WTA Rome 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jelena Jankovic won the 2008 Rome, defeating Alizé Cornet 6-2 6-2 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 12 to May 18, 2008.

Champion
Jelena Jankovic
def. Alizé Cornet , 6-2 6-2
Dates
May 12 — May 18
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 18, 2008* F Jelena Jankovic #4 6-2 6-2 Alizé Cornet #34 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 17, 2008* SF Jelena Jankovic #4 (w/o) Maria Sharapova #2 H2H Match data
May 17, 2008* SF Alizé Cornet #34 3-6 6-4 6-3 Anna Chakvetadze #8 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 17, 2008* QF Alizé Cornet #34 (w/o) Serena Williams #6 H2H Match data
May 17, 2008* QF Jelena Jankovic #4 5-7 6-2 6-3 Venus Williams #9 H2H Match data
May 17, 2008* QF Anna Chakvetadze #8 6-2 3-6 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #64 H2H Match data
May 17, 2008* QF Maria Sharapova #2 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 Patty Schnyder #12 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 16, 2008* R16 Jelena Jankovic #4 6-1 6-1 Maria Kirilenko #26 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Tsvetana Pironkova #64 6-2 1-0 (ret.) Victoria Azarenka #19 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Maria Sharapova #2 6-4 7-6(3) Caroline Wozniacki #36 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Patty Schnyder #12 4-6 6-4 7-6(7) Marion Bartoli #11 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Venus Williams #9 7-5 6-2 Vera Zvonareva #13 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Alizé Cornet #34 6-2 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Anna Chakvetadze #8 6-4 1-6 6-1 Agnieszka Radwanska #16 H2H Match data
May 16, 2008* R16 Serena Williams #6 6-4 6-3 Sara Errani #60 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 15, 2008* R32 Tsvetana Pironkova #64 6-4 5-7 6-2 Ana Ivanovic #3 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Jelena Jankovic #4 6-1 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #29 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Vera Zvonareva #13 7-5 4-6 7-5 Iveta Benesova #83 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Marion Bartoli #11 6-4 7-5 Virginie Razzano #28 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Sara Errani #60 6-0 6-3 Agnes Szavay #15 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Anna Chakvetadze #8 3-6 7-6(1) 6-0 Kateryna Volodko #51 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Maria Sharapova #2 6-2 3-6 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #32 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Serena Williams #6 6-2 6-0 Alona Bondarenko #24 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Alizé Cornet #34 6-3 6-2 Francesca Schiavone #20 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 6-2 6-0 Olga Govortsova #40 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Victoria Azarenka #19 6-3 6-2 Monica Niculescu #111 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Agnieszka Radwanska #16 3-6 6-2 6-2 Roberta Vinci #156 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Caroline Wozniacki #36 6-3 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #72 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Patty Schnyder #12 6-1 6-0 Virginia Ruano Pascual #85 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Maria Kirilenko #26 6-3 5-7 6-2 Anabel Medina Garrigues #31 H2H Match data
May 15, 2008* R32 Venus Williams #9 6-4 6-1 Samantha Stosur #145 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
May 14, 2008* R64 Victoria Azarenka #19 6-1 6-3 Sybille Bammer #22 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Samantha Stosur #145 6-3 6-2 Michaella Krajicek #42 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Olga Govortsova #40 4-6 6-1 6-2 Karin Knapp #39 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Flavia Pennetta #29 6-7(9) 6-3 6-1 Olga Savchuk #82 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Alona Bondarenko #24 6-2 6-2 Mara Santangelo #103 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Kateryna Volodko #51 7-5 6-4 Tathiana Garbin #53 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Virginie Razzano #28 6-1 6-2 Julia Vakulenko #75 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Vera Zvonareva #13 6-3 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #35 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Roberta Vinci #156 6-4 4-6 6-0 Kaia Kanepi #49 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Patty Schnyder #12 3-6 6-2 6-3 Mariya Koryttseva #62 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Maria Kirilenko #26 3-6 7-5 6-4 Nadia Petrova #25 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Agnes Szavay #15 6-1 6-1 Zi Yan #41 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Agnieszka Radwanska #16 6-3 6-0 Akgul Amanmuradova #58 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Dominika Cibulkova #32 7-6(1) 6-4 Gisela Dulko #43 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Iveta Benesova #83 6-3 7-5 Elena Vesnina #45 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Caroline Wozniacki #36 6-3 6-0 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Ekaterina Makarova #72 6-4 4-6 6-2 Nicole Vaidisova #17 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Monica Niculescu #111 6-4 3-6 6-4 Jill Craybas #63 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Virginia Ruano Pascual #85 6-1 6-3 Anastasia Rodionova #67 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Sara Errani #60 6-4 1-6 6-3 Shuai Peng #70 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Tsvetana Pironkova #64 6-4 6-2 Klara Koukalova #56 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Francesca Schiavone #20 6-4 7-5 Lucie Safarova #44 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Anabel Medina Garrigues #31 6-1 7-5 Alisa Kleybanova #55 H2H Match data
May 14, 2008* R64 Alizé Cornet #34 6-1 6-3 Vera Dushevina #48 H2H Match data

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Serena Williams 4
Elina Svitolina 3
Iga Swiatek 3

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rome held?
Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Rome?
The 2026 Rome was won by Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
Who has won the most Rome titles?
Conchita Martínez has won 4 Rome titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Rome played?
The first edition of Rome was held in 1930.
What surface is Rome played on?
Rome is played on clay courts.