2008 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
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Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title.
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2008 WTA Tour Championships | ||||
Final | ||||
Champion | Venus Williams | |||
Runner-up | Vera Zvonareva | |||
Score | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–2 | |||
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Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) | |||
Seeds | 8 | |||
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Venus became the third player in the Open Era after Steffi Graf and her sister Serena Williams to defeat the top-three ranked players at the same event; defeating world No. 2 Dinara Safina and No. 3 Serena in the respective round robin matches and No. 1 Jelena Janković in the semifinals.[1]
Safina and Agnieszka Radwańska (as an alternate who replaced Ivanovic) made their debuts in the tournament.
Justine Henin was the two-time reigning champion, but retired from the sport in May 2008.