2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles 2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Jelena Janković. Maria Sharapova, the runner-up to Williams in 2007, won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament. Ivanovic lost in a Grand Slam final for the second time, though she would eventually win the French Open a few months later. This was the first Australian Open appearance for future 2018 champion Caroline Wozniacki, she
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles The women's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece. Venus Williams was the defending Gold Medalist from 2000, but she lost in the third round to Mary Pierce. World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne won the Gold Medal, defeating Amélie Mauresmo in the championship match; she won Belgium's only Gold Medal at these Olympics. The second set she lost against French Open champion Anastasia Myskina in the semi-finals was the only one