In July, Wozniak won her first, and what would be her only, WTA singles title at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford, California. During the tournament she beat world No. 20, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, world No. 29 Sybille Bammer, and world No. 5, Serena Williams of the U.S. (who had to retire in the match), en route to defeating sixth seed Marion Bartoli of France in the final. Because she needed to earn a spot in the tournament by winning through pre-tournament qualifying rounds, she had to win three qualifying matches followed by five main-draw matches for a combined total of 8 match wins in nine days. Wozniak became the first Canadian in 20 years to win a WTA singles title. The victory vaulted her WTA ranking by 40 spots, as she jumped from No. 85 to No. 45 in the world. In August 2008, she was presented with key to the city in Blainville, Québec, by the mayor; they renamed it "Wozniakville" for 24 hours commemorating her achievement as the first time a woman from Québec had won a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title (when she won Stanford in July).