Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Champion	Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Runner-up	Dinara Safina (RUS)
Final score	3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Women's singles tennis at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Date	10 to 17 August
Competitors	64 from 33 nations
Medalists
Elena Dementieva   Russia   Dinara Safina   Russia   Vera Zvonareva   Russia

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.

Justine Henin was the defending champion who won gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She retired from the sport earlier that year. Elena Dementieva of Russia defeated compatriot Dinara Safina in the first and only all-Russian final in the tennis Olympics, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, Dementieva took the gold. Another Russian, Vera Zvonareva took the bronze medal match over home player Li Na.

Medalists

Gold	Elena Dementieva  Russia
Silver	Dinara Safina  Russia
Bronze	Vera Zvonareva  Russia

Calendar

Seeds

Draw

Key

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	77
	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)	77	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

Top Half

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	77
		S Pe'er (ISR)	6	5	6				S Pe'er (ISR)	3	64
		S Cîrstea (ROU)	3	7	0										9	V Zvonareva (RUS)	77	6
		A Amanmuradova (UZB)	4	2												F Schiavone (ITA)	64	4
		F Schiavone (ITA)	6	6					F Schiavone (ITA)	6	78
	IP	Y-j Chan (TPE)	1	66				8	A Radwańska (POL)	3	66
	8	A Radwańska (POL)	6	78

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	77											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)	77	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

Bottom Half

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	78					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	79	6											N Li (CHN)	4	6	6
		M Erakovic (NZL)	7	67	4			IP	A Morita (JPN)	2	5
		N Li (CHN)	77	6					N Li (CHN)	6	7
	3	S Kuznetsova (RUS)	65	4

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	D Safina (RUS)	6	77
		M Santangelo (ITA)	3	61				6	D Safina (RUS)	77	6
	IP	A Molik (AUS)	1	1				Alt	MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP)	63	1
	Alt	MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP)	6	6											6	D Safina (RUS)	6	6
	IP	N Llagostera Vives (ESP)	2	6	7											J Zheng (CHN)	4	3
		K Zakopalová (CZE)	6	3	5			IP	N Llagostera Vives (ESP)	79	1	4
		J Zheng (CHN)	4	6	7				J Zheng (CHN)	67	6	6
	11	Á Szávay (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

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