Women's singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds	32

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was her fifth Miami Open title, tying Steffi Graf's record.^[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Justine Henin	2	0
	8	Serena Williams	6	6
								8	Serena Williams	3	7	6
								3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	5	3
	3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
	6	Venus Williams	4	4
															8	Serena Williams	6	5	6
															4	Jelena Janković	1	7	3
	10	Elena Dementieva	1	1r
	4	Jelena Janković	6	3
								4	Jelena Janković	6	6
								19	Vera Zvonareva	1	4
	19	Vera Zvonareva	7	6
	13	Dinara Safina	5	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	J Henin	6	6
		A Kerber	7	6					A Kerber	4	2
		A Amanmuradova	5	1											1	J Henin	6	6
		A Morigami	2	6	4											S Errani	2	1
		S Errani	6	3	6				S Errani	6	4	7
								26	M Kirilenko	4	6	62
																						1	J Henin	6	6
																							E Vesnina	2	2
								23	V Razzano	4	4
	Q	E Gagliardi	4	3					A Harkleroad	6	6
		A Harkleroad	6	6												A Harkleroad	4	7	4
		E Vesnina	6	6												E Vesnina	6	5	6
		E Likhovtseva	4	4					E Vesnina	6	4	6
								15	Á Szávay	2	6	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	P Schnyder	7	4	6
		M Shaughnessy	6	4	1			Q	V King	68	6	2
	Q	V King	3	6	6										11	P Schnyder	0	1
	Q	P Kvitová	6	5	5											K Kanepi	6	6
		K Kanepi	3	7	7				K Kanepi	7	1	6
								21	A Bondarenko	67	6	3
																							K Kanepi	3	3
																						8	S Williams	6	6
								27	F Pennetta	6	6
		C Dellacqua	2	61				Q	A Rodionova	4	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	7											27	F Pennetta	7	3	2
		K Zakopalová	4	1											8	S Williams	66	6	6
		E Gallovits	6	6					E Gallovits	1	2
								8	S Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
		Y-j Chan	6	2	6				Y-j Chan	1	6	0
		IR Olaru	1	6	1										3	S Kuznetsova	1	7	6
		T Perebiynis	6	7											25	V Azarenka	6	5	0
		G Dulko	4	61					T Perebiynis	2	4
								25	V Azarenka	6	6
																						3	S Kuznetsova	7	6
																						16	S Pe'er	64	3
								17	A Radwańska	6	3	5
		E Makarova	6	63	3			WC	M Larcher de Brito	2	6	7
	WC	M Larcher de Brito	3	7	6										WC	M Larcher de Brito	0	2
	Q	A Nakamura	0	0											16	S Pe'er	6	6
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	66	3
								16	S Pe'er	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	M Bartoli	3	1
		T Pironkova	4	5					C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Wozniacki	6	7												C Wozniacki	2	6	6
	Q	R de los Ríos	6	4	6										22	K Srebotnik	6	3	1
		Y Meusburger	2	6	4			Q	R de los Ríos	2	2
								22	K Srebotnik	6	6
																							C Wozniacki	3	3
																						6	V Williams	6	6
								30	M Krajicek	2	6	2
		M Müller	4	7	2			WC	M Erakovic	6	3	6
	WC	M Erakovic	6	64	6										WC	M Erakovic	2	1
		J Craybas	4	6	66										6	V Williams	6	6
		M Domachowska	6	0	7				M Domachowska	4	3
								6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		A Cornet	1	6	3				T Paszek	3	2
		T Paszek	6	2	6										5	A Chakvetadze	5	1
	WC	C Vandeweghe	4	5											WC	S Lisicki	7	6
	WC	S Lisicki	6	7				WC	S Lisicki	6	7
								LL	M Koryttseva	1	5
																						WC	S Lisicki	3	2
																						10	E Dementieva	6	6
								20	F Schiavone	6	4	4
	LL	T Tanasugarn	1	2					D Cibulková	3	6	6
		D Cibulková	6	6												D Cibulková	0	7	4
		K Bondarenko	6	6											10	E Dementieva	6	61	6
		P Parmentier	1	3					K Bondarenko	0	4
								10	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	N Petrova	1	r
	PR	J Zheng	6	7				PR	J Zheng	2
	Q	G Voskoboeva	2	63											PR	J Zheng	5	6	6
		S Peng	1												24	A Mauresmo	7	4	4
		E Daniilidou	1	r					S Peng	6	2	62
								24	A Mauresmo	4	6	7
																						PR	J Zheng	4	5
																						4	J Janković	6	7
								31	K Knapp	6	5	0
		L Šafářová	6	7					L Šafářová	3	7	6
	WC	S Cîrstea	1	5												L Šafářová	2	1
		S Arvidsson	6	6											4	J Janković	6	6
	Q	T Poutchek	4	3					S Arvidsson	7	2	69
								4	J Janković	67	6	7

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	D Hantuchová	6	6
		M Sequera	6	6					M Sequera	2	1
		Y Shvedova	3	4											7	D Hantuchová	4	7	5
	WC	A Pivovarova	3	62												A Sugiyama	6	68	7
		A Sugiyama	6	7					A Sugiyama	6	6
								28	A Medina Garrigues	2	3
																							A Sugiyama	2	7	0
																						19	V Zvonareva	6	65	6
								19	V Zvonareva	3	6	6
	WC	S Dubois	3	3				Q	E Bychkova	6	3	2
	Q	E Bychkova	6	6											19	V Zvonareva	6	6
		O Govortsova	3	7	2										Q	A Kleybanova	1	4
	Q	A Kleybanova	6	66	6			Q	A Kleybanova	6	6
								12	N Vaidišová	4	0

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	D Safina	6	6
	Q	A Wozniak	2	6	6			Q	A Wozniak	2	2
		A Rezaï	6	4	3										13	D Safina	4	6	6
	WC	M Oudin	5	6	1										18	S Bammer	6	1	0
		T Garbin	7	2	6				T Garbin	2	2
								18	S Bammer	6	6
																						13	D Safina	6	6
																						32	L Davenport	3	4
								32	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	O Savchuk	1	5					C Pin	2	1
		C Pin	6	7											32	L Davenport	6	6
		É Loit	7	6											2	A Ivanovic	4	2
		V Ruano Pascual	61	4					É Loit	1	2
								2	A Ivanovic	6	6

Qualiying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Timea Bacsinszky	77	5	3
		Melinda Czink	65	7	6				Melinda Czink	3	6	65
		Karolina Šprem	2	6	1			20	Galina Voskoboeva	6	4	77
	20	Galina Voskoboeva	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	3	4				2	Mariya Koryttseva	1	5
	WC	Sloane Stephens	1	5				16	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	7
	16	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	María Emilia Salerni	6	3	3
		Petra Kvitová	2	6	6				Petra Kvitová	6	6
	WC	Tamaryn Hendler	4	7	6			WC	Tamaryn Hendler	1	1
	23	Ayumi Morita	6	5	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Anastasia Rodionova	77	6
		Ahsha Rolle	64	0				4	Anastasia Rodionova	6	3	6
		Anne Keothavong	2	6	6				Anne Keothavong	1	6	3
	15	Catalina Castaño	6	1	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	6
	WC	Anna Fitzpatrick	2	3				5	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	65
		Alina Jidkova	63	5				24	Rossana de los Ríos	6	77
	24	Rossana de los Ríos	77	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
		Gréta Arn	4	2				6	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
		Mashona Washington	6	6					Mashona Washington	1	2
	22	Sandra Klösel	3	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Yuan Meng	7	77
	WC	Gail Brodsky	5	64				7	Yuan Meng	0	2
		Tatiana Poutchek	7	6					Tatiana Poutchek	6	6
	13	Hsieh Su-wei	5	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Aiko Nakamura	3	6	6
		Renata Voráčová	6	4	2			8	Aiko Nakamura	6	6
		Barbora Strýcová	4	0				17	Anne Kremer	1	3
	17	Anne Kremer	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Julie Ditty	3	1
		Vania King	6	6					Vania King	6	6
		Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	4	66				14	Alla Kudryavtseva	1	2
	14	Alla Kudryavtseva	6	78

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Petra Cetkovská	65	6	6
	WC	Anna Tatishvili	77	4	0			10	Petra Cetkovská	4	1
		Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6					Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
	19	Yuliana Fedak	4	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Lilia Osterloh	7	6
		Julia Schruff	5	1				11	Lilia Osterloh	1	3
		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6					Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
	21	Maria Elena Camerin	3	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Olga Savchuk	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek	1	4				12	Olga Savchuk	5	6	6
	WC	Audra Cohen	77	6				WC	Audra Cohen	7	2	4
	18	Olga Puchkova	63	3

References

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)