2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008.
The 2008 edition marked the first time in the Open Era no American man or woman reached the singles' quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
Notable stories
Justine Henin's retirement
On May 14, 2008, less than two weeks before the start of the 2008 French Open, defending champion and
The Williams' sisters performance
This tournament saw the worst performance by any of the Williams sisters at a Grand Slam tournament since the 2006 Australian Open.[4]
On the same day as Serena Williams' defeat, older sister Venus Williams was upset by world No. 26 Flavia Pennetta, who had never previously advanced past the fourth round of the French Open, in the third round,[9] adding to her recent history of early exits at the French Open. This marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that both the Williams sisters were defeated within 24 hours of each other;[4] on that occasion, both were defeated in the quarter-finals by Jennifer Capriati and Anastasia Myskina, who then went on to contest a semi-final between each other.[10]
Guga's goodbye
The 2008 French Open saw the last appearance on the
Prix Orange, Citron & Bourgeon
As each year since 1981, three trophies are awarded during the tournament to the players of Roland-Garros: the Prix Orange (Orange Prize), awarded by the public to the player with the most sportsmanship, the Prix Citron (Lemon Prize), awarded by both the public and a journalists' association to the player with the strongest nature, and the Prix Bourgeon (Bud Prize), given by the journalists only to the most improved player of the year. In 2008, the Prix Orange was received, for the fourth year in a row, by Roger Federer, who came first of a tally with five choices, followed by Rafael Nadal, Gustavo Kuerten, James Blake and Carlos Moyá. The Prix Citron was obtained by Fabrice Santoro, who preceded Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Juan Carlos Ferrero in the votes. The Prix Bourgeon was given by the press to Alizé Cornet, ahead of Janko Tipsarević and Ernests Gulbis. Gustavo Kuerten, already the recipient of three Prix Orange in 1998, 2002, and 2004, was presented a special ten-year prize for fair-play, in honor of his career and his successes at the French Open.[12]
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
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Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Women's singles | 140 | 90 | 60 | 2 | ||||||||
Women's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Day-by-day summaries
Day 1
The Sunday start saw several seeds in the women's field go out, with Nicole Vaidišová losing to compatriot Iveta Benešová, and Virginie Razzano to Klára Zakopalová. Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Alizé Cornet, Dominika Cibulková and Caroline Wozniacki all advanced to the second round.[13][14][15]
In the men's field, all eyes were turned to a clash between
- Seeded players out: Nicole Vaidišová, Virginie Razzano; Carlos Moyá, Janko Tipsarević.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 1)
Day 2
In the women's event, Jelena Janković, Karin Knapp, Ágnes Szávay and Patty Schnyder all advanced, along with Venus Williams, who lost a set against Tzipora Obziler before eventually winning the match 6–3, 4–6, 6–2. Twenty-third seed Alona Bondarenko was upset by Petra Cetkovská in straight sets.[19][20]
On the men's side, favorites
- Seeded players out: Alona Bondarenko; Marcos Baghdatis, Guillermo Cañas, Richard Gasquet (withdrawal).
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 2)
Day 3
Rain disturbed the play during the whole day, causing a late start, following which Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina qualified for the second round. After a long interruption in the afternoon, Agnieszka Radwańska, Ai Sugiyama and Amélie Mauresmo had just enough time to advance to the next round.[24][25][26]
In the men's singles,
- Seeded players out: Juan Mónaco, Andreas Seppi.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 3)
Day 4
Seventy-four matches were programmed to compensate for the rain delays, allowing Francesca Schiavone, Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta, Katarina Srebotnik, Vera Zvonareva, Anna Chakvetadze, Nadia Petrova, Maria Kirilenko, Victoria Azarenka and Anabel Medina Garrigues to advance, along with world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, who was pushed for two-and-a-half hours, but came back from being led 3–4, 15–40, in the final set by compatriot Evgeniya Rodina, only No. 103 in the rankings, to win the match 6–1, 3–6, 8–6. Ninth seed Marion Bartoli, who led Casey Dellacqua when their match was stopped on day three, eventually lost, while Sybille Bammer fell to Aleksandra Wozniak, and Shahar Pe'er to Samantha Stosur. Agnieszka Radwańska, Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Patty Schnyder and Serena Williams all proceeded to the third round.[28][29][30]
In the men's event, Radek Štěpánek, Lleyton Hewitt, David Ferrer, Jarkko Nieminen, Dmitry Tursunov, Ivan Ljubičić, Mikhail Youzhny and Igor Andreev advanced, as well as defending champion Rafael Nadal, who survived a first set scare to eventually overpower qualifier Thomaz Bellucci 7–5, 6–3, 6–1. Meanwhile, 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero retired against Marcos Daniel due to a leg injury, and Alejandro Falla defeated Ivo Karlović 3–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(6), 5–7, 6–4, after nearly four hours. Novak Djokovic, Nicolás Almagro and Andy Murray were among the first to qualify for the third round, alongside Paul-Henri Mathieu, who rallied from two-sets-to-love to overcome Óscar Hernández in four hours and eleven minutes on the score of 2–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2, and unseeded Michaël Llodra, who upset Tomáš Berdych in three hours and five sets 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.[28][31][32][33][34]
- Seeded players out: Marion Bartoli, Sybille Bammer, Shahar Pe'er; Juan Carlos Ferrero (retirement), Ivo Karlović, Tomáš Berdych.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 4)
Day 5
Rain again caused some delays and interruptions during the day, but it did not prevent Venus Williams, Alizé Cornet, Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Karin Knapp, Flavia Pennetta, Dominika Cibulková, Katarina Srebotnik, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Victoria Azarenka, Ágnes Szávay, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Svetlana Kuznetsova from qualifying for the next round. In the meantime, Amélie Mauresmo lost to Carla Suárez Navarro, Ai Sugiyama was defeated by Olga Govortsova, Maria Kirilenko was beaten by Zheng Jie, and Anna Chakvetadze became the highest seed to fall on day five, when she was upset by Kaia Kanepi in straight sets.[35][36][37][38]
The men's field suffered several upsets as well, as
- Seeded players out: Amélie Mauresmo, Ai Sugiyama, Anna Chakvetadze, Maria Kirilenko; James Blake, David Nalbandian, Igor Andreev.
The first matches of the doubles competition were played, with world No. 1 team Liezel Huber & Cara Black, Mariya Koryttseva & Vladimíra Uhlířová, and Peng Shuai & Sun Tiantian to be among the first to advance to the second round of the women's doubles.[35][42]
On the men's side, Lukáš Dlouhý & Leander Paes, Jonas Björkman & Kevin Ullyett, Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjić, Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski, Marcelo Melo & André Sá, Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram, and No. 1 duo Bob & Mike Bryan all proceeded to the next round, while defending champion Mark Knowles, who partnered Mahesh Bhupathi this year, was defeated in straight sets by Stephen Huss & Ross Hutchins, and 2005 and 2006 champion Max Mirnyi, who teamed with Jamie Murray, lost in three sets to Rik de Voest & Robin Haase.[35][43]
- Seeded players out: Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles, Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 5)
Day 6
On the women's side, Nadia Petrova, Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva all won their second round matches. Ana Ivanovic, victor of Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwańska, who beat Alizé Cornet, and Patty Schnyder all advanced to the fourth round. They were joined by twenty-seventh seed Katarina Srebotnik, who produced the first big upset of the day by eliminating 2002 French Open champion, fifth seed and favorite Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4, and twenty-sixth seed Flavia Pennetta, who defeated 2002 French Open runner-up, eighth seed and other favorite Venus Williams 7–5, 6–3, marking the first time since Roland-Garros 2004 both Williams sisters lost on the same day.[44][45][46][47][48][49] Serena Williams was the only remaining former champion left in the women's draw.[5]
In the men's draw, Novak Djokovic and Paul-Henri Mathieu advanced to the fourth round, along with Rafael Nadal, who breezed by Jarkko Nieminen, Nicolás Almagro, who overcame Andy Murray in almost three hours, on the score of 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3, 7–5, Fernando Verdasco, who defeated Mikhail Youzhny 7–6(5), 5–7, 7–5, 6–1, and French wild card Jérémy Chardy, who continued his run in the tournament by upsetting Dmitry Tursunov.[44][50][51][52]
- Seeded players out: Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Alizé Cornet, Venus Williams; Jarkko Nieminen, Andy Murray, Mikhail Youzhny, Dmitry Tursunov.
In the women's doubles field, favorites Yung-jan Chan & Chia-jung Chuang, Nathalie Dechy & Elena Likhovtseva, Tatiana Poutchek & Anastasia Rodionova, Zi Yan & Zheng Jie, Dinara Safina & Ágnes Szávay, Victoria Azarenka & Shahar Pe'er, Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur, Květa Peschke & Rennae Stubbs and Katarina Srebotnik & Ai Sugiyama all proceeded to the second round, whereas defending champions Alicia Molik & Mara Santangelo were upset in their first match by unseeded Sara Errani & Bethanie Mattek.[42][44]
- Seeded players out: Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo; Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (withdrawal), Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner, Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 6)
Day 7
Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Janković qualified for the fourth round alongside Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva and Vera Zvonareva, at the expense of Francesca Schiavone, Nadia Petrova and Dominika Cibulková. WTA No. 1 Maria Sharapova was again pushed in the first set by Karin Knapp, before crushing her opponent in the second, to win 7–6(4), 6–0. World No. 49 Kaia Kanepi, victor of Chakvetadze on day five, pursued her run in the tournament by upsetting Anabel Medina Garrigues in three sets 6–1, 6–7(5), 7–5, and Ágnes Szávay was defeated by unseeded Petra Kvitová in three sets in the last match of the day.[54][55][56]
In the men's field, twenty-first seed
- Seeded players out: Stanislas Wawrinka, Nikolay Davydenko.
In the doubles,
World No. 1 doubles duo and
Finally, in the mixed doubles competition, No. 1 seeds
- Seeded players out: Nathalie Dechy / Elena Likhovtseva, Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama, Iveta Benešová / Janette Husárová; Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie, Marcelo Melo / André Sá, Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen; Alicia Molik / Jonas Björkman, Chia-jung Chuang / Jonathan Erlich, Lisa Raymond / Simon Aspelin.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 7)
Day 8
WTA No. 2 and
In the men's draw, nineteen-year-old Latvian, unseeded
- Seeded players out: Flavia Pennetta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Katarina Srebotnik; Paul-Henri Mathieu, Fernando Verdasco.
In the women's doubles,
On the men's side, Bob & Mike Bryan, and Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjić qualified without problems for the quarterfinals, alongside Jonas Björkman & Kevin Ullyett, whereas ninth seeds Lukáš Dlouhý & Leander Paes were eliminated by South American duo Pablo Cuevas & Luis Horna, and Australian Open champions Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram lost to Bruno Soares & Dušan Vemić. Unseeded Belgians Steve Darcis & Olivier Rochus also secured a quarterfinal spot. Meanwhile, thirteenth-seeded František Čermák & Jordan Kerr were knocked out of the second round by Igor Kunitsyn & Dmitry Tursunov.[61][66]
In the mixed doubles,
- Seeded players out: Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasia Rodionova, Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian, Mariya Koryttseva / Vladimíra Uhlířová, Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur; Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes, František Čermák / Jordan Kerr, Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram, Zi Yan / Mark Knowles (withdrawal).
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 8)
Day 9
In the women's draw, Elena Dementieva came back from the loss of the second set to defeat compatriot Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, and reach her first quarterfinal spot in a Grand Slam since 2006. Berlin Tier I titlist, and thirteenth seed Dinara Safina saved one match point at 3–5 in the second set and overcame a 2–5 deficit in the second set tie-break, before climbing back to upset world No. 1 Maria Sharapova on the score of 6–7(6), 7–6(5), 6–2, and set up a rematch of the Berlin final against Dementieva.[67][68]
After a difficult first set, Fernando González cruised to the quarterfinals beating Robby Ginepri 7–5, 6–3, 6–1, in less than two hours. World No. 1 Roger Federer struggled during almost three hours, but eventually defeated unseeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau, by breaking in the last game of every set to win the match 6–4, 7–5, 7–5. Twenty-one-year-old, ATP No. 59 Gaël Monfils was the only French player out of the five present in the round of sixteen to advance, as he upset his opponent Ivan Ljubičić on the score of 7–6(1), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, to reach his first quarterfinal in a Grand Slam event. David Ferrer's 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 win over Radek Štěpánek allowed him to become the last man qualified for the singles' quarterfinals.[67][69][70]
- Seeded players out: Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova; Ivan Ljubičić, Radek Štěpánek.
Unseeded Russian pair
On the women's side,
Mixed doubles sixth seeds Cara Black & Paul Hanley were defeated by Zheng Jie & Mahesh Bhupathi in their second round encounter.[67]
- Seeded players out: Zi Yan / Zheng Jie, Květa Peschke / Rennae Stubbs, Dinara Safina / Ágnes Szávay; Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle, Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett; Cara Black / Paul Hanley.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 9)
Day 10
In the women's singles, WTA No. 49, twenty-two-year-old Estonian
After three hours of play, ATP No. 3
- Seeded players out: Victoria Azarenka, Patty Schnyder; Nicolás Almagro.
No. 1 seeds
In the first quarterfinal matches of the mixed doubles, unseeded team Zheng Jie & Mahesh Bhupathi defeated wild cards Virginie Razzano & Rogier Wassen, and second seeds Květa Peschke & Pavel Vízner overcame Janette Husárová & André Sá. Meanwhile, first-seeded Katarina Srebotnik & Nenad Zimonjić won their second round match.[73]
- Seeded players out: Yung-jan Chan / Chia-jung Chuang.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 10)
Day 11
The third quarter of the women's draw was a rematch of the 2001 French Open girls' singles final, but the unseeded twenty-two-year-old Estonian Kaia Kanepi, victor in 2001, was defeated this time by her opponent Svetlana Kuznetsova, now the WTA No. 4, in little less than an-hour and a half, on the score of 7–5, 6–2, allowing the Russian to reach her fourth Grand Slam semifinal, and her second at the French Open, after an appearance in 2006. Dinara Safina repeated her drama-filled performance of the fourth round as she saved one match point against Elena Dementieva at 3–5 in the second set, before climbing back and crushing her adversary in the final set to claim a 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0 victory, secure her first Grand Slam semifinal spot, and set an all-Russian clash against Kuznetsova.[80][81]
Fernando González made a powerful start at the beginning of his quarterfinal against Roger Federer, winning the first set 6–2 in only twenty-four minutes, before the world No. 1 took back the control of the match and easily won the following sets, to end the encounter on the score of 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4, and advance to his sixteenth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal, his fourth in Roland-Garros. In the last quarterfinal of the men's singles, ATP No. 59, twenty-one-year-old Gaël Monfils, winner of the Juniors competition at the 2004 French Open, became the first French player to go past the round of eight in Roland-Garros since 2001, as he upset fifth seed David Ferrer 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, to set a semifinal against Federer, already the third encounter between the two players in 2008.[82][83]
- Seeded players out: Elena Dementieva; Fernando González, David Ferrer.
Unseeded team
In the mixed competition, third seeds
- Seeded players out: Kateryna Bondarenko, Cara Black / Liezel Huber.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 11)
Day 12
On "Ladies Days",
- Seeded players out: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Janković.
The first semifinal of the men's doubles, that opposed unseeded Uruguyan Pablo Cuevas & Peruvian Luis Horna to alternates Brazilian Bruno Soares & Serbian Dušan Vemić, lasted almost three hours and extended to a third set tie-break, until Cuevas & Horna took a final advantage, to score a 6–4, 6–7(6), 7–6(6) victory, and advance to their first Grand Slam final. After losing the first set to unseeded Russian pair Igor Kunitsyn & Dmitry Tursunov, second seeded Daniel Nestor, the defending champion, & new partner Nenad Zimonjić battled to take back the advantage, ultimately winning the match, and reach their first Grand Slam final together on the score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[87]
In the mixed category, Zheng Jie & Mahesh Bhupathi withdrew, consequently offering a final spot to their opponents Katarina Srebotnik & Nenad Zimonjić, who reached their third consecutive French Open final together, having previously won in 2006, and lost in 2007. The second semifinal was played in the afternoon, and saw Victoria Azarenka & Bob Bryan defeat Czech team Květa Peschke & Pavel Vízner 4–6, 6–3, 10–8, to advance to their first Grand Slam mixed doubles final together.
- Seeded players out: Květa Peschke / Pavel Vízner.
(Pictures, Quotes, from Day 12)
Day 13
The first men's singles semifinal, which opposed world No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal to world No. 3 and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, saw the Spaniard dominating his opponent throughout two-and-a-half sets, until Djokovic made a comeback, breaking Nadal several times to extend the match to a third set tie-break. Nadal won six consecutive points in the tie-break, to finally win the encounter at his fourth match point on the score of 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(3), to advance to his fourth consecutive French Open final. World No. 1 Roger Federer made a strong start in the second semifinal that opposed him to ATP No. 59 Gaël Monfils, winning the first set in thirty minutes and breaking early in the second, before Monfils fought back, and broke the Swiss to snatch the second set. Federer cruised again in the third, before the match evened in the fourth, each player saving break points, until Federer took the Frenchman's serve at 6–5, to win on the final score of 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, after three hours of play, and advance to his sixteenth Grand Slam final, his third consecutive one in Roland-Garros, a third time against Nadal.[88][89]
- Seeded player out: Novak Djokovic.
Tenth-seeded, all Spanish-team
The final of the mixed doubles took place between first seeds Slovene
- Seeded players out: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić.
(Pictures from Day 13)
Day 14
The women's singles final was played by then WTA No. 2
The men's doubles final featured second seeds Canadian
(Pictures from Day 14)
Day 15
The men's singles final took place at 15:00 (
(Pictures from Day 15)
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 19 May 2008. Rankings and points are as of before 26 May 2008.
Men's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6,675 | 700 | 700 | 6,675 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 5,585 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 5,585 | Champion, defeated Roger Federer [1] |
3 | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 5,225 | 450 | 450 | 5,225 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
4 | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3,425 | 450 | 75 | 3,050 | Third round lost to Ivan Ljubičić [28] |
5 | 5 | David Ferrer | 2,730 | 75 | 250 | 2,905 | Quarterfinals lost to Gaël Monfils |
6 | 7 | David Nalbandian | 2,115 | 150 | 35 | 2,000 | Second round lost to Jérémy Chardy [WC] |
7 | 8 | James Blake | 1,985 | 5 | 35 | 2,015 | Second round lost to Ernests Gulbis |
1,630 | 35 | 0 | 1,595 | Withdrew due to knee injury | |||
9 | 10 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,575 | 35 | 75 | 1,615 | Third round lost to Fernando González [24] |
10 | 12 | Andy Murray | 1,480 | 0 | 75 | 1,555 | Third round lost to Nicolás Almagro [19] |
11 | 13 | Tomáš Berdych | 1,460 | 5 | 35 | 1,490 | Second round lost to Michaël Llodra |
12 | 14 | Tommy Robredo | 1,430 | 250 | 75 | 1,255 | Third round lost to Radek Štěpánek [21] |
13 | 16 | Juan Mónaco | 1,375 | 150 | 5 | 1,230 | First round lost to Robin Söderling |
1,495 | (55)† | 0 | 1,440 | Withdrew due to knee injury | |||
15 | 15 | Mikhail Youzhny | 1,410 | 150 | 75 | 1,335 | Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco [22] |
16 | 17 | Carlos Moyá | 1,340 | 250 | 5 | 1,095 | First round lost to Eduardo Schwank [Q] |
17 | 18 | Marcos Baghdatis | 1,335 | 150 | 5 | 1,190 | First round lost to Simone Bolelli |
18 | 19 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1,275 | 75 | 150 | 1,425 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [3] |
19 | 20 | Nicolás Almagro | 1,270 | 35 | 250 | 1,485 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
20 | 21 | Ivo Karlović | 1,250 | 35 | 5 | 1,220 | First round lost to Alejandro Falla |
21 | 22 | Radek Štěpánek | 1,245 | 35 | 150 | 1,360 | Fourth round lost to David Ferrer [5] |
22 | 23 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,240 | 150 | 150 | 1,240 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
23 | 24 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 1,205 | 75 | 5 | 1,135 | First round retired against Marcos Daniel |
24 | 25 | Fernando González | 1,160 | 5 | 250 | 1,415 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [1] |
25 | 28 | Lleyton Hewitt | 1,085 | 150 | 75 | 1,010 | Third round lost to David Ferrer [5] |
26 | 26 | Jarkko Nieminen | 1,130 | 75 | 75 | 1,130 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
27 | 27 | Igor Andreev | 1,125 | 250 | 35 | 910 | Second round lost to Robby Ginepri |
28 | 30 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1,005 | 75 | 150 | 1,080 | Fourth round lost to Gaël Monfils |
29 | 31 | Guillermo Cañas | 1,000 | 250 | 5 | 755 | First round lost to Wayne Odesnik [WC] |
30 | 33 | Dmitry Tursunov | 980 | 35 | 75 | 1,020 | Third round lost to Jérémy Chardy [WC] |
31 | 32 | Andreas Seppi | 998 | 5 | 5 | 998 | First round lost to Mario Ančić |
32 | 34 | Janko Tipsarević | 958 | 75 | 5 | 928 | First round lost to Nicolás Lapentti |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2007. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Andy Roddick | 2,410 | 5 | 2,405 | Shoulder injury |
Women's singles
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 4,116 | 450 | 140 | 3,806 | Fourth round lost to Dinara Safina [13] |
2 | 2 | Ana Ivanovic | 3,922 | 700 | 1,000 | 4,222 | Champion, defeated Dinara Safina [13] |
3 | 3 | Jelena Janković | 3,755 | 450 | 450 | 3,755 | Semifinals lost to Ana Ivanovic [2] |
4 | 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3,365 | 250 | 450 | 3,565 | Semifinals lost to Dinara Safina [13] |
5 | 5 | Serena Williams | 2,836 | 250 | 90 | 2,676 | Third round lost to Katarina Srebotnik [27] |
6 | 6 | Anna Chakvetadze | 2,731 | 250 | 60 | 2,541 | Second round lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives |
7 | 8 | Elena Dementieva | 2,590 | 90 | 250 | 2,750 | Quarterfinals lost to Dinara Safina [13] |
8 | 7 | Venus Williams | 2,606 | 90 | 90 | 2,606 | Third round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
9 | 9 | Marion Bartoli | 2,173 | 140 | 2 | 2,035 | First round lost to Casey Dellacqua |
10 | 11 | Patty Schnyder | 1,830 | 140 | 250 | 1,940 | Quarterfinals lost to Ana Ivanovic [2] |
11 | 12 | Vera Zvonareva | 1,772 | 0 | 140 | 1,912 | Fourth round lost to Elena Dementieva [7] |
12 | 13 | Ágnes Szávay | 1,682 | 91 | 90 | 1,681 | Third round lost to Petra Kvitová |
13 | 14 | Dinara Safina | 1,662 | 140 | 700 | 2,222 | Runner-up, lost to Ana Ivanovic [2] |
14 | 15 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1,638 | 2 | 140 | 1,780 | Fourth round lost to Jelena Janković [3] |
15 | 16 | Nicole Vaidišová | 1,435 | 250 | 2 | 1,187 | First round lost to Iveta Benešová [Q] |
16 | 17 | Victoria Azarenka | 1,248 | 2 | 140 | 1,390 | Fourth round lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova [4] |
17 | 18 | Shahar Pe'er | 1,215 | 140 | 2 | 1,077 | First round lost to Samantha Stosur [WC] |
18 | 19 | Francesca Schiavone | 1,201 | 90 | 90 | 1,201 | Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka [16] |
19 | 20 | Alizé Cornet | 1,160 | 2 | 90 | 1,248 | Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [14] |
20 | 22 | Sybille Bammer | 1,150 | 140 | 2 | 1,012 | First round lost to Aleksandra Wozniak |
21 | 23 | Maria Kirilenko | 1,123 | 60 | 60 | 1,123 | Second round lost to Zheng Jie [Q] |
22 | 29 | Amélie Mauresmo | 1,017 | 90 | 60 | 987 | Second round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro [Q] |
23 | 27 | Alona Bondarenko | 1,046 | 60 | 2 | 988 | First round lost to Petra Cetkovská |
24 | 28 | Virginie Razzano | 1,030 | 2 | 2 | 1,030 | First round lost to Klára Zakopalová |
25 | 25 | Nadia Petrova | 1,058 | 2 | 90 | 1,156 | Third round lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova [4] |
26 | 30 | Flavia Pennetta | 999 | 2 | 140 | 1,137 | Fourth round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro [Q] |
27 | 24 | Katarina Srebotnik | 1,060 | 90 | 140 | 1,110 | Fourth round lost to Patty Schnyder [10] |
28 | 31 | Dominika Cibulková | 933 | 121 | 90 | 902 | Fourth round lost to Jelena Janković [3] |
29 | 33 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 848 | 140 | 90 | 798 | Third round lost to Kaia Kanepi |
30 | 34 | Caroline Wozniacki | 775 | 2 | 90 | 863 | Third round lost to Ana Ivanovic [2] |
31 | 35 | Ai Sugiyama | 752 | 90 | 60 | 722 | Second round lost to Olga Govortsova |
32 | 38 | Karin Knapp | 695 | 90 | 90 | 695 | Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [1] |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
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10 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2,122 | 90 | 2,032 | Heel injury |
21 | Tatiana Golovin | 1,160 | 0 | 1,160 | Back injury |
26 | Lindsay Davenport | 1,055 | 0 | 1,055 | Scheduling |
32 | Sania Mirza | 917 | 60 | 857 | Wrist injury |
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
- It was Nadal's 4th title of the year, and his 27th overall. It was his 1st Grand Slam title of the year, his 4th overall, and his 4th win at the event, after 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Women's singles
Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Ivanovic's 2nd title of the year, and her 7th overall. It was her 1st and only career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna defeated Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–2, 6–3
Women's doubles
Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Casey Dellacqua / Francesca Schiavone, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Medina's 1st career Grand Slam title.
- It was Ruano's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 5th at the French Open.
Mixed doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Juniors
Boys' singles
Yang Tsung-hua defeated Jerzy Janowicz, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Girls' singles
Simona Halep[a] defeated Elena Bogdan, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Boys' doubles
Henri Kontinen / Christopher Rungkat defeated Jaan-Frederik Brunken / Matt Reid, 6–0, 6–3
Girls' doubles
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
Goran Ivanišević / Michael Stich defeated Richard Krajicek / Emilio Sánchez, 6–1, 7–6(5)
Legends over 45 doubles
Anders Järryd / John McEnroe defeated Mansour Bahrami / Henri Leconte, 6–4, 7–6(2)
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Robin Ammerlaan, 6–0, 7–6(5)
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair men's doubles
Shingo Kunieda / Maikel Scheffers defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink, 6–2, 7–5
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan / Sharon Walraven, 6–4, 6–4
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries
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Women's singles wildcard entries
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Men's doubles wildcard entries
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Women's doubles wildcard entries
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Mixed doubles wildcard entries
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Qualifier entries
Men's qualifiers entries
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: |
Women's qualifiers entries
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot:
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Withdrawals
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Notes
- ^ Halep reached the final in 2014 and 2017, losing to Maria Sharapova and Jeļena Ostapenko, respectively, before going on to win in 2018 by defeating Sloane Stephens in the final.
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