2008 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2008 French Open
Final
Champion	Ana Ivanovic
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–4, 6–3
Events

Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open.^[1] It was her first and only major singles title. With the win, Ivanovic also became the world No. 1; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top ranking.^[2]^[3] Ivanovic dropped only one set during the tournament, to Janković in the semifinals.

Justine Henin was the three-time reigning champion and reigning world No. 1, but she retired from the sport in May 2008. This left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion in the draw; when Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, a first-time French Open champion was guaranteed.^[4]

Safina reached the final after having come back from a set and match point down in both of her fourth round and quarterfinal matches, against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.^[5]

This was also the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in fourth round. With that win, Kanepi became the first Estonian to reach a major quarterfinal.

Seeds

1.

Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

2.

Ana Ivanovic (champion)

3.

Jelena Janković (semifinals)

4.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)

5.

Serena Williams (third round)

6.

Anna Chakvetadze (second round)

7.

Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)

8.

Venus Williams (third round)

9.

Marion Bartoli (first round)

10.

Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)

11.

Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)

12.

Ágnes Szávay (third round)

13.

Dinara Safina (final)

14.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

15.

Nicole Vaidišová (first round)

16.

Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)

17.

Shahar Pe'er (first round)

18.

Francesca Schiavone (third round)

19.

Alizé Cornet (third round)

20.

Sybille Bammer (first round)

21.

Maria Kirilenko (second round)

22.

Amélie Mauresmo (second round)

23.

Alona Bondarenko (first round)

24.

Virginie Razzano (first round)

25.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

26.

Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

27.

Katarina Srebotnik (fourth round)

28.

Dominika Cibulková (third round)

29.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)

30.

Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

31.

Ai Sugiyama (second round)

32.

Karin Knapp (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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	2	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	0^r			S Cîrstea	0	0
	E Gallovits	1	3		16	V Azarenka	6	6
16	V Azarenka	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	Á Szávay	6	4	6
	A Morita	1	6	4	12	Á Szávay	7⁷	6
	S Lisicki	3	6	6		S Lisicki	6³	3
	E Vesnina	6	4	0						12	Á Szávay	6⁵	6	2
	P Kvitová	6	6								P Kvitová	7⁷	4	6
	A Morigami	4	3			P Kvitová	6	6
WC	S Stosur	6	3	6	WC	S Stosur	2	1
17	S Pe'er	2	6	1												P Kvitová	3	6	1
29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6													K Kanepi	6	3	6
Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	2		29	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	6
	Y-j Chan	7	2	0		T Pironkova	6	3	1
	T Pironkova	5	6	6						29	A Medina Garrigues	1	7⁷	5
	K Kanepi	6	6								K Kanepi	6	6⁵	7
	M Yuan	2	2			K Kanepi	6	7⁷
	N Llagostera Vives	3	7	1	6	A Chakvetadze	4	6²
6	A Chakvetadze	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

8	V Williams	6	4	6
	T Obziler	3	6	2	8	V Williams	6	6
	S Dubois	5	2		Q	S Sfar	2	4
Q	S Sfar	7	6							8	V Williams	5	3
Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6							26	F Pennetta	7	6
	ME Salerni	1	1		Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	1	1
	T Perebiynis	3	2		26	F Pennetta	3	6	6
26	F Pennetta	6	6											26	F Pennetta	3	2
22	A Mauresmo	7	4	6										Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	O Savchuk	5	6	1	22	A Mauresmo	3	4
Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	5	6	Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	P Parmentier	4	7	2						Q	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	J Ditty	5	6³								C Dellacqua	3	3
	N Dechy	7	7⁷			N Dechy	4	2
	C Dellacqua	6⁴	6	6		C Dellacqua	6	6
9	M Bartoli	7⁷	3	2

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	A Radwańska	6	6
	M Koryttseva	4	3		14	A Radwańska	6	6
WC	S Brémond	6	3	2	Q	J Pandžić	2	0
Q	J Pandžić	4	6	6						14	A Radwańska	6	6
	S Errani	4	6	5						19	A Cornet	4	4
	G Dulko	6	4	7		G Dulko	0	6	4
	J Vakulenko	5	4		19	A Cornet	6	4	6
19	A Cornet	7	6											14	A Radwańska	3	6³
28	D Cibulková	6	6											3	J Janković	6	7⁷
	A Kerber	2	2		28	D Cibulková	6	6
	M Sequera	7⁷	7			M Sequera	3	0
	L Osterloh	6⁵	5							28	D Cibulková	5	3
	T Garbin	7¹¹	3	3						3	J Janković	7	6
	M Erakovic	6⁹	6	6		M Erakovic	2	6⁵
LL	M Niculescu	6³	2		3	J Janković	6	7⁷
3	J Janković	7⁷	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

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

15	N Vaidišová	6²	1
Q	I Benešová	7⁷	6		Q	I Benešová	6	6
	A Rodionova	0	6	3		S Peng	4	3
	S Peng	6	2	6					Q	I Benešová	3	3
	G Voskoboeva	6	6⁴	6						P Cetkovská	6	6
WC	Y Fedossova	0	7⁷	1		G Voskoboeva	5	3
	P Cetkovská	6	6			P Cetkovská	7	6
23	A Bondarenko	3	0											P Cetkovská	0	0
30	C Wozniacki	6	6										2	A Ivanovic	6	6
	Y Meusburger	0	2		30	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	A Yakimova	6⁴	7	6	Q	A Yakimova	0	4
	S-w Hsieh	7⁷	5	4					30	C Wozniacki	4	1
	S Klösel	1	1						2	A Ivanovic	6	6
	L Šafářová	6	6			L Šafářová	1	2
	S Arvidsson	2	5		2	A Ivanovic	6	6
2	A Ivanovic	6	7

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 = 60%	37 of 74 = 50%
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