US Open 2008 / women singles

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US Open 2008
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This article describes the women's singles at the 2008 US Open . The tournament began on August 25, 2008 and ended on September 7. The defending champion was Justine Henin , who had since resigned.

The winner was Serena Williams , who prevailed in the final against Jelena Janković in straight sets.

qualification

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović 2nd round
02. SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković final
03. RussiaRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova 3rd round
04th United StatesUnited States Serena Williams victory

05. RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa Semifinals

06th RussiaRussia Dinara Safina Semifinals

07th United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Quarter finals

08th. RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 2nd round

09. PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska Round of 16

10. RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze 1 round

11. SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1 round

12. FranceFrance Marion Bartoli Round of 16

13. HungaryHungary Ágnes Szávay 2nd round

14th Belarus 1995Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka 3rd round

15th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder Quarter finals

16. ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta Quarter finals
No. Player Round reached
17th FranceFrance Alizé Cornet 3rd round

18th SlovakiaSlovakia Dominika Cibulková 3rd round

19th RussiaRussia Nadia Petrova 3rd round

20th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nicole Vaidišová 2nd round

21st DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki Round of 16
22nd RussiaRussia Maria Kirilenko 1 round
23. United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 3rd round
24. IsraelIsrael Shahar Peer 1 round
25th ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone 2nd round
26th SpainSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues 2nd round
27. UkraineUkraine Alyona Bondarenko 3rd round
28. SloveniaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Round of 16
29 AustriaAustria Sybille Bammer Quarter finals
30th JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama 3rd round
31. FranceFrance Virginie Razzano 1 round
32. FranceFrance Amélie Mauresmo Round of 16

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                       
  16  ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta 2 3              
6th  RussiaRussia Dinara Safina 6th 6th    
6th  RussiaRussia Dinara Safina 3 2  
  4th  United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 6th 6th    
4th  United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 7th 7th  
 
  7th  United StatesUnited States Venus Williams 6 6 6 7    
  4th  United StatesUnited States Serena Williams 6th 7th  
  2  SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 4th 5  
  5  RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 6th 6th      
15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Patty Schnyder 2 3    
5  RussiaRussia Jelena Dementjewa 4th 4th  
  2  SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 6th 6th    
29  AustriaAustria Sybille Bammer 1 4th  
 
  2  SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 6th 6th    

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 6th 4th 6th        
   RussiaRussia W. Dushewina 1 6th 4th     1  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 3 6th 3  
Q  FranceFrance J. Coin 7th 7th     Q  FranceFrance J. Coin 6th 4th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 6 6 6 4         Q  FranceFrance J. Coin 4th 4th    
   EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 6th 6th       32  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 6th 6th    
   RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu 0 3          EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 6th 4th 0  
   FranceFrance N. Dechy 6th 3 2   32  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 2 6th 6th  
32  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 4th 6th 6th       32  FranceFrance A. Mauresmo 3 0  
19th  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th       16  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance O. Sanchez 2 4th       19th  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 6th      
Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S. Hsieh 6th 6th     Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S. Hsieh 4th 2    
   RussiaRussia J. Rodina 2 4th         19th  RussiaRussia N. Petrova 6th 4th 3
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 6th       16  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 4th 6th 6th  
   GreeceGreece E. Daniilidou 1 0          China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 2 7th 1  
Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Vögele 6th 2 2   16  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 6th 6 8 6th  
16  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 2 6th 6th    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
11  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 4th 2          
Q  GermanyGermany A. Grönefeld 6th 6th       Q  GermanyGermany A. Grönefeld 6th 6th    
WC  AustraliaAustralia J. Moore 7th 7th     WC  AustraliaAustralia J. Moore 1 3    
WC  United StatesUnited States M. Oudin 6 5 6 5         Q  GermanyGermany A. Grönefeld 6th 7th    
   PolandPoland M. Domachowska 7th 5 4th     17th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 4th 5    
   United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6 7 7th 6th        United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6 5 1    
   FranceFrance C. Pin 5 0     17th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 7th 6th    
17th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 7th 6th         Q  GermanyGermany A. Grönefeld 5 0  
31  FranceFrance V. Razzano 4th 1       6th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 7th 6th  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6th 6th          SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky  6th  6th      
   RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva 6th 5 3      Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y. Chan  3  2    
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y. Chan 4th 7th 6th          SwitzerlandSwitzerland T. Bacsinszky 6th 5 2
   FranceFrance S. Cohen-Aloro 1 4th       6th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 3 7th 6th  
Q  ItalyItaly R. Vinci 6th 6th       Q  ItalyItaly R. Vinci 4th 3    
Q  United StatesUnited States K. Ahn 3 4th     6th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 6th 6th    
6th  RussiaRussia D. Safina 6th 6th      

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 6th 6th          
   UkraineUkraine K. Bondarenko 1 4th       4th  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 6th 6th    
   RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 4th 6th 6th      RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 1 1    
   UkraineUkraine J. Wakulenko 6th 1 2       4th  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 6th 6th    
   Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6th 6th       30th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 2 1    
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic S. Záhlavová 3 1          Belarus 1995Belarus W. Hawarzowa 6th 6 4 1  
   SloveniaSlovenia A. Klepač 6th 3 2 (r)   30th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 4th 7th 6th  
30th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 4th 6th 4th       4th  United StatesUnited States S. Williams 6th 6th  
20th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic C. Vaidišová 6th 6th       WC  FranceFrance S. Brémond 2 2  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Cetkovská 1 2       20th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic N. Vaidišová 5 3      
WC  FranceFrance S. Brémond 7th 6th     WC  FranceFrance S. Brémond 7th 6th    
   GermanyGermany J. Goerges 6 0 4th         WC  FranceFrance S. Brémond 7th 3 6th
   EstoniaEstonia M. Ani 0 6 5          ItalyItaly T. Garbin 5 6th 4th  
   ItalyItaly T. Garbin 6th 7th          ItalyItaly T. Garbin 5 6th 6th  
WC  United StatesUnited States G. Brodsky 5 3     13  HungaryHungary A. Szávay 7th 2 3  
13  HungaryHungary A. Szávay 7th 6th      

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
9  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 6th          
Q  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Schwedowa 4th 2       9  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 7th    
   ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 3 2   LL  ColombiaColombia M. Duque Mariño 0 6 3    
LL  ColombiaColombia M. Duque Mariño 0 6th 6th       9  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 6th    
Q  RomaniaRomania I. Olaru 6th 6th       18th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 0 3    
   RomaniaRomania E. Gallovits 0 2       Q  RomaniaRomania I. Olaru 2 2    
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 3 6 4     18th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 6th 6th    
18th  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Cibulková 6th 7th         9  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 1 3  
27  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 2 6th 6th     7th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 6th 6th  
WC  United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 3 2     27  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 6th 1 6th    
   SpainSpain M. Martínez Sánchez 3 4th        GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 4th 6th 4th  
   GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 6th 6th         27  UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 2 1  
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Šromová 3 6th 3     7th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 6th 6th    
Q  Paraguay 1990Paraguay R. de los Ríos 6th 2 6th     Q  Paraguay 1990Paraguay R. de los Ríos 0 3    
   AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 2 3     7th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 6th 6th    
7th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 6th 6th      

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
5  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 7th          
   UzbekistanUzbekistan O. Omonmurodova 4th 5       5  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance P. Parmentier 6th 7th        FranceFrance P. Parmentier 2 1    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković 3 6 2         5  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th    
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Glatch 2 2          United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 3 4th    
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 6th 3 6th  
   SpainSpain N. Llagostera Vives 5 5     25th  ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 2 6th 4th  
25th  ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 7th 7th         5  RussiaRussia J. Dementjewa 6th 6th  
24  IsraelIsrael S. Peer 6th 0 1        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 4th 1  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 2 6th 6th        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 4th 6th 6th    
   CroatiaCroatia J. Kostanić Tošić 4th 2        ItalyItaly S. Errani 6th 2 0  
   ItalyItaly S. Errani 6th 6th            China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 4th 6th
   RussiaRussia J. Bychkova 6th 6th          RussiaRussia J. Makarova 1 6th 2  
   AustraliaAustralia A. Rodionova 1 3          RussiaRussia J. Bychkova 6th 5 3  
   RussiaRussia J. Makarova 1 6th 6th      RussiaRussia J. Makarova 3 7th 6th  
10  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 6th 2 3    

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 3 6th        
Q  RussiaRussia A. Piwowarowa 3 6th 3     15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States V. King 2 6th 2      RussiaRussia A. Pavlyuchenkova 3 3    
   RussiaRussia A. Pavlyuchenkova 6th 4th 6th       15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 7th 6th    
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Dulko 4th 0          SlovakiaSlovakia M. Rybariková 6 4 4th    
   SlovakiaSlovakia M. Rybariková 6th 6th          SlovakiaSlovakia M. Rybariková 6th 6th    
   AustriaAustria T. Paszek 6th 3 6th      AustriaAustria T. Paszek 1 2    
19th  RussiaRussia M. Kirilenko 3 6th 4th       15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 4th 6th 6th
28  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 3 6th 6th     28  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 3 3
   BelgiumBelgium Y. Wickmayer 6th 0 3     28  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 6th      
   SpainSpain L. Domínguez Lino 1 2        AustriaAustria Y. Meusburger 1 3    
   AustriaAustria Y. Meusburger 6th 6th         28  SloveniaSlovenia K. Srebotnik 6th 6 1 6th
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 4th 6th 2     3  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 3 7th 3  
   RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6th 4th 6th        RomaniaRomania S. Cîrstea 6 3 1    
Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Zhang 4th 2     3  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 7th 6th    
3  RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6th 6th      

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
8th  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th          
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová 4th 3       8th  RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 3 3    
   UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 6th 6th        UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 6th 6th    
   UkraineUkraine M. Korytzewa 1 4th            UkraineUkraine T. Perebyjnis 3 0    
   FranceFrance A. Rezaï 6th 6th       29  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 6th 6th    
WC  United StatesUnited States A. Muhammad 2 4th          FranceFrance A. Rezaï 1 5    
   JapanJapan A. Nakamura 4th 2     29  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 6th 7th    
29  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 6th 6th         29  AustriaAustria S. Bammer 7th 0 6th
23  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 6th       12  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6 3 6th 4th
   CanadaCanada A. Wozniak 4th 2       23  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 7th 6th      
   RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova 6th 7th        RussiaRussia A. Kleibanova 5 3    
   SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 2 5         23  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 1 6 3  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Kvitová 7th 4th 2     12  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 7th    
   SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 6 3 6th 6th        SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 4th 2    
   RussiaRussia G. Voskoboyeva 2 3     12  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 6th    
12  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 6th      

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
14th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 6th 6th          
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Zakopalová 2 1       14th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 6th 6th    
   ItalyItaly K. Knapp 0 3        Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 2 3    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Benešová 6th 6th         14th  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Asaranka 4th 4th    
   FranceFrance É. Loit 0 2       21st  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th    
Q  ItalyItaly M. Camerin 6th 6th       Q  ItalyItaly M. Camerin 2 3    
WC  United StatesUnited States A. Role 2 1     21st  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th    
21st  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th         21st  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 2 1
26th  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues 6th 7th       2  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 3 6th 6th
   BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 4th 5       26th  SpainSpain A. Medina Garrigues 1 4th      
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China J. Zheng 6th 6th        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China J. Zheng 6th 6th    
Q  United StatesUnited States S. Perry 2 3            China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China J. Zheng 5 5  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan 2 4th       2  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 7th 7th    
   SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 6th 6th          SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 3 7th 5  
WC  United StatesUnited States C. Vandeweghe 3 1     2  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 6 5 7th  
2  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 6th      

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