Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upRussia Vera Zvonareva
Score6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8

Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title.

Venus became the third player in the Open Era after Steffi Graf and her sister Serena Williams to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 2 Dinara Safina and No. 3 Serena in the respective round robin matches and No. 1 Jelena Janković in the semifinals.[1]

Safina and Agnieszka Radwańska (as an alternate who replaced Ivanovic) made their debuts in the tournament.

Justine Henin was the two-time reigning champion, but retired from the sport in May 2008.

Seeds

  1. Serbia Jelena Janković (semifinals)
  2. Russia Dinara Safina (round robin)
  3. United States Serena Williams (round robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[2]
  4. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (round robin, withdrew due to a virus)[2]
  5. Russia Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  6. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
  7. United States Venus Williams (champion)
  8. Russia Vera Zvonareva (final)

Alternates

  1. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (round robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
  2. Russia Nadia Petrova (round robin, Replaced S.Williams)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 79 3 6
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 67 6 3
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 77 0 2
7 United States Venus Williams 65 6 6
7 United States Venus Williams 6 2 6
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 2 6 3

White group

  Serbia Janković Serbia Ivanovic
Poland Radwańska		 Russia Kuznetsova Russia Zvonareva RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic)		 7–6(8–6), 6–4 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 2–1 5–2 38–31 2
4
Alt		 Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska		 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 6–2, 7–5
(w/ Radwańska)		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 0–2
1–0		 1–4
2–0		 21–30
13–7		 X
3
6 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6–8), 4–6 2–6, 5–7
(w/ Radwańska)		 2–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 22–38 4
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic)		 6–2, 6–3 3–0 6–2 44–32 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Maroon group

  Russia Safina United States S Williams
Russia Petrova		 Russia Dementieva United States V Williams RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Russia Dinara Safina 4–6, 1–6
(w/ Williams)		 2–6, 4–6 5–7, 3–6 0–3 0–6 19–37 3
3
Alt		 United States Serena Williams
Russia Nadia Petrova		 6–4, 6–1
(w/ Williams)		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
(w/ Petrova)		 7–5, 1–6, 0–6
(w/ Williams)		 1–1
0–1		 3–2
1–2		 20–22
14–16		 X
4
5 Russia Elena Dementieva 6–2, 6–4 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
(w/ Petrova)		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 2–1 5–3 41–36 2
7 United States Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
(w/ Williams)		 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 3–0 6–2 46–29 1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Barbora Krejcikova beats Swiatek in Dubai final, becomes first woman to beat her twice as No. 1". 25 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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