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Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Champion  Elena Dementieva (RUS)
Runner-up  Dinara Safina (RUS)
Final score 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2004 · Summer Olympics · 2012 →
Women's singles tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Date 10 to 17 August
Competitors 64 from 33 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Elena Dementieva  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dinara Safina  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Vera Zvonareva  Russia
← 2004
2012 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Elena Dementieva  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dinara Safina  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Vera Zvonareva  Russia

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.


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