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Women's singles. 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 her second US Open and third major overall won without losing a set during the tournament.
The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States, from August 25 through September 8, 2008.
The US Open women's singles championship is an annual tennis event that has been held since 1887 as part of the US Open [a] [b] tournament. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts [c] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City. [6] [1]
Arantxa Rus (first round) Melanie Oudin (semifinals) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round) Jessica Moore (withdrew) Elena Bogdan (quarterfinals) Ana Bogdan (first round) Kurumi Nara (third round) Ksenia Lykina (second round) Jessy Rompies (first round)
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2008 tennis season. The 2008 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-IV Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships, and the tennis event at the ...
Julia Schruff (qualifying competition) Vesna Manasieva (first round) Kirsten Flipkens (second round) Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition) Michelle Larcher de Brito (qualifying competition) Urszula Radwańska (second round) Maria Elena Camerin (qualified) Elena Baltacha (qualifying competition)
The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that has been played every year since its inception. [27] During the 2006 US Open, the complex was renamed to "USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center" in honor of Billie Jean King, a four-time US Open singles champion and one of women's tennis's early pioneers. [28]
Girls' doubles. Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska were the defending champions, but did not compete in the juniors that year. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Sandra Roma won the tournament, defeating Mallory Burdette and Sloane Stephens in the final, 6–0, 6–2.