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The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne , Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.
Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third major singles title, and she became the first Russian to win the title.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals); Ksenia Lykina (third round); Nikola Hofmanova (second round); Madison Brengle (third round); Bojana Jovanovski (quarterfinals); Cindy Chala (first round)
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [6]The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added.
Women Quad Men Women Quad 2002: Robin Ammerlaan: Esther Vergeer (x3) No competition: No competition: No competition: No competition: 2003: David Hall (x3) 2004: Robin Ammerlaan Martin Legner (x3) Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer: 2005: Mie Yaosa: Florence Gravellier Maaike Smit 2006: Michaël Jérémiasz: Esther Vergeer (x4) Jiske Griffioen Esther ...
The tournament has been held at the Melbourne Park complex since 1988 and is a major contributor to the Victorian economy; the 2020 Australian Open injected $387.7 million into the state's economy, while over the preceding decade, the Australian Open had contributed more than $2.71 billion in economic benefits to Victoria and generated 1775 ...
It was her third Australian Open singles title and her eighth major singles title overall. Ranked as the world No. 81, she became the first unseeded player to win the title since Christine O'Neil in 1978. [1] Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, [2] but lost to Lucie Šafářová in the fourth round. [3] This marked the final Australian ...
2008 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation This page was last edited on 3 December ...