Who Won the 2008 Wimbledon Women's Singles Title?
Date:
Jul 5, 2008
Winner:
Venus Williams
Score:
7-5, 6-4
Runner Up:
Serena Williams
Venue:
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon championship in 2008 when she defeated younger sister Serena 7-5, 6-4. It was the first time the Williams sisters had met in the Wimbledon final since 2003 when Serena defeated Venus.
The win was the second consecutive Wimbledon title and seventh major championship overall for Venus Williams.
This was the tenth time the Williams sisters have met in a major final, with each winning five times.
| Jie Zheng | |||
| Agnes Szavay | Jie Zheng | ||
| (6-3,6-4) | Jie Zheng | ||
| Nicole Vaidisova | Nicole Vaidisova | (6-2,5-7,6-1) | |
| Anna Chakvetadze | (4-6,7-6,6-3) | ||
| Serena Williams | |||
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | (6-2,7-6) | ||
| Agnieszka Radwanska | Agnieszka Radwanska | ||
| (6-4,1-6,7-5) | Serena Williams | ||
| Bethanie Mattek | Serena Williams | (6-4,6-0) | |
| Serena Williams | (6-3,6-3) | ||
| VENUS WILLIAMS 2008 Wimbledon Champion 7-5, 6-4 |
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| Elena Dementieva | |||
| Shahar Peer | Elena Dementieva | ||
| (6-2,6-1) | Elena Dementieva | ||
| Nadia Petrova | Nadia Petrova | (6-1,6-7,6-3) | |
| Alexandre Kudryavtseva | (6-1,6-4) | ||
| Venus Williams | |||
| Venus Williams | (6-1,7-6) | ||
| Alisa Kleybanova | Venus Williams | ||
| (6-3,6-4) | Venus Williams | ||
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | Tamarine Tanasugarn | (6-4,6-3) | |
| Jelena Jankovic | (6-3,6-2) | ||