2008 French Open 2008 French Open The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008. Justine Henin did not defend her trophy due to her retirement from the sport on May 14. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won the Women's Singles. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles, and equalled Björn Borg's record of four consecutive French
2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles the second round. 2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles The 2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles was the singles event of the 2008 Family Circle Cup, a WTA Tier I tennis tournament held in April. Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vera Zvonareva. Serena Williams went on to win the title beating Zvonareva in her second Family Circle Cup final appearance. This was the third successive title for Williams in the 2008 season and the first time she had won a clay court tournament since the 2002 French Open. The top 8 seeds received