WTA Australian Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Maria Sharapova won the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 14 to January 27, 2008.

Champion
Maria Sharapova
def. Ana Ivanovic , 7-5 6-3
Dates
Jan 14 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$8,000,000
News: Wimbledon Day 2 Women’s Predictions Including Elena Rybakina vs Lois Boisson (Last Word On Tennis, 18d ago) Emma Raducanu withdraws (Wimbledon, 19d ago, 2 sources) WTA Bad Homburg Day 3 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Elise Mertens (Last Word On Tennis, 25d ago) Boulter stuns Rybakina at Queen's for biggest career win (BBC Sport Tennis, 41d ago, 4 sources) Coco Gauff says Australian Open did not apologise over racket-smash incident (The Guardian Tennis, 64d ago, 3 sources)
Round of 128
Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-3
Jelena Kostanic Tosic #102
Lindsay Davenport #51 6-2 3-6 7-5
Sara Errani #65
Elena Vesnina #55 6-4 1-6 6-4
Julia Vakulenko #31
Jill Craybas #98 6-4 6-2
Yung Jan Chan
Elena Dementieva #11 6-2 6-2
Tzipora Obziler #81
Anabel Medina Garrigues #34 7-6(1) 6-0
Petra Cetkovska #103
Shahar Peer #17 6-2 2-6 6-0
Renata Voracova #107
Jessica Moore #376 6-3 6-2
Julie Ditty #101
Justine Henin #1 6-2 6-2
Aiko Nakamura #73
Olga Puchkova #97 6-4 6-0
Monique Adamczak #149
Francesca Schiavone #24 6-3 7-6(5)
Emilie Loit #44
Angelique Kerber #89 0-6 6-3 6-2
Maret Ani #100
Su-Wei Hsieh #158 2-6 6-4 8-6
Klara Koukalova #63
Sybille Bammer #20 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn #117
Aravane Rezai #69 7-6(4) 6-2
Kateryna Volodko #43
Tatiana Golovin #13 6-1 4-6 6-3
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #109
Jelena Jankovic #4 2-6 6-2 12-10
Tamira Paszek
Edina Gallovits Hall 7-6(7) 6-3
Stéphanie Dubois #105
Virginie Razzano #29 6-3 7-5
Ashley Harkleroad #58
Flavia Pennetta #37 6-4 5-7 6-4
Dominika Cibulkova #48
Casey Dellacqua #78 4-6 6-3 8-6
Karin Knapp #50
Patty Schnyder #15 6-3 6-3
Lilia Osterloh #91
Amélie Mauresmo #18 6-7(6) 6-0 6-0
Tatiana Poutchek #96
Yaroslava Shvedova #85 6-2 6-2
Tatjana Maria #83
Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-3
Jarmila Wolfe #145
Meng Yuan #121 4-6 6-4 6-2
Ekaterina Ivanova #210
Victoria Azarenka #25 6-2 7-5
Akgul Amanmuradova #95
Sandra Kloesel #162 6-1 6-7(1) 6-4
Julia Schruff #114
Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-3 6-0
Raluca Olaru #57
Alicia Molik #62 7-6(4) 7-5
Kaia Kanepi #60
Ai Sugiyama #41 6-3 1-1 (ret.)
Vera Zvonareva #22
Tatiana Perebiynis #93 7-5 6-2
Madison Brengle #228
Ana Ivanovic #3 7-5 6-3
Sorana Cirstea #106
Tathiana Garbin #40 6-2 6-2
Eleni Daniilidou #36
Katarina Srebotnik #27 4-6 6-0 9-7
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #71
Anastasia Rodionova #79 7-6(3) 6-4
Angelika Bachmann #159
Caroline Wozniacki #64 6-1 6-1
Gisela Dulko #38
Alona Bondarenko #21 6-4 7-6(4)
Alla Kudryavtseva #75
Sabine Lisicki #194 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2
Dinara Safina #16
Mariya Koryttseva #104 6-2 6-3
María Emilia Salerni #88
Venus Williams #8 6-2 7-5
Zi Yan #61
Camille Pin #90 5-7 6-1 6-1
Monica Niculescu #155
Sania Mirza #32 6-4 6-2
Iroda Tulyaganova #317
Timea Bacsinszky #119 6-4 6-3
Sophie Ferguson #174
Marta Domachowska #146 6-1 6-1
Mathilde Johansson #134
Sofia Arvidsson #80 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3
Marion Bartoli #10
Na Li #30 6-2 4-6 6-4
Severine Beltrame #115
Maria Elena Camerin #99 6-1 6-2
Christina Wheeler #214
Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-3 7-5
Vania King #108
Alizé Cornet #59 6-3 6-3
Clarisa Fernandez #400
Virginia Ruano Pascual #82 6-4 6-4
Roberta Vinci #74
Catalina Castano #139 6-1 6-4
Lucie Safarova #23
Maria Kirilenko #26 6-4 4-6 6-3
Meilen Tu #46
Akiko Morigami #49 6-2 6-2
Michaella Krajicek #33
Anna Chakvetadze #6 0-0 (ret.)
Andrea Petkovic #92
Alisa Kleybanova #154 7-5 4-6 9-7
Shuai Peng #45
Agnieszka Radwanska #28 6-0 6-1
Olga Savchuk #86
Pauline Parmentier #56 7-5 6-3
Martina Müller #54
Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 6-3 6-1
Nathalie Dechy #67
Tsvetana Pironkova #94 6-1 6-1
Olga Govortsova #47
Nadia Petrova #14 6-1 6-3
Nicole Pratt #87
Anne Kremer #84 7-6(8) 6-0
Evgenia Linetskaya #584
Ekaterina Makarova #110 3-6 6-4 7-5
Agnes Szavay #19
Yvonne Meusburger #70 6-1 6-4
Laura Granville #72
Round of 64
Maria Sharapova #5 6-1 6-3
Lindsay Davenport #51
Elena Vesnina #55 6-2 6-4
Jill Craybas #98
Elena Dementieva #11 5-7 6-2 6-3
Anabel Medina Garrigues #34
Shahar Peer #17 6-0 7-5
Jessica Moore #376
Justine Henin #1 6-1 7-5
Olga Puchkova #97
Francesca Schiavone #24 6-2 6-3
Angelique Kerber #89
Su-Wei Hsieh #158 6-2 6-0
Sybille Bammer #20
Aravane Rezai #69 6-3 3-6 6-3
Tatiana Golovin #13
Jelena Jankovic #4 6-2 7-5
Edina Gallovits Hall
Virginie Razzano #29 6-2 5-7 6-3
Flavia Pennetta #37
Casey Dellacqua #78 4-6 7-5 8-6
Patty Schnyder #15
Amélie Mauresmo #18 6-4 7-6(5)
Yaroslava Shvedova #85
Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-1
Meng Yuan #121
Victoria Azarenka #25 6-1 6-1
Sandra Kloesel #162
Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-2 6-3
Alicia Molik #62
Ai Sugiyama #41 6-4 6-4
Tatiana Perebiynis #93
Ana Ivanovic #3 6-0 6-3
Tathiana Garbin #40
Katarina Srebotnik #27 6-4 6-1
Anastasia Rodionova #79
Caroline Wozniacki #64 7-6(4) 6-1
Alona Bondarenko #21
Sabine Lisicki #194 6-1 7-5
Mariya Koryttseva #104
Venus Williams #8 7-5 6-4
Camille Pin #90
Sania Mirza #32 6-1 4-6 7-5
Timea Bacsinszky #119
Marta Domachowska #146 7-5 1-6 6-1
Sofia Arvidsson #80
Na Li #30 6-4 6-3
Maria Elena Camerin #99
Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 7-5
Alizé Cornet #59
Virginia Ruano Pascual #82 6-2 6-4
Catalina Castano #139
Maria Kirilenko #26 6-1 6-1
Akiko Morigami #49
Anna Chakvetadze #6 6-3 6-4
Alisa Kleybanova #154
Agnieszka Radwanska #28 7-5 6-4
Pauline Parmentier #56
Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 7-6(0) 6-2
Tsvetana Pironkova #94
Nadia Petrova #14 7-5 7-5
Anne Kremer #84
Ekaterina Makarova #110 6-3 6-1
Yvonne Meusburger #70
Round of 32
Maria Sharapova #5 6-3 6-0
Elena Vesnina #55
Elena Dementieva #11 6-2 6-0
Shahar Peer #17
Justine Henin #1 7-5 6-4
Francesca Schiavone #24
Su-Wei Hsieh #158 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Aravane Rezai #69
Jelena Jankovic #4 6-2 4-6 6-1
Virginie Razzano #29
Casey Dellacqua #78 3-6 6-4 6-4
Amélie Mauresmo #18
Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-4
Victoria Azarenka #25
Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-3 6-4
Ai Sugiyama #41
Ana Ivanovic #3 6-3 6-4
Katarina Srebotnik #27
Caroline Wozniacki #64 4-6 6-4 6-3
Sabine Lisicki #194
Venus Williams #8 7-6(0) 6-4
Sania Mirza #32
Marta Domachowska #146 2-6 6-2 6-4
Na Li #30
Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 6-3
Virginia Ruano Pascual #82
Maria Kirilenko #26 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2
Anna Chakvetadze #6
Agnieszka Radwanska #28 6-3 6-4
Svetlana Kuznetsova #2
Nadia Petrova #14 6-1 7-6(8)
Ekaterina Makarova #110
Round of 16
Maria Sharapova #5 6-2 6-0
Elena Dementieva #11
Justine Henin #1 6-2 6-2
Su-Wei Hsieh #158
Jelena Jankovic #4 7-6(3) 6-1
Casey Dellacqua #78
Serena Williams #7 6-3 6-4
Nicole Vaidisova #12
Ana Ivanovic #3 6-1 7-6(2)
Caroline Wozniacki #64
Venus Williams #8 6-4 6-4
Marta Domachowska #146
Daniela Hantuchova #9 1-6 6-4 6-4
Maria Kirilenko #26
Agnieszka Radwanska #28 1-6 7-5 6-0
Nadia Petrova #14
Quarterfinals
Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-0
Justine Henin #1
Jelena Jankovic #4 6-3 6-4
Serena Williams #7
Ana Ivanovic #3 7-6(3) 6-4
Venus Williams #8
Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 6-2
Agnieszka Radwanska #28
Semifinals
Maria Sharapova #5 6-3 6-1
Jelena Jankovic #4
Ana Ivanovic #3 0-6 6-3 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova #9
Final
Maria Sharapova #5 7-5 6-3
Ana Ivanovic #3

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Who won the most recent Australian Open?
The 2026 Australian Open was won by Elena Rybakina 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
Serena Williams has won 7 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Australian Open played?
The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
What surface is Australian Open played on?
Australian Open is played on hard courts.