2008 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Jelena Janković successfully defended her title, beating qualifier Alizé Cornet in the final, 6–2, 6–2.[1]

Women's Singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion Jelena Janković
Runner-up Alizé Cornet
Final score6–2, 6–2
Draw56 (4WC/12Q/4LL)
Seeds19
Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Ana Ivanovic (Second Round)
  2. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals, withdrew due to a left calf strain)
  3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
  4. Jelena Janković (Champion)
  5. Serena Williams (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
  6. Anna Chakvetadze (Semifinals)
  7. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
  8. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
  9. Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
  10. Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)
  11. Ágnes Szávay (Second Round)
  12. Agnieszka Radwańska (Third Round)
  13. Nicole Vaidišová (First Round)
  14. Dinara Safina (Withdrew due to a low back injury)
  15. Shahar Pe'er (Withdrew due to a right shoulder tendinitis)
  16. Amélie Mauresmo (Withdrew due to right intercostal muscle strain)
  17. Francesca Schiavone (Second Round)
  18. Nadia Petrova (First Round)
  19. Sybille Bammer (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q Tsvetana Pironkova 2 6 1
6 Anna Chakvetadze 6 3 6
6 Anna Chakvetadze 6 4 3
Q Alizé Cornet 3 6 6
Q Alizé Cornet w/o    
5 Serena Williams      
Q Alizé Cornet 2 2  
4 Jelena Janković 6 6  
7 Venus Williams 7 2 3
4 Jelena Janković 5 6 6
4 Jelena Janković w/o    
2 Maria Sharapova      
9 Patty Schnyder 77 5 2
2 Maria Sharapova 63 7 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 A Ivanovic 4 7 2
Q K Zakopalová 4 2   Q T Pironkova 6 5 6
Q T Pironkova 6 6   Q T Pironkova 6 1  
Q M Niculescu 6 3 6 WC V Azarenka 2 0r
Q J Craybas 4 6 4 Q M Niculescu 3 2  
WC V Azarenka 6 6   WC V Azarenka 6 6  
19 S Bammer 1 3   Q T Pironkova 2 6 1
12 A Radwańska 6 6   6 A Chakvetadze 6 3 6
Q A Amanmuradova 3 0   12 A Radwańska 3 6 6
Q K Kanepi 4 6 0 WC R Vinci 6 2 2
WC R Vinci 6 4 6 12 A Radwańska 4 6 1
  K Bondarenko 7 6   6 A Chakvetadze 6 1 6
  T Garbin 5 4     K Bondarenko 6 61 0
6 A Chakvetadze 3 77 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  O Govortsova 4 6 6   O Govortsova 2 0  
  K Knapp 6 1 2 3 S Kuznetsova 2 4  
  V Dushevina 1 3   Q A Cornet 6 6  
Q A Cornet 6 6   Q A Cornet 6 6  
  L Šafářová 4 5   17 F Schiavone 3 2  
17 F Schiavone 6 7   Q A Cornet w/o    
11 Á Szávay 6 6   5 S Williams      
  Z Yan 1 1   11 Á Szávay 0 3  
Q S Peng 4 6 3 WC S Errani 6 6  
WC S Errani 6 1 6 WC S Errani 4 3  
WC M Santangelo 2 2   5 S Williams 6 6  
  A Bondarenko 6 6     A Bondarenko 2 0  
5 S Williams 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 V Williams 6 6  
  M Krajicek 3 2     S Stosur 4 1  
  S Stosur 6 6   7 V Williams 7 6  
Q E Vesnina 3 5   10 V Zvonareva 5 2  
Q I Benešová 6 7   Q I Benešová 5 6 5
  A Sugiyama 3 3   10 V Zvonareva 7 4 7
10 V Zvonareva 6 6   7 V Williams 7 2 3
18 N Petrova 6 5 4 4 J Janković 5 6 6
  M Kirilenko 3 7 6   M Kirilenko 6 5 6
  A Medina Garrigues 6 7     A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2
Q A Kleybanova 1 5     M Kirilenko 1 1  
LL O Savchuk 711 3 1 4 J Janković 6 6  
  F Pennetta 69 6 6   F Pennetta 1 4  
4 J Janković 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 M Bartoli 6 7  
  J Vakulenko 1 2     V Razzano 4 5  
  V Razzano 6 6   8 M Bartoli 6 4 67
LL A Rodionova 1 3   9 P Schnyder 4 6 79
LL V Ruano Pascual 6 6   LL V Ruano Pascual 1 0  
Q M Koryttseva 6 2 3 9 P Schnyder 6 6  
9 P Schnyder 3 6 6 9 P Schnyder 77 5 2
13 N Vaidišová 4 6 2 2 M Sharapova 63 7 6
LL E Makarova 6 4 6 LL E Makarova 3 4  
  T Paszek 3 0     C Wozniacki 6 6  
  C Wozniacki 6 6     C Wozniacki 4 63  
  D Cibulková 77 6   2 M Sharapova 6 77  
  G Dulko 61 4     D Cibulková 2 6 4
2 M Sharapova 6 3 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Alizé Cornet (Qualified)
  2. Elena Vesnina (Qualified)
  3. Pauline Parmentier (First Round)
  4. Klára Zakopalová (Qualified)
  5. Casey Dellacqua (First Round)
  6. Kaia Kanepi (Qualified)
  7. Mariya Koryttseva (Qualified)
  8. Alisa Kleybanova (Qualified)
  9. Akgul Amanmuradova (Qualified)
  10. Jill Craybas (Qualified)
  11. Peng Shuai (Qualified)
  12. Tsvetana Pironkova (Qualified)
  13. Anastasia Rodionova (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  14. Timea Bacsinszky (First Round)
  15. Virginia Ruano Pascual (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  16. Ekaterina Makarova (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  17. Marta Domachowska (First Round)
  18. Olga Savchuk (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  19. Iveta Benešová (Qualified)
  20. Nuria Llagostera Vives (Still competing in Berlin)
  21. Galina Voskoboeva (Qualifying Competition)
  22. Rossana de los Ríos (Qualifying Competition)
  23. Chan Yung-jan (Qualifying Competition)
  24. Émilie Loit (First Round)

Qualifiers
  1. Alizé Cornet
  2. Elena Vesnina
  3. Monica Niculescu
  4. Klára Zakopalová
  5. Iveta Benešová
  6. Kaia Kanepi
  7. Mariya Koryttseva
  8. Alisa Kleybanova
  9. Akgul Amanmuradova
  10. Jill Craybas
  11. Peng Shuai
  12. Tsvetana Pironkova

Lucky Losers
  1. Anastasia Rodionova
  2. Virginia Ruano Pascual
  3. Ekaterina Makarova
  4. Olga Savchuk

Qualifying Draw

First qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
1 Alizé Cornet 7 6
Zhang Shuai 5 2 1 Alizé Cornet 6 6
WC Nathalie Viérin 6 3 3 13 Anastasia Rodionova 0 3
13 Anastasia Rodionova 2 6 6

Second qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
2 Elena Vesnina 6 6
Alla Kudryavtseva 3 1 2 Elena Vesnina 77 6
Andreja Klepač 6 77 Andreja Klepač 65 3
17 Marta Domachowska 3 63

Third qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
3 Pauline Parmentier 2 0
Monica Niculescu 6 6 Monica Niculescu 3 6 6
WC Anna-Giulia Remondina 1 6 5 16 Ekaterina Makarova 6 2 3
16 Ekaterina Makarova 6 4 7

Fourth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
4 Klára Zakopalová 0 6 6
WC Corinna Dentoni 6 2 1 4 Klára Zakopalová 6 3 6
Ayumi Morita 65 3 21 Galina Voskoboeva 1 6 2
21 Galina Voskoboeva 77 6

Fifth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
5 Casey Dellacqua 3 65
Yuliana Fedak 6 77 Yuliana Fedak 1 2
Katie O'Brien 4 3 19 Iveta Benešová 6 6
19 Iveta Benešová 6 6

Sixth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
6 Kaia Kanepi 6 6
Yaroslava Shvedova 2 2 6 Kaia Kanepi 6 77
Maria Elena Camerin 6 6 Maria Elena Camerin 4 63
24 Émilie Loit 0 2

Seventh qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
7 Mariya Koryttseva 6 6
Kira Nagy 2 0 7 Mariya Koryttseva 6 6
Julie Ditty 2 7 6 Julie Ditty 2 4
Alt Regina Kulikova 6 5 3

Eighth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
8 Alisa Kleybanova 6 6
Alt Zheng Jie 3 2 8 Alisa Kleybanova 0 6 6
Alicia Molik 3 5 15 Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 4 3
15 Virginia Ruano Pascual 6 7

Ninth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
9 Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6
WC Astrid Besser 1 1 9 Akgul Amanmuradova 6 77
Emmanuelle Gagliardi 4 6 3 18 Olga Savchuk 2 64
18 Olga Savchuk 6 2 6

Tenth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
10 Jill Craybas 3 6 77
WC Camila Giorgi 6 2 61 10 Jill Craybas 7 6
Tatiana Poutchek 4 4 22 Rossana de los Ríos 5 1
22 Rossana de los Ríos 6 6

Eleventh qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
11 Peng Shuai 6 6
Yuan Meng 1 2 11 Peng Shuai 6 6
WC Giulia Gabba 3 1 23 Chan Yung-jan 3 4
23 Chan Yung-jan 6 6

Twelfth qualifier
First Round Qualifying Competition
12 Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6
Evgeniya Rodina 3 1 12 Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6
Catalina Castaño 5 6 6 Catalina Castaño 1 2
14 Timea Bacsinszky 7 4 3

References
  1. "Jankovic happy with back-to-back Italian titles". The Guardian. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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