Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title. She did not lose a set during the tournament or face a tiebreak in any set. Sharapova also became the first Russian woman to win the title. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.
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Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final 7 5 6 3 to win the women s singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open It was her third major singles title She did not lose a set during the tournament or face a tiebreak in any set Sharapova also became the first Russian woman to win the title It was Ivanovic s second runner up finish in as many major finals though she would win the French Open a few months later Women s singles2008 Australian OpenChampionMaria SharapovaRunner upAna IvanovicFinal score7 5 6 3DetailsDraw128 12Q 8WC Seeds32EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends men women mixed 2007 Australian Open 2009 Main article 2008 Australian Open Serena Williams was the defending champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Jankovic Justine Henin whose consecutive streak of 33 match wins dated back at the 2007 Rogers Cup lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova Agnieszka Radwanska became the first Polish player to reach the quarterfinals in the Open era the first player was to do so since Jadwiga Jedrzejowska in the 1939 Wimbledon Championships This was the first Australian Open appearance for future champion Caroline Wozniacki who lost to Ivanovic in the fourth round Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 Championship match statistics 5 External linksSeeds Edit0 1 Justine Henin quarterfinals 0 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova third round 0 3 Jelena Jankovic semifinals 0 4 Ana Ivanovic final 0 5 Maria Sharapova champion 0 6 Anna Chakvetadze third round 0 7 Serena Williams quarterfinals 0 8 Venus Williams quarterfinals 0 9 Daniela Hantuchova semifinals 10 Marion Bartoli first round 11 Elena Dementieva fourth round 12 Nicole Vaidisova fourth round 13 Tatiana Golovin second round 14 Nadia Petrova fourth round 15 Patty Schnyder second round 16 Dinara Safina first round 17 Shahar Pe er third round 18 Amelie Mauresmo third round 19 Sybille Bammer second round 20 Agnes Szavay first round 21 Alona Bondarenko second round 22 Lucie Safarova first round 23 Vera Zvonareva first round 24 Li Na third round 25 Francesca Schiavone third round 26 Victoria Azarenka third round 27 Maria Kirilenko fourth round 28 Katarina Srebotnik third round 29 Agnieszka Radwanska quarterfinals 30 Virginie Razzano third round 31 Sania Mirza third round 32 Julia Vakulenko first round Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section Qualifying EditMain article 2008 Australian Open Women s singles qualifyingDraw EditKey Edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Finals Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 Justine Henin405 Maria Sharapova665 Maria Sharapova663 Jelena Jankovic313 Jelena Jankovic667 Serena Williams345 Maria Sharapova764 Ana Ivanovic538 Venus Williams6344 Ana Ivanovic7764 Ana Ivanovic0669 Daniela Hantuchova6349 Daniela Hantuchova6629 Agnieszka Radwanska22Top half Edit Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 J Henin66 A Nakamura221 J Henin67WC M Adamczak40 O Puchkova15 O Puchkova661 J Henin76 M Ani63225 F Schiavone54 A Kerber066 A Kerber23 E Loit36525 F Schiavone6625 F Schiavone6771 J Henin6619 S Bammer6666Q S w Hsieh22Q T Tanasugarn784219 S Bammer20Q S w Hsieh268Q S w Hsieh66 K Zakopalova646Q S w Hsieh6636 K Bondarenko642 A Rezai2774 A Rezai776 A Rezai636 S Cohen Aloro16313 T Golovin36313 T Golovin646Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round11 E Dementieva66 T Obziler2211 E Dementieva566 A Medina Garrigues776 A Medina Garrigues723 P Cetkovska61011 E Dementieva66WC J Moore6617 S Pe er20 J Ditty32WC J Moore05 R Voracova26017 S Pe er6717 S Pe er62611 E Dementieva2032 J Vakulenko4645 M Sharapova66 E Vesnina616 E Vesnina66 J Craybas66 J Craybas24 Y j Chan42 E Vesnina30 L Davenport6375 M Sharapova66 S Errani265 L Davenport13 J Kostanic Tosic435 M Sharapova665 M Sharapova66Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round3 J Jankovic2612 T Paszek62103 J Jankovic67 S Dubois673 E Gallovits25 E Gallovits7963 J Jankovic646 F Pennetta65630 V Razzano261 D Cibulkova474 F Pennetta273 A Harkleroad3530 V Razzano65630 V Razzano673 J Jankovic77618 A Mauresmo6666 C Dellacqua631 T Poutchek780018 A Mauresmo677 Y Shvedova66 Y Shvedova465 T Malek2218 A Mauresmo644 C Dellacqua468 C Dellacqua366 K Knapp636 C Dellacqua478 L Osterloh3315 P Schnyder65615 P Schnyder66Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round12 N Vaidisova66 R Olaru3012 N Vaidisova66 K Kanepi645 A Molik23 A Molik77712 N Vaidisova66WC M Brengle52 A Sugiyama34 T Perebiynis76 T Perebiynis44 A Sugiyama61 A Sugiyama6623 V Zvonareva31r12 N Vaidisova3426 V Azarenka677 S Williams66 A Amanmuradova2526 V Azarenka66Q S Klosel6616Q S Klosel11Q J Schruff177426 V Azarenka34Q E Ivanova6427 S Williams66Q M Yuan466Q M Yuan31WC J Gajdosova337 S Williams667 S Williams66Bottom half Edit Section 5 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round8 V Williams67 Z Yan258 V Williams76 C Pin566 C Pin54Q M Niculescu7118 V Williams776WC S Ferguson4331 S Mirza604Q T Bacsinszky66Q T Bacsinszky165WC I Tulyaganova4231 S Mirza64731 S Mirza668 V Williams6624 N Li646Q M Domachowska44 S Bremond26424 N Li66 ME Camerin66 ME Camerin43WC C Wheeler1224 N Li624WC M Johansson11Q M Domachowska266Q M Domachowska66Q M Domachowska716 S Arvidsson6366 S Arvidsson56110 M Bartoli7743Section 6 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round16 D Safina6462Q S Lisicki7746Q S Lisicki67 ME Salerni23 M Koryttseva15 M Koryttseva66Q S Lisicki643 C Wozniacki66 C Wozniacki466 G Dulko11 C Wozniacki776 A Kudryavtseva46421 A Bondarenko64121 A Bondarenko677 C Wozniacki16228 K Srebotnik4694 A Ivanovic677 L Dominguez Lino60728 K Srebotnik66Q A Bachmann634 A Rodionova41 A Rodionova77628 K Srebotnik34 T Garbin664 A Ivanovic66 E Daniilidou22 T Garbin03 S Cirstea534 A Ivanovic664 A Ivanovic76Section 7 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round6 A Chakvetadze0 A Petkovic0r6 A Chakvetadze66 S Peng567Q A Kleybanova34Q A Kleybanova7496 A Chakvetadze7812 A Morigami6627 M Kirilenko6666 M Krajicek22 A Morigami11 M Tu46327 M Kirilenko6627 M Kirilenko64627 M Kirilenko64422 L Safarova149 D Hantuchova166 C Castano66 C Castano24 R Vinci44 V Ruano Pascual66 V Ruano Pascual66 V Ruano Pascual23 A Cornet669 D Hantuchova66PR C Fernandez33 A Cornet25 V King359 D Hantuchova679 D Hantuchova67Section 8 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round14 N Petrova66 N Pratt1314 N Petrova77PR E Linetskaya680 A Kremer55 A Kremer710614 N Petrova6710 L Granville14 E Makarova168 Y Meusburger66 Y Meusburger31 E Makarova367 E Makarova6620 A Szavay64514 N Petrova65029 A Radwanska6629 A Radwanska176 O Savchuk0129 A Radwanska76 M Muller53 P Parmentier54 P Parmentier7629 A Radwanska66 O Govortsova112 S Kuznetsova34 T Pironkova66 T Pironkova602 N Dechy312 S Kuznetsova7762 S Kuznetsova66Championship match statistics EditCategory Sharapova Ivanovic1st serve 27 50 54 42 70 60 1st serve points won 24 of 27 89 26 of 42 62 2nd serve points won 16 of 23 70 14 of 28 50 Total service points won 40 of 50 80 00 40 of 70 57 14 Aces 1 3Double faults 3 4Winners 16 14Unforced errors 15 33Net points won 7 of 10 70 4 of 11 36 Break points converted 4 of 9 44 1 of 2 50 Return points won 30 of 70 43 10 of 50 20 Total points won 70 50SourceExternal links Edit2008 Australian Open Women s draws and results at the International Tennis FederationPreceded by2007 US Open Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by2008 French Open Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Australian Open Women 27s singles amp oldid 1128495490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,