Sep 7, 2008
Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5 to win her third U.S. Open Championship and her first since 2002. It was her ninth Grand Slam title overall.
Jankovic had the upper hand for a while in the second set, but Williams rallied to win the final four games. Serena Williams won the title without dropping a single set.
This was Jelena Jankovic's first appearance in a Grand Slam final.
Click here to view the results of the 2008 US Open Men's Tennis Tournament.
| Amelie Mauresmo | |||
| Flavia Pennetta | Flavia Pennetta | ||
| 6-3,6-0 | Dinara Safina | ||
| Anna-Lena Groenefeld | Dinara Safina | 6-2,6-3 | |
| Dinara Safina | 7-5,6-0 | ||
| Serena Williams | |||
| Serena Williams | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| Severine Bremond | Serena Williams | ||
| 6-2,6-2 | Serena Williams | ||
| Agnieszka Radwanska | Venus Williams | 7-6,7-6 | |
| Venus Williams | 6-1,6-3 | ||
| SERENA WILLIAMS 2008 US Open Champion 6-4, 7-5 |
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| Elena Dementieva | |||
| Na Li | Elena Dementieva | ||
| 6-4, 6-1 | Elena Dementieva | ||
| Pam Schnyder | Pam Schnyder | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| Katarina Srebotnik | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| Jelena Jankovic | |||
| Sybille Bammer | 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| Marion Bartoli | Sybille Bammer | ||
| 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 | Jelena Jankovic | ||
| Caroline Wozniacki | Jelena Jankovic | 6-1, 6-4 | |
| Jelena Jankovic | 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| Year | Award | For |
| 2008 | 2008 US Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2007 | 2007 Australian Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2005 | 2005 Australian Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2003 | 2003 Australian Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2003 | 2003 Wimbledon Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2003 | 2002 WTA Tour Player of the Year | |
| 2002 | 2002 Wimbledon Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2002 | 2002 French Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 2002 | 2002 US Open Womens Singles Champion | |
| 1999 | 1999 US Open Womens Singles Champion |
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