2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	7–5, 6–4

Venus Williams was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–4, against her sister Serena Williams. This was Venus's second grand slam singles title without losing a set.

Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach the Grand Slam semifinal, after having defeated World No. 1 and first seed Ana Ivanovic in the third round.

Seeds

1. Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
2. Jelena Janković (Fourth Round)
3. Maria Sharapova (Second Round)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
5. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
6. Serena Williams (Final)
7. Venus Williams (Champion)
8. Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)
9. Dinara Safina (Third Round)
10. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
11. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
12. Patty Schnyder (First Round)
13. Vera Zvonareva (Second Round)
14. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
15. Ágnes Szávay (Fourth Round)
16. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
17. Alizé Cornet (First Round)
18. Nicole Vaidišová (Quarterfinals)
19. Maria Kirilenko (First Round)
20. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
21. Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
22. Flavia Pennetta (Second Round)
23. Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
24. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
25. Lindsay Davenport (Second Round, withdrew due to a knee injury)
26. Sybille Bammer (Second Round)
27. Virginie Razzano (First Round)
28. Alona Bondarenko (Second Round, retired due to a right leg injury)
29. Amélie Mauresmo (Third Round)
30. Dominika Cibulková (First Round)
31. Caroline Wozniacki (Third Round)
32. Sania Mirza (Second 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
	WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6
	18	Nicole Vaidišová	2	7	1
								WC	Zheng Jie	2	6^5
								6	Serena Williams	6	7
	14	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	0
	6	Serena Williams	6	6
															6	Serena Williams	5	4
															7	Venus Williams	7	6
	5	Elena Dementieva	6	6^6	6
	21	Nadia Petrova	1	7	3
								5	Elena Dementieva	1	6^3
								7	Venus Williams	6	7
	7	Venus Williams	6	6
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	A Ivanovic	6	6
		R de los Ríos	1	2				1	A Ivanovic	6^2	7^7	10
		N Dechy	6^7	6	6				N Dechy	7^7	6^3	8
		M Yuan	7^9	3	0										1	A Ivanovic	1	4
	WC	E Baltacha	6	2	7										WC	J Zheng	6	6
		A Kerber	3	6	5			WC	E Baltacha	2	5
	WC	J Zheng	6	6				WC	J Zheng	6	7
	30	D Cibulková	4	3																		WC	J Zheng	6	6
	20	F Schiavone	6	5	10																	15	Á Szávay	3	4
		T Paszek	3	7	8			20	F Schiavone	6	5	7
		Z Yan	3	0					A Medina Garrigues	3	7	9
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	6^5	6	2
		M Niculescu	1	6	6										15	Á Szávay	7^7	2	6
	Q	M Rybáriková	6	3	4				M Niculescu	7	5	2
		T Garbin	1	3				15	Á Szávay	5	7	6
	15	Á Szávay	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	P Schnyder	4	6	1
		C Dellacqua	6	3	6				C Dellacqua	1	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	5	4					P Parmentier	6	2	3
		P Parmentier	7	6												C Dellacqua	2	4
	WC	S Stosur	6	6											18	N Vaidišová	6	6
		IR Olaru	2	2				WC	S Stosur	2	6	4
	Q	Z Ondrášková	2	2				18	N Vaidišová	6	0	6
	18	N Vaidišová	6	6																		18	N Vaidišová	4	7	6
	27	V Razzano	6	2	4																	8	A Chakvetadze	6	6^0	3
		E Rodina	0	6	6				E Rodina	6	7
		N Llagostera Vives	7	4	4				E Vesnina	1	6^0
		E Vesnina	6^6	6	6											E Rodina	4	3
		Y Meusburger	1	2											8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		E Gallovits	6	6					E Gallovits	4	2
		S Dubois	6	1	6			8	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	8	A Chakvetadze	2	6	8

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	S Kuznetsova	6^5	7	6
	Q	M Johansson	7	5	3			4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		K Bondarenko	1	6	6				K Bondarenko	2	3
	Q	R Fujiwara	6	4	3										4	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		C Pin	5	6	5										Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	4
	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	4	7			Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3
	WC	M South	3	7	4			28	A Bondarenko	3	0	r
	28	A Bondarenko	6	6^1	6																	4	S Kuznetsova	4	6	5
	17	A Cornet	6^6	6^4																		14	A Radwańska	6	1	7
	Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	7				Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		A Rodionova	6	0	1				N Li	2	4
		N Li	3	6	6										Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	2
		M Domachowska	6	3	6										14	A Radwańska	6	6
		J Craybas	1	6	4				M Domachowska	1	3
		I Benešová	3	0				14	A Radwańska	6	6
	14	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Bartoli	6	6
		S Lisicki	2	4				11	M Bartoli	6	7
		T Perebiynis	6	0	6				T Perebiynis	2	5
		P Kvitová	4	6	4										11	M Bartoli	4	1
		B Mattek	5	6	6											B Mattek	6	6
	Q	S Brémond	7	0	1				B Mattek	7	6
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	6^6	4
	19	M Kirilenko	3	3																			B Mattek	3	3
	29	A Mauresmo	6	6																		6	S Williams	6	6
		A Harkleroad	4	3				29	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
		M Sequera	1	4					V Ruano Pascual	6	1	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											29	A Mauresmo	6^5	1
		K Zakopalová	1	4											6	S Williams	7	6
	WC	U Radwańska	6	6				WC	U Radwańska	4	4
		K Kanepi	5	3				6	S Williams	6	6
	6	S Williams	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	E Dementieva	6	6^7	6
	Q	ME Camerin	3	7	3			5	E Dementieva	4	6	6
		J Ditty	5	3					T Bacsinszky	6	3	3
		T Bacsinszky	7	6											5	E Dementieva	7	7
		G Dulko	1	6	6											G Dulko	6^2	5
		A Rezaï	6	0	2				G Dulko	w/o
		R Voráčová	3	7	3			25	L Davenport
	25	L Davenport	6	5	6																	5	E Dementieva	6	6
	24	S Pe'er	6	7																		24	S Pe'er	2	1
	WC	K O'Brien	3	5				24	S Pe'er	6	6
		L Šafářová	3	6^4					É Loit	3	4
		É Loit	6	7											24	S Pe'er	7	6^4	8
		S Cohen-Aloro	3	2											9	D Safina	5	7	6
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	3	2
		Y-j Chan	6^8	2				9	D Safina	6	6
	9	D Safina	7	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	V Azarenka	6	6
		T Pironkova	1	1				16	V Azarenka	6	6
		E Bychkova	4	4					S Cîrstea	1	3
		S Cîrstea	6	6											16	V Azarenka	6^11	6^4
		M Santangelo	7	6											21	N Petrova	7	7
		M Ani	5	3					M Santangelo	4	5
		O Govortsova	4	4				21	N Petrova	6	7
	21	N Petrova	6	6																		21	N Petrova	6	6
	26	S Bammer	4	4																			A Kudryavtseva	1	4
		S Arvidsson	6	1	r			26	S Bammer	6^7	6	3
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	7	4	6
	Q	V Kutuzova	3	4												S Peng	3	6	4
		E Makarova	0	4												A Kudryavtseva	6	1	6
		A Kudryavtseva	6	6					A Kudryavtseva	6	6
	Q	S Foretz	1	4				3	M Sharapova	2	4
	3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	V Williams	7	6
	WC	N Cavaday	6^5	1				7	V Williams	7	6
		A Keothavong	4	6	6				A Keothavong	5	2
		V King	6	2	3										7	V Williams	6	7
		M Müller	1	1											Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	5
	Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6				Q	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	9
		C Castano	6^3	6	4			32	S Mirza	0	6	7
	32	S Mirza	7	3	6																	7	V Williams	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																			A Kleybanova	3	4
		J Vakulenko	3	4				22	F Pennetta	6^5	6	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	7	2	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	2												A Sugiyama	4	4
		A Kleybanova	6	6												A Kleybanova	6	6
		T Obziler	4	0					A Kleybanova	6	4	6
		S Errani	6^5	4				10	D Hantuchová	3	6	1
	10	D Hantuchová	7	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	V Zvonareva	6	6^3	6
		A Nakamura	1	7	1			13	V Zvonareva	6^10	6	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	7	4	6
		P Cetkovská	4	3												T Tanasugarn	4	6	6
		M Krajicek	6^3	6^6												M Erakovic	6	4	4
		M Erakovic	7	7					M Erakovic	6	7
		J Görges	4	7	16				J Görges	2	6^5
	23	K Srebotnik	6	6^6	14																		T Tanasugarn	6	6
	31	C Wozniacki	6	7																		2	J Janković	3	2
	Q	E Hrdinová	2	5				31	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Wozniak	7	6					A Wozniak	1	1
		M Koryttseva	5	4											31	C Wozniacki	6	4	2
		G Voskoboeva	2	4											2	J Janković	2	6	6
	WC	C Suárez Navarro	6	6				WC	C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		O Savchuk	3	2				2	J Janković	6	6
	2	J Janković	6	6

External links

• Main draw and Qualifying draw