Women's Singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	7-5, 6-4
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Venus Williams was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7-5, 6-4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] This was Venus's fifth Wimbledon title and her seventh Grand Slam singles title overall.^[2] This was also the second time she won a Grand Slam tournament without losing a set.

The top four seeds, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovi?, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were in contention for the WTA No. 1 ranking. Ivanovic retained the top ranking despite losing in the third round to Zheng Jie. Jankovi?, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, it marked the first time in Wimbledon history that none of the top four women's seeds had advanced to at least the quarterfinals.^[3]

Zheng's feat of reaching the semifinals made her the first Chinese player of either sex to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal, and the first wild card ever to reach the semifinals of the women's singles event at Wimbledon.^[4] Zheng's win against Ana Ivanovic in the third round also made her the lowest-ranked player (ranked 133rd) to defeat a reigning world No. 1.^[] This record would be broken in just two months by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.^[]

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6
	18	Nicole Vaidi?ová	2	7	1
								WC	Zheng Jie	2	65
								6	Serena Williams	6	77
	14	Agnieszka Radwa?ska	4	0
	6	Serena Williams	6	6
															6	Serena Williams	5	4
															7	Venus Williams	7	6
	5	Elena Dementieva	6	66	6
	21	Nadia Petrova	1	78	3
								5	Elena Dementieva	1	63
								7	Venus Williams	6	77
	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	62	77	10
		N Dechy	67	6	6				N Dechy	77	63	8
		M Yuan	79	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	65	6	2
		M Niculescu	1	6	6										15	Á Szávay	77	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 Vaidi?ová	6	6
		R Olaru	2	2				WC	S Stosur	2	6	4
	Q	Z Ondrá?ková	2	2				18	N Vaidi?ová	6	0	6
	18	N Vaidi?ová	6	6																		18	N Vaidi?ová	4	77	6
	27	V Razzano	6	2	4																	8	A Chakvetadze	6	60	3
		E Rodina	0	6	6				E Rodina	6	77
		N Llagostera Vives	78	4	4				E Vesnina	1	60
		E Vesnina	66	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	65	7	6
	Q	M Johansson	77	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	77	4			28	A Bondarenko	3	0r
	28	A Bondarenko	6	61	6																	4	S Kuznetsova	4	6	5
	17	A Cornet	66	64																		14	A Radwa?ska	6	1	7
	Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	78	77				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 Radwa?ska	6	6
		J Craybas	1	6	4				M Domachowska	1	3
		I Bene?ová	3	0				14	A Radwa?ska	6	6
	14	A Radwa?ska	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	78	6
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	66	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	65	1
		K Zakopalová	1	4											6	S Williams	77	6
	WC	U Radwa?ska	6	6				WC	U Radwa?ska	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	67	6
	Q	ME Camerin	3	79	3			5	E Dementieva	4	6	6
		J Ditty	5	3					T Bacsinszky	6	3	3
		T Bacsinszky	7	6											5	E Dementieva	77	7
		G Dulko	1	6	6											G Dulko	62	5
		A Rezaï	6	0	2				G Dulko
		R Vorá?ová	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 ?afá?ová	3	64					É Loit	3	4
		É Loit	6	77											24	S Pe'er	7	64	8
		S Cohen-Aloro	3	2											9	D Safina	5	77	6
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	3	2
		Y-j Chan	68	2				9	D Safina	6	6
	9	D Safina	710	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	611	64
		M Santangelo	7	6											21	N Petrova	713	77
		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	1r				26	S Bammer	67	6	3
		S Peng	6	6					S Peng	79	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	77	6
	WC	N Cavaday	65	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	63	6	4			32	S Mirza	0	6	7
	32	S Mirza	77	3	6																	7	V Williams	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																			A Kleybanova	3	4
		J Vakulenko	3	4				22	F Pennetta	65	6	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	77	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	65	4				10	D Hantuchová	3	6	1
	10	D Hantuchová	77	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	V Zvonareva	6	63	6
		A Nakamura	1	77	1			13	V Zvonareva	610	6	3
		T Tanasugarn	6	6					T Tanasugarn	712	4	6
		P Cetkovská	4	3												T Tanasugarn	4	6	6
		M Krajicek	63	66												M Erakovic	6	4	4
		M Erakovic	77	78					M Erakovic	6	77
		J Görges	4	78	16				J Görges	2	65
	23	K Srebotnik	6	66	14																		T Tanasugarn	6	6
	31	C Wozniacki	6	7																		2	J Jankovi?	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 Jankovi?	2	6	6
	WC	C Suárez Navarro	6	6				WC	C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		O Savchuk	3	2				2	J Jankovi?	6	6
	2	J Jankovi?	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2008 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation