2008 French Open – Women's Singles 2008 French Open – Women's Singles Justine Henin was the three-time defending champion, but she retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Her retirement left Serena Williams as the only former French Open champion remaining in the women's draw. Williams was defeated in the third round by Katarina Srebotnik, meaning that there would be a first-time French Open champion in 2008. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won her first and only Grand Slam singles title, beating first-time finalist Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Ivanovic became the new WTA No. 1 singles ranking by reaching
1983 French Open – Women's Singles 1983 French Open – Women's Singles Second-seeeded Chris Evert defeated the unseeded Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. Top seed Martina Navratilova was upset in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year. This tournament was also notable for having 128 players involved in the 1st round for the first time, and for being the first Grand Slam appearance of future World No. 1 Steffi Graf. At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days, Graf became the youngest player to