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.

Singles
2008 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Vera Zvonareva
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2008 Family Circle Cup

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.

1. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
3. Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
4. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
5. Serena Williams (champion)
6. Marion Bartoli (third round)
7. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
8. Dinara Safina (third round)
9. Vera Zvonareva (final)
10. Ágnes Szávay (quarterfinals)
11. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
12. Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
13. Victoria Azarenka (third round)
14. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
15. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
16. Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Jelena Janković	2	6	2
	9	Vera Zvonareva	6	3	6
								9	Vera Zvonareva	6	62	6
								4	Elena Dementieva	3	77	3
	4	Elena Dementieva	6	6
	7	Patty Schnyder	4	4
															9	Vera Zvonareva	4	6	3
															5	Serena Williams	6	3	6
	10	Ágnes Szávay	5	4
		Alizé Cornet	7	6
									Alizé Cornet	5	3
								5	Serena Williams	7	6
	5	Serena Williams	7	4	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	5	6	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Janković	7	6
	Q	A Jidkova	66	1				Q	A Stevenson	5	0
	Q	A Stevenson	78	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							Second round							Third round							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	61	2										13	V Azarenka	4	5
	Q	T Sun	2	77	6			Q	T Sun	64	0
	Q	C Scheepers	1	0				13	V Azarenka	77	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	67	6	7
		M Shaughnessy	3	0	r				E Gallovits	79	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	62	0
								7	P Schnyder	77	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	64				10	Á Szávay	7	3	6
	10	Á Szávay	6	77																		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	65	7	6											S Cîrstea	1	5
	WC	V King	77	5	1				S Cîrstea	6	1	6
								3	A Chakvetadze	2	6	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	64	3				12	K Srebotnik	4	6	7
	12	K Srebotnik	77	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	77	6				LL	J Schruff	4	3
		G Voskoboeva	62	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