) Seeds 32
2008 tennis event results
Main article: 2008 Australian Open
Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–3, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open , without losing a set the entire tournament , or facing a tiebreak in any set throughout the tournament. This was her third Grand Slam singles title and her first and only Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanovic lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually 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 , whose consecutive streak of 33 match wins dated back at the 2007 Rogers Cup , lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova.
This was the first Australian Open appearance for future 2018 champion Caroline Wozniacki , she lost to eventual finalist Ivanovic in the fourth round.
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
0 2 . Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
0 3 . Jelena Janković (semifinals)
0 4 . Ana Ivanovic (final)
0 5 . Maria Sharapova (champion)
0 6 . Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
0 7 . Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
0 8 . Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
0 9 . Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)
10 . Marion Bartoli (first round)
11 . Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
12 . Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
13 . Tatiana Golovin (second round)
14 . Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
15 . Patty Schnyder (second round)
16 . Dinara Safina (first round)
17 . Shahar Pe'er (third round)
18 . Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
19 . Sybille Bammer (second round)
20 . Ágnes Szávay (first round)
21 . Alona Bondarenko (second round)
22 . Lucie Šafářová (first round)
23 . Vera Zvonareva (first round)
24 . Li Na (third round)
25 . Francesca Schiavone (third round)
26 . Victoria Azarenka (third round)
27 . Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
28 . Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
29 . Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
30 . Virginie Razzano (third round)
31 . Sania Mirza (third round)
32 . Julia Vakulenko (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
J Henin
6
6
A Nakamura
2
2
1
J Henin
6
7
WC
M Adamczak
4
0
O Puchkova
1
5
O Puchkova
6
6
1
J Henin
7
6
M Ani
6
3
2
25
F Schiavone
5
4
A Kerber
0
6
6
A Kerber
2
3
É Loit
3
65
25
F Schiavone
6
6
25
F Schiavone
6
77
1
J Henin
6
6
19
S Bammer
66
6
6
Q
S-w Hsieh
2
2
Q
T Tanasugarn
78
4
2
19
S Bammer
2
0
Q
S-w Hsieh
2
6
8
Q
S-w Hsieh
6
6
K Zakopalová
6
4
6
Q
S-w Hsieh
6
63
6
K Bondarenko
64
2
A Rezaï
2
77
4
A Rezaï
77
6
A Rezaï
6
3
6
S Cohen-Aloro
1
6
3
13
T Golovin
3
6
3
13
T Golovin
6
4
6
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
11
E Dementieva
6
6
T Obziler
2
2
11
E Dementieva
5
6
6
A Medina Garrigues
77
6
A Medina Garrigues
7
2
3
P Cetkovská
61
0
11
E Dementieva
6
6
WC
J Moore
6
6
17
S Pe'er
2
0
J Ditty
3
2
WC
J Moore
0
5
R Voráčová
2
6
0
17
S Pe'er
6
7
17
S Pe'er
6
2
6
11
E Dementieva
2
0
32
J Vakulenko
4
6
4
5
M Sharapova
6
6
E Vesnina
6
1
6
E Vesnina
6
6
J Craybas
6
6
J Craybas
2
4
Y-j Chan
4
2
E Vesnina
3
0
L Davenport
6
3
7
5
M Sharapova
6
6
S Errani
2
6
5
L Davenport
1
3
J Kostanić Tošić
4
3
5
M Sharapova
6
6
5
M Sharapova
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
12
N Vaidišová
6
6
R Olaru
3
0
12
N Vaidišová
6
6
K Kanepi
64
5
A Molik
2
3
A Molik
77
7
12
N Vaidišová
6
6
WC
M Brengle
5
2
A Sugiyama
3
4
T Perebiynis
7
6
T Perebiynis
4
4
A Sugiyama
6
1
A Sugiyama
6
6
23
V Zvonareva
3
1r
12
N Vaidišová
3
4
26
V Azarenka
6
7
7
S Williams
6
6
A Amanmuradova
2
5
26
V Azarenka
6
6
Q
S Klösel
6
61
6
Q
S Klösel
1
1
Q
J Schruff
1
77
4
26
V Azarenka
3
4
Q
E Ivanova
6
4
2
7
S Williams
6
6
Q
M Yuan
4
6
6
Q
M Yuan
3
1
WC
J Gajdošová
3
3
7
S Williams
6
6
7
S Williams
6
6
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
8
V Williams
6
7
Z Yan
2
5
8
V Williams
7
6
C Pin
5
6
6
C Pin
5
4
Q
M Niculescu
7
1
1
8
V Williams
77
6
WC
S Ferguson
4
3
31
S Mirza
60
4
Q
T Bacsinszky
6
6
Q
T Bacsinszky
1
6
5
WC
I Tulyaganova
4
2
31
S Mirza
6
4
7
31
S Mirza
6
6
8
V Williams
6
6
24
N Li
6
4
6
Q
M Domachowska
4
4
S Brémond
2
6
4
24
N Li
6
6
ME Camerin
6
6
ME Camerin
4
3
WC
C Wheeler
1
2
24
N Li
6
2
4
WC
M Johansson
1
1
Q
M Domachowska
2
6
6
Q
M Domachowska
6
6
Q
M Domachowska
7
1
6
S Arvidsson
63
6
6
S Arvidsson
5
6
1
10
M Bartoli
77
4
3
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
D Safina
64
6
2
Q
S Lisicki
77
4
6
Q
S Lisicki
6
7
ME Salerni
2
3
M Koryttseva
1
5
M Koryttseva
6
6
Q
S Lisicki
6
4
3
C Wozniacki
6
6
C Wozniacki
4
6
6
G Dulko
1
1
C Wozniacki
77
6
A Kudryavtseva
4
64
21
A Bondarenko
64
1
21
A Bondarenko
6
77
C Wozniacki
1
62
28
K Srebotnik
4
6
9
4
A Ivanovic
6
77
L Domínguez Lino
6
0
7
28
K Srebotnik
6
6
Q
A Bachmann
63
4
A Rodionova
4
1
A Rodionova
77
6
28
K Srebotnik
3
4
T Garbin
6
6
4
A Ivanovic
6
6
E Daniilidou
2
2
T Garbin
0
3
S Cîrstea
5
3
4
A Ivanovic
6
6
4
A Ivanovic
7
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
A Chakvetadze
0
A Petkovic
0r
6
A Chakvetadze
6
6
S Peng
5
6
7
Q
A Kleybanova
3
4
Q
A Kleybanova
7
4
9
6
A Chakvetadze
78
1
2
A Morigami
6
6
27
M Kirilenko
66
6
6
M Krajicek
2
2
A Morigami
1
1
M Tu
4
6
3
27
M Kirilenko
6
6
27
M Kirilenko
6
4
6
27
M Kirilenko
6
4
4
22
L Šafářová
1
4
9
D Hantuchová
1
6
6
C Castaño
6
6
C Castaño
2
4
R Vinci
4
4
V Ruano Pascual
6
6
V Ruano Pascual
6
6
V Ruano Pascual
2
3
A Cornet
6
6
9
D Hantuchová
6
6
PR
C Fernández
3
3
A Cornet
2
5
V King
3
5
9
D Hantuchová
6
7
9
D Hantuchová
6
7
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
14
N Petrova
6
6
N Pratt
1
3
14
N Petrova
7
7
PR
E Linetskaya
68
0
A Kremer
5
5
A Kremer
710
6
14
N Petrova
6
710
L Granville
1
4
E Makarova
1
68
Y Meusburger
6
6
Y Meusburger
3
1
E Makarova
3
6
7
E Makarova
6
6
20
Á Szávay
6
4
5
14
N Petrova
6
5
0
29
A Radwańska
6
6
29
A Radwańska
1
7
6
O Savchuk
0
1
29
A Radwańska
7
6
M Müller
5
3
P Parmentier
5
4
P Parmentier
7
6
29
A Radwańska
6
6
O Govortsova
1
1
2
S Kuznetsova
3
4
T Pironkova
6
6
T Pironkova
60
2
N Dechy
3
1
2
S Kuznetsova
77
6
2
S Kuznetsova
6
6
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Sharapova
Ivanovic
1st serve %
27/50 (54%)
42/70 (60%)
1st serve points won
24 of 27 = 89%
26 of 42 = 62%
2nd serve points won
16 of 23 = 70%
14 of 28 = 50%
Total service points won
40 of 50 = 80.00%
40 of 70 = 57.14%
Aces
1
3
Double faults
3
4
Winners
16
14
Unforced errors
15
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
50
Source
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Maria Sharapova
39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL
Entourage
Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach)
Riccardo Piatti (coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020)
Sven Groeneveld (coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018)
Jimmy Connors (coach; Jul—Aug 2013)
Thomas Högstedt (coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019)
Michael Joyce (coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011)
Mauricio Hadad (coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005)
Robert Lansdorp (coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005)
Yuri Yudkin (coach; Nov 1991—May 1994)
Max Eisenbud (former agent)
Boyfriends
Alexander Gilkes (since 2018; fiancé: since 2020)
Grigor Dimitrov (2012—2015)
Sasha Vujačić (2009—2012; fiancé: 2010—2012)
Title-winning doubles partners
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Maria Kirilenko
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