Prize distribution edit The total prize money for 2008 championships was £11,812,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £750,000.[6] [7]
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1 Singles £750,000 £375,000 £187,500 £93,750 £50,000 £28,125 £17,000 £10,250 £6,500 £3,250 £1,625 Doubles* £230,000 £115,000 £57,500 £30,000 £16,000 £9,000 £5,250 — — — — Mixed doubles* £92,000 £46,000 £23,000 £10,500 £5,200 £2,600 £1,300 — — — — Wheelchair doubles * £6,750 £3,750 £2,250 £1,250 — — — — — — — Invitation doubles £17,000 £14,000 £10,500 £9,500 £9,000 — — — — — —
* per team
Champions edit Seniors edit Men's singles edit Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer , 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(8–10) , 9–7 [8]
It was Rafael Nadal's sixth title of the year, and his 29th overall. It was his second Grand Slam title of the year, his fifth overall, and his first Wimbledon title. Women's singles edit Venus Williams def. Serena Williams , 7–5, 6–4 [9]
It was Venus Williams's first title of the year, and her 37th overall. It was her seventh Grand Slam title, her fifth Wimbledon win, and her second consecutive win at the event. Men's doubles edit Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić def. Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett , 7–6(14–12) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–3 [10]
Women's doubles edit Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur , 6–2, 6–2 [11]
Mixed doubles edit Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur def. Mike Bryan / Katarina Srebotnik , 7–5, 6–4 [12]
Juniors edit Girls' singles champion Laura Robson practicing. Boys' singles edit Grigor Dimitrov def. Henri Kontinen , 7–5, 6–3 [13]
Girls' singles edit Laura Robson def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn , 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 [14]
Boys' doubles edit Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua def. Matt Reid / Bernard Tomic , 6–4, 2–6, 12–10 [15]
Girls' doubles edit Polona Hercog / Jessica Moore def. Isabella Holland / Sally Peers , 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 [16]
Other events edit Gentlemen's invitation doubles edit Donald Johnson / Jared Palmer def. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis , walkover
Ladies' invitation doubles edit Jana Novotná / Kathy Rinaldi def. Martina Navratilova / Helena Suková , 5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles edit Ken Flach / Robert Seguso def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd , 7–6(7–1) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
Wheelchair men's doubles edit Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink def. Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer , 6–7(8–10) , 6–1, 6–3
Notable stories edit Betting scandal edit There were allegations in a dossier that several matches, including eight at Wimbledon, were under suspicion of being fixed by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns.[17] The dossier, released on the Sunday prior to the first day of play, had been commissioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF), and four Grand Slams earlier in the year, and was compiled by bookmakers. An official said, "If you look at a tournament, you might see one match for £23,000 [in betting turnover], one for £27,000, one for £36,000 and one for £4.5m. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that something is going on in the last one."[18] Betting on Wimbledon matches was popular in 2007, with over £420m wagered on bets.
To help deal with any potential gambling problems, the All England Club restricted access to player's changing rooms this year, allowing only the player and their coach permission. It was hoped that this would make communication between gamblers and players more difficult.[18] Match fixing became a prominent issue in the media after the 2007 Orange Prokom Open , where the then World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko came under suspicion of colluding with gamblers, and gambling company Betfair took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on a match of his with Martín Vassallo Argüello .
Pigeon killing controversy edit The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , the sport club that plays host to the Championships, came under fire from animal activists for using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons . The marksmen were ordered to use hawks to scare them away, but when some failed to do so, the marksmen killed them, which led to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) group releasing a statement admonishing the practice and subsequently, referring to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 , contacting the Metropolitan Police .[19]
Several players complained about the pigeons distracting them during play, and because of the inefficient nature of the hawks, rapid action was sought on the Sunday evening before the tournament began.[20] The marksmen were hired by the All England Club and, armed with rifles , shot several birds. When the media broke the story on Monday, a spokesman for the All England Club defended the club's approach, saying that, "The hawks are our first line of deterrent, and by and large they do the job. But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn't deter the pigeons, so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach."[21] By Tuesday however, the Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit had been alerted to the practice by PETA, after allegedly infringing the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Bruce Friedrich , vice-president of PETA, wrote in a letter to the All England Club chairman Tim Phillips, that the birds did not represent "a demonstrable risk to public health and safety", and the activity was therefore in violation of the Act.[20] A Wimbledon spokesperson subsequently announced that they had reneged on their policy, and that the All England Club would no longer shoot pigeons.
A similar, but more inconspicuous, incident also occurred on the Sunday evening before the Championships. A swarm of bees descended upon the area surrounding the All England Club; this caused the clearing out of the players' lawn (where competitors gather after play) and a temporary cessation of some interviews.[22] [23] Further disruption was caused because organizers had to alter the overnight queuing system, in order to protect people. This was the first time that bees had caused disruptions at the All England Club. Some media outlets reported that the bees deserted the grounds after around 90 minutes,[23] [24] whilst others claimed that a similar resolution to the pigeon problem was sought, with the bees being professionally exterminated.[22]
Laura Robson (left), in her first round juniors match against Alexa Guarachi British performance edit The British public were treated to some palpable success, as London-based Laura Robson became the first British girl to win the Girls' juniors competition since Annabel Croft in 1984 . Fourteen-year-old Robson, the youngest player in the Girls' juniors, had to beat players aged up to eighteen, the maximum age allowed for entry into the juniors.[25] [26] She garnered considerable media attention;[25] [27] [28] with a large crowd gathered to watch both her semi-final and final matches, the latter of which was on No. 1 Court , she called it an "overwhelming experience."[29] British-based gambling company Ladbrokes slashed her odds of winning Wimbledon before 2020 from 50/1 to 20/1.[28]
In the seniors, 2007 mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray could not replicate his triumph of the previous year with new partner Liezel Huber , after his 2007 partner Jelena Janković opted not to play in order to concentrate on the singles competition.[30] Murray and Huber reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out by Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur .
In the seniors singles competition, the most significant impact was made by Scottish player Andy Murray , when he became the first British player to reach the quarter-finals since Tim Henman in 2004 . Murray, often castigated in the British media for his surly manner, won the crowd's affections with his five-set victory over Richard Gasquet [31] [32] (details of this match are given in the Day 7 summary ). The Murray–Gasquet match was watched by over 10 million people in the UK, and it was watched by more than 50% of the potential viewing public in his native Scotland .[33]
Chris Eaton from Surrey , the ATP No. 661, successfully began his campaign in qualifying, and then caused a major surprise by beating ATP No. 114 Boris Pašanski in the first round.[34] Anne Keothavong was the first British woman to directly qualify to the main draw since 1998, however no British woman made it beyond the second round.
A tournament of upsets and surprises edit Rainer Schüttler reached his first Wimbledon semi-final The men's side of the draw was notable for the performances of Marat Safin and Rainer Schüttler , ranked 75th and 94th respectively on entering the tournament. Safin caused an upset in the second round when he defeated Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets,[35] on the way to his first ever Wimbledon semi-final, where he lost to Roger Federer . After more than five years without reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, and thirteen consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without advancing past the second round, Schüttler also reached his first Wimbledon semi-final,[36] where he was defeated in straight sets by the eventual champion Rafael Nadal .[37] Schüttler had earlier defeated Arnaud Clément (who had previously not advanced to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament since reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open ) in an epic quarter-final that lasted two days.[38]
Agnieszka Radwańska reached her first Wimbledon quarter-final by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round The women's side of the draw saw some of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history, in which the top four seeds—Ana Ivanovic , Jelena Janković , Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova —all failed to reach the quarter-finals.[39] Maria Sharapova suffered her earliest exit at Wimbledon when she lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round; this was also her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2003 US Open . Recent French Open champion and newly crowned World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic was stunned in the third round by Chinese wild card entrant and World No. 133 Zheng Jie . This was the earliest exit by a top seed at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001 , and Zheng Jie also became the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat a top seed at the tournament. Janković and Kuznetsova were both toppled in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn and Agnieszka Radwańska , respectively. This was the first time since seedings began at Wimbledon in 1927 (and the first time in the Open Era) that none of the top four seeds managed to advance past the fourth round. Zheng Jie became the second Chinese player (after Li Na in 2006 ) to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and the first wild card entry ever to reach the semi-finals (a feat later achieved by Sabine Lisicki in 2011 ), where she was defeated by eventual runner-up Serena Williams . Meanwhile, Tanasugarn reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final by virtue of her victory over Janković, losing to the eventual champion Venus Williams .
Singles players edit Men's singles Women's singles Day by day edit Singles seeds edit The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 June 2008. Rankings and points before are as of 23 June 2008.
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:
ESP points as at a week before The Championships at 16 June 2008 Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (18 June 2007 – 15 June 2008) add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (19 June 2006 – 17 June 2007). Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status 1 1 Roger Federer 6,900 1,000 700 6,600 Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2] 2 2 Rafael Nadal 5,755 700 1,000 6,055 Champion , defeated Roger Federer [1] 3 3 Novak Djokovic 5,360 450 35 4,945 Second round lost to Marat Safin 4 4 Nikolay Davydenko 3,115 150 5 2,970 First round lost to Benjamin Becker 5 5 David Ferrer 3,005 35 75 3,045 Third round lost to Mario Ančić 6 6 Andy Roddick 2,280 250 35 2,065 Second round lost to Janko Tipsarević 7 7 David Nalbandian 2,100 75 5 2,030 First round lost to Frank Dancevic 8 10 Richard Gasquet 1,610 450 150 1,310 Fourth round lost to Andy Murray [12] 9 8 James Blake 2,015 75 35 1,975 Second round lost to Rainer Schüttler 10 25 Marcos Baghdatis 1,090 250 150 990 Fourth round lost to Feliciano López [31] 11 20 Tomáš Berdych 1,290 450 75 915 Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco [22] 12 11 Andy Murray 1,555 0 250 1,805 Quarter-finals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] 13 9 Stan Wawrinka 1,615 5 150 1,760 Fourth round lost to Marat Safin 14 16 Paul-Henri Mathieu 1,345 150 75 1,270 Third round lost to Marin Čilić 15 14 Fernando González 1,405 75 35 1,365 Second round lost to Simone Bolelli 16 15 Radek Štěpánek 1,360 5 75 1,430 Third round lost to Mikhail Youzhny [17] 17 17 Mikhail Youzhny 1,305 150 150 1,305 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] 18 22 Ivo Karlović 1,220 5 5 1,220 First round lost to Simon Stadler [Q] 19 12 Nicolás Almagro 1,485 5 35 1,515 Second round lost to Guillermo García López 20 27 Lleyton Hewitt 1,050 150 150 1,050 Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [1] 21 23 Juan Carlos Ferrero 1,135 250 35 920 Second round retired against Mischa Zverev 22 18 Fernando Verdasco 1,300 75 150 1,375 Fourth round lost to Mario Ančić 23 19 Tommy Robredo 1,300 35 35 1,300 Second round lost to Tommy Haas 24 28 Jarkko Nieminen 1,050 75 35 1,010 Second round lost to Marin Čilić 25 33 Dmitry Tursunov 968 75 75 968 Third round lost to Janko Tipsarević 26 31 Ivan Ljubičić 980 75 5 910 First round lost to Jürgen Melzer 27 32 Nicolas Kiefer 970 75 75 970 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] 28 29 Gilles Simon 1,030 35 75 1,070 Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [8] 29 30 Andreas Seppi 1,015 35 35 1,015 Third round lost to Marat Safin 30 26 Gaël Monfils 1,053 75 0 978 Withdrew due to shoulder injury[40] 31 35 Feliciano López 950 75 250 1,125 Quarter-finals lost to Marat Safin 32 34 Michaël Llodra 951 35 5 921 First round lost to Mario Ančić
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status 1 1 Ana Ivanovic 4,188 450 90 3,828 Third round lost to Zheng Jie [WC] 2 3 Jelena Janković 3,685 140 140 3,685 Fourth round lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 2 Maria Sharapova 3,706 140 60 3,646 Second round lost to Alla Kudryavtseva 4 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3,565 450 140 3,255 Fourth round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [14] 5 5 Elena Dementieva 2,745 90 450 3,105 Semi-finals lost to Venus Williams [7] 6 6 Serena Williams 2,676 250 700 3,126 Runner-up, lost to Venus Williams [7] 7 7 Venus Williams 2,606 1,000 1,000 2,606 Champion , defeated Serena Williams [6] 8 8 Anna Chakvetadze 2,436 90 140 2,486 Fourth round lost to Nicole Vaidišová [18] 9 9 Dinara Safina 2,257 60 90 2,287 Third round lost to Shahar Pe'er [24] 10 12 Daniela Hantuchová 2,007 140 60 1,927 Second round lost to Alisa Kleybanova 11 10 Marion Bartoli 2,030 700 90 1,420 Third round lost to Bethanie Mattek 12 13 Patty Schnyder 1,940 140 2 1,802 First round lost to Casey Dellacqua 13 14 Vera Zvonareva 1,912 0 60 1,972 Second round lost to Tamarine Tanasugarn 14 11 Agnieszka Radwańska 2,011 90 250 2,171 Quarter-finals lost to Serena Williams [6] 15 15 Ágnes Szávay 1,645 91 140 1,694 Fourth round lost to Zheng Jie [WC] 16 16 Victoria Azarenka 1,386 90 90 1,386 Third round lost to Nadia Petrova [21] 17 17 Alizé Cornet 1,248 60 2 1,190 First round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [Q] 18 22 Nicole Vaidišová 1,153 250 250 1,153 Quarter-finals lost to Zheng Jie [WC] 19 19 Maria Kirilenko 1,208 2 2 1,208 First round lost to Vera Dushevina 20 20 Francesca Schiavone 1,201 60 60 1,201 Second round lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues 21 18 Nadia Petrova 1,211 140 250 1,321 Quarter-finals lost to Elena Dementieva [5] 22 23 Flavia Pennetta 1,122 2 60 1,180 Second round lost to Ai Sugiyama 23 24 Katarina Srebotnik 1,110 90 2 1,022 First round lost to Julia Görges 24 26 Shahar Pe'er 1,027 90 140 1,077 Fourth round lost to Elena Dementieva [5] 25 25 Lindsay Davenport 1,055 0 60 1,115 Second round withdrew due to knee injury 26 29 Sybille Bammer 977 60 60 977 Second round lost to Peng Shuai 27 28 Virginie Razzano 1,015 2 2 1,015 First round lost to Evgeniya Rodina 28 27 Alona Bondarenko 1,018 90 60 988 Second round retired against Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [Q] 29 33 Amélie Mauresmo 832 140 90 782 Third round lost to Serena Williams [6] 30 31 Dominika Cibulková 902 (20)† 2 884 First round lost to Zheng Jie [WC] 31 30 Caroline Wozniacki 932 60 90 962 Third round lost to Jelena Janković [2] 32 32 Sania Mirza 867 60 60 867 Second round lost to María José Martínez Sánchez [Q]
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2007. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.
Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 21 Tatiana Golovin 1,160 60 1,100 Back injury[40]
Main draw wild card entries edit The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.[42]
Men's doubles
James Auckland / Jamie Delgado Neil Bamford / Josh Goodall Richard Bloomfield / Ken Skupski Alex Bogdanovic / Jonathan Marray Chris Eaton / Alexander Slabinsky
Women's doubles
Elena Baltacha / Naomi Cavaday Amanda Elliott / Katie O'Brien Anne Keothavong /
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The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon London in the United Kingdom 1 2 It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 2008 It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year 2008 Wimbledon ChampionshipsDate23 June 6 JulyEdition122ndCategoryGrand Slam ITF Draw128S 64D 48XDPrize money 11 812 000SurfaceGrassLocationChurch RoadSW19 Wimbledon London United KingdomVenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubAttendance475 812ChampionsMen s singlesRafael NadalWomen s singlesVenus WilliamsMen s doublesDaniel Nestor Nenad ZimonjicWomen s doublesSerena Williams Venus WilliamsMixed doublesBob Bryan Samantha StosurWheelchair men s doublesRobin Ammerlaan Ronald VinkBoys singlesGrigor DimitrovGirls singlesLaura RobsonBoys doublesHsieh Cheng peng Yang Tsung huaGirls doublesPolona Hercog Jessica MooreGentlemen s invitation doublesDonald Johnson Jared PalmerLadies invitation doublesJana Novotna Kathy RinaldiSenior gentlemen s invitation doublesKen Flach Robert Seguso 2007 Wimbledon Championships 2009 The two singles champions Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career the first Grand Slam tournament he had won other than the French Open Nadal defeated five time defending champion Roger Federer in the final in what many regard as the greatest tennis match of all time 3 4 5 In the women s singles Venus Williams claimed her fifth title and first win over her sister Serena in a Wimbledon final she had lost the previous two The performances of Britons Andy Murray in the men s singles and Laura Robson in the girls singles were able to arouse significant interest from the home crowd Following the completion of the 2007 Championships the new fixed roof was put in place at Centre Court in time for the 2008 Championships The retractable section of the new roof was completed for the 2009 Championships Contents 1 Point and prize money distribution 1 1 Point distribution 1 1 1 Senior points 1 2 Prize distribution 2 Champions 2 1 Seniors 2 1 1 Men s singles 2 1 2 Women s singles 2 1 3 Men s doubles 2 1 4 Women s doubles 2 1 5 Mixed doubles 2 2 Juniors 2 2 1 Boys singles 2 2 2 Girls singles 2 2 3 Boys doubles 2 2 4 Girls doubles 2 3 Other events 2 3 1 Gentlemen s invitation doubles 2 3 2 Ladies invitation doubles 2 3 3 Senior gentlemen s invitation doubles 2 3 4 Wheelchair men s doubles 3 Notable stories 3 1 Betting scandal 3 2 Pigeon killing controversy 3 3 British performance 3 4 A tournament of upsets and surprises 4 Singles players 5 Day by day 6 Singles seeds 6 1 Men s singles 6 2 Women s singles 7 Main draw wild card entries 8 Main draw qualifier entries 8 1 Men s singles 8 2 Women s singles 8 3 Men s doubles 8 4 Women s doubles 9 Withdrawals 10 References 11 External linksPoint and prize money distribution editPoint distribution edit Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament Senior points edit Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1 Men s singles 1000 700 450 250 150 75 35 5 12 8 4 0 Men s doubles 0 0 0 Women s singles 140 90 60 2 Women s doubles 0 0 0 Prize distribution edit The total prize money for 2008 championships was 11 812 000 The winner of the men s and women s singles title earned 750 000 6 7 Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q3 Q2 Q1 Singles 750 000 375 000 187 500 93 750 50 000 28 125 17 000 10 250 6 500 3 250 1 625 Doubles 230 000 115 000 57 500 30 000 16 000 9 000 5 250 Mixed doubles 92 000 46 000 23 000 10 500 5 200 2 600 1 300 Wheelchair doubles 6 750 3 750 2 250 1 250 Invitation doubles 17 000 14 000 10 500 9 500 9 000 per team Champions edit Seniors edit Men s singles edit Main articles 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men s singles and 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men s singles final nbsp Rafael Nadal def nbsp Roger Federer 6 4 6 4 6 7 5 7 6 7 8 10 9 7 8 It was Rafael Nadal s sixth title of the year and his 29th overall It was his second Grand Slam title of the year his fifth overall and his first Wimbledon title Women s singles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Women s singles nbsp Venus Williams def nbsp Serena Williams 7 5 6 4 9 It was Venus Williams s first title of the year and her 37th overall It was her seventh Grand Slam title her fifth Wimbledon win and her second consecutive win at the event Men s doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Men s doubles nbsp Daniel Nestor nbsp Nenad Zimonjic def nbsp Jonas Bjorkman nbsp Kevin Ullyett 7 6 14 12 6 7 3 7 6 3 6 3 10 Women s doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Women s doubles nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Venus Williams def nbsp Lisa Raymond nbsp Samantha Stosur 6 2 6 2 11 Mixed doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Mixed doubles nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Samantha Stosur def nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp Katarina Srebotnik 7 5 6 4 12 Juniors edit nbsp Girls singles champion Laura Robson practicing Boys singles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Boys singles nbsp Grigor Dimitrov def nbsp Henri Kontinen 7 5 6 3 13 Girls singles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Girls singles nbsp Laura Robson def nbsp Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6 3 3 6 6 1 14 Boys doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Boys doubles nbsp Hsieh Cheng peng nbsp Yang Tsung hua def nbsp Matt Reid nbsp Bernard Tomic 6 4 2 6 12 10 15 Girls doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Girls doubles nbsp Polona Hercog nbsp Jessica Moore def nbsp Isabella Holland nbsp Sally Peers 6 3 1 6 6 2 16 Other events edit Gentlemen s invitation doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Gentlemen s invitation doubles nbsp Donald Johnson nbsp Jared Palmer def nbsp Jacco Eltingh nbsp Paul Haarhuis walkover Ladies invitation doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Ladies invitation doubles nbsp Jana Novotna nbsp Kathy Rinaldi def nbsp Martina Navratilova nbsp Helena Sukova 5 7 6 3 10 5 Senior gentlemen s invitation doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Senior gentlemen s invitation doubles nbsp Ken Flach nbsp Robert Seguso def nbsp Jeremy Bates nbsp Anders Jarryd 7 6 7 1 6 7 5 7 10 7 Wheelchair men s doubles edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Wheelchair men s doubles nbsp Robin Ammerlaan nbsp Ronald Vink def nbsp Stephane Houdet nbsp Nicolas Peifer 6 7 8 10 6 1 6 3 Notable stories edit Betting scandal edit There were allegations in a dossier that several matches including eight at Wimbledon were under suspicion of being fixed by professional gambling syndicates after bookmakers noted unexpected spikes in betting patterns 17 The dossier released on the Sunday prior to the first day of play had been commissioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals ATP Women s Tennis Association WTA International Tennis Federation ITF and four Grand Slams earlier in the year and was compiled by bookmakers An official said If you look at a tournament you might see one match for 23 000 in betting turnover one for 27 000 one for 36 000 and one for 4 5m It doesn t take a genius to work out that something is going on in the last one 18 Betting on Wimbledon matches was popular in 2007 with over 420m wagered on bets To help deal with any potential gambling problems the All England Club restricted access to player s changing rooms this year allowing only the player and their coach permission It was hoped that this would make communication between gamblers and players more difficult 18 Match fixing became a prominent issue in the media after the 2007 Orange Prokom Open where the then World No 4 Nikolay Davydenko came under suspicion of colluding with gamblers and gambling company Betfair took the unprecedented step of voiding all bets on a match of his with Martin Vassallo Arguello Pigeon killing controversy edit The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club the sport club that plays host to the Championships came under fire from animal activists for using marksmen to shoot down dive bombing pigeons The marksmen were ordered to use hawks to scare them away but when some failed to do so the marksmen killed them which led to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA group releasing a statement admonishing the practice and subsequently referring to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 contacting the Metropolitan Police 19 Several players complained about the pigeons distracting them during play and because of the inefficient nature of the hawks rapid action was sought on the Sunday evening before the tournament began 20 The marksmen were hired by the All England Club and armed with rifles shot several birds When the media broke the story on Monday a spokesman for the All England Club defended the club s approach saying that The hawks are our first line of deterrent and by and large they do the job But unfortunately there were one or two areas where the hawks didn t deter the pigeons so it was deemed necessary to take a harder approach 21 By Tuesday however the Metropolitan Police wildlife crime unit had been alerted to the practice by PETA after allegedly infringing the Animal Welfare Act 2006 Bruce Friedrich vice president of PETA wrote in a letter to the All England Club chairman Tim Phillips that the birds did not represent a demonstrable risk to public health and safety and the activity was therefore in violation of the Act 20 A Wimbledon spokesperson subsequently announced that they had reneged on their policy and that the All England Club would no longer shoot pigeons A similar but more inconspicuous incident also occurred on the Sunday evening before the Championships A swarm of bees descended upon the area surrounding the All England Club this caused the clearing out of the players lawn where competitors gather after play and a temporary cessation of some interviews 22 23 Further disruption was caused because organizers had to alter the overnight queuing system in order to protect people This was the first time that bees had caused disruptions at the All England Club Some media outlets reported that the bees deserted the grounds after around 90 minutes 23 24 whilst others claimed that a similar resolution to the pigeon problem was sought with the bees being professionally exterminated 22 nbsp Laura Robson left in her first round juniors match against Alexa Guarachi British performance edit The British public were treated to some palpable success as London based Laura Robson became the first British girl to win the Girls juniors competition since Annabel Croft in 1984 Fourteen year old Robson the youngest player in the Girls juniors had to beat players aged up to eighteen the maximum age allowed for entry into the juniors 25 26 She garnered considerable media attention 25 27 28 with a large crowd gathered to watch both her semi final and final matches the latter of which was on No 1 Court she called it an overwhelming experience 29 British based gambling company Ladbrokes slashed her odds of winning Wimbledon before 2020 from 50 1 to 20 1 28 In the seniors 2007 mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray could not replicate his triumph of the previous year with new partner Liezel Huber after his 2007 partner Jelena Jankovic opted not to play in order to concentrate on the singles competition 30 Murray and Huber reached the semi finals where they were knocked out by Bob Bryan and Samantha Stosur In the seniors singles competition the most significant impact was made by Scottish player Andy Murray when he became the first British player to reach the quarter finals since Tim Henman in 2004 Murray often castigated in the British media for his surly manner won the crowd s affections with his five set victory over Richard Gasquet 31 32 details of this match are given in the Day 7 summary The Murray Gasquet match was watched by over 10 million people in the UK and it was watched by more than 50 of the potential viewing public in his native Scotland 33 Chris Eaton from Surrey the ATP No 661 successfully began his campaign in qualifying and then caused a major surprise by beating ATP No 114 Boris Pasanski in the first round 34 Anne Keothavong was the first British woman to directly qualify to the main draw since 1998 however no British woman made it beyond the second round A tournament of upsets and surprises edit nbsp Rainer Schuttler reached his first Wimbledon semi final The men s side of the draw was notable for the performances of Marat Safin and Rainer Schuttler ranked 75th and 94th respectively on entering the tournament Safin caused an upset in the second round when he defeated Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets 35 on the way to his first ever Wimbledon semi final where he lost to Roger Federer After more than five years without reaching the quarter finals of a Grand Slam tournament and thirteen consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without advancing past the second round Schuttler also reached his first Wimbledon semi final 36 where he was defeated in straight sets by the eventual champion Rafael Nadal 37 Schuttler had earlier defeated Arnaud Clement who had previously not advanced to the quarter finals of a Grand Slam tournament since reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open in an epic quarter final that lasted two days 38 nbsp Agnieszka Radwanska reached her first Wimbledon quarter final by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round The women s side of the draw saw some of the biggest upsets in the tournament s history in which the top four seeds Ana Ivanovic Jelena Jankovic Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova all failed to reach the quarter finals 39 Maria Sharapova suffered her earliest exit at Wimbledon when she lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round this was also her earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2003 US Open Recent French Open champion and newly crowned World No 1 Ana Ivanovic was stunned in the third round by Chinese wild card entrant and World No 133 Zheng Jie This was the earliest exit by a top seed at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis lost in the first round in 2001 and Zheng Jie also became the lowest ranked player ever to defeat a top seed at the tournament Jankovic and Kuznetsova were both toppled in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn and Agnieszka Radwanska respectively This was the first time since seedings began at Wimbledon in 1927 and the first time in the Open Era that none of the top four seeds managed to advance past the fourth round Zheng Jie became the second Chinese player after Li Na in 2006 to reach the quarter finals at Wimbledon and the first wild card entry ever to reach the semi finals a feat later achieved by Sabine Lisicki in 2011 where she was defeated by eventual runner up Serena Williams Meanwhile Tanasugarn reached her first Grand Slam quarter final by virtue of her victory over Jankovic losing to the eventual champion Venus Williams Singles players edit Men s singles Champion Runner up nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 nbsp Roger Federer 1 Semi finals out nbsp Marat Safin nbsp Rainer Schuttler Quarter finals out nbsp Mario Ancic nbsp Feliciano Lopez 31 nbsp Arnaud Clement nbsp Andy Murray 12 Fourth round out nbsp Lleyton Hewitt 20 nbsp Fernando Verdasco 22 nbsp Stan Wawrinka 13 nbsp Marcos Baghdatis 10 nbsp Janko Tipsarevic nbsp Marin Cilic nbsp Richard Gasquet 8 nbsp Mikhail Youzhny 17 Third round out nbsp Marc Gicquel nbsp Simone Bolelli nbsp Tomas Berdych 11 nbsp David Ferrer 5 nbsp Andreas Seppi 29 nbsp Mischa Zverev nbsp Simon Stadler Q nbsp Bobby Reynolds nbsp Dmitry Tursunov 25 nbsp Guillermo Garcia Lopez nbsp Paul Henri Mathieu 14 nbsp Jurgen Melzer nbsp Gilles Simon 28 nbsp Tommy Haas nbsp Radek Stepanek 16 nbsp Nicolas Kiefer 27 Second round out nbsp Robin Soderling nbsp Ilija Bozoljac LL nbsp Albert Montanes nbsp Fernando Gonzalez 15 nbsp Victor Hănescu nbsp Olivier Rochus nbsp Philipp Petzschner Q nbsp Igor Andreev nbsp Novak Djokovic 3 nbsp Florent Serra nbsp Juan Carlos Ferrero 21 nbsp Juan Martin del Potro nbsp Thomas Johansson nbsp Thomaz Bellucci nbsp Roko Karanusic nbsp Frank Dancevic nbsp Andy Roddick 6 nbsp Chris Eaton Q nbsp Nicolas Almagro 19 nbsp James Blake 9 nbsp Jeremy Chardy WC nbsp Jarkko Nieminen 24 nbsp Jesse Levine Q nbsp Benjamin Becker nbsp Sebastien Grosjean nbsp Agustin Calleri nbsp Tommy Robredo 23 nbsp Xavier Malisse WC nbsp Viktor Troicki nbsp Stefano Galvani Q nbsp Martin Vassallo Arguello nbsp Ernests Gulbis First round out nbsp Dominik Hrbaty PR nbsp Kevin Kim Q nbsp Kei Nishikori nbsp Chris Guccione nbsp Robin Haase nbsp Carlos Berlocq nbsp Alex Bogdanovic WC nbsp Robby Ginepri nbsp Evgeny Korolev nbsp Alejandro Falla nbsp Dudi Sela nbsp Philipp Kohlschreiber nbsp Michael Llodra 32 nbsp Lee Hyung taik nbsp Jiri Vanek nbsp Sergiy Stakhovsky Q nbsp Michael Berrer nbsp Fabio Fognini nbsp Lu Yen hsun nbsp Tobias Kamke LL nbsp Sam Querrey nbsp Alexander Peya Q nbsp Pavel Snobel Q nbsp Marcos Daniel nbsp Steve Darcis nbsp Vince Spadea nbsp Igor Kunitsyn nbsp Ivo Karlovic 18 nbsp Brian Dabul nbsp Luis Horna nbsp Filippo Volandri nbsp David Nalbandian 7 nbsp Eduardo Schwank nbsp Thierry Ascione nbsp Boris Pasanski nbsp Nicolas Mahut nbsp Marcel Granollers nbsp Izak van der Merwe Q nbsp Santiago Ventura Bertomeu nbsp Christophe Rochus Q nbsp oscar Hernandez nbsp Frederico Gil Q nbsp Edouard Roger Vasselin Q nbsp Wayne Odesnik nbsp Ivan Ljubicic 26 nbsp Donald Young nbsp Jonas Bjorkman nbsp Nikolay Davydenko 4 nbsp Mardy Fish nbsp Potito Starace nbsp Kevin Anderson nbsp Dawid Olejniczak Q nbsp Kristof Vliegen nbsp Guillermo Canas nbsp Denis Gremelmayr nbsp Fabrice Santoro nbsp Jan Hernych Q nbsp Nicolas Lapentti nbsp Jamie Baker WC nbsp Sergio Roitman nbsp Julien Benneteau nbsp Ivo Minar nbsp John Isner nbsp Andreas Beck Q Women s singles Champion Runner up nbsp Venus Williams 7 nbsp Serena Williams 6 Semi finals out nbsp Zheng Jie WC nbsp Elena Dementieva 5 Quarter finals out nbsp Nicole Vaidisova 18 nbsp Agnieszka Radwanska 14 nbsp Nadia Petrova 21 nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn Fourth round out nbsp Agnes Szavay 15 nbsp Anna Chakvetadze 8 nbsp Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 nbsp Bethanie Mattek nbsp Shahar Pe er 24 nbsp Alla Kudryavtseva nbsp Alisa Kleybanova nbsp Jelena Jankovic 2 Third round out nbsp Ana Ivanovic 1 nbsp Anabel Medina Garrigues nbsp Casey Dellacqua nbsp Evgeniya Rodina nbsp Barbora Zahlavova Strycova Q nbsp Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Q nbsp Marion Bartoli 11 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo 29 nbsp Gisela Dulko nbsp Dinara Safina 9 nbsp Victoria Azarenka 16 nbsp Peng Shuai nbsp Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Q nbsp Ai Sugiyama nbsp Marina Erakovic nbsp Caroline Wozniacki 31 Second round out nbsp Nathalie Dechy nbsp Elena Baltacha WC nbsp Francesca Schiavone 20 nbsp Monica Niculescu nbsp Pauline Parmentier nbsp Samantha Stosur WC nbsp Elena Vesnina nbsp Edina Gallovits nbsp Kateryna Bondarenko nbsp Alona Bondarenko 28 nbsp Li Na nbsp Marta Domachowska nbsp Tatiana Perebiynis nbsp Vera Dushevina nbsp Virginia Ruano Pascual nbsp Urszula Radwanska WC nbsp Timea Bacsinszky nbsp Lindsay Davenport 25 nbsp Emilie Loit nbsp Hsieh Su wei nbsp Sorana Cirstea nbsp Mara Santangelo nbsp Sybille Bammer 26 nbsp Maria Sharapova 3 nbsp Anne Keothavong nbsp Sania Mirza 32 nbsp Flavia Pennetta 22 nbsp Daniela Hantuchova 10 nbsp Vera Zvonareva 13 nbsp Julia Gorges nbsp Aleksandra Wozniak nbsp Carla Suarez Navarro WC First round out nbsp Rossana de los Rios nbsp Yuan Meng nbsp Angelique Kerber nbsp Dominika Cibulkova nbsp Tamira Paszek nbsp Yan Zi nbsp Magdalena Rybarikova Q nbsp Tathiana Garbin nbsp Patty Schnyder 12 nbsp Akgul Amanmuradova nbsp Raluca Olaru nbsp Zuzana Ondraskova Q nbsp Virginie Razzano 27 nbsp Nuria Llagostera Vives nbsp Yvonne Meusburger nbsp Stephanie Dubois nbsp Mathilde Johansson Q nbsp Rika Fujiwara Q nbsp Camille Pin nbsp Melanie South WC nbsp Alize Cornet 17 nbsp Anastasia Rodionova nbsp Jill Craybas nbsp Iveta Benesova nbsp Sabine Lisicki nbsp Petra Kvitova nbsp Severine Bremond Q nbsp Maria Kirilenko 19 nbsp Ashley Harkleroad nbsp Milagros Sequera nbsp Klara Zakopalova nbsp Kaia Kanepi nbsp Maria Elena Camerin Q nbsp Julie Ditty nbsp Aravane Rezai nbsp Renata Voracova nbsp Katie O Brien WC nbsp Lucie Safarova nbsp Stephanie Cohen Aloro nbsp Chan Yung jan nbsp Tsvetana Pironkova nbsp Ekaterina Bychkova nbsp Maret Ani nbsp Olga Govortsova nbsp Sofia Arvidsson nbsp Viktoriya Kutuzova Q nbsp Ekaterina Makarova nbsp Stephanie Foretz Q nbsp Naomi Cavaday WC nbsp Vania King nbsp Martina Muller nbsp Catalina Castano nbsp Julia Vakulenko nbsp Yanina Wickmayer nbsp Tzipora Obziler nbsp Sara Errani nbsp Aiko Nakamura nbsp Petra Cetkovska nbsp Michaella Krajicek nbsp Katarina Srebotnik 23 nbsp Eva Hrdinova Q nbsp Mariya Koryttseva nbsp Galina Voskoboeva nbsp Olga Savchuk Day by day edit Main article 2008 Wimbledon Championships Day by day summaries Singles seeds edit The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 June 2008 Rankings and points before are as of 23 June 2008 Men s singles edit The Men s singles seeds is arranged on a surface based system to reflect more accurately the individual player s grass court achievement as per the following formula ESP points as at a week before The Championships at 16 June 2008 Add 100 points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months 18 June 2007 15 June 2008 add 75 points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that 19 June 2006 17 June 2007 Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status 1 1 nbsp Roger Federer 6 900 1 000 700 6 600 Runner up lost to nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 2 2 nbsp Rafael Nadal 5 755 700 1 000 6 055 Champion defeated nbsp Roger Federer 1 3 3 nbsp Novak Djokovic 5 360 450 35 4 945 Second round lost to nbsp Marat Safin 4 4 nbsp Nikolay Davydenko 3 115 150 5 2 970 First round lost to nbsp Benjamin Becker 5 5 nbsp David Ferrer 3 005 35 75 3 045 Third round lost to nbsp Mario Ancic 6 6 nbsp Andy Roddick 2 280 250 35 2 065 Second round lost to nbsp Janko Tipsarevic 7 7 nbsp David Nalbandian 2 100 75 5 2 030 First round lost to nbsp Frank Dancevic 8 10 nbsp Richard Gasquet 1 610 450 150 1 310 Fourth round lost to nbsp Andy Murray 12 9 8 nbsp James Blake 2 015 75 35 1 975 Second round lost to nbsp Rainer Schuttler 10 25 nbsp Marcos Baghdatis 1 090 250 150 990 Fourth round lost to nbsp Feliciano Lopez 31 11 20 nbsp Tomas Berdych 1 290 450 75 915 Third round lost to nbsp Fernando Verdasco 22 12 11 nbsp Andy Murray 1 555 0 250 1 805 Quarter finals lost to nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 13 9 nbsp Stan Wawrinka 1 615 5 150 1 760 Fourth round lost to nbsp Marat Safin 14 16 nbsp Paul Henri Mathieu 1 345 150 75 1 270 Third round lost to nbsp Marin Cilic 15 14 nbsp Fernando Gonzalez 1 405 75 35 1 365 Second round lost to nbsp Simone Bolelli 16 15 nbsp Radek Stepanek 1 360 5 75 1 430 Third round lost to nbsp Mikhail Youzhny 17 17 17 nbsp Mikhail Youzhny 1 305 150 150 1 305 Fourth round lost to nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 18 22 nbsp Ivo Karlovic 1 220 5 5 1 220 First round lost to nbsp Simon Stadler Q 19 12 nbsp Nicolas Almagro 1 485 5 35 1 515 Second round lost to nbsp Guillermo Garcia Lopez 20 27 nbsp Lleyton Hewitt 1 050 150 150 1 050 Fourth round lost to nbsp Roger Federer 1 21 23 nbsp Juan Carlos Ferrero 1 135 250 35 920 Second round retired against nbsp Mischa Zverev 22 18 nbsp Fernando Verdasco 1 300 75 150 1 375 Fourth round lost to nbsp Mario Ancic 23 19 nbsp Tommy Robredo 1 300 35 35 1 300 Second round lost to nbsp Tommy Haas 24 28 nbsp Jarkko Nieminen 1 050 75 35 1 010 Second round lost to nbsp Marin Cilic 25 33 nbsp Dmitry Tursunov 968 75 75 968 Third round lost to nbsp Janko Tipsarevic 26 31 nbsp Ivan Ljubicic 980 75 5 910 First round lost to nbsp Jurgen Melzer 27 32 nbsp Nicolas Kiefer 970 75 75 970 Third round lost to nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 28 29 nbsp Gilles Simon 1 030 35 75 1 070 Third round lost to nbsp Richard Gasquet 8 29 30 nbsp Andreas Seppi 1 015 35 35 1 015 Third round lost to nbsp Marat Safin 30 26 nbsp Gael Monfils 1 053 75 0 978 Withdrew due to shoulder injury 40 31 35 nbsp Feliciano Lopez 950 75 250 1 125 Quarter finals lost to nbsp Marat Safin 32 34 nbsp Michael Llodra 951 35 5 921 First round lost to nbsp Mario Ancic The following players would have been seeded but they withdrew from the event Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 13 nbsp Jo Wilfried Tsonga 1 415 150 1 265 Knee injury 41 21 nbsp Juan Monaco 1 245 5 1 240 Back injury 40 24 nbsp Carlos Moya 1 095 5 1 090 Shoulder injury 40 Women s singles edit Seed Rank Player Pointsbefore Pointsdefending Points won Points after Status 1 1 nbsp Ana Ivanovic 4 188 450 90 3 828 Third round lost to nbsp Zheng Jie WC 2 3 nbsp Jelena Jankovic 3 685 140 140 3 685 Fourth round lost to nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 2 nbsp Maria Sharapova 3 706 140 60 3 646 Second round lost to nbsp Alla Kudryavtseva 4 4 nbsp Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 565 450 140 3 255 Fourth round lost to nbsp Agnieszka Radwanska 14 5 5 nbsp Elena Dementieva 2 745 90 450 3 105 Semi finals lost to nbsp Venus Williams 7 6 6 nbsp Serena Williams 2 676 250 700 3 126 Runner up lost to nbsp Venus Williams 7 7 7 nbsp Venus Williams 2 606 1 000 1 000 2 606 Champion defeated nbsp Serena Williams 6 8 8 nbsp Anna Chakvetadze 2 436 90 140 2 486 Fourth round lost to nbsp Nicole Vaidisova 18 9 9 nbsp Dinara Safina 2 257 60 90 2 287 Third round lost to nbsp Shahar Pe er 24 10 12 nbsp Daniela Hantuchova 2 007 140 60 1 927 Second round lost to nbsp Alisa Kleybanova 11 10 nbsp Marion Bartoli 2 030 700 90 1 420 Third round lost to nbsp Bethanie Mattek 12 13 nbsp Patty Schnyder 1 940 140 2 1 802 First round lost to nbsp Casey Dellacqua 13 14 nbsp Vera Zvonareva 1 912 0 60 1 972 Second round lost to nbsp Tamarine Tanasugarn 14 11 nbsp Agnieszka Radwanska 2 011 90 250 2 171 Quarter finals lost to nbsp Serena Williams 6 15 15 nbsp Agnes Szavay 1 645 91 140 1 694 Fourth round lost to nbsp Zheng Jie WC 16 16 nbsp Victoria Azarenka 1 386 90 90 1 386 Third round lost to nbsp Nadia Petrova 21 17 17 nbsp Alize Cornet 1 248 60 2 1 190 First round lost to nbsp Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Q 18 22 nbsp Nicole Vaidisova 1 153 250 250 1 153 Quarter finals lost to nbsp Zheng Jie WC 19 19 nbsp Maria Kirilenko 1 208 2 2 1 208 First round lost to nbsp Vera Dushevina 20 20 nbsp Francesca Schiavone 1 201 60 60 1 201 Second round lost to nbsp Anabel Medina Garrigues 21 18 nbsp Nadia Petrova 1 211 140 250 1 321 Quarter finals lost to nbsp Elena Dementieva 5 22 23 nbsp Flavia Pennetta 1 122 2 60 1 180 Second round lost to nbsp Ai Sugiyama 23 24 nbsp Katarina Srebotnik 1 110 90 2 1 022 First round lost to nbsp Julia Gorges 24 26 nbsp Shahar Pe er 1 027 90 140 1 077 Fourth round lost to nbsp Elena Dementieva 5 25 25 nbsp Lindsay Davenport 1 055 0 60 1 115 Second round withdrew due to knee injury 26 29 nbsp Sybille Bammer 977 60 60 977 Second round lost to nbsp Peng Shuai 27 28 nbsp Virginie Razzano 1 015 2 2 1 015 First round lost to nbsp Evgeniya Rodina 28 27 nbsp Alona Bondarenko 1 018 90 60 988 Second round retired against nbsp Barbora Zahlavova Strycova Q 29 33 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo 832 140 90 782 Third round lost to nbsp Serena Williams 6 30 31 nbsp Dominika Cibulkova 902 20 2 884 First round lost to nbsp Zheng Jie WC 31 30 nbsp Caroline Wozniacki 932 60 90 962 Third round lost to nbsp Jelena Jankovic 2 32 32 nbsp Sania Mirza 867 60 60 867 Second round lost to nbsp Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Q The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2007 Accordingly points for her 16th best result are deducted instead The following player would have been seeded but she withdrew from the event Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 21 nbsp Tatiana Golovin 1 160 60 1 100 Back injury 40 Main draw wild card entries edit The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events 42 Men s singles nbsp Jamie Baker nbsp Alex Bogdanovic nbsp Jeremy Chardy nbsp Xavier Malisse Women s singles nbsp Elena Baltacha nbsp Naomi Cavaday nbsp Katie O Brien nbsp Urszula Radwanska nbsp Melanie South nbsp Carla Suarez Navarro nbsp Samantha Stosur nbsp Zheng Jie Men s doubles nbsp James Auckland nbsp Jamie Delgado nbsp Neil Bamford nbsp Josh Goodall nbsp Richard Bloomfield nbsp Ken Skupski nbsp Alex Bogdanovic nbsp Jonathan Marray nbsp Chris Eaton nbsp Alexander Slabinsky Women s doubles nbsp Elena Baltacha nbsp Naomi Cavaday nbsp Amanda Elliott nbsp Katie O Brien nbsp Anne Keothavong span data width, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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