2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upRussia Vera Zvonareva
Final score6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2008 WTA Tour Championships

The 2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.

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

Venus Williams won her only WTA finals title beating Vera Zvonareva in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2.

Seeds[]

  1. Serbia Jelena Janković (semifinals)
  2. Russia Dinara Safina (round robin)
  3. United States Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
  4. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
  5. Russia Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  6. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
  7. United States Venus Williams (champion)
  8. Russia Vera Zvonareva (final)

Alternates[]

  1. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
  2. Russia Nadia Petrova (round robin, Replaced S.Williams)

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[]

Semifinals Final
          
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 79 3 6
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 67 6 3
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 77 0 2
7 United States Venus Williams 65 6 6
7 United States Venus Williams 6 2 6
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 2 6 3

White group[]

  Serbia Janković Serbia Ivanovic
Poland Radwańska 		Russia Kuznetsova Russia Zvonareva RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic) 		7–6(6), 6–4 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 2–1 5–2 38–31 2
4
ALT 		Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 		3–6, 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic) 		6–2, 7–5
(w/ Radwańska) 		3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic) 		0–2
1–0 		1–4
2–0 		21–30
13–7 		X
3
6 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6), 4–6 2–6, 5–7
(w/ Radwańska) 		2–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 22–38 4
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic) 		6–2, 6–3 3–0 6–2 44–32 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Maroon group[]

  Russia Safina United States S Williams
Russia Petrova 		Russia Dementieva United States V Williams RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
2 Russia Dinara Safina 4–6, 1–6
(w/ Williams) 		2–6, 4–6 5–7, 3–6 0–3 0–6 19–37 3
3
ALT 		United States Serena Williams
Russia Nadia Petrova 		6–4, 6–1
(w/ Williams) 		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
(w/ Petrova) 		7–5, 1–6, 0–6
(w/ Williams) 		1–1
0–1 		3–2
1–2 		20–22
14–16 		X
4
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–4 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
(w/ Petrova) 		4–6, 6–4, 3–6 2–1 5–3 41–36 2
7 United States Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
(w/ Williams) 		6–4, 4–6, 6–3 3–0 6–2 46–29 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

External links[]

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