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Women's singles
2008 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Ana Ivanovic
Score	7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds	32
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Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title, and she became the first Russian to win the title. She did not lose a set during the tournament or face a tiebreak in any set. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the French Open a few months later.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković.

Justine Henin, whose consecutive streak of 33 match wins dated back at the 2007 Rogers Cup, lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova.

Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Polish player to reach the quarterfinals in the Open era, the first player was to do so since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 Wimbledon Championships.

This was the first Australian Open appearance for future champion Caroline Wozniacki, who lost to Ivanovic in the fourth round.

Seeds

01.   Justine Henin (quarterfinals)

02.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

03.   Jelena Janković (semifinals)

04.   Ana Ivanovic (final)

05.   Maria Sharapova (champion)

06.   Anna Chakvetadze (third round)

07.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)

08.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

09.   Daniela Hantuchová (semifinals)

10.   Marion Bartoli (first round)

11.   Elena Dementieva (fourth round)

12.   Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)

13.   Tatiana Golovin (second round)

14.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

15.   Patty Schnyder (second round)

16.   Dinara Safina (first round)

17.   Shahar Pe'er (third round)

18.   Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

19.   Sybille Bammer (second round)

20.   Ágnes Szávay (first round)

21.   Alona Bondarenko (second round)

22.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)

23.   Vera Zvonareva (first round)

24.   Li Na (third round)

25.   Francesca Schiavone (third round)

26.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)

27.   Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)

28.   Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

29.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

30.   Virginie Razzano (third round)

31.   Sania Mirza (third round)

32.   Julia Vakulenko (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Justine Henin	4	0
	5	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								5	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								3	Jelena Janković	3	1
	3	Jelena Janković	6	6
	7	Serena Williams	3	4
															5	Maria Sharapova	7	6
															4	Ana Ivanovic	5	3
	8	Venus Williams	6	4
	4	Ana Ivanovic	7	6
								4	Ana Ivanovic	0	6	6
								9	Daniela Hantuchová	6	3	4
	9	Daniela Hantuchová	6	6
	29	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	J Henin	6	6
		A Nakamura	2	2				1	J Henin	6	7
	WC	M Adamczak	4	0					O Puchkova	1	5
		O Puchkova	6	6											1	J Henin	7	6
		M Ani	6	3	2										25	F Schiavone	5	4
		A Kerber	0	6	6				A Kerber	2	3
		É Loit	3	6				25	F Schiavone	6	6
	25	F Schiavone	6	7																		1	J Henin	6	6
	19	S Bammer	6	6	6																	Q	S-w Hsieh	2	2
	Q	T Tanasugarn	7	4	2			19	S Bammer	2	0
	Q	S-w Hsieh	2	6	8			Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6
		K Zakopalová	6	4	6										Q	S-w Hsieh	6	6	6
		K Bondarenko	6	2												A Rezaï	2	7	4
		A Rezaï	7	6					A Rezaï	6	3	6
		S Cohen-Aloro	1	6	3			13	T Golovin	3	6	3
	13	T Golovin	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	E Dementieva	6	6
		T Obziler	2	2				11	E Dementieva	5	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	7	6					A Medina Garrigues	7	2	3
		P Cetkovská	6	0											11	E Dementieva	6	6
	WC	J Moore	6	6											17	S Pe'er	2	0
		J Ditty	3	2				WC	J Moore	0	5
		R Voráčová	2	6	0			17	S Pe'er	6	7
	17	S Pe'er	6	2	6																	11	E Dementieva	2	0
	32	J Vakulenko	4	6	4																	5	M Sharapova	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	1	6				E Vesnina	6	6
		J Craybas	6	6					J Craybas	2	4
		Y-j Chan	4	2												E Vesnina	3	0
		L Davenport	6	3	7										5	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Errani	2	6	5				L Davenport	1	3
		J Kostanić Tošić	4	3				5	M Sharapova	6	6
	5	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	J Janković	2	6	12
		T Paszek	6	2	10			3	J Janković	6	7
		S Dubois	6	3					E Gallovits	2	5
		E Gallovits	7	6											3	J Janković	6	4	6
		F Pennetta	6	5	6										30	V Razzano	2	6	1
		D Cibulková	4	7	4				F Pennetta	2	7	3
		A Harkleroad	3	5				30	V Razzano	6	5	6
	30	V Razzano	6	7																		3	J Janković	7	6
	18	A Mauresmo	6	6	6																		C Dellacqua	6	1
		T Poutchek	7	0	0			18	A Mauresmo	6	7
		Y Shvedova	6	6					Y Shvedova	4	6
		T Malek	2	2											18	A Mauresmo	6	4	4
		C Dellacqua	4	6	8											C Dellacqua	3	6	6
		K Knapp	6	3	6				C Dellacqua	4	7	8
		L Osterloh	3	3				15	P Schnyder	6	5	6
	15	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	N Vaidišová	6	6
		R Olaru	3	0				12	N Vaidišová	6	6
		K Kanepi	6	5					A Molik	2	3
		A Molik	7	7											12	N Vaidišová	6	6
	WC	M Brengle	5	2												A Sugiyama	3	4
		T Perebiynis	7	6					T Perebiynis	4	4
		A Sugiyama	6	1					A Sugiyama	6	6
	23	V Zvonareva	3	1																		12	N Vaidišová	3	4
	26	V Azarenka	6	7																		7	S Williams	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	2	5				26	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	S Klösel	6	6	6			Q	S Klösel	1	1
	Q	J Schruff	1	7	4										26	V Azarenka	3	4
	Q	E Ivanova	6	4	2										7	S Williams	6	6
	Q	M Yuan	4	6	6			Q	M Yuan	3	1
	WC	J Gajdošová	3	3				7	S Williams	6	6
	7	S Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Williams	6	7
		Z Yan	2	5				8	V Williams	7	6
		C Pin	5	6	6				C Pin	5	4
	Q	M Niculescu	7	1	1										8	V Williams	7	6
	WC	S Ferguson	4	3											31	S Mirza	6	4
	Q	T Bacsinszky	6	6				Q	T Bacsinszky	1	6	5
	WC	I Tulyaganova	4	2				31	S Mirza	6	4	7
	31	S Mirza	6	6																		8	V Williams	6	6
	24	N Li	6	4	6																	Q	M Domachowska	4	4
		S Brémond	2	6	4			24	N Li	6	6
		ME Camerin	6	6					ME Camerin	4	3
	WC	C Wheeler	1	2											24	N Li	6	2	4
	WC	M Johansson	1	1											Q	M Domachowska	2	6	6
	Q	M Domachowska	6	6				Q	M Domachowska	7	1	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6	6				S Arvidsson	5	6	1
	10	M Bartoli	7	4	3

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	D Safina	6	6	2
	Q	S Lisicki	7	4	6			Q	S Lisicki	6	7
		ME Salerni	2	3					M Koryttseva	1	5
		M Koryttseva	6	6											Q	S Lisicki	6	4	3
		C Wozniacki	6	6												C Wozniacki	4	6	6
		G Dulko	1	1					C Wozniacki	7	6
		A Kudryavtseva	4	6				21	A Bondarenko	6	1
	21	A Bondarenko	6	7																			C Wozniacki	1	6
	28	K Srebotnik	4	6	9																	4	A Ivanovic	6	7
		L Domínguez Lino	6	0	7			28	K Srebotnik	6	6
	Q	A Bachmann	6	4					A Rodionova	4	1
		A Rodionova	7	6											28	K Srebotnik	3	4
		T Garbin	6	6											4	A Ivanovic	6	6
		E Daniilidou	2	2					T Garbin	0	3
		S Cîrstea	5	3				4	A Ivanovic	6	6
	4	A Ivanovic	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Chakvetadze	0
		A Petkovic	0					6	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		S Peng	5	6	7			Q	A Kleybanova	3	4
	Q	A Kleybanova	7	4	9										6	A Chakvetadze	7	1	2
		A Morigami	6	6											27	M Kirilenko	6	6	6
		M Krajicek	2	2					A Morigami	1	1
		M Tu	4	6	3			27	M Kirilenko	6	6
	27	M Kirilenko	6	4	6																	27	M Kirilenko	6	4	4
	22	L Šafářová	1	4																		9	D Hantuchová	1	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	2	4
		R Vinci	4	4					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6												V Ruano Pascual	2	3
		A Cornet	6	6											9	D Hantuchová	6	6
	PR	C Fernández	3	3					A Cornet	2	5
		V King	3	5				9	D Hantuchová	6	7
	9	D Hantuchová	6	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	N Petrova	6	6
		N Pratt	1	3				14	N Petrova	7	7
	PR	E Linetskaya	6	0					A Kremer	5	5
		A Kremer	7	6											14	N Petrova	6	7
		L Granville	1	4												E Makarova	1	6
		Y Meusburger	6	6					Y Meusburger	3	1
		E Makarova	3	6	7				E Makarova	6	6
	20	Á Szávay	6	4	5																	14	N Petrova	6	5	0
	29	A Radwańska	6	6																		29	A Radwańska	1	7	6
		O Savchuk	0	1				29	A Radwańska	7	6
		M Müller	5	3					P Parmentier	5	4
		P Parmentier	7	6											29	A Radwańska	6	6
		O Govortsova	1	1											2	S Kuznetsova	3	4
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	6	2
		N Dechy	3	1				2	S Kuznetsova	7	6
	2	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Sharapova	Ivanovic
1st serve %	27/50 (54%)	42/70 (60%)
1st serve points won	24 of 27 = 89%	26 of 42 = 62%
2nd serve points won	16 of 23 = 70%	14 of 28 = 50%
Total service points won	40 of 50 = 80.00%	40 of 70 = 57.14%
Aces	1	3
Double faults	3	4
Winners	16	14
Unforced errors	15	33
Net points won	7 of 10 = 70%	4 of 11 = 36%
Break points converted	4 of 9 = 44%	1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	30 of 70 = 43%	10 of 50 = 20%
Total points won	70	50
Source

External links

• 2008 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL
Entourage	Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach) Riccardo Piatti (coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020) Sven Groeneveld (coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018) Jimmy Connors (coach; Jul—Aug 2013) Thomas Högstedt (coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019) Michael Joyce (coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011) Mauricio Hadad (coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005) Robert Lansdorp (coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005) Yuri Yudkin (coach; Nov 1991—May 1994) Max Eisenbud (former agent) Boyfriends Alexander Gilkes (since 2018; fiancé: since 2020) Grigor Dimitrov (2012—2015) Sasha Vujačić (2009—2012; fiancé: 2010—2012) Title-winning doubles partners Tamarine Tanasugarn Maria Kirilenko
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