# 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall. She did not lose a set during the tournament, the second time she did so at a major.
Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, marking the first time in history that none of the top four seeds advanced to the quarterfinals.
Zheng went on to reach the semifinals, the first Chinese player to do so at a singles major, and the first wild card to reach the Wimbledon women's singles semifinals. Zheng's win over Ivanovic made her, as the world No. 133, the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning world No. 1; this record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic. Tamarine Tanasugarn was the first Thai player to reach a major singles quarterfinal.

## Seeds

    01. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    02. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
    03. Maria Sharapova (second round)
    04. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
    05. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
    06. Serena Williams (final)
    07. Venus Williams (champion)
    08. Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
    09. 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)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC | Zheng Jie | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Nicole Vaidišová | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Nicole Vaidišová | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC | Zheng Jie | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 14 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Serena Williams | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| 21 | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 5 | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | |
| | R 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$^7$ | 6 |
| 27 | V Razzano | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6$^0$ | 3 |
| | E Rodina | 0 | 6 | 6 | | E Rodina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 7$^8$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Johansson | 7$^7$ | 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$^7$ | 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$^8$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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$^8$ | 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$^7$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | ME Camerin | 3 | 7$^9$ | 3 | 5 | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ditty | 5 | 3 | | | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Dulko | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 0 | 2 | | G Dulko | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | L Davenport | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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$^7$ | | | | | | | 24 | S Pe'er | 7 | 6$^4$ | 8 | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | D Safina | 5 | 7$^7$ | 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$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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$^{13}$ | 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$^9$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 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 Castaño | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | 32 | S Mirza | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | S Mirza | 7$^7$ | 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$^7$ | 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$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 13 | V Zvonareva | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 7$^{12}$ | 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$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | M Erakovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 4 | 7$^8$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | V. Williams | S. Williams |
| 1st serve % | 57/91 (63%) | 44/66 (67%) |
| 1st serve points won | 35 of 57 = 61% | 33 of 44 = 75% |
| 2nd serve points won | 19 of 34 = 56% | 5 of 22 = 23% |
| Total service points won | 54 of 91 = 59.34% | 38 of 66 = 57.58% |
| Aces | 4 | 9 |
| Double faults | 3 | 1 |
| Winners | 20 | 23 |
| Unforced errors | 18 | 25 |
| Net points won | 17 of 19 = 89% | 12 of 15 = 80% |
| Break points converted | 4 of 7 = 57% | 2 of 13 = 15% |
| Return points won | 28 of 66 = 42% | 37 of 91 = 41% |
| Total points won | 82 | 75 |
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