Maria Sharapova defeated

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in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was her third

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singles title. She did not lose a set during the tournament or face a tiebreak in any set. Sharapova also became the first Russian woman to win the title. It was Ivanovic's second runner-up finish in as many major finals, though she would win the

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a few months later.

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was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković. Justine Henin, whose consecutive streak of 33 match wins dated back at the

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, lost in the quarterfinals to Sharapova. Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Polish player to reach the quarterfinals in the Open era, the first player was to do so since

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in the

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. This was the first

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appearance for

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champion Caroline Wozniacki, who lost to Ivanovic in the fourth round.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics

External links

2008 Australian Open – Women's draws and results
at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles Women's Singles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles 2008 in Australian women's sport