2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

The 2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.

Singles
2008 WTA Tour Championships
Champion Venus Williams
Runner-up Vera Zvonareva
Final score6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2
Main article: 2008 WTA Tour Championships

Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.

Venus Williams won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2, against Vera Zvonareva.

Seeds
  1. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  2. Dinara Safina (Round Robin)
  3. Serena Williams (Round Robin, withdrew due to a stomach injury)[1]
  4. Ana Ivanovic (Round Robin, withdrew due to a virus)[1]
  5. Elena Dementieva (Semifinals)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
  7. Venus Williams (Champion)
  8. Vera Zvonareva (Final)

Alternates
  1. Agnieszka Radwańska (Round Robin, Replaced Ivanovic)
  2. Nadia Petrova (Round Robin, Replaced S.Williams)

Draw

Key

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

White Group
  Janković Ivanovic
Radwańska		 Kuznetsova Zvonareva RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Jelena Janković 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Ivanovic)		 7–6(6), 6–4 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 2–1 5–2 38–31 2
4
ALT		 Ana Ivanovic
Agnieszka Radwańska		 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 6–2, 7–5
(w/ Radwańska)		 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6
(w/ Ivanovic)		 0–2
1–0		 1–4
2–0		 21–30
13–7		 X
3
6 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6), 4–6 2–6, 5–7
(w/ Radwańska)		 2–6, 3–6 0–3 0–6 22–38 4
8 Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 6–3, 6–7(5), 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
  Safina S Williams
Petrova		 Dementieva V Williams RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 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		 Serena Williams
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 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 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.

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See also

References
  1. "Serena and Ivanovic out of Doha". BBC Sport. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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