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| name = 2008 WTA Tour
| image = Jelena-jankovic.jpg
| image_caption = [[Jelena Janković]] finished the year as [[List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|WTA world No. 1]] for the first time in her career, though [[Serena Williams]] was named the Player of the Year. Janković won four tournaments during the season, including two [[WTA Tier I tournaments|Tier I]] events, and finished runner-up at a [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] at the [[2008 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]]. Williams won four tournaments during the season, including a major at the US Open, and two Tier I events.
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| duration = December
| edition = 38th
| tournaments = 59
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| player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| doubles_team_of_the_year = {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]]<
| most_improved_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| newcomer_of_the_year = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Caroline Wozniacki]]
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The '''2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour''' was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2008 tennis season. The 2008 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Tier I-IV Events, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships, and the tennis event at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|world No. 1 ranking]], with [[Justine Henin]], [[Maria Sharapova]], [[Ana Ivanovic]], [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Serena Williams]] all holding the position at
Four players won the Grand Slam titles. Maria Sharapova won her third major title at the Australian Open, Ana Ivanovic won her maiden title at the French Open, [[Venus Williams]] won her seventh Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, and Serena Williams won her ninth Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open. [[Dinara Safina]] also reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open, and won four events during the season.
One of the big stories of the year was the shock retirement of Justine Henin on May 14, less than two weeks before she was set to defend her French Open title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7399963.stm|title=Henin announces shock retirement|access-date=2010-06-06|date=2007-05-14|
== Summary ==
[[Justine Henin]] started the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world. Following her impressive 2007 season and victory at the warm-up tournament in Sydney, she was considered the outright favourite to win the Australian Open. However, she was beaten in emphatic fashion by [[Maria Sharapova]] in the quarterfinals, who then defeated [[Jelena Janković]] and [[Ana Ivanovic]] to win her third Grand Slam title. [[Daniela Hantuchová]] also reached her first Grand Slam semifinal. Sister team [[Alona Bondarenko|Alona]] and [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] pulled off an unexpected title run in the
[[File:Maria Sharapova 2008 B&L Championship trophy.jpg|left|thumb|[[Maria Sharapova]] started the year on an 18-match winning streak.]]
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|rowspan=5|31 Dec || style="background:#ECF2FF;"| [[2008 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]]<br /> [[
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|rowspan=4|7 Jan ||rowspan=2 style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[2008 Medibank International|Medibank International]]<br> [[Sydney]], Australia<br />Tier II event <br />Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 Medibank International – Women's
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]<br>6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>||{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Tatiana Perebiynis]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Tatiana Poutchek]]
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| rowspan=3|14 Jan<br>21 Jan || rowspan=3 style="background:#f3e6d7;"| [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]]<br> [[Melbourne]], Australia<br />Grand Slam<br />Hard – $8,000,000 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X<br />[[2008 Australian Open – Women's
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| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Alona Bondarenko]] <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]]<br>2–6, 6–1, 6–4 || {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] <br /> {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Shahar Pe'er]]
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|28 Jan ||style="background:#ecf2ff;"| [[2008 Fed Cup World Group#First Round|Fed Cup: Quarterfinals]]<br /> [[Ramat HaSharon|HaSharon]], [[Israel]], hard <br /> [[California]], United States, hard <br /> [[Beijing]], China, hard (i)<br /> [[Naples]], Italy, hard (i)<br /> ||First
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#d4f1c5;"|[[2008 Copa Colsanitas Seguros
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||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Iveta Benešová]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bethanie Mattek]]<br>6–3, 6–3||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jelena Kostanić Tošić]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martina Müller (tennis)|Martina Müller]]
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|rowspan=6|25 Feb ||rowspan=2 style="background:#e9e9e9;"|[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships|Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships]]<br> [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates <br />Tier II event<br />Hard – $1,500,000 – 28S/48Q/28D<br />[[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's
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|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]<br>7–5, 6–2 || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#d4f1c5;"| [[2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Abierto Mexicano Telcel]]<br> [[Acapulco]], Mexico <br />Tier III event<br />Clay (red) – $180,000 – 32S/16Q/16D<br />[[2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] <br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Iveta Benešová]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]]
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|rowspan=2| 10 Mar<br>17 Mar ||rowspan=2 style="background:#d8cef6;"| [[2008 Pacific Life Open|Pacific Life Open]]<br> [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], United States<br />Tier I event<br />Hard – $2,100,000 – 96S/48Q/32D<br />[[2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]] <br> 6–1, 1–6, [10–8] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]
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|rowspan=2| 24 Mar<br>31 Mar || rowspan=2 style="background:#d8cef6;"| [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Sony Ericsson Open]]<br> [[Key Biscayne]], United States<br />Tier I event<br />Hard – $3,770,000 – 96S/48Q/32D<br />[[2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Sugiyama]]<br> 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]||{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]
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|rowspan=2| [[2008 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]]<br /> [[Oeiras, Portugal|Oeiras]], Portugal<br />Tier IV event<br />Clay (red) – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 Estoril Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]]<br>6–4, 6–4||{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Mervana Jugić-Salkić]] <br /> {{flagicon|TUR}} [[İpek Şenoğlu]]
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|rowspan=2| [[2008 ECM Prague Open|ECM Prague Open]]<br />[[Prague]], Czech Republic<br />Tier IV event<br />Clay (red) – $145,000 – 32S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 ECM Prague Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Hradecká]]<br />1–6, 6–3, [10–6] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jill Craybas]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michaëlla Krajicek]]
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|rowspan=2| 12 May || rowspan=2 style="background:#d8cef6;"| [[2008
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|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Yung-jan]] <br /> {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]]<br>7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Iveta Benešová]] <br /> {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husárová]]
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|rowspan=4| 19 May ||rowspan=2 style="background:#d4f1c5;"| [[2008 İstanbul Cup|
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jill Craybas]] <br /> {{flagicon|BLR|}} [[Olga Govortsova]]<br />6–1, 6–2||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marina Erakovic]] <br /> {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Polona Hercog]]
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|rowspan=3|26 May<br />2 Jun ||rowspan=3 style="background:#f3e6d7;"| [[2008 French Open|French Open]]<br /> Paris, France<br />Grand Slam<br />Clay (red) – $9,711,335 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X<br />[[2008 French Open – Women's
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]]<br />2–6, 7–5, 6–4|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#d4f1c5;"| [[2008 Ordina Open|Ordina Open]]<br /> [['s-Hertogenbosch]], Netherlands<br />Tier III event<br />Grass – $175,000 – 30S/16Q/15D<br />[[2008 Ordina Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marina Erakovic]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michaëlla Krajicek]]<br />6–3, 6–2|| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Līga Dekmeijere]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]]
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|rowspan=3| 23 Jun<br />30 Jun || rowspan=3 style="background:#f3e6d7;"| [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]]<br />
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]]<br />6–2, 6–2 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
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|rowspan=5|11 Aug ||rowspan=3 bgcolor="#f0dc82"| [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br />[[Beijing]], China<br />Hard – $0 – 64S/32D<br />[[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Dementieva]] <br />3–6, 7–5, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] ||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]]<br />6–0, 7–5 || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]]
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|rowspan=3| 18 Aug || rowspan=2 style="background:#e9e9e9;"| [[2008 Pilot Pen Tennis|Pilot Pen Tennis]]<br /> [[New Haven]], United States<br />Tier II event<br />Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Women's
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Květa Peschke]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]<br /> 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]||{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sorana Cîrstea]] <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu]]
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|rowspan=3| 25 Aug<br />1 Sep || rowspan=3 style="background:#f3e6d7;"| [[2008
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]<br />6–3, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
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|rowspan=4| 15 Sep || rowspan=2 style="background:#d8cef6;"| [[2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Toray Pan Pacific Open]]<br />
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vania King]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] <br />6–1, 6–4||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
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|rowspan=4| 22 Sep || rowspan=2 style="background:#e9e9e9;"| [[2008 China Open (tennis)|China Open]]<br /> [[Beijing]], China<br />Tier II event<br />Hard – $600,000 – 28S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 China Open – Women's
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|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Caroline Wozniacki]]<br />6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Xinyun]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Yifan]]
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|rowspan=2 style="background:#d4f1c5;"|[[2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open Tennis Championships]]<br /> Tokyo, Japan<br />Tier III event<br />Hard – $175,000 – 32S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jill Craybas]] <br /> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marina Erakovic]]<br />4–6, 7–5, [10–6] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumi Morita]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Aiko Nakamura]]
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|rowspan=2|6 Oct ||rowspan=2 style="background:#d8cef6;"|[[2008 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]]<br /> Moscow, Russia<br />Tier I event<br />Hard (i) – $1,340,000 – 28S/32Q/16D<br />[[2008 Kremlin Cup – Women's
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] <br /> {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 ||{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]
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* {{SRB}} – 7 (Indian Wells, Rome, '''French Open''', Beijing, Stuttgart, Moscow, and Linz)
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* {{DEN}} – 3 (Stockholm, New Haven, and Tokyo (Tier III))
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* {{CZE}} – 1 (Forest Hills)
* {{GRE}} – 1 (Hobart)
* {{ROU}} – 1 (Tashkent)
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* {{THA}} – 1 ('s-Hertogenbosch)
* {{UKR}} – 1 (Birmingham)
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| align="right" | 2 ||[[Dinara Safina]]||{{flag|RUS}}|| align="right" | 3,823 || align="center" | 20
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| align="right" | 3 ||[[Serena Williams]] ||{{
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| align="right" | 4 || [[Elena Dementieva]] ||{{flag|RUS}}|| align="right" | 3,400 || align="center" | 18
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| align="right" | 7 ||[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]||{{flag|RUS}}|| align="right" | 2,623 ||align="center" | 18
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| align="right" | 8 ||[[Venus Williams]]||{{
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| align="right" | 9 || [[Maria Sharapova]] ||{{flag|RUS}}|| align="right" | 2,515 || align="center" | 9
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! colspan="5" | Singles
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! Rk
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! Change
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| align="right" | 1 || [[Jelena Janković]] || {{flag|SRB}} || align="right" | 4,710 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 2 || [[Serena Williams]] || {{
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| align="right" | 3 || [[Dinara Safina]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 3,817 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 4 || [[Elena Dementieva]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 3,663 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 5 || [[Ana Ivanovic]] || {{flag|SRB}} || align="right" | 3,457 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 6 || [[Venus Williams]] || {{
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| align="right" | 7 || [[Vera Zvonareva]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 2,952 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 8 || [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 2,726 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 9 || [[Maria Sharapova]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 2,515 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 10 || [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] || {{flag|POL}} || align="right" | 2,286 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 11 || [[Nadia Petrova]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 1,976 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 12 || [[Caroline Wozniacki]] || {{flag|DEN}} || align="right" | 1,713 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 13 || [[Flavia Pennetta]] || {{flag|ITA}} || align="right" | 1,670 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 14 || [[Patty Schnyder]] || {{flag|SUI}} || align="right" | 1,590 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 15 || [[Victoria Azarenka]] || {{flag|BLR}} || align="right" | 1,494 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 16 || [[Alizé Cornet]] || {{flag|FRA}} || align="right" | 1,492 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 17 || [[Marion Bartoli]] || {{flag|FRA}} || align="right" | 1,410 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 18 || [[Anna Chakvetadze]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 1,363 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 19 || [[Dominika Cibulková]] || {{flag|SVK}} || align="right" | 1,337 || align="center" |
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| align="right" | 20 || [[Katarina Srebotnik]] || {{flag|SLO}} || align="right" | 1,272 || align="center" |
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[[Category:2008 in tennis|WTA Tour]]
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