2008 WTA Tour Championships

{{TennisEventInfo|2008|WTA Tour Championships| | date=4–9 November | edition=38th (singles) / 33rd (doubles) | draw=8S / 4D | location=[[Doha]], [[Qatar]] | venue=[[Khalifa International Tennis Complex]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] | champd={{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] | main_name=WTA Finals }} The '''2008 WTA Tour Championships''' (also known as the ''[[Sony Ericsson]] WTA Tour Championships'' for sponsorship reasons) was a [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the [[WTA Tour Championships#Singles|38th edition]] of the [[WTA Tour Championships|year-end singles championships]], the [[WTA Tour Championships#Doubles|33rd edition]] of the year-end doubles championships, and is part of the [[2008 WTA Tour]]. It took place at the [[Khalifa International Tennis Complex]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], from 4 November through 9 November 2008.

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{Main|2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]], 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2. *It was Venus Williams' 3rd title of the year, and her 39th overall. It was her 1st career year-end championships title.

===Doubles=== {{Main|2008 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles}} {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Květa Peschke]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]], 6–1, 7–5.

==Players== The top eight players and the top four doubles teams in the [[2008 WTA Tour]] will qualify for the Championships. Two more players will also come to [[Doha]] as reserves. Should any player withdraw, they will enter the tournament. {| class="wikitable" !# !Players !Points !Tournaments !Date qualified |- |1 |Jelena Janković (SRB) |4,786 | |30 July |- |2 |Dinara Safina (RUS) |3,823 | |4 September |- |3 |Serena Williams (USA) |3,681 |13 |4 September |- |4 |Elena Dementieva (RUS) |3,400 | |18 September |- |5 |Ana Ivanovic (SRB) |3,353 |18 |30 July |- |6 |Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) |2,627 | |17 October |- |7 |Vera Zvonareva (RUS) |2,626 | |25 October |- |8 |Venus Williams (USA) |2,524 | |25 October |}

===Qualified singles players=== On 30 July, [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Ana Ivanovic]] became the first two players to qualify for the year-end championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2008/doha2008_jankovicivanovic_qualify.pdf|title=JANKOVIC AND IVANOVIC QUALIFY FOR SEASON-ENDING SONY ERICSSON CHAMPIONSHIPS – DOHA 2008}}</ref> [[File:Jelena-jankovic.jpg|left|thumb|248x248px|[[Jelena Janković]] reached her first Grand Slam final at the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]].]] Following a surging 2007, Janković started the year at the [[2008 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] where she partnered with [[Novak Djokovic]] to reach the final, losing out to United States' [[Serena Williams]] and [[Mardy Fish]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-05/us-edge-out-serbia-to-win-hopman-cup/1003592|title=US edge out Serbia to win Hopman Cup|date=2008-01-05|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> She reached the semifinals of the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] a few weeks after falling to [[Maria Sharapova]], the eventual champion <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-24/sharapova-romps-into-decider/1022380|title=Sharapova romps into decider|date=2008-01-24|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> where she beat Serena Williams en route in the quarterfinals. In February and March, she reached a lone final at the [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]] losing to Serena Williams 1–6, 7–5, 3–6. She further reached two semifinals and two quarterfinals. In the clay season, Janković won the [[2008 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]] for the second straight year against surprise finalist [[Alizé Cornet]] who was an 18-year-old qualifier. At the French Open, she reached her third straight major semifinal but fell in three grueling sets to once again the eventual champion in Ana Ivanovic, a match that decided the new World No. 1.

Janković then headed straight to [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] where she lost to [[Tamarine Tanasugarn]] in the fourth round. Janković eventually became the 18th female No. 1, replacing compatriot Ivanovic on August 11.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/jankovic-dethrones-ivanovic-becomes-new-world-no-1-294605.html|title=Janković dethrones Ivanovic, becomes new world No.1|date=2008-08-11|newspaper=News18|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> At the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], she lost to eventual silver medalist [[Dinara Safina]] in the quarterfinals. At the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Janković beat [[Elena Dementieva]] in the final four to reach her first Grand Slam final but lost to Serena Williams. In the fall season, she won three consecutive tournaments at the [[2008 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], the [[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] and the [[2008 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]] justifying her return to the top spot.

{{Main|2008 Ana Ivanovic tennis season}} [[File:Ana Ivanovic at Indian Wells.jpg|thumb|264x264px|Ana Ivanovic won the [[2008 French Open|French Open]]. ]] '''Ana Ivanovic''' began the 2008 season by reaching the finals of the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] where she lost to [[Maria Sharapova]] in straight sets. She then managed to win her sixth title and third Tier I title in [[2008 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]], beating [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the semifinals and finals respectively. Following a mediocre pre-French Open season where she failed to defend her title in [[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open|Berlin]], she entered [[2008 French Open|Roland Garros]] as the second seed and favourite. She lived up to that expectation by winning her first Grand Slam (and her only to date) and becoming the first Serbian to reach the No. 1 spot, virtue of beating compatriot Janković in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/2302766/French-Open-Ana-Ivanovic-tops-world-with-first-grand-slam-victory-at-Roland-Garros.html|title=French Open: Ana Ivanovic tops world with first grand slam victory at Roland Garros|last=Hodgkinson|first=Mark|newspaper=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> She defeated first-time Grand Slam finalist [[Dinara Safina]] 6–4, 6–3. In her first tournament as the new world No. 1 at [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she was upset in the third round by Chinese wildcard [[Zheng Jie]]. Following a disappointing Wimbledon campaign, she suffered an injury-marred US Open Series as she withdrew from [[2008 East West Bank Classic|Los Angeles]] and the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympics]], which Ivanovic described as "one of the worst moments in my career". She played only one tournament which was at the [[2008 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and was eliminated in the third round. As the top seed for the [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she suffered for the second straight major a loss to a player ranked outside the top 100 in French qualifier [[Julie Coin]]. She returned to form in October by winning the indoor tournament in [[2008 Generali Ladies Linz|Linz]] as well as reach the semifinals at the [[2008 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]].

On 4 September, [[Serena Williams]] and [[Dinara Safina]] were announced as the third and fourth qualifiers for the Championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2008/doha2008_serenasafina_qualify.pdf|title=SERENA WILLIAMS AND DINARA SAFINA QUALIFY FOR SONY ERICSSON CHAMPIONSHIPS - DOHA 2008}}</ref> [[File:Serena Wimbledon 2008 trim.jpg|left|thumb|277x277px|[[Serena Williams]] won her third [[2008 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] title.]] {{Main|2008 Serena Williams tennis season}}

'''Serena Williams''' started the year at the [[2008 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] where she teamed up with [[Mardy Fish]] to win it for the US. At the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]], she made the quarterfinals losing to Jelena Janković.

[[File:Dinara Safina (2826825436).jpg|thumb|235x235px|[[Dinara Safina]] won four titles during the year.]]

On 18 September, [[Elena Dementieva]] became the fifth qualifier for the Championships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2008/doha2008_dementieva_qualify.pdf|title=ELENA DEMENTIEVA QUALIFIES FOR SONY ERICSSON CHAMPIONSHIPS}}</ref> [[File:Elena Dementieva.JPG|left|thumb|233x233px|[[Elena Dementieva]] won [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] Gold.]] [[File:Venus Williams playing to Agnieszka Radwanska.jpg|thumb|282x282px|[[Venus Williams]] won her fifth [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] title.]]

On 17 October, by reaching the quarterfinals at the [[2008 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]], [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] was confirmed as the sixth qualifier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontennis.com/news/kuznetsova-spanish-duo-qualify-doha|title=Kuznetsova, Spanish Duo Qualify for Doha {{!}} OnTennis.com|website=www.ontennis.com|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref> [[File:Svetlana Kuznetsova (i7948) (3337471887).jpg|left|thumb|[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] qualifies for the third straight year.]]

On 25 October, the final two spots were taken by [[Vera Zvonareva]] and [[Venus Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontennis.com/news/venus-vera-qualify-doha|title=Venus, Vera Qualify For Doha {{!}} OnTennis.com|website=www.ontennis.com|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>

* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] (4786)<ref name="Top2">{{cite news|url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2482|title=Janković, Ivanovic First To Qualify for Doha|author=sonyericssonwtatour.com|date=2008-07-30|access-date=2008-08-01}}</ref> * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] (3823) * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] (3681) * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] (3400) * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] (3353)<ref name="Top2"/> * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] (2626) * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] (2627) * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] (2524)

===Singles alternates=== * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] (2256) * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] (1914)

===Withdrawn players=== * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] (2515) ''(Sharapova announced a hiatus from tennis from the [[2008 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] until 2009,<ref name=SharapovaOut>{{cite news|author=sonyericssonwtatour.com|title=Sharapova Out for 2008, Hopeful for 2009 | url =http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2671|date=2008-09-30|access-date=2008-11-01}}</ref> which prevented her from continuing to collect points and qualify)''

===Qualified doubles teams===

In doubles, team [[Cara Black]] and [[Liezel Huber]] qualified with convincing lead with more than 6,000 points, while other three teams all failed to collect even a half of that number of points, with all of them being around 2,000.

* {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] (6158)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=2544 |title= Black, Huber First Team to Qualify for Doha |author=sonyericssonwtatour.com|date=2008-08-20|access-date=2008-08-14}}</ref> * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]] (2809) * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Květa Peschke]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]] (2614) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]] / {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] (2542)

==Singles Championship Race==

===Singles=== Players in gold qualified for Doha. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Doha. {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- !rowspan=2| Rank !rowspan="2" | Player !colspan=5| Mandatory Events !colspan=12| Best Other Tournaments !rowspan=2| Total points !rowspan=2| Tourn |- | style="background:#f3e6d7; width:40px;"| '''[[2008 Australian Open – Women's singles|AUS]]''' | style="background:#f3e6d7; width:40px;"| '''[[2008 French Open – Women's singles|FRA]]''' | style="background:#f3e6d7; width:40px;"| '''[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|WIM]]''' | style="background:#f3e6d7; width:40px;"| '''[[2008 US Open – Women's singles|USO]]''' | style="background:#e9e9e9; width:35px;"| '''[[2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles|MIA]]''' !width=30|1 !width=30|2 !width=30|3 !width=30|4 !width=30|5 !width=30|6 !width=30|7 !width=30|8 !width=30|9 !width=30|10 !width=30|11 !width=30|12 |- |bgcolor=gold|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=thistle|F 700 |bgcolor=thistle|F 350 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|W]] 300''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 China Open – Women's singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|SF]] 210 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|SF]] 140 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|QF]] 115 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|QF]] 110 !4,786 !21 |- |bgcolor=gold|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_singles|QF]] 90 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008_Medibank_International_–_Women's_singles|QF]] 70 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008_Canara_Bank_Bangalore_Open_–_Singles|QF]] 70 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Zurich_Open_–_Singles|R16]] 1 | | | | | | | | !4,786 !21 |- |bgcolor=gold|2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R128 2 |bgcolor=thistle|F 700 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 125 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=silver|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|S]] 245 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Ordina Open – Women's singles|F]] 100 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R16]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|R32]] 40 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|R16]] 40 !3,823 !20 |- |bgcolor=gold|2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008_Mondial_Australian_Women's_Hardcourts_–_Singles|QF]] 35 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Bausch_&_Lomb_Championships_–_Singles|R16]] 35 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Medibank_International_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 1 | | | | | | | | | !3,823 !20 |- |bgcolor=gold|3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=thistle|F 700 |bgcolor=lime|'''W 1000''' |bgcolor=lime|'''W 500''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|W]] 430''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Bank of the West Classic – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|QF]] 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|R16]] 1 | | | | | !3,681 !12 |- |bgcolor=gold|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 125 |bgcolor=gold|'''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|G]] 353''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|W]] 300''' |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|F]] 300 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Fortis Championships Luxembourg – Singles|W]] 165''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Open Gaz de France – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 İstanbul Cup – Singles|F]] 100 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Ordina Open – Women's singles|SF]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|R32]] 1 !3,400 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Medibank_International_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 1 | | | | | | | | | | | !3,400 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold|5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] |bgcolor=thistle|F 700 |bgcolor=lime|'''W 1000''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 45 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|W]] 465''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Medibank International – Women's singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Zurich Open – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 China Open – Women's singles|QF]] 70 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R16]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|R16]] 1 !3,353 !17 |- |bgcolor=gold|6 |align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R128 2 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 60 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 225 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|F]] 325 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|F]] 300 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|F]] 300 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|F]] 190 |bgcolor=cd7f32|'''[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|B]] 175''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles|W]] 140''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 China Open – Women's singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 ECM Prague Open – Women's singles|W]] 115''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|QF]] 115 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles|F]] 80 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|QF]] 75 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles|QF]] 70 !2,626 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold|6 |align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Italian_Open_–_Women's_singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_East_West_Bank_Classic_–_Singles|R16]] 35 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008_ASB_Classic_–_Singles|QF]] 30 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_International_Women's_Open_–_Singles|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Bank_of_the_West_Classic_–_Singles|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Rogers_Cup_–_Singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Zurich_Open_–_Singles|R16]] 1 | | | | | !2,626 !24 |- |bgcolor=gold|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 450 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=yellow|SF 225 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|F]] 325 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|F]] 300 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|F]] 215 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Medibank International – Women's singles|F]] 190 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 China Open – Women's singles|F]] 190 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R16]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 International Women's Open – Singles|R16]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|R64]] 1 !2,623 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Porsche_Tennis_Grand_Prix_–_Singles|R32]] 1 | | | | | | | | | | | !2,623 !18 |- |bgcolor=gold|8 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=lime|'''W 1000''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 125 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Zurich Open – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|SF]] 140 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|QF]] 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R16]] 65 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Cellular South Cup – Singles|R32]] 1 | | | | !2,522 !13 |- |bgcolor=cd7f32|9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] |bgcolor=lime|'''W 1000''' |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 60 |A 0 |A 0 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|W]] 465''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|SF]] 210 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|R16]] 60 | | | | | | !2,515 !9 |- |style="background:#59f;"|10 |align="left"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]}} |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 1 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 International Women's Open – Singles|W]] 275''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|SF]] 210 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 İstanbul Cup – Singles|W]] 140''' |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|SF]] 125 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Pattaya Women's Open – Singles|W]] 115''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles|QF]] 115 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Italian Open – Women's singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Nordea Nordic Light Open|SF]] 50 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|R16]] 40 !2,256 !23 |- |style="background:#59f;"|10 |align="left"|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]}} | | | | | |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Bausch_&_Lomb_Championships_–_Singles|R16]] 35 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Zurich_Open_–_Singles|R16]] 35 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[Tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 28 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Dubai_Tennis_Championships_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 15 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Moorilla_Hobart_International_–_Singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_China_Open_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 1 | | | | | | !2,256 !23 |- |style="background:#59f;"|11 |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] |bgcolor=#afeeee|R16 140 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF 250 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R32 90 |bgcolor=#afeeee|R64 1 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|F]] 215 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles|SF]] 195 |bgcolor=thistle|[[2008 International Women's Open – Singles|F]] 190 |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles|W]] 140''' |bgcolor=lime|'''[[2008 Bell Challenge – Singles|W]] 140''' |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles|QF]] 110 |bgcolor=yellow|[[2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Singles|SF]] 75 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 East West Bank Classic – Singles|QF]] 70 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|QF]] 70 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Rogers Cup – Singles|R16]] 60 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles|R32]] 35 |bgcolor=#ffebcd|[[2008 İstanbul Cup – Singles|QF]] 35 !1,914 !25 |- |style="background:#59f;"|11 |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] | | | | | |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Mondial_Australian_Women's_Hardcourts_–_Singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Medibank_International_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Open_Gaz_de_France_–_Singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R64]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Dubai_Tennis_Championships_–_Women's_singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Italian_Open_–_Women's_singles|R64]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Bank_of_the_West_Classic_–_Singles|R32]] 1 |bgcolor=#afeeee|[[2008_Zurich_Open_–_Singles|R32]] 1 | | | | !1,914 !25 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.wtafinals.com}} * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2008/808.pdf WTA tournament draws]

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