2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Singles | |
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2008 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Venus Williams |
Runner-up | Vera Zvonareva |
Final score | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 |
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[]
- Jelena Janković (semifinals)
- Dinara Safina (round robin)
- Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
- Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
- Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
- Venus Williams (champion)
- Vera Zvonareva (final)
Alternates[]
- Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
- 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 | Vera Zvonareva | 79 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | Elena Dementieva | 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
8 | Vera Zvonareva | 77 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | Venus Williams | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
1 | Jelena Janković | 2 | 6 | 3 |
White group[]
Janković | Ivanovic Radwańska |
Kuznetsova | Zvonareva | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | 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 |
Ana Ivanovic 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 | 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 | 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[]
Safina | S Williams Petrova |
Dementieva | V Williams | RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | 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 |
Serena Williams 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 | 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 | 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[]
- ^ a b "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
External links[]
- 2008 WTA Tour
- WTA Tour Championships