French Open 2008 / women singles

French Open 2008
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open women singles
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Women's singles at the 2008 French Open . Justine Henin was the defending champion but resigned. Tournament winner was Ana Ivanović .

Seeding list

Withdrawals: Tatiana Golovin , Sania Mirza , Lindsay Davenport and Daniela Hantuchová .

No. Player Round reached 01.  Maria Sharapova Round of 16 02.  Ana Ivanović victory 03.  Jelena Janković Semifinals 04th  Svetlana Kuznetsova Semifinals 05.  Serena Williams 3rd round 06th  Anna Chakvetadze 2nd round 07th  Jelena Dementjewa Quarter finals 08th.  Venus Williams 3rd round 09.  Marion Bartoli 1 round 10.  Patty Schnyder Quarter finals 11.  Vera Swonaryova Round of 16 12.  Ágnes Szávay 3rd round 13.  Dinara Safina final 14th  Agnieszka Radwańska Round of 16 15th  Nicole Vaidišová 1 round 16.  Viktoriya Azaranka Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 17th  Shahar Peer 1 round 18th  Francesca Schiavone 3rd round 19th  Alizé Cornet 3rd round 20th  Sybille Bammer 1 round 21st  Maria Kirilenko 2nd round 22nd  Amélie Mauresmo 2nd round 23.  Alyona Bondarenko 1 round 24.  Virginie Razzano 1 round 25th  Nadia Petrova 3rd round 26th  Flavia Pennetta Round of 16 27.  Katarina Srebotnik Round of 16 28.  Dominika Cibulková 3rd round 29  Anabel Medina Garrigues 3rd round 30th  Caroline Wozniacki 3rd round 31.  Ai Sugiyama 2nd round 32.  Karin Knapp 3rd round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

13

Dinara Safina

4th

7th

6th

7th

Jelena Dementjewa

6th

6 5

0

13

Dinara Safina

6th

6th

4th

Svetlana Kuznetsova

3

2

4th

Svetlana Kuznetsova

7th

6th

Kaia Kanepi

5

2

13

Dinara Safina

4th

3

2

Ana Ivanović

6th

6th

Q

Carla Suarez Navarro

3

2

3

Jelena Janković

6th

6th

3

Jelena Janković

4th

6th

4th

2

Ana Ivanović

6th

3

6th

10

Patty Schnyder

3

2

2

Ana Ivanović

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

M. Sharapova

6th

3

8th

J. Rodina

1

6th

6th

1

M. Sharapova

6th

3

6th

Q

B. Mattek

6th

2

6th

Q

B. Mattek

2

6th

2

WC

M. Brengle

3

6th

4th

1

M. Sharapova

7th

6th

Q

J. Gajdošová

6 4

6 8

32

K. Knapp

6 4

0

WC

O. Sanchez

7th

7th

WC

O. Sanchez

2

6 4

M. Muller

0

4th

32

K. Knapp

6th

7th

32

K. Knapp

6th

6th

1

M. Sharapova

7th

6 5

2

21st

M. Kirilenko

6th

6th

13

D. Safina

6 6

7th

6th

ME Camerin

1

0

21st

M. Kirilenko

6th

3

2

Q

J. Zheng

4th

6th

6th

Q

J. Zheng

4th

6th

6th

M. Santangelo

6th

3

0

Q

J. Zheng

2

5

Q

M. Rybáriková

7th

3

8th

13

D. Safina

6th

7th

K. Šprem

6 3

6th

6th

Q

M. Rybáriková

0

1

K. Bondarenko

1

3

13

D. Safina

6th

6th

13

D. Safina

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

W. Swonaryova

6th

6th

WC

S. Foretz

2

1

11

W. Swonaryova

6th

6th

IR Olaru

6 4

3

S. Cohen-Aloro

2

4th

S. Cohen-Aloro

7th

6th

11

W. Swonaryova

6th

6th

Q

Y. Wickmayer

2

5

A. Wozniak

2

2

O. Omonmurodova

6th

7th

O. Omonmurodova

6th

1

3

A. Wozniak

6th

6th

A. Wozniak

1

6th

6th

20th

S. Bammer

0

2

11

W. Swonaryova

4th

6th

2

31

A. Sugiyama

6th

2

6th

7th

J. Dementjewa

6th

1

6th

A. Kudryavtseva

1

6th

3

31

A. Sugiyama

0

5

W. Hawarzowa

7th

2

6th

W. Hawarzowa

6th

7th

J. Fedak

5

6th

3

W. Hawarzowa

0

4th

M. Domachowska

3

6th

6th

7th

J. Dementjewa

6th

6th

R. de los Ríos

6th

3

1

M. Domachowska

1

4th

W. Dushewina

7th

0

2

7th

J. Dementjewa

6th

6th

7th

J. Dementjewa

6 6

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

6th

A. Nakamura

2

3

4th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

6th

V. King

4th

6th

6th

V. King

4th

2

WC

V. Huck

6th

2

1

4th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

6th

A. Kleibanova

6th

6th

25th

N. Petrova

2

1

T. Tanasugarn

3

0

A. Kleibanova

3

3

A. Rezaï

6 4

3

25th

N. Petrova

6th

6th

25th

N. Petrova

7th

6th

4th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

6th

18th

F. Schiavone

6th

6th

16

W. Asaranka

2

3

J. Craybas

3

2

18th

F. Schiavone

6th

6th

S. Mamić

6th

6th

S. Mamić

3

0

M. Krajicek

4th

3

18th

F. Schiavone

1

1

S. Cîrstea

6th

3

16

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

A. Kremer

0

0

r

S. Cîrstea

0

0

E. Gallovits

1

3

16

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

16

W. Asaranka

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

Á. Szávay

6th

4th

6th

A. Morita

1

6th

4th

12

Á. Szávay

7th

6th

S. Lisicki

3

6th

6th

S. Lisicki

6 3

3

J. Wesnina

6th

4th

0

12

Á. Szávay

6 5

6th

2

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

P. Kvitová

7th

4th

6th

A. Morigami

4th

3

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

WC

S. Stosur

6th

3

6th

WC

S. Stosur

2

1

17th

S. Peer

2

6th

1

P. Kvitová

3

6th

1

29

A. Medina Garrigues

6th

6th

K. Kanepi

6th

3

6th

Q

MJ Martínez Sánchez

3

2

29

A. Medina Garrigues

4th

6th

6th

Y.-j. Chan

7th

2

0

Z. Pironkowa

6th

3

1

Z. Pironkowa

5

6th

6th

29

A. Medina Garrigues

1

7th

5

K. Kanepi

6th

6th

K. Kanepi

6th

6 5

7th

M. Yuan

2

2

K. Kanepi

6th

7th

N. Llagostera Vives

3

7th

1

6th

A. Chakvetadze

4th

6 2

6th

A. Chakvetadze

6th

5

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

V. Williams

6th

4th

6th

T. Obziler

3

6th

2

8th

V. Williams

6th

6th

S. Dubois

5

2

Q

S. Sfar

2

4th

Q

S. Sfar

7th

6th

8th

V. Williams

5

3

Q

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

6th

26th

F. Pennetta

7th

6th

ME Salerni

1

1

Q

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

1

1

T. Perebyjnis

3

2

26th

F. Pennetta

3

6th

6th

26th

F. Pennetta

6th

6th

26th

F. Pennetta

3

2

22nd

A. Mauresmo

7th

4th

6th

Q

C. Suarez Navarro

6th

6th

O. Savchuk

5

6th

1

22nd

A. Mauresmo

3

4th

Q

C. Suarez Navarro

6th

5

6th

Q

C. Suarez Navarro

6th

6th

P. Parmentier

4th

7th

2

Q

C. Suarez Navarro

6th

6th

J. Ditty

5

6 3

C. Dellacqua

3

3

N. Dechy

7th

7th

N. Dechy

4th

2

C. Dellacqua

6 4

6th

6th

C. Dellacqua

6th

6th

9

M. Bartoli

7th

3

2

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

M. Korytzewa

4th

3

14th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

WC

S. Brémond

6th

3

2

Q

J. Pandzic

2

0

Q

J. Pandzic

4th

6th

6th

14th

A. Radwańska

6th

6th

S. Errani

4th

6th

5

19th

A. Cornet

4th

4th

G. Dulko

6th

4th

7th

G. Dulko

0

6th

4th

J. Wakulenko

5

4th

19th

A. Cornet

6th

4th

6th

19th

A. Cornet

7th

6th

14th

A. Radwańska

3

6 3

28

D. Cibulková

6th

6th

3

J. Janković

6th

7th

A. Kerber

2

2

28

D. Cibulková

6th

6th

M. Sequera

7th

7th

M. Sequera

3

0

L. Osterloh

6 5

5

28

D. Cibulková

5

3

T. Garbin

7th

3

3

3

J. Janković

7th

6th

M. Eraković

6 9

6th

6th

M. Eraković

2

6 5

LL

M. Niculescu

6 3

2

3

J. Janković

6th

7th

3

J. Janković

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

S. Williams

6th

6th

A. Harkleroad

2

1

5

S. Williams

6th

7th

WC

M. Johansson

6th

4th

6th

WC

M. Johansson

2

5

C. Pin

4th

6th

2

5

S. Williams

4th

4th

J. Makarova

7th

6th

27

K. Srebotnik

6th

6th

C. Castaño

5

1

J. Makarova

0

5

V. Ruano Pascual

4th

2

27

K. Srebotnik

6th

7th

27

K. Srebotnik

6th

6th

27

K. Srebotnik

2

4th

24

V. Razzano

6th

3

2

10

P. Schnyder

6th

6th

K. Zakopalová

4th

6th

6th

K. Zakopalová

4th

3

Z. Yan

6th

4th

6th

É. Loit

6th

6th

É. Loit

1

6th

8th

É. Loit

6 4

7th

2

T. Paszek

6th

3

3

10

P. Schnyder

7th

5

6th

T. Bacsinszky

1

6th

6th

T. Bacsinszky

4th

6th

1

J. Bychkova

3

4th

10

P. Schnyder

6th

4th

6th

10

P. Schnyder

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

N. Vaidišová

6 2

1

Q

I. Benešová

7th

6th

Q

I. Benešová

6th

6th

A. Rodionova

0

6th

3

S. Peng

4th

3

S. Peng

6th

2

6th

Q

I. Benešová

3

3

G. Voskoboyeva

6th

6 4

6th

P. Cetkovská

6th

6th

WC

Y. Fedossova

0

7th

1

G. Voskoboyeva

5

3

P. Cetkovská

6th

6th

P. Cetkovská

7th

6th

23

A. Bondarenko

3

0

P. Cetkovská

0

0

30th

C. Wozniacki

6th

6th

2

A. Ivanović

6th

6th

Y. Meusburger

0

2

30th

C. Wozniacki

6th

6th

Q

N. Jakimawa

6 4

7th

6th

Q

N. Jakimawa

0

4th

S.-w. Hsieh

7th

5

4th

30th

C. Wozniacki

4th

1

S. Klösel

1

1

2

A. Ivanović

6th

6th

L. Šafářová

6th

6th

L. Šafářová

1

2

S. Arvidsson

2

5

2

A. Ivanović

6th

6th

2

A. Ivanović

6th

7th

Web links

• French Open 2008 (women singles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• French Open 2008 (women singles) (English) on the ITF website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roddick and Golovin out, Coria in ( Memento of May 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Injured Sania Mirza pulls out of the French Open
3. ^ Davenport pulls out of the French Open
4. ^ Daniela withdraws from the French Open ( Memento from May 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive )