Women's singles Champion Ana Ivanovic Runner-up Dinara Safina Final score 6–4, 6–3
2008 tennis event results
Main article: 2008 French Open
Ana Ivanovic won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, beating first-time finalist Dinara Safina , 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open .[1] Ivanovic became the new WTA singles No. 1 by reaching the final. Maria Sharapova (the incumbent World No. 1 ahead of the tournament following Henin's retirement), Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.[2] [3] Ivanovic dropped only one set the entire tournament, to her compatriot Janković in the semifinals. This marked the last time Ivanovic would reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for four and a half years until she reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 US Open , a span of 18 Grand Slam tournaments.
Safina had come from a set and match point down in both her fourth round and quarterfinal matches against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva , respectively.[4]
Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik , meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008.[5]
This was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance of future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová , who lost to Kaia Kanepi in fourth round.
Seeds [ ]
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 [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
13
Dinara Safina
4
77
6
7
Elena Dementieva
6
65
0
13
Dinara Safina
6
6
4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
3
2
4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
7
6
Kaia Kanepi
5
2
13
Dinara Safina
4
3
2
Ana Ivanovic
6
6
Q
Carla Suárez Navarro
3
2
3
Jelena Janković
6
6
3
Jelena Janković
4
6
4
2
Ana Ivanovic
6
3
6
10
Patty Schnyder
3
2
2
Ana Ivanovic
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
M Sharapova
6
3
8
E Rodina
1
6
6
1
M Sharapova
6
3
6
Q
B Mattek
6
3
6
Q
B Mattek
2
6
2
WC
M Brengle
3
6
4
1
M Sharapova
77
6
Q
J Gajdošová
64
68
32
K Knapp
64
0
WC
O Sanchez
77
710
WC
O Sanchez
2
64
M Müller
0
4
32
K Knapp
6
77
32
K Knapp
6
6
1
M Sharapova
78
65
2
21
M Kirilenko
6
6
13
D Safina
66
77
6
ME Camerin
1
0
21
M Kirilenko
6
3
2
Q
J Zheng
4
6
6
Q
J Zheng
4
6
6
M Santangelo
6
3
0
Q
J Zheng
2
5
Q
M Rybáriková
77
3
8
13
D Safina
6
7
PR
K Šprem
63
6
6
Q
M Rybáriková
0
1
K Bondarenko
1
3
13
D Safina
6
6
13
D Safina
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
11
V Zvonareva
6
6
WC
S Foretz
2
1
11
V Zvonareva
6
6
IR Olaru
64
3
S Cohen-Aloro
2
4
S Cohen-Aloro
77
6
11
V Zvonareva
6
6
Q
Y Wickmayer
2
5
A Wozniak
2
2
A Amanmuradova
6
7
A Amanmuradova
6
1
3
A Wozniak
6
6
A Wozniak
1
6
6
20
S Bammer
0
2
11
V Zvonareva
4
6
2
31
A Sugiyama
6
2
6
7
E Dementieva
6
1
6
A Kudryavtseva
1
6
3
31
A Sugiyama
0
5
O Govortsova
7
2
6
O Govortsova
6
7
Y Fedak
5
6
3
O Govortsova
0
4
M Domachowska
3
6
6
7
E Dementieva
6
6
R de los Ríos
6
3
1
M Domachowska
1
4
V Dushevina
78
0
2
7
E Dementieva
6
6
7
E Dementieva
66
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
4
S Kuznetsova
6
6
A Nakamura
2
3
4
S Kuznetsova
6
6
V King
4
6
6
V King
4
2
WC
V Huck
6
2
1
4
S Kuznetsova
6
6
A Kleybanova
6
6
25
N Petrova
2
1
T Tanasugarn
3
0
A Kleybanova
3
3
A Rezaï
64
3
25
N Petrova
6
6
25
N Petrova
77
6
4
S Kuznetsova
6
6
18
F Schiavone
6
6
16
V Azarenka
2
3
J Craybas
3
2
18
F Schiavone
6
6
PR
S Mamić
6
6
PR
S Mamić
3
0
M Krajicek
4
3
18
F Schiavone
1
1
S Cîrstea
6
3
16
V Azarenka
6
6
A Kremer
0
0r
S Cîrstea
0
0
E Gallovits
1
3
16
V Azarenka
6
6
16
V Azarenka
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
5
S Williams
6
6
A Harkleroad
2
1
5
S Williams
6
7
WC
M Johansson
6
4
6
WC
M Johansson
2
5
C Pin
4
6
2
5
S Williams
4
4
E Makarova
7
6
27
K Srebotnik
6
6
C Castaño
5
1
E Makarova
0
5
V Ruano Pascual
4
2
27
K Srebotnik
6
7
27
K Srebotnik
6
6
27
K Srebotnik
2
4
24
V Razzano
6
3
2
10
P Schnyder
6
6
K Zakopalová
4
6
6
K Zakopalová
4
3
Z Yan
6
4
6
É Loit
6
6
É Loit
1
6
8
É Loit
64
7
2
T Paszek
6
3
3
10
P Schnyder
77
5
6
T Bacsinszky
1
6
6
T Bacsinszky
4
6
1
E Bychkova
3
4
10
P Schnyder
6
4
6
10
P Schnyder
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Ivanovic
Safina
1st serve %
47/68 (69%)
50/74 (68%)
1st serve points won
32 of 47 = 68%
27 of 50 = 54%
2nd serve points won
9 of 21 = 43%
10 of 24 = 42%
Total service points won
41 of 68 = 50.29%
37 of 74 = 50.00%
Aces
0
2
Double faults
1
5
Winners
41
37
Unforced errors
22
28
Net points won
9 of 11 = 82%
7 of 9 = 78%
Break points converted
5 of 9 = 56%
2 of 5 = 40%
Return points won
37 of 74 = 50%
27 of 68 = 40%
Total points won
78
64
Source
References [ ]
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