Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Calendar 3 Seeds 4 Draw 4.1 Key 4.2 Finals 4.3 Top Half 4.3.1 Section 1 4.3.2 Section 2 4.4 Bottom Half 4.4.1 Section 3 4.4.2 Section 4 5 External links

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Elena Dementieva Russia (RUS)
Silver	Dinara Safina Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Vera Zvonareva Russia (RUS)

[edit] Calendar

August	10	11	12	13	14	16	17
Morning	10.30	10.30	10.30
Afternoon	17.00	17.00	17.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00
	Round of 64	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze Final

[edit] Seeds

Ana Ivanović (SRB) (withdrew due to a thumb injury)  Jelena Janković (SRB) (Quarterfinals)  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (First Round)  Serena Williams (USA) (Quarterfinals)  Elena Dementieva (RUS) (Champion, Gold Medalist)  Dinara Safina (RUS) (Final, Silver Medalist)  Venus Williams (USA) (Quarterfinals)  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) (Second Round)

Vera Zvonareva (RUS) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)  Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) (Second Round)  Ágnes Szávay (HUN) (First Round)  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (Third Round)  Patty Schnyder (SUI) (Second Round)  Flavia Pennetta (ITA) (First Round)  Alizé Cornet (FRA) (Third Round)  Dominika Cibulková (SVK) (Third Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

INV = Tripartite Invitation IP = ITF Place ALT = Alternate

r = Retired w/o = Walkover

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
		Sybille Bammer (AUT)	3	6	3
	9	Vera Zvonareva (RUS)	6	3	6
								9	Vera Zvonareva (RUS)	3	63
								5	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	6	7
	4	Serena Williams (USA)	6	4	3
	5	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	3	6	6
															5	Elena Dementieva (RUS)	3	7	6
															6	Dinara Safina (RUS)	6	5	3
	7	Venus Williams (USA)	5	5
		Li Na (CHN)	7	7
									Li Na (CHN)	63	5
								6	Dinara Safina (RUS)	7	7				Bronze Medal Match
	6	Dinara Safina (RUS)	6	5	6
	2	Jelena Janković (SRB)	2	7	3										9	Vera Zvonareva (RUS)	6	7
																Li Na (CHN)	0	5

[edit] Top Half

[edit] Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
ALT	T Obziler (ISR)	7	5	4
	M Koryttseva (UKR)	5	7	6				M Koryttseva (UKR)	6	1	5
ALT	M Ani (EST)	4	2					L Šafářová (CZE)	2	6	7
	L Šafářová (CZE)	6	6												L Šafářová (CZE)	5	4
	A Medina Garrigues (ESP)	2	6	4											S Bammer (AUT)	7	6
	S Bammer (AUT)	6	4	6				S Bammer (AUT)	6	6
	J Craybas (USA)	3	2				13	P Schnyder (SUI)	4	4
13	P Schnyder (SUI)	6	6																			S Bammer (AUT)	3	6	3
9	V Zvonareva (RUS)	6	6																		9	V Zvonareva (RUS)	6	3	6
	Z Yan (CHN)	2	0				9	V Zvonareva (RUS)	6	7
	S Pe'er (ISR)	6	5	6				S Peer (ISR)	3	64
	S Cîrstea (ROU)	3	7	0										9	V Zvonareva (RUS)	7	6
	A Amanmuradova (UZB)	4	2												F Schiavone (ITA)	64	4
	F Schiavone (ITA)	6	6					F Schiavone (ITA)	6	7
IP	Y-j Chan (TPE)	1	66				8	A Radwańska (POL)	3	66
8	A Radwańska (POL)	6	7

[edit] Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	S Williams (USA)	6	6
	O Govortsova (BLR)	3	1				4	S Williams (USA)	6	6
	S Stosur (AUS)	6	6					S Stosur (AUS)	2	0
	S Errani (ITA)	3	2											4	S Williams (USA)	3	6	6
	S Peng (CHN)	7	7											15	A Cornet (FRA)	6	3	4
	C Suárez Navarro (ESP)	5	62					S Peng (CHN)	2	2
	N Vaidišová (CZE)	6	1	4			15	A Cornet (FRA)	6	6
15	A Cornet (FRA)	4	6	6																	4	S Williams (USA)	6	4	3
10	D Hantuchová (SVK)	6	7																		5	E Dementieva (RUS)	3	6	6
	A Sugiyama (JPN)	2	5				10	D Hantuchová (SVK)	1	3
IP	S Sfar (TUN)	4	1					C Wozniacki (DEN)	6	6
	C Wozniacki (DEN)	6	6												C Wozniacki (DEN)	63	2
IP	T Tanasugarn (THA)	2	1											5	E Dementieva (RUS)	7	6
	S Arvidsson (SWE)	6	6					S Arvidsson (SWE)	3	4
	K Bondarenko (UKR)	1	4				5	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6
5	E Dementieva (RUS)	6	6

[edit] Bottom Half

[edit] Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	V Williams (USA)	6	6
	T Bacsinszky (SUI)	3	2				7	V Williams (USA)	6	6
	S Mirza (IND)	1	1	r				I Benešová (CZE)	1	4
	I Benešová (CZE)	6	2											7	V Williams (USA)	6	6
	G Dulko (ARG)	3	4											12	V Azarenka (BLR)	3	2
	C Dellacqua (AUS)	6	6					C Dellacqua (AUS)	2	2
	T Perebiynis (UKR)	4	7	4			12	V Azarenka (BLR)	6	6
12	V Azarenka (BLR)	6	5	6																	7	V Williams (USA)	5	5
14	F Pennetta (ITA)	2	66																			N Li (CHN)	7	7
	K Kanepi (EST)	6	7					K Kanepi (EST)	6	7
	E Daniilidou (GRE)	3	3					V Razzano (FRA)	4	5
	V Razzano (FRA)	6	6												K Kanepi (EST)	6	2	0
IP	A Morita (JPN)	5	7	6											N Li (CHN)	4	6	6
	M Erakovic (NZL)	7	67	4			IP	A Morita (JPN)	2	5
	N Li (CHN)	7	6					N Li (CHN)	6	7
3	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	65	4

[edit] Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	D Safina (RUS)	6	7
	M Santangelo (ITA)	3	61				6	D Safina (RUS)	7	6
IP	A Molik (AUS)	1	1				ALT	MJ Martinez Sanchez (ESP)	63	1
ALT	MJ Martinez Sanchez (ESP)	6	6											6	D Safina (RUS)	6	6
IP	N Llagostera Vives (ESP)	2	6	7											J Zheng (CHN)	4	3
	K Zakopalova (CZE)	6	3	5			IP	N Llagostera Vives (ESP)	7	1	4
	J Zheng (CHN)	4	6	7				J Zheng (CHN)	67	6	6
11	A Szavay (HUN)	6	3	5																	6	D Safina (RUS)	6	5	6
16	D Cibulková (SVK)	6	7																		2	J Janković (SRB)	2	7	3
	P Parmentier (FRA)	1	5				16	D Cibulková (SVK)	6	6
	M Domachowska (POL)	3	4					T Pironkova (BUL)	2	2
	T Pironkova (BUL)	6	6											16	D Cibulková (SVK)	5	1
	M Sequera (VEN)	6	1	r										2	J Janković (SRB)	7	6
	A Bondarenko (UKR)	3	0					A Bondarenko (UKR)	5	1
INV	C Black (ZIM)	3	3				2	J Janković (SRB)	7	6
2	J Janković (SRB)	6	6

[edit] External links

• Draw