# 2008 US Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. This was also her second US Open (and third major overall) won without losing a set during the tournament. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.
Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she retired from the sport in May 2008.
This was the final singles major appearance for 1998 champion, three-time major champion and former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who was defeated by Marion Bartoli in the third round.
Julie Coin, ranked as the world No. 188, defeated the world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat an incumbent world No. 1.

## Seeds

    01. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
    02. Jelena Janković (final)
    03. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
    04. Serena Williams (champion)
    05. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
    06. Dinara Safina (semifinals)
    07. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
    08. Vera Zvonareva (second round)
    09. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
    10. Anna Chakvetadze (first round)
    11. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
    12. Marion Bartoli (fourth round)
    13. Ágnes Szávay (second round)
    14. Victoria Azarenka (third round)
    15. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
    16. Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
    17. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    18. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
    19. Nadia Petrova (third round)
    20. Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
    21. Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
    22. Maria Kirilenko (first round)
    23. Lindsay Davenport (third round)
    24. Shahar Pe'er (first round)
    25. Francesca Schiavone (second round)
    26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
    27. Alona Bondarenko (third round)
    28. Katarina Srebotnik (fourth round)
    29. Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals)
    30. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
    31. Virginie Razzano (first round)
    32. Amélie Mauresmo (fourth 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | 6 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Serena Williams | 7$^8$ | 7$^9$ | 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | 4 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Jelena Janković | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jelena Janković | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
| 2 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 | 6$^6$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 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 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | Q | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 17 | A Cornet | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Mattek | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6 | | B Mattek | 6$^5$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Klepač | 6 | 3 | 2$^r$ | 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 | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | WC | S Brémond | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Ani | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6$^4$ | | 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 | 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 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 5 | | 5 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 7 | | | P Parmentier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | 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 | 6$^4$ | 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 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Zhang | 4 | 2 | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 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 | 6$^3$ | 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 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 12 | M Bartoli | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6$^3$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | S. Williams | Janković |
| 1st serve % | 45/73 (62%) | 65/95 (68%) |
| 1st serve points won | 27 of 45 = 60% | 35 of 65 = 54% |
| 2nd serve points won | 15 of 28 = 54% | 13 of 30 = 43% |
| Total service points won | 42 of 73 = 57.53% | 48 of 95 = 50.53% |
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Double faults | 3 | 4 |
| Winners | 44 | 15 |
| Unforced errors | 39 | 22 |
| Net points won | 32 of 37 = 86% | 11 of 17 = 65% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 16 = 31% | 3 of 8 = 38% |
| Return points won | 47 of 95 = 49% | 31 of 73 = 42% |
| Total points won | 89 | 79 |
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