2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 Australian Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Ana Ivanovic
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković.

Maria Sharapova, the runner-up to Williams in 2007, won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanovic lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually win the French Open a few months later.

Seeds

1. Justine Henin (Quarterfinals)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)
3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
4. Ana Ivanovic (Final)
5. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
6. Anna Chakvetadze (Third round)
7. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals)
8. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
9. Daniela Hantuchová (Semifinals)
10. Marion Bartoli (First round)
11. Elena Dementieva (Fourth round)
12. Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth round)
13. Tatiana Golovin (Second round)
14. Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
15. Patty Schnyder (Second round)
16. Dinara Safina (First round)
17. Shahar Pe'er (Third round)
18. Amélie Mauresmo (Third round)
19. Sybille Bammer (Second round)
20. Ágnes Szávay (First round)
21. Alona Bondarenko (Second round)
22. Lucie Šafářová (First round)
23. Vera Zvonareva (First round)
24. Li Na (Third round)
25. Francesca Schiavone (Third round)
26. Victoria Azarenka (Third round)
27. Maria Kirilenko (Fourth round)
28. Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)
29. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
30. Virginie Razzano (Third round)
31. Sania Mirza (Third round)
32. Julia Vakulenko (First round)

Qualifying

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
	1	Justine Henin	4	0
	5	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								5	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								3	Jelena Janković	3	1
	3	Jelena Janković	6	6
	7	Serena Williams	3	4
															5	Maria Sharapova	7	6
															4	Ana Ivanovic	5	3
	8	Venus Williams	6^3	4
	4	Ana Ivanovic	7^7	6
								4	Ana Ivanovic	0	6	6
								9	Daniela Hantuchová	6	3	4
	9	Daniela Hantuchová	6	6
	29	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	J Henin	6	6
		A Nakamura	2	2				1	J Henin	6	7
	WC	M Adamczak	4	0					O Poutchkova	1	5
		O Poutchkova	6	6											1	J Henin	7	6
		M Ani	6	3	2										25	F Schiavone	5	4
		A Kerber	0	6	6				A Kerber	2	3
		É Loit	3	6^5				25	F Schiavone	6	6
	25	F Schiavone	6	7^7																		1	J Henin	6	6
	19	S Bammer	6^6	6	6																	Q	S-w Hsieh	2	2
	Q	T Tanasugarn	7^8	4	2			19	S Bammer	2	0
	Q	S-w Hsieh	2	6	8			Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6
		K Zakopalová	6	4	6										Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6^3	6
		K Bondarenko	6^4	2												A Rezaï	2	7^7	4
		A Rezaï	7^7	6					A Rezaï	6	3	6
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	6	3			13	T Golovin	3	6	3
	13	T Golovin	6	4	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	E Dementieva	6	6
		T Obziler	2	2				11	E Dementieva	5	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	7^7	6					A Medina Garrigues	7	2	3
		P Cetkovská	6^1	0											11	E Dementieva	6	6
	WC	J Moore	6	6											17	S Pe'er	2	0
		J Ditty	3	2				WC	J Moore	0	5
		R Voráčová	2	6	0			17	S Pe'er	6	7
	17	S Pe'er	6	2	6																	11	E Dementieva	2	0
	32	J Vakulenko	4	6	4																	5	M Sharapova	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	1	6				E Vesnina	6	6
		J Craybas	6	6					J Craybas	2	4
		Y-j Chan	4	2												E Vesnina	3	0
	PR	L Davenport	6	3	7										5	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Errani	2	6	5			PR	L Davenport	1	3
		J Kostanić Tošić	4	3				5	M Sharapova	6	6
	5	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	J Janković	2	6	12
		T Paszek	6	2	10			3	J Janković	6	7
		S Dubois	6^7	3					E Gallovits	2	5
		E Gallovits	7^9	6											3	J Janković	6	4	6
		F Pennetta	6	5	6										30	V Razzano	2	6	1
		D Cibulková	4	7	4				F Pennetta	2	7	3
		A Harkleroad	3	5				30	V Razzano	6	5	6
	30	V Razzano	6	7																		3	J Janković	7^7	6
	18	A Mauresmo	6^6	6	6																		C Dellacqua	6^3	1
		T Poutchek	7^8	0	0			18	A Mauresmo	6	7^7
		Y Shvedova	6	6					Y Shvedova	4	6^5
		T Malek	2	2											18	A Mauresmo	6	4	4
		C Dellacqua	4	6	8											C Dellacqua	3	6	6
		K Knapp	6	3	6				C Dellacqua	4	7	8
		L Osterloh	3	3				15	P Schnyder	6	5	6
	15	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	N Vaidišová	6	6
		IR Olaru	3	0				12	N Vaidišová	6	6
		K Kanepi	6^4	5					A Molik	2	3
		A Molik	7^7	7											12	N Vaidišová	6	6
	WC	M Brengle	5	2												A Sugiyama	3	4
		T Perebiynis	7	6					T Perebiynis	4	4
		A Sugiyama	6	1					A Sugiyama	6	6
	23	V Zvonareva	3	1	r																	12	N Vaidišová	3	4
	26	V Azarenka	6	7																		7	S Williams	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	2	5				26	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	S Klösel	6	6^1	6			Q	S Klösel	1	1
	Q	J Schruff	1	7^7	4										26	V Azarenka	3	4
	Q	E Ivanova	6	4	2										7	S Williams	6	6
	Q	M Yuan	4	6	6			Q	M Yuan	3	1
	WC	J Gajdošová	3	3				7	S Williams	6	6
	7	S Williams	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	V Williams	6	7
		Z Yan	2	5				8	V Williams	7	6
		C Pin	5	6	6				C Pin	5	4
	Q	M Niculescu	7	1	1										8	V Williams	7^7	6
	WC	S Ferguson	4	3											31	S Mirza	6^0	4
	Q	T Bacsinszky	6	6				Q	T Bacsinszky	1	6	5
	WC	I Tulyaganova	4	2				31	S Mirza	6	4	7
	31	S Mirza	6	6																		8	V Williams	6	6
	24	N Li	6	4	6																	Q	M Domachowska	4	4
		S Brémond	2	6	4			24	N Li	6	6
		ME Camerin	6	6					ME Camerin	4	3
	WC	C Wheeler	1	2											24	N Li	6	2	4
	WC	M Johansson	1	1											Q	M Domachowska	2	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	6	6				Q	M Domachowska	7	1	6
		S Arvidsson	6^3	6	6				S Arvidsson	5	6	1
	10	M Bartoli	7^7	4	3

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	D Safina	6^4	6	2
	Q	S Lisicki	7^7	4	6			Q	S Lisicki	6	7
		ME Salerni	2	3					M Koryttseva	1	5
		M Koryttseva	6	6											Q	S Lisicki	6	4	3
		C Wozniacki	6	6												C Wozniacki	4	6	6
		G Dulko	1	1					C Wozniacki	7^7	6
		A Kudryavtseva	4	6^4				21	A Bondarenko	6^4	1
	21	A Bondarenko	6	7^7																			C Wozniacki	1	6^2
	28	K Srebotnik	4	6	9																	4	A Ivanovic	6	7^7
		L Domínguez Lino	6	0	7			28	K Srebotnik	6	6
	Q	A Bachmann	6^3	4					A Rodionova	4	1
		A Rodionova	7^7	6											28	K Srebotnik	3	4
		T Garbin	6	6											4	A Ivanovic	6	6
		E Daniilidou	2	2					T Garbin	0	3
		S Cîrstea	5	3				4	A Ivanovic	6	6
	4	A Ivanovic	7	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	A Chakvetadze	0
		A Petkovic	0	r				6	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		S Peng	5	6	7			Q	A Kleybanova	3	4
	Q	A Kleybanova	7	4	9										6	A Chakvetadze	7^8	1	2
		A Morigami	6	6											27	M Kirilenko	6^6	6	6
		M Krajicek	2	2					A Morigami	1	1
		M Tu	4	6	3			27	M Kirilenko	6	6
	27	M Kirilenko	6	4	6																	27	M Kirilenko	6	4	4
	22	L Šafářová	1	4																		9	D Hantuchová	1	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	2	4
		R Vinci	4	4					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	2	3
		A Cornet	6	6											9	D Hantuchová	6	6
		C Fernández	3	3					A Cornet	2	5
		V King	3	5				9	D Hantuchová	6	7
	9	D Hantuchová	6	7

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	N Petrova	6	6
		N Pratt	1	3				14	N Petrova	7	7
		E Linetskaya	6^8	0					A Kremer	5	5
		A Kremer	7^10	6											14	N Petrova	6	7
		L Granville	1	4												E Makarova	1	6^8
		Y Meusburger	6	6					Y Meusburger	3	1
		E Makarova	3	6	7				E Makarova	6	6
	20	Á Szávay	6	4	5																	14	N Petrova	6	5	0
	29	A Radwańska	6	6																		29	A Radwańska	1	7	6
		O Savchuk	0	1				29	A Radwańska	7	6
		M Müller	5	3					P Parmentier	5	4
		P Parmentier	7	6											29	A Radwańska	6	6
		O Govortsova	1	1											2	S Kuznetsova	3	4
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	6^0	2
		N Dechy	3	1				2	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6
	2	S Kuznetsova	6	6

External links

• Draw and Qualifying Draw