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Encyclopedia > 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
Date:   25 May8 June
Edition:   107th
Defending champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Justine Henin
Men's doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
Women's doubles
Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo
Mixed doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram

The 2008 French Open will be the second Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008. is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Justine Henin; ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian professional tennis player from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Bahamas. ... Mark Knowles (born September 4, 1971 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a professional male tennis player from the Bahamas. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Daniel Mark Nestor (born in September 4, 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario area. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is a professional female tennis player from Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mara Santangelo (born June 28, 1981 in Latina, Italy) is a professional female tennis player from Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Andy Ram (born April 10, 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a professional right-handed tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a Grand Slam event (mixed doubles at 2006 Wimbledon and the 2007 French Open). ... This article is about the tennis tournament. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... Outside the Philippe Chatrier Court, Roland Garros Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium) is located in southwest Paris, France, and has been the home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...


Justine Henin will not defend her trophy due to her retirement from sport on May 14. She could have become the only woman in the Open Era to win four consecutive French Open titles (currently, she shares the record of three with Monica Seles). Rafael Nadal might also equal Björn Borg's record of four consecutive titles in the open era. Justine Henin; ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian professional tennis player from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ... Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former world No. ... Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. ...   (born June 6, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former World No. ...

Contents

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Seniors

Men's Singles

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Women's Singles

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Men's Doubles

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Women's Doubles

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Mixed Doubles

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Juniors

Boys' Singles

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Girls' Singles

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Boys' Doubles

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Girls' Doubles

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Wheelchair

Wheelchair Men's Singles

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Wheelchair Women's Singles

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Wheelchair Men's Doubles

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Wheelchair Women's Doubles

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Seeds

Withdrawals: Andy Roddick[1], Tatiana Golovin[1], Sania Mirza[2], Lindsay Davenport[3], Daniela Hantuchova[4] Andrew Stephen Andy Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Tatiana Golovin (born 25 January 1988) is a French professional tennis player. ... Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986) is an Indian tennis player. ... Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. ... Country: Slovakia Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 5 11 1/4 Weight: 124 lbs. ...

Men's Singles

  1. Roger Federer
  2. Rafael Nadal
  3. Novak Djokovic
  4. Nikolay Davydenko
  5. David Ferrer
  6. David Nalbandian
  7. James Blake
  8. Richard Gasquet
  9. Stanislas Wawrinka
  10. Andy Murray
  11. Tomas Berdych
  12. Tommy Robredo
  13. Juan Monaco
  14. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
  15. Mikhail Youzhny
  16. Carlos Moya
  17. Marcos Baghdatis
  18. Paul-Henri Mathieu
  19. Nicolas Almagro
  20. Ivo Karlovic
  21. Radek Stepanek
  22. Fernando Verdasco
  23. Juan Carlos Ferrero
  24. Fernando Gonzalez
  25. Lleyton Hewitt
  26. Jarkko Nieminen
  27. Igor Andreev
  28. Ivan Ljubicic
  29. Guillermo Canas
  30. Dmitry Tursunov
  31. Andreas Seppi
  32. Janko Tipsarevic

Women's Singles

  1. Maria Sharapova
  2. Ana Ivanovic
  3. Jelena Jankovic
  4. Svetlana Kuznetsova
  5. Serena Williams
  6. Anna Chakvetadze
  7. Elena Dementieva
  8. Venus Williams
  9. Marion Bartoli
  10. Patty Schnyder
  11. Vera Zvonareva
  12. Agnes Szavay
  13. Dinara Safina
  14. Agnieszka Radwanska
  15. Nicole Vaidisova
  16. Victoria Azarenka
  17. Shahar Peer
  18. Francesca Schiavone
  19. Alize Cornet
  20. Sybille Bammer
  21. Maria Kirilenko
  22. Amelie Mauresmo
  23. Alona Bondarenko
  24. Virginie Razzano
  25. Nadia Petrova
  26. Flavia Pennetta
  27. Katarina Srebotnik
  28. Dominika Cibulkova
  29. Anabel Medina Garrigues
  30. Caroline Wozniacki
  31. Ai Sugiyama
  32. Karin Knapp

Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Federer redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Rafael Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Novak Đoković (in Serbian Latin; in English-speaking media mostly referred to as Novak Djokovic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian: ; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the top ranked Russian male tennis player, fourth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... David Ferrer Ern Gaydamak (born April 2, 1982 in Javea, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other persons named James Blake, see James Blake (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Richard Gasquet (born 18 June 1986) is a French tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Stanislas Wawrinka (born March 28, 1985 in Lausanne) is a Swiss male tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Andrew Andy Murray (born 15 May 1987 in Glasgow), is an English[4][5] tennis player, who is currently the highest-ranking British player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Tomas Berdych (born September 17, 1985) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Juan Monaco (born March 29, 1984) is a male tennis player from Argentina. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga (born April 17, 1985) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Mikhail Youzhny (Russian:  ) born June 25, 1982 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Carles Moy Llompart, also known as Carlos Moy and Carlos Moy (born August 27, 1976), is a Spanish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, pronounced ) born 17 June 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982 in Strasbourg, France) is a French tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Nicolas Almagro (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivo Karlović (born February 28, 1979) is a Croatian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Radek Stepanek (Born November 27, 1978, Karvina) is a professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Verdasco (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12, 1980) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Fernando González at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed El Bombardero de La Reina (Spanish La Reinas Bomber) and Mano de Piedra (Hand of Stone,) is a professional tennis player from Chile. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Phil Magroinz (born 24 February 1981) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Country: Finland Residence: Helsinki, FIN Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 78 kg (172 lb) Plays: Left Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 24 (16-01-2006) Singles titles: 1 Career prize money: $1,935,641 Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Igor Andreev (born July 14, 1983) is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivan Ljubičić (born March 19, 1979 in Banja Luka, Bosnia) is a Croat tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Guillermo Ignacio Cañas (November 25, 1977) is an Argentinian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов ( ) (born December 12, 1982 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional male tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Country: Italy Residence: Caldaro, ITA Height: 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight: 70 Kg (156 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 60 (9 January 2006) Singles titles: 0 Career Prize Money: US $430,897 Grand Slam Record Titles: 0 Andreas Seppi (born February 21, 1984, Bolzano... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Country : Serbia Hometown : Belgrade, Serbia Height : 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharápova (Russian:  ) (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player who is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Ana Ivanovic (November 6, 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Jelena Janković (February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Cyrillic:  ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Anna Chakvetadze (last named proncounced chuck-veh-tud-zeh) (born March 5, 1987, Moscow, Russia) is a professional female tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: L-e-nuh de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian:  ); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player, former World No. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marion Bartoli (born October 2, 1984) a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Patty Schnyder (born December 14, 1978, Basel) is professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Vera Igorevna Zvonareva (pronunciation: VEH-ruh zvon-a-RYOH-vuh, Russian: Вера Игоревна Звонарёва ( ), born September 7, 1984, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ágnes Szávay (born December 29, 1988 in Kiskunhalas Hungary) is a tennis player from Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Safina at the 2007 Australian Open. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Agnieszka RadwaÅ„ska (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Nicole Vaidisová Nicole Vaidisová (born April 23, 1989 in Nürnberg, Germany) is a Czech female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Victoria Azarenka (Belarusian: Вікторыя Азарэнка, Азаранка, Russian: Виктория Азаренко; born July 31, 1989) is a tennis player from Minsk, Belarus, who became junior world champion in 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Shahar Peer (born May 1, 1987, Maccabim, Israel) is a professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Francesca Schiavone (June 23, 1980, Milan) is a professional tennis player from Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alizé Cornet (born January 22, 1990 in Nice, France) is a female tennis player from France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Sybille Bammer (born April 27, 1980 in Linz, Austria) is a professional female tennis player from Austria and one of only two mothers on the WTA tour (Lindsay Davenport announced her return to tennis after she gave birth. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко; born January 25, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Am lie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Alyona Bondarenko (born August 13, 1984) is a Ukrainian tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Virginie Razzano (born May 12, 1983 in Dijon) is a French tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Nadia Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh; Russian:  , Nadézhda Petróva; born June 8, 1982, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Flavia Pennetta (February 25, 1982) is an Italian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Anabel Medina Garrigues (born July 31, 1982, Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Caroline Wozniacki (born July 11, 1990, Odense) is a Danish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Ai Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山愛 Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Karin Knapp (born June 28, 1987 in ) is a female tennis player from Italy. ...

References

  1. ^ a b Roddick and Golovin out, Coria in
  2. ^ Injured Sania Mirza pulls out of French Open
  3. ^ Davenport pulls out of French Open
  4. ^ Daniela withdraws from the French Open

External links

  • Official site
  • Men's Singles Draw
  • Women's Singles Draw
  • Men's Singles Qualifying Draw
  • Women's Singles Qualifying Draw
Preceded by
2007 French Open
French Open Succeeded by
2009 French Open
Preceded by
2008 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
2008 Wimbledon


 

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