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Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Notably this was the final Grand Slam in which 1998 champion and former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the singles championship. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the third round.
Julie Coin, ranked 188th at the time, defeated top seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a world No. 1.[] Coin surpassed Zheng Jie's record, who was ranked 133rd when she also defeated Ivanovic just two months earlier at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[] This record would remain unbroken until the 2009 China Open.[]