2008 French Open – Girls' singles

Girls' singles
Girls' singles
2008 French Open
Final
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Elena Bogdan
Score	6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Events

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Simona Halep defeated Elena Bogdan in the final, 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 6–2 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. Halep would go on to win the women's title for her first major title ten years later.^[1]

Seeds

Melanie Oudin (quarterfinals)
Arantxa Rus (semifinals)
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (third round)
Ana Bogdan (first round)
Jessica Moore (third round)
Polona Hercog (quarterfinals)
Bojana Jovanovski (third round)
Kurumi Nara (first round)
Simona Halep (champion)
Elena Bogdan (final)
Nikola Hofmanova (third round)
Johanna Konta (first round)
Ksenia Lykina (quarterfinals)
Jessy Rompies (first round)
Elena Chernyakova (first round)
Katarzyna Piter (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Melanie Oudin	4	4

10	Elena Bogdan	6	6
					10	Elena Bogdan	7	4	6

					Q	Lenka Juríková	5	6	4
	Nathalie Mohn	2	1

Q	Lenka Juríková	6	6
										10	Elena Bogdan	4	7	2

										9	Simona Halep	6	6³	6
9	Simona Halep	6	6

13	Ksenia Lykina	1	2
					9	Simona Halep	6	7

					2	Arantxa Rus	3	5
6	Polona Hercog	6	1	3

2	Arantxa Rus	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	M Oudin	6	6
LL	V Savinykh	0	1		1	M Oudin	6	6
	J Curtis	6⁶	6	6		J Curtis	1	1
WC	A Hesse	7	2	4					1	M Oudin	6	6
	C Chala	6	6⁷	4						A Grymalska	3	0
	N Kichenok	1	7	6		N Kichenok	3	2
	A Grymalska	7	6			A Grymalska	6	6
14	J Rompies	6⁶	1											1	M Oudin	4	4
10	E Bogdan	6	6											10	E Bogdan	6	6
	L Berlinecke	2	3		10	E Bogdan	6	6
	L Kerkhove	3	4			Z-j Yang	1	3
	Z-j Yang	6	6						10	E Bogdan	1	7	8
	A Yamasoto	6	3	3					7	B Jovanovski	6	5	6
	R-L Jani	0	6	6		R-L Jani	1	4
	C Sapene	2	5		7	B Jovanovski	6	6
7	B Jovanovski	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	A Bogdan	4	6	8
	R Hogenkamp	6	3	10		R Hogenkamp	3	6	6
	R Marino	6	6			R Marino	6	1	4
	N Lalami	3	3								R Hogenkamp	2	4
Q	Z Susányi	4	7	1						WC	N Mohn	6	6
Q	N Riner	6	6⁸	6	Q	N Riner	5	2	r
WC	N Mohn	6	6		WC	N Mohn	7	2
15	E Chernyakova	2	3											WC	N Mohn	2	1
12	J Konta	4	5											Q	L Juríková	6	6
WC	J Gervais	6	7		WC	J Gervais	2	6	7
	S Zaniewska	7	7			S Zaniewska	6	2	9
	L Kychenok	5	5								S Zaniewska	4	2
Q	B Botto	6	1	6						Q	L Juríková	6	6
	M Sirotkina	4	6	3	Q	B Botto	6	1	0^r
Q	L Juríková	6	2	7	Q	L Juríková	4	6	3
8	K Nara	2	6	5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

5	J Moore	6	6
	M Inoue	0	2		5	J Moore	7	6
WC	A Goncalves	6¹⁰	3			A Salut	5	3
	A Salut	7	6						5	J Moore	0	1
Q	K Barbat	6	2	6					9	S Halep	6	6
	V Kamenskaya	2	6	2	Q	K Barbat	3	1
WC	C Rodier	4	1		9	S Halep	6	6
9	S Halep	6	6										9	S Halep	6	6
13	K Lykina	2	7	8									13	K Lykina	1	2
	K Boczová	6	6⁶	6	13	K Lykina	6	6
	Z Diyas	6	2	9		Z Diyas	3	4
	I-C Begu	2	6	7					13	K Lykina	6	6
	T Babos	6	6						3	N Lertcheewakarn	4	1
WC	C Sibille	3	2			T Babos	5	5
	M Gorny	4	3		3	N Lertcheewakarn	7	7
3	N Lertcheewakarn	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

6	P Hercog	6	7
LL	M Malkhasyan	3	5		6	P Hercog	6	6
	P Venkatesh	0	1			A Orlik	1	3
	A Orlik	6	6						6	P Hercog	6	7
	V Solovieva	6	7						11	N Hofmanova	1	6⁶
WC	C Babet	4	6⁷			V Solovieva
	A Kolesnichenko	6	3	4	11	N Hofmanova	w/o
11	N Hofmanova	4	6	6									6	P Hercog	6	1	3
16	K Piter	6	3	4									2	A Rus	3	6	6
	K Mladenovic	2	6	6		K Mladenovic	7	6
	Z Luknárová	1	6	2		Z Linhová	5	2
	Z Linhová	6	4	6						K Mladenovic	1	3
	M Burdette	6	6						2	A Rus	6	6
Q	M Doi	2	4			M Burdette	3	1
	A Damaschin	5	3		2	A Rus	6	6
2	A Rus	7	6

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References

↑ "Fourth-time lucky for Simona Halep as she takes first grand slam title". ABC News. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.

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[1] "Fourth-time lucky for Simona Halep as she takes first grand slam title". ABC News. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.

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