2008_Family_Circle_Cup_–_Singles

2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles

2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles

2008 tennis event results

Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Family Circle Cup.[1] This was Williams' third successive title in the 2008 season, and her first clay court title since the 2002 French Open.[2]

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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 2 6 2
9 Russia Vera Zvonareva 6 3 6
9 Russia Vera Zvonareva 6 62 6
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 3 77 3
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 6 6
7 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 4 4
9 Russia Vera Zvonareva 4 6 3
5 United States Serena Williams 6 3 6
10 Hungary Ágnes Szávay 5 4
  France Alizé Cornet 7 6
  France Alizé Cornet 5 3
5 United States Serena Williams 7 6
5 United States Serena Williams 7 4 6
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 5 6 1

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Serbia J Janković 7 6
Q Russia A Jidkova 66 1 Q United States A Stevenson 5 0
Q United States A Stevenson 78 6 1 Serbia J Janković 6 6
  France A Rezaï 6 4 7   Russia A Rodionova 0 2
  Venezuela M Sequera 4 6 5   France A Rezaï 3 4
  Russia A Rodionova 6 1   Russia A Rodionova 6 6
15 Slovakia D Cibulková 4 0 r 1 Serbia J Janković 2 6 2
9 Russia V Zvonareva 6 6 9 Russia V Zvonareva 6 3 6
Q Chinese Taipei C-J Chuang 2 2 9 Russia V Zvonareva 6 6
  Spain V Ruano Pascual 4 7 6   Spain V Ruano Pascual 1 0
  Russia O Puchkova 6 5 0 9 Russia V Zvonareva 6 4 6
  Australia C Dellacqua 7 6 6 France M Bartoli 4 6 1
  Argentina ME Salerni 5 4   Australia C Dellacqua 5 6 1
6 France M Bartoli 7 4 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
  United States J Craybas 6 6   United States J Craybas 0 2
Q United States V Lepchenko 2 2 4 Russia E Dementieva 6 7
WC United States A Rolle 6 61 2 13 Belarus V Azarenka 4 5
Q China T Sun 2 77 6 Q China T Sun 64 0
Q South Africa C Scheepers 1 0 13 Belarus V Azarenka 77 6
13 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6 4 Russia E Dementieva 6 6
11 Poland A Radwańska 6 4 6 7 Switzerland P Schnyder 4 4
  Poland M Domachowska 4 6 3 11 Poland A Radwańska 67 6 7
  United States M Shaughnessy 3 0 r   Romania E Gallovits 79 2 5
  Romania E Gallovits 6 3 11 Poland A Radwańska 3 2
  Russia E Vesnina 3 2 7 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
  Belarus O Govortsova 6 6   Belarus O Govortsova 62 0
7 Switzerland P Schnyder 77 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Russia D Safina 6 6
  Spain L Domínguez Lino 6 6   Spain L Domínguez Lino 1 4
Q Canada A Wozniak 1 1 8 Russia D Safina 2 5
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 10 Hungary Á Szávay 6 7
  Japan A Morita 4 1   Japan A Sugiyama 5 6 4
  Ukraine Y Fedak 0 64 10 Hungary Á Szávay 7 3 6
10 Hungary Á Szávay 6 77 10 Hungary Á Szávay 5 4
16 Netherlands M Krajicek 3 6 4   France A Cornet 7 6
  France A Cornet 6 3 6   France A Cornet 6 2 6
  Italy S Errani 6 6   Italy S Errani 3 6 3
  United States J Ditty 2 3   France A Cornet 6 7
  Romania S Cîrstea 65 7 6   Romania S Cîrstea 1 5
WC United States V King 77 5 1   Romania S Cîrstea 6 1 6
3 Russia A Chakvetadze 2 6 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 United States S Williams 6 6
  Australia A Molik 2 3   Argentina G Dulko 3 4
  Argentina G Dulko 6 6 5 United States S Williams 4 6 6
  Chinese Taipei Y-J Chan 3 2 12 Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 4 3
Q Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6 Q Czech Republic B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 1 5
  Switzerland T Bacsinszky 64 3 12 Slovenia K Srebotnik 4 6 7
12 Slovenia K Srebotnik 77 6 5 United States S Williams 7 4 6
14 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 0 5 2 Russia M Sharapova 5 6 1
  Ukraine T Perebiynis 4 6 7   Ukraine T Perebiynis 6 6
LL Germany J Schruff 77 6 LL Germany J Schruff 4 3
  Russia G Voskoboeva 62 4   Ukraine T Perebiynis 5 2
  China M Yuan 3 6 2 2 Russia M Sharapova 7 6
WC United States B Mattek 6 4 6 WC United States B Mattek 0 0
2 Russia M Sharapova 6 6

References

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