WTA Beijing Olympics 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Elena Dementieva won the 2008 Beijing Olympics, defeating Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the final. The Olympics event was played on hard courts in Beijing, China, from August 10 to August 17, 2008.

Champion
Elena Dementieva
def. Dinara Safina , 3-6 7-5 6-3
Dates
Aug 10 — Aug 17
Location
Beijing, China
Category
Olympics
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Beijing Olympics 2008 match log
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 17, 2008* F Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data
BR (1)
Aug 17, 2008* BR Vera Zvonareva #11 6-0 7-5 Na Li #42 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 16, 2008* SF Elena Dementieva #7 6-3 7-6(3) Vera Zvonareva #11 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2008* SF Dinara Safina #6 7-6(3) 7-5 Na Li #42 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 16, 2008* QF Vera Zvonareva #11 6-3 3-6 6-3 Sybille Bammer #32 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2008* QF Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 6-4 6-3 Serena Williams #4 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2008* QF Na Li #42 7-5 7-5 Venus Williams #8 H2H Match data
Aug 16, 2008* QF Dinara Safina #6 6-2 5-7 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #1 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Sybille Bammer #32 7-5 6-4 Lucie Safarova #82 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Vera Zvonareva #11 7-6(4) 6-4 Francesca Schiavone #26 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Serena Williams #4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Alizé Cornet #18 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Elena Dementieva #7 7-6(3) 6-2 Caroline Wozniacki #22 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-2 Victoria Azarenka #16 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Na Li #42 4-6 6-2 6-0 Kaia Kanepi #47 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Dinara Safina #6 6-4 6-3 Jie Zheng #38 H2H Match data
Aug 15, 2008* R16 Jelena Jankovic #1 7-5 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #19 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Lucie Safarova #82 2-6 6-1 7-5 Mariya Koryttseva #53 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Sybille Bammer #32 6-4 6-4 Patty Schnyder #15 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Vera Zvonareva #11 6-3 7-6(4) Shahar Peer #24 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Francesca Schiavone #26 6-3 7-6(6) Agnieszka Radwanska #9 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Serena Williams #4 6-2 6-0 Samantha Stosur #79 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Alizé Cornet #18 6-2 6-2 Shuai Peng #50 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Caroline Wozniacki #22 6-1 6-3 Daniela Hantuchova #12 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Elena Dementieva #7 6-3 6-4 Sofia Arvidsson #69 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Venus Williams #8 6-1 6-4 Iveta Benesova #56 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Victoria Azarenka #16 6-2 6-2 Casey Dellacqua #40 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Kaia Kanepi #47 6-4 7-5 Virginie Razzano #29 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Na Li #42 6-2 7-5 Ayumi Morita #156 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Dinara Safina #6 7-6(3) 6-1 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #86 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Jie Zheng #38 6-7(7) 6-1 6-4 Nuria Llagostera Vives #103 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Dominika Cibulkova #19 6-2 6-2 Tsvetana Pironkova #44 H2H Match data
Aug 13, 2008* R32 Jelena Jankovic #1 7-5 6-1 Alona Bondarenko #30 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Mariya Koryttseva #53 5-7 7-5 6-4 Tzipora Obziler #117 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Lucie Safarova #82 6-4 6-2 Maret Ani #98 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Sybille Bammer #32 6-2 4-6 6-4 Anabel Medina Garrigues #28 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Patty Schnyder #15 6-3 6-2 Jill Craybas #74 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Vera Zvonareva #11 6-2 6-0 Zi Yan #52 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Shahar Peer #24 6-3 5-7 6-0 Sorana Cirstea #59 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Francesca Schiavone #26 6-4 6-2 Akgul Amanmuradova #76 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Agnieszka Radwanska #9 6-1 7-6(6) Yung Jan Chan H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Serena Williams #4 6-3 6-1 Olga Govortsova #48 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Samantha Stosur #79 6-3 6-2 Sara Errani #41 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Shuai Peng #50 7-5 7-6(2) Carla Suárez Navarro #55 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Alizé Cornet #18 4-6 6-1 6-4 Nicole Vaidisova #20 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Daniela Hantuchova #12 6-2 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #33 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Caroline Wozniacki #22 6-4 6-1 Selima Sfar #173 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Sofia Arvidsson #69 6-2 6-1 Tamarine Tanasugarn #37 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Elena Dementieva #7 6-1 6-4 Kateryna Volodko #45 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-2 Timea Bacsinszky #60 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Iveta Benesova #56 6-1 2-1 (ret.) Sania Mirza #65 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Casey Dellacqua #40 6-3 6-4 Gisela Dulko #36 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Victoria Azarenka #16 6-4 5-7 6-4 Tatiana Perebiynis #77 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Kaia Kanepi #47 6-2 7-6(6) Flavia Pennetta #17 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Virginie Razzano #29 6-3 6-3 Eleni Daniilidou #51 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Ayumi Morita #156 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 Marina Erakovic #49 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Na Li #42 7-6(5) 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #3 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Dinara Safina #6 6-3 7-6(1) Mara Santangelo #176 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #86 6-1 6-1 Alicia Molik #143 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Nuria Llagostera Vives #103 2-6 6-3 7-5 Klara Koukalova #66 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Jie Zheng #38 4-6 6-3 7-5 Agnes Szavay #14 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Dominika Cibulkova #19 6-1 7-5 Pauline Parmentier #46 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Tsvetana Pironkova #44 6-3 6-4 Marta Domachowska #54 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Alona Bondarenko #30 3-6 0-1 (ret.) Milagros Sequera #215 H2H Match data
Aug 12, 2008* R64 Jelena Jankovic #1 6-3 6-3 Cara Black #662 H2H Match data

Most Gold Medals

Players with the most Olympic singles gold medals
PlayerGolds
Belinda Bencic 1
Elena Dementieva 1
Jennifer Capriati 1
Justine Henin 1
Lindsay Davenport 1
Monica Puig 1
Qinwen Zheng 1
Serena Williams 1
Steffi Graf 1
Venus Williams 1

Recent Finals

Recent Beijing Olympics finals
EditionSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2024 Clay Qinwen Zheng #7 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #21 H2H Match data
2020 Hard Belinda Bencic #12 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #42 H2H Match data
2016 Hard Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
2012 Grass Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data
2008 Hard Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where were the 2008 Olympic women's singles played?
The 2008 Olympic women's singles were played in Beijing, China.
Who won the 2008 Olympic women's singles gold medal?
Elena Dementieva won the 2008 Olympic women's singles gold medal, defeating Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the final.
Who has won the most Olympic women's singles gold medals?
10 players share the Olympic women's singles record with 1 gold medal each.
What surface was used for the 2008 Olympic women's singles?
The 2008 Olympic women's singles were played on hard courts.