title: 2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles
text: # 2008 Family Circle Cup – Singles
  
  Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Family Circle Cup. This was Williams' third successive title in the 2008 season, and her first clay court title since the 2002 French Open.
  
  Jelena Janković was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Zvonareva.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  * Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
  * Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  * Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  * Serena Williams (champion)
  * Marion Bartoli (third round)
  * Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  * Dinara Safina (third round)
  * Vera Zvonareva (final)
  * Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
  * Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
  * Victoria Azarenka (third round)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  * Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  * Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
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  | 1 | Jelena Janković | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 10 | Ágnes Szávay | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | Alizé Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alizé Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | Alizé Cornet | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Serena Williams | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Serena Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Jidkova | $6^6$ | 1 | | Q | A Stevenson | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Stevenson | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A Rezaï | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | A Rodionova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 4 | 6 | 5 | | A Rezaï | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rodionova | 6 | 1 | | | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | D Cibulková | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | Q | C-J Chuang | 2 | 2 | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 7 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Puchkova | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Dellacqua | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | ME Salerni | 5 | 4 | | | C Dellacqua | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | J Craybas | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Lepchenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | A Rolle | 6 | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | 13 | V Azarenka | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | T Sun | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | T Sun | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Scheepers | 1 | 0 | | 13 | V Azarenka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | A Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 4 | 4 |
  | | M Domachowska | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | A Radwańska | $6^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 0 | r | | E Gallovits | $7^9$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gallovits | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | A Radwańska | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | O Govortsova | $6^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | L Domínguez Lino | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Wozniak | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | D Safina | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Á Szávay | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | A Morita | 4 | 1 | | | A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Fedak | 0 | $6^4$ | | 10 | Á Szávay | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Á Szávay | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Á Szávay | 5 | 4 |
  | 16 | M Krajicek | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 7 | 6 |
  | | A Cornet | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Cornet | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Ditty | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Cornet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 1 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | V King | $7^7$ | 5 | 1 | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Molik | 2 | 3 | | | G Dulko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y-J Chan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bacsinszky | $6^4$ | 3 | | 12 | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | K Srebotnik | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 7 | 4 | 6 |
  | 14 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 5 | 6 | 1 |
  | | T Perebiynis | 4 | 6 | 7 | | T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | J Schruff | $7^7$ | 6 | | LL | J Schruff | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Voskoboeva | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | T Perebiynis | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | M Yuan | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Mattek | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | B Mattek | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  