Champion Elena Dementieva (RUS) Final score 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Doubles men | Runner-up Dinara Safina (RUS) Singles men Start date 2008 | |
Venue National Tennis Center, Beijing | ||
The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.
Justine Henin was the defending champion who won gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She retired from the sport earlier that year. Elena Dementieva of Russia defeated compatriot Dinara Safina in the first and only all-Russian final in the tennis Olympics, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, Dementieva took the gold. Another Russian, Vera Zvonareva took the bronze medal match over home player Li Na.
References
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA