Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title. Ivanovic attained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time by reaching the final; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top position.
Justine Henin was the three-time reigning champion and reigning world No. 1, but she retired from the sport in May 2008. This left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion in the draw; when Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, a first-time French Open champion was guaranteed.Serena dumped at Roland Garros - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Safina reached the final after having come back from a set and match point down in both of her fourth round and quarterfinal matches, against Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, respectively.
This was the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, who lost to Kaia Kanepi in the fourth round. With that win, Kanepi became the first Estonian to reach a major quarterfinal.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Ivanovic Safina 1st serve %47/68 (69%) 50/74 (68%) 1st serve points won32 of 47 = 68% 27 of 50 = 54% 2nd serve points won9 of 21 = 43% 10 of 24 = 42% Total service points won41 of 68 = 60% 37 of 74 = 50% Aces 0 2 Double faults 1 5 Winners41 37 Unforced errors22 28 Net points won 9 of 11 = 82% 7 of 9 = 78% Break points converted 5 of 9 = 56% 2 of 5 = 40% Return points won 37 of 74 = 50% 27 of 68 = 40% Total points won 78 64Source
References
External links Draw and Qualifying Draw 2008 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation