Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. This was also Williams' second US Open (and third major overall) won without losing a set during the tournament. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.
Justine Henin was the reigning champion, but she retired from the sport in May 2008.
This was the final singles major appearance for 1998 champion, three-time major champion and former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport, who was defeated by Marion Bartoli in the third round.
Julie Coin, ranked as the world No. 188, defeated the world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the second round, making her the lowest-ranked player ever to defeat an incumbent world No. 1.
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 S. Williams Janković 1st serve % 45/73 (62%) 65/95 (68%) 1st serve points won27 of 45 = 60% 35 of 65 = 54% 2nd serve points won15 of 28 = 54% 13 of 30 = 43% Total service points won42 of 73 = 57.53% 48 of 95 = 50.53% Aces 3 3 Double faults 3 4 Winners44 15 Unforced errors 39 22 Net points won 32 of 37 = 86% 11 of 17 = 65% Break points converted 5 of 16 = 31% 3 of 8 = 38% Return points won 47 of 95 = 49% 31 of 73 = 42% Total points won 89 79Source
References
External links Draws 2008 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation