2016 US Open (tennis) at the end of the 2015 season. This tournament turned out to be the last one in the career of former No.1 player in the world and 2008 French Open women's singles champion Ana Ivanovic, who announced her retirement from professional tennis at the end of the year. The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was
2008 US Open – Women's Singles the start of the tournament. Notably this was the final Grand Slam in which 1998 champion and former World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport competed in the singles championship. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the third round. 2008 US Open – Women's Singles Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008. Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković 6–4, 7–5 in the final, winning her third US Open title. By winning her title, Williams regained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. This was also the second US Open and