2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vera Zvonareva.

Singles
2008 Family Circle Cup
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2008 Family Circle Cup

Serena Williams won the title, defeating Zvonareva in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.^[1] This was Williams' third successive title in the 2008 season, and was the first time she had won a clay court tournament since the 2002 French Open.^[2]

Seeds

The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
2.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
3.   Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
4.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
5.   Serena Williams (champion)
6.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
7.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
8.   Dinara Safina (third round)
9.   Vera Zvonareva (final)
10.   Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
11.   Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
12.   Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
13.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
14.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
15.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)
16.   Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Jelena Janković	2	6	2
	9	Vera Zvonareva	6	3	6
								9	Vera Zvonareva	6	6^2	6
								4	Elena Dementieva	3	7^7	3
	4	Elena Dementieva	6	6
	7	Patty Schnyder	4	4
															9	Vera Zvonareva	4	6	3
															5	Serena Williams	6	3	6
	10	Ágnes Szávay	5	4
		Alizé Cornet	7	6
									Alizé Cornet	5	3
								5	Serena Williams	7	6
	5	Serena Williams	7	4	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	5	6	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Janković	7	6
	Q	A Jidkova	6^6	1				Q	A Stevenson	5	0
	Q	A Stevenson	7^8	6											1	J Janković	6	6
		A Rezaï	6	4	7											A Rodionova	0	2
		M Sequera	4	6	5				A Rezaï	3	4
		A Rodionova	6	1					A Rodionova	6	6
	15	D Cibulková	4	0	r																	1	J Janković	2	6	2
	9	V Zvonareva	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva	6	3	6
	Q	C-J Chuang	2	2				9	V Zvonareva	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	4	7	6				V Ruano Pascual	1	0
		O Puchkova	6	5	0										9	V Zvonareva	6	4	6
		C Dellacqua	7	6											6	M Bartoli	4	6	1
		ME Salerni	5	4					C Dellacqua	5	6	1
								6	M Bartoli	7	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	E Dementieva	6	6
		J Craybas	6	6					J Craybas	0	2
	Q	V Lepchenko	2	2											4	E Dementieva	6	7
	WC	A Rolle	6	6^1	2										13	V Azarenka	4	5
	Q	T Sun	2	7^7	6			Q	T Sun	6^4	0
	Q	C Scheepers	1	0				13	V Azarenka	7^7	6
	13	V Azarenka	6	6																		4	E Dementieva	6	6
	11	A Radwańska	6	4	6																	7	P Schnyder	4	4
		M Domachowska	4	6	3			11	A Radwańska	6^7	6	7
		M Shaughnessy	3	0	r				E Gallovits	7^9	2	5
		E Gallovits	6	3											11	A Radwańska	3	2
		E Vesnina	3	2											7	P Schnyder	6	6
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	6^2	0
								7	P Schnyder	7^7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Safina	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	1	4
	Q	A Wozniak	1	1											8	D Safina	2	5
		A Sugiyama	6	6											10	Á Szávay	6	7
		A Morita	4	1					A Sugiyama	5	6	4
		Y Fedak	0	6^4				10	Á Szávay	7	3	6
	10	Á Szávay	6	7^7																		10	Á Szávay	5	4
	16	M Krajicek	3	6	4																		A Cornet	7	6
		A Cornet	6	3	6				A Cornet	6	2	6
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	3	6	3
		J Ditty	2	3												A Cornet	6	7
		S Cîrstea	6^5	7	6											S Cîrstea	1	5
	WC	V King	7^7	5	1				S Cîrstea	6	1	6
								3	A Chakvetadze	2	6	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Williams	6	6
		A Molik	2	3					G Dulko	3	4
		G Dulko	6	6											5	S Williams	4	6	6
		Y-J Chan	3	2											12	K Srebotnik	6	4	3
	Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6				Q	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	1	5
		T Bacsinszky	6^4	3				12	K Srebotnik	4	6	7
	12	K Srebotnik	7^7	6																		5	S Williams	7	4	6
	14	A Medina Garrigues	6	0	5																	2	M Sharapova	5	6	1
		T Perebiynis	4	6	7				T Perebiynis	6	6
	LL	J Schruff	7^7	6				LL	J Schruff	4	3
		G Voskoboeva	6^2	4												T Perebiynis	5	2
		M Yuan	3	6	2										2	M Sharapova	7	6
	WC	B Mattek	6	4	6			WC	B Mattek	0	0
								2	M Sharapova	6	6

References

1. "Serena stumbles to Carolina win". BBC Sport. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "Serena Williams captures 3rd successive title". The New York Times. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.