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

Main article: 2008 US Open (tennis)

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

2

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	78	79
	7	Venus Williams	66	67
															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	66	64											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	68	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	65	65											Q	A-L Grönefeld	6	7
		M Domachowska	7	5	4										17	A Cornet	4	5
		B Mattek	67	7	6				B Mattek	65	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	64	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	60	4											WC	S Brémond	7	3	6
		M Ani	0	65												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	63
	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	64				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	62											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	64	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	61	6
		L Šafářová	4	6	2										3	S Kuznetsova	3	7	3
		S Cîrstea	6	4	6				S Cîrstea	63	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	63	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	63
		P Kvitová	7	4	2										12	M Bartoli	6	7
		V Ruano Pascual	63	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	65	7
	2	J Janković	6	6

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