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
2008 China Open (tennis) Anna Chakvetadze. Andy Roddick def. Dudi Sela, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 Jelena Janković def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2 Stephen Huss / Ross Hutchins def. Ashley Fisher / Bobby Reynolds, 7–5, 6–4 Anabel Medina Garrigues / Caroline Wozniacki def. Han Xinyun / Xu Yifan, 6–1, 6–3 2008 China Open (tennis) The 2008 China Open was a combine men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the China Open for the men (the 12th for the women), and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series