Ana Ivanovic defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title. With the win, Ivanovic also became the world No. 1; Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also in contention for the top ranking. Ivanovic dropped only one set during the tournament, to Janković in the semifinals.
Jelena Janković defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2007 Italian Open. It was her second Tier I title.
Kim Clijsters defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2005 Canadian Open.
Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon title and seventh major singles title overall. She won the title without losing a set, the second time she did so at a major.
Serena Williams defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. It was her third US Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall. This was also her second US Open and third major overall won without losing a set during the tournament. With the win, she regained the world No. 1 singles ranking for the first time since 2003. Three of the top four seeds were in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.
Russia's Elena Dementieva defeated compatriot Dinara Safina in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, Russia's Vera Zvonareva defeated China's Li Na 6–0, 7–5. This was the first Olympic medal sweep in tennis since 1908, when three British women won medals in the outdoor women's singles tournament. It was the fifth podium sweep in tennis in Olympic history, all previous sweeps were by British athletes. It was Russia's first victory in the women's singles. Dementieva became the third woman to win multiple Olympic singles medals, following Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, and the first to do so in non-consecutive Games.
The 2008 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from 5 May to 11 May 2008. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German capital of Berlin. The tournaments offered a total prize fund of US$1,300,000 across all rounds.
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.
Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open singles title and tenth major singles title overall. With the win, Williams regained the world No. 1 ranking.
Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Victoria Azarenka defeated the two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Miami Open. It was her third WTA Tour singles title, and first at the Premier or above level.
Dinara Safina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open.
Jelena Janković defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.
Elena Dementieva defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Canadian Open.
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 China Open. It was her second China Open title.
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles title at the 2010 Australian Open. It was her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing the Open Era record for the most Australian Open singles titles. This was Henin's first major since the 2008 Australian Open, following her retirement in May 2008. Henin was unseeded at a major for the first time since the 2001 Australian Open, and was awarded a wild card into the tournament.
In a rematch of last year's semifinal, Elena Dementieva successfully defended her title, beating world No. 1 Serena Williams in the final 6–3, 6–2.
Aravane Rezaï defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Madrid Open.
Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open. It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first Italian woman to win a singles major. Schiavone was also the first woman in the Open Era to win the title without being a top-10 seed. The final was also a rematch of the pair's first round match from the previous year. With the win, Schiavone made her top 10 debut in the rankings. Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a singles major.
Defending champion Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fourth Wimbledon singles title and 13th major singles title overall. She did not lose a set during the tournament. Zvonareva was contesting her first major singles final, and became the second lowest-ranked woman to contest the final.
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