2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall. She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major.

Women's singles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, 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. Janković, Sharapova and Kuznetsova also lost in the first four rounds, marking the first time in history that none of the top four seeds advanced to the quarterfinals.

Zheng went on to reach the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese player to do so at a singles major, and becoming the first wild card to reach the semifinals. Zheng's win over Ivanovic also made her, as the world No. 133, the lowest-ranked player to defeat a reigning world No. 1;^{[citation needed]} this record would be broken only two months later by Julie Coin at the 2008 US Open, who also defeated Ivanovic.^{[citation needed]} Tamarine Tanasugarn became the first Thai player to reach the quarterfinals of a major.

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

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	WC	Zheng Jie	6	5	6
	18	Nicole Vaidišová	2	7	1
								WC	Zheng Jie	2	65
								6	Serena Williams	6	77
	14	Agnieszka Radwańska	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 Vaidišová	6	6
		R Olaru	2	2				WC	S Stosur	2	6	4
	Q	Z Ondrášková	2	2				18	N Vaidišová	6	0	6
	18	N Vaidišová	6	6																		18	N Vaidišová	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 Radwańska	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 Radwańska	6	6
		J Craybas	1	6	4				M Domachowska	1	3
		I Benešová	3	0				14	A Radwańska	6	6
	14	A Radwańska	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 Radwańska	6	6				WC	U Radwańska	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 Voráčová	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 Šafářová	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 Janković	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 Janković	2	6	6
	WC	C Suárez Navarro	6	6				WC	C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		O Savchuk	3	2				2	J Janković	6	6
	2	J Janković	6	6