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Women's singles
Women's singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Details
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was her fifth Miami Open title, tying Steffi Graf's record.^[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
Ana Ivanovic (third round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
Jelena Janković (final)
Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
Serena Williams (champion)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals, retired due to a mid-back injury)
Patty Schnyder (third round)
Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
Nadia Petrova (second round, retired due to a right quad strain)
Ágnes Szávay (second round)
Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
Sybille Bammer (third round)
Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
Francesca Schiavone (second round)
Alona Bondarenko (second round)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
Virginie Razzano (second round)
Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
Victoria Azarenka (third round)
Maria Kirilenko (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
Sania Mirza (withdrew due to a right wrist injury)
Michaëlla Krajicek (second round)
Karin Knapp (second round)
Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Justine Henin	2	0

8	Serena Williams	6	6
				8	Serena Williams	3	7	6

				3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	5	3
3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6

6	Venus Williams	4	4
									8	Serena Williams	6	5	6

									4	Jelena Janković	1	7	3
10	Elena Dementieva	1	1^r

4	Jelena Janković	6	3
				4	Jelena Janković	6	6

				19	Vera Zvonareva	1	4
19	Vera Zvonareva	7	6

13	Dinara Safina	5	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					1	J Henin	6	6
	A Kerber	7	6			A Kerber	4	2
	A Amanmuradova	5	1							1	J Henin	6	6
	A Morigami	2	6	4							S Errani	2	1
	S Errani	6	3	6		S Errani	6	4	7
					26	M Kirilenko	4	6	6²
															1	J Henin	6	6
																E Vesnina	2	2
					23	V Razzano	4	4
Q	E Gagliardi	4	3			A Harkleroad	6	6
	A Harkleroad	6	6								A Harkleroad	4	7	4
	E Vesnina	6	6								E Vesnina	6	5	6
	E Likhovtseva	4	4			E Vesnina	6	4	6
					15	Á Szávay	2	6	1

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	P Schnyder	7	4	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	4	1	Q	V King	6⁸	6	2
Q	V King	3	6	6						11	P Schnyder	0	1
Q	P Kvitová	6	5	5							K Kanepi	6	6
	K Kanepi	3	7	7		K Kanepi	7	1	6
					21	A Bondarenko	6⁷	6	3
																K Kanepi	3	3
															8	S Williams	6	6
					27	F Pennetta	6	6
	C Dellacqua	2	6¹		Q	A Rodionova	4	2
Q	A Rodionova	6	7							27	F Pennetta	7	3	2
	K Zakopalová	4	1							8	S Williams	6⁶	6	6
	E Gallovits	6	6			E Gallovits	1	2
					8	S Williams	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					3	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6
	Y-j Chan	6	2	6		Y-j Chan	1	6	0
	IR Olaru	1	6	1						3	S Kuznetsova	1	7	6
	T Perebiynis	6	7							25	V Azarenka	6	5	0
	G Dulko	4	6¹			T Perebiynis	2	4
					25	V Azarenka	6	6
															3	S Kuznetsova	7	6
															16	S Pe'er	6⁴	3
					17	A Radwańska	6	3	5
	E Makarova	6	6³	3	WC	M Larcher de Brito	2	6	7
WC	M Larcher de Brito	3	7	6						WC	M Larcher de Brito	0	2
Q	A Nakamura	0	0							16	S Pe'er	6	6
	N Dechy	6	6			N Dechy	6⁶	3
					16	S Pe'er	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					9	M Bartoli	3	1
	T Pironkova	4	5			C Wozniacki	6	6
	C Wozniacki	6	7								C Wozniacki	2	6	6
Q	R de los Ríos	6	4	6						22	K Srebotnik	6	3	1
	Y Meusburger	2	6	4	Q	R de los Ríos	2	2
					22	K Srebotnik	6	6
																C Wozniacki	3	3
															6	V Williams	6	6
					30	M Krajicek	2	6	2
	M Müller	4	7	2	WC	M Erakovic	6	3	6
WC	M Erakovic	6	6⁴	6						WC	M Erakovic	2	1
	J Craybas	4	6	6⁶						6	V Williams	6	6
	M Domachowska	6	0	7		M Domachowska	4	3
					6	V Williams	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					5	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	A Cornet	1	6	3		T Paszek	3	2
	T Paszek	6	2	6						5	A Chakvetadze	5	1
WC	C Vandeweghe	4	5							WC	S Lisicki	7	6
WC	S Lisicki	6	7		WC	S Lisicki	6	7
					LL	M Koryttseva	1	5
															WC	S Lisicki	3	2
															10	E Dementieva	6	6
					20	F Schiavone	6	4	4
LL	T Tanasugarn	1	2			D Cibulková	3	6	6
	D Cibulková	6	6								D Cibulková	0	7	4
	K Bondarenko	6	6							10	E Dementieva	6	6¹	6
	P Parmentier	1	3			K Bondarenko	0	4
					10	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 6

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				14	N Petrova	1	r
PR	J Zheng	6	7	PR	J Zheng	2
Q	G Voskoboeva	2	6³						PR	J Zheng	5	6	6
	S Peng	1							24	A Mauresmo	7	4	4
	E Daniilidou	1	r		S Peng	6	2	6²
				24	A Mauresmo	4	6	7
														PR	J Zheng	4	5
														4	J Janković	6	7
				31	K Knapp	6	5	0
	L Šafářová	6	7		L Šafářová	3	7	6
WC	S Cîrstea	1	5							L Šafářová	2	1
	S Arvidsson	6	6						4	J Janković	6	6
Q	T Poutchek	4	3		S Arvidsson	7	2	6⁹
				4	J Janković	6⁷	6	7

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					7	D Hantuchová	6	6
	M Sequera	6	6			M Sequera	2	1
	Y Shvedova	3	4							7	D Hantuchová	4	7	5
WC	A Pivovarova	3	6²								A Sugiyama	6	6⁸	7
	A Sugiyama	6	7			A Sugiyama	6	6
					28	A Medina Garrigues	2	3
																A Sugiyama	2	7	0
															19	V Zvonareva	6	6⁵	6
					19	V Zvonareva	3	6	6
WC	S Dubois	3	3		Q	E Bychkova	6	3	2
Q	E Bychkova	6	6							19	V Zvonareva	6	6
	O Govortsova	3	7	2						Q	A Kleybanova	1	4
Q	A Kleybanova	6	6⁶	6	Q	A Kleybanova	6	6
					12	N Vaidišová	4	0

Section 8

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					13	D Safina	6	6
Q	A Wozniak	2	6	6	Q	A Wozniak	2	2
	A Rezaï	6	4	3					13	D Safina	4	6	6
WC	M Oudin	5	6	1					18	S Bammer	6	1	0
	T Garbin	7	2	6		T Garbin	2	2
					18	S Bammer	6	6
														13	D Safina	6	6
														32	L Davenport	3	4
					32	L Davenport	6	6
Q	O Savchuk	1	5			C Pin	2	1
	C Pin	6	7						32	L Davenport	6	6
	É Loit	7	6						2	A Ivanovic	4	2
	V Ruano Pascual	6¹	4			É Loit	1	2
					2	A Ivanovic	6	6

Qualiying

Qualifying seeds

Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
Mariya Koryttseva (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
María Emilia Salerni (first round)
Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Alisa Kleybanova (qualified)
Yuan Meng (qualifying competition)
Aiko Nakamura (qualified)
Julie Ditty (first round)
Petra Cetkovská (qualifying competition)
Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
Olga Savchuk (qualified)
Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)
Catalina Castaño (first round)
Ekaterina Bychkova (qualified)
Anne Kremer (qualifying competition)
Olga Puchkova (first round)
Yuliana Fedak (first round)
Galina Voskoboeva (qualified)
Maria Elena Camerin (first round)
Sandra Klösel (first round)
Ayumi Morita (first round)
Rossana de los Ríos (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Mariya Koryttseva
Tamarine Tanasugarn

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Timea Bacsinszky	7⁷	5	3
	Melinda Czink	6⁵	7	6		Melinda Czink	3	6	6⁵
	Karolina Šprem	2	6	1	20	Galina Voskoboeva	6	4	7⁷
20	Galina Voskoboeva	6	4	6

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Mariya Koryttseva	6	6
	Evgeniya Rodina	3	4	2	Mariya Koryttseva	1	5
WC	Sloane Stephens	1	5	16	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	7
16	Ekaterina Bychkova	6	7

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	María Emilia Salerni	6	3	3
	Petra Kvitová	2	6	6		Petra Kvitová	6	6
WC	Tamaryn Hendler	4	7	6	WC	Tamaryn Hendler	1	1
23	Ayumi Morita	6	5	0

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Anastasia Rodionova	7⁷	6
	Ahsha Rolle	6⁴	0		4	Anastasia Rodionova	6	3	6
	Anne Keothavong	2	6	6		Anne Keothavong	1	6	3
15	Catalina Castaño	6	1	2

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	6
WC	Anna Fitzpatrick	2	3	5	Tamarine Tanasugarn	4	6⁵
	Alina Jidkova	6³	5	24	Rossana de los Ríos	6	7⁷
24	Rossana de los Ríos	7⁷	7

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
	Gréta Arn	4	2	6	Alisa Kleybanova	6	6
	Mashona Washington	6	6		Mashona Washington	1	2
22	Sandra Klösel	3	3

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Yuan Meng	7	7⁷
WC	Gail Brodsky	5	6⁴	7	Yuan Meng	0	2
	Tatiana Poutchek	7	6		Tatiana Poutchek	6	6
13	Hsieh Su-wei	5	4

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Aiko Nakamura	3	6	6
	Renata Voráčová	6	4	2	8	Aiko Nakamura	6	6
	Barbora Strýcová	4	0		17	Anne Kremer	1	3
17	Anne Kremer	6	6

Ninth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

9	Julie Ditty	3	1
	Vania King	6	6		Vania King	6	6
	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	4	6⁶	14	Alla Kudryavtseva	1	2
14	Alla Kudryavtseva	6	7⁸

Tenth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

10	Petra Cetkovská	6⁵	6	6
WC	Anna Tatishvili	7⁷	4	0	10	Petra Cetkovská	4	1
	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6			Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
19	Yuliana Fedak	4	2

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

11	Lilia Osterloh	7	6
	Julia Schruff	5	1	11	Lilia Osterloh	1	3
	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6		Emmanuelle Gagliardi	6	6
21	Maria Elena Camerin	3	4

Twelfth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

12	Olga Savchuk	6	6
	Bethanie Mattek	1	4	12	Olga Savchuk	5	6	6
WC	Audra Cohen	7⁷	6	WC	Audra Cohen	7	2	4
18	Olga Puchkova	6³	3

References

^ "Serena Williams equals record in Miami". The Telegraph. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

External links

[1] "Serena Williams equals record in Miami". The Telegraph. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles