2008 Australian Open

On 30 May 2007, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley announced that as of the 2008 Australian Open, the Rebound Ace surface that had been used since 1988 would be replaced by a newer, faster Plexicushion surface. The Rebound Ace surface had been criticized for several years, from players including Andy Roddick and Mark Philippoussis, who claimed that the "stick" of the court was a contributing factor in many players injuring themselves.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/australian_open/1765862.stm | title = Tournament chief defends court surface | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 24 January 2008}} This "stick" was a result of the thick rubber mat (10 mm) laid beneath the surface, the high heat retention because of this, and the high temperatures present during the Australian summer, which intermittently resulted in the extreme heat policy being invoked. Conversely, players such as Pete Sampras and Marat Safin put the high number of injuries down to lack of preparation from players; partly due to the fact that the tournament is held so early in the year, but also because there were so few tournaments preceding it. Rebound Ace was also chastised by Lleyton Hewitt for having an inconsistent bounce, in terms of height and pace (shock absorption); and claimed that these factors varied depending on the weather.{{cite news | url = http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11499&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=3003 | title = Hewitt supports new court surface | publisher = Tennis.com | date = 1 June 2007 | access-date = 29 January 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080212022132/http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11499&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=3003 | archive-date = 12 February 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} The heat retention of the surface had also been a point of contention between players.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/australian_open/6703267.stm | title = Australian Open plans new surface | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 30 May 2007}}

In announcing the change, Tiley said Plexicushion would have a "lower rubber content than Rebound Ace, was firmer under foot and retained less heat through its thinner top layer."{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/open-drops-rebound-ace-for-new-surface/2007/05/30/1180205342716.html | title = Open drops Rebound Ace for new surface | publisher = The Age | date = 31 May 2007 | location=Melbourne | first=Linda | last=Pearce}} Tiley later said that the change of colour, from green to blue, would also benefit players and officials, although this change was quite arbitrary. The manufacturers of Rebound Ace derided the new surface, with director Paul Bull saying that, "We had an Australian icon event with a unique Australian product and now we are just going to become a clone of the US Open." Bull also said that the inconsistencies in pace were down to the organizers' imperative, who kept asking for the pace to be adjusted to pander for certain players, such as Hewitt. Bull, however, conceded that a change was needed; and said that the suggestion of a Rebound Ace court with a rubber mat thickness of around 5 mm was made.

The Plexicushion surface received a relatively mixed reception from players. Lleyton Hewitt, Justine Henin and Serena Williams were all keen to endorse the new courts; with Hewitt's appraisal focused on the greater consistency of the courts. Henin called it a "good surface" but said she did not find it markedly distinguishable from Rebound Ace, saying the biggest difference was the change of colour. Williams claimed that the court was not as "bouncy" and was causing less physical strain on her feet and ankles. One source of criticism from players was the slower than expected pace, although many of these comments came prior to the event's commencement. Players were exposed to the new courts through other tournaments, played in advance of the Open; and practise on the new surface. Roger Federer described it as slow, with Novak Djokovic, Jelena Janković and James Blake all corroborating this opinion, albeit from experience in preliminary tournaments. Pundit and former World No. 1 Pat Rafter said it was possible that the courts would speed up in time.{{cite news | url = http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/doubts-on-new-oz-open-surface/2007/12/22/1198344862355.html?page=2 | title = Doubts on new Oz Open surface | work = Brisbane Times | date = 23 December 2007}}

On 21 December 2007, organizers of the event announced that the tournament would be watched under the scrutiny of anti-corruption officials.{{cite news | url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7155445.stm | title = Aussie Open takes anti-fraud step | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 21 December 2007 | access-date =22 December 2007}} A partnership was formed with Victoria Police. This announcement came in the wake of a series of scandals to hit the sport, including World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko coming under suspicion of match fixing; with at least a dozen other players coming forward about having been approached to influence matches in an unethical manner.{{cite episode | transcript-url = http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s2111972.htm |transcript=Transcript| title = Tennis Australia targets match fixing | series = PM | network = ABC Australia | station = Radio National | credits = Alison Caldwell (reporter) | airdate = 21 December 2007 }} Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood commented that, "Match-fixing and illegal gambling are a threat to the integrity of sport. We're putting our policies, procedures and programme in place to protect it."

This was followed by a statement from the wider community of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and organizers of all four Grand Slams that they would review their anti-corruption policies in the future. This announcement came six days prior to the start of the Open, on 8 January 2008.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7176539.stm | title = Tennis launches corruption review | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 8 January 2008}}

On 15 January, Day 2 of the tournament, Victoria Police had to intervene when Greek Australian supporters, following Greece's Konstantinos Economidis in his match against Chilean Fernando González, became unruly.{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7189615.stm | title = Crowd unrest mars Australian Open | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 15 January 2008 | access-date =16 January 2008}} The match, in progress at the Margaret Court Arena, was suspended for ten minutes as the police attempted stop the "offensive chanting" and eject certain fans. Approximately forty supporters, heavily outnumbered by Chilean fans,{{cite news | url = http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A004AC5A-9B7C-4E16-BD66-2D5F41D4796A.htm | title = Crowd trouble hits Australian Open | publisher = Al-Jazeera English | date = 15 January 2008 | access-date =16 January 2008}} were warned of their disorderly conduct prior to the police deploying pepper spray. The police regiment was heavily outnumbered, with a BBC Radio employee commenting that, "[there were] two guys against maybe 70-80, that's not good." Tournament officials said that 3 people had been sprayed and 5 evicted; a small proportion of the Greek fans left the arena, upset at how events were transpiring and fearing for their safety.

Both players said that the trouble was not something they had witnessed before; and Economidis condemned his supporters, saying that, "It was a really nice atmosphere until this moment. I am really unhappy." Some witnesses have implicated Cypriot and Serbian supporters in the trouble.{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/crowd-trouble-at-australian-open/2008/01/15/1200159452093.html | title = Crowd trouble at Australian Open | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 15 January 2008 | access-date =16 January 2008}}

Australian Open director, Craig Tiley, had announced in the week preceding the event that police and security forces would "impose a 'zero-tolerance' policy on anti-social behaviour". This statement appeared to be a delayed reaction to the trouble that marred the event in 2007, with Australian youths of Greek, Serbian and Croatian origins involved in mutually abusive sparring. However, the problem was much more pronounced in 2007, with violence breaking out and around 150 fans ejected.{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/serbs-croats-clash-at-open/2007/01/15/1168709659893.html?page=fullpage | title = Serbs, Croats clash at Open | work=The Sydney Morning Herald|author=Jessica Halloran | date = 15 January 2007 | access-date =16 January 2008}}

Police were called to investigate a report that a 12-year-old girl was indecently assaulted by a drunk man at the Australian Open.{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23061194-661,00.html | title = 12-year-old reportedly molested at Australian Open | publisher = Herald Sun | date = 16 January 2008}}

In a brief statement, Victoria Police said they received a report that the girl was inappropriately touched on the buttocks on Monday.

"The matter was reported to police this morning and the incident is currently being investigated", the statement said. This event mirrors a series of incidents that occurred at last year's event, when several men attending the tournament were arrested for taking upskirt photographs.{{cite news | url = http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/sports/view_article.php?article_id=45327 | title = Third up-skirt incident mars Australian Open | publisher = Philippine Daily Inquirer | date = 24 January 2007 | access-date = 29 January 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070126075334/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/sports/view_article.php?article_id=45327 | archive-date = 26 January 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

During the Open, a video posted on YouTube almost a year earlier made headlines in the Australian media. The video shows the 2008 fifteenth seed, Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, at a barbecue hosted by his Greek Australian fans in Melbourne in early 2007. In it, Baghdatis is holding a flare and taking part in chants against the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Melbourne's Turkish Cypriot community called for Baghdatis to be expelled from Australia,{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23071537-29277,00.html |title=Kick out Baghdatis, say Turkish Cypriots |publisher=News.com.au |date=18 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321140225/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C23071537-29277%2C00.html |archive-date=21 March 2009 }} but in a statement issued through his manager, the Cypriot player said he was "supporting the interest of my country, Cyprus, while protesting against a situation that is not recognized by the United Nations".{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/banish-baghdatis-say-angry-turks/2008/01/18/1200620184170.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 | title = Ban Baghdatis, say Turks | publisher = The Age, Reko Rennie | date = 18 January 2008 | location=Melbourne}}

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This tournament saw strong performances from Serbian players.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-23/super-serbians-taking-tennis-world-by-storm/1021566 Super Serbians taking tennis world by storm - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)][http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/serb-supremos-reach-australian-open-semis/2008/01/23/1201024968208.html Serb supremos reach Australian Open semis – Sydney Morning Herald] The men's side saw Janko Tipsarević, winner of the boys' tournament in 2001, almost cause an upset when he pushed Roger Federer to five sets in the third round, with the final score being 6–7 (5–7), 7–6 (7–1), 5–7, 6–1, 10–8 in Federer's favour. The match, which overlapped into the night session due to rain earlier in the day, took almost four-and-a-half hours to complete.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-19/federer-survives-five-set-thriller/1017542 Federer survives five-set thriller - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)][http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/king-rogers-crown-wobbles-as-tipsy-finds-the-prince-within/2008/01/19/1200620278410.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 King Roger's crown wobbles as Tipsy finds the prince within - Tennis - Sport] Third-seed Novak Djokovic became Serbia's first Grand Slam singles title winner (Ana Ivanovic would later become that country's first Grand Slam women's singles title winner, at the 2008 French Open), and the youngest ever winner of the Australian Open, at 20 years and 250 days of age, when he defeated surprise finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final,[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-27/battling-djokovic-outlasts-tsonga/1024970 Battling Djokovic outlasts Tsonga - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] having defeated the defending champion Federer in the semi-finals,[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-25/djokovic-upsets-federer-in-straight-sets/1023954 Djokovic upsets Federer in straight sets - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] and Australian hopeful Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets in the fourth round.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-21/djokovic-halts-hewitts-tilt/1019144 Djokovic halts Hewitt's tilt - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] Coincidentally, Djokovic would also defeat Federer in straight sets en route to his second Australian Open title, in 2011.

The women's draw saw Jelena Janković, the 2001 girls' champion, and Ana Ivanovic produce notable performances to reach the semi-finals and the final, respectively. Janković saved three match points against Tamira Paszek in the first round, before defeating rising Australian player Casey Dellacqua in the fourth round.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-20/dellacquas-dream-run-ends-at-open/1018026 Dellacqua's dream run ends at Open - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] Janković then ended the title defence of Serena Williams in the quarter-finals,[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-22/serena-sent-packing-in-melbourne/1019770 Serena sent packing in Melbourne - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] before losing her semi-final to Maria Sharapova.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/sharapova-to-face-ivanovic/2008/01/24/1201025068943.html Sharapova to face Ivanovic - Tennis - Sport] Twenty-four hours after Janković's victory over Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic recorded her first career victory against Venus Williams in her quarter-final,[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-23/ivanovic-topples-venus/1021112 Ivanovic topples Venus - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] and went on to reach her second Grand Slam final by defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the semi-finals, having to recover from a 0–6, 0–2 deficit to do so.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-24/ivanovic-wrestles-into-open-final/1022690 Ivanovic wrestles into Open final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)] Ivanovic was then defeated in the final by Maria Sharapova, in a match dubbed as the "Glam Slam" final.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/expect-substance-and-style-in-blonde-v-brunette-glam-slam/2008/01/25/1201157667043.html Expect substance and style in blonde v brunette glam slam - Tennis - Sport]

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{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Novak DjokovicDjokovic became the first Serbian player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title. defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–2)

• It was Djokovic's 1st title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 1st career Grand Slam title.

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{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria SharapovaSharapova became the first Russian woman to win the Australian Open singles title. defeated {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Ana Ivanovic, 7–5, 6–3

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{{flagicon|ISR}} Jonathan Erlich / {{flagicon|ISR}} Andy Ram defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Clément / {{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Llodra, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)

• The duo's first Grand Slam win after numerous ATP titles
• The first ever Grand Slam trophy in Men's Doubles for Israeli players.

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{{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko / {{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko defeated {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Victoria Azarenka / {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4

• It was Alona and Kateryna's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.

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{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian / {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Nenad Zimonjić defeated {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza / {{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

• It was Sun's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
• It was Zimonjić's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd at the Australian Open.

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{{flagicon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic def {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Tsung-hua, 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0

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{{flagicon|NED}} Arantxa Rus defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Moore, 6–3, 6–4

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{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Cheng-peng / {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Tsung-hua defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Vasek Pospisil / {{flagicon|MEX}} César Ramírez, 3–6, 7–5, [10]–[5]

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{{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Lykina / {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated {{flagicon|ROU}} Elena Bogdan / {{flagicon|JPN}} Misaki Doi, 6–0, 6–4

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{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Jérémiasz, 6–1, 6–4

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{{flagicon|NED}} Esther Vergeer defeated {{flagicon|NED}} Korie Homan, 6–3, 6–3

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{{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda / {{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Saida defeated

{{flagicon|NED}} Robin Ammerlaan / {{flagicon|NED}} Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–3

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{{flagicon|NED}} Jiske Griffioen / {{flagicon|NED}} Esther Vergeer defeated {{flagicon|NED}} Korie Homan / {{flagicon|NED}} Sharon Walraven, 6–3, 6–1

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{{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Norfolk defeated {{flagicon|USA}} David Wagner, 6–2, 6–3

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{{flagicon|USA}} Nicholas Taylor / {{flagicon|USA}} David Wagner defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} Sarah Hunter / {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Norfolk, 5–7, 6–0, [10]–[3]

These were the seeds for the 2008 Australian Open.{{cite news | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/12/sports/TEN-Australian-Open-Seeds-List.php | title = Australian Open Seeds | work=International Herald Tribune|agency=Associated Press | date = 12 January 2008}}

On the women's side of the draw, all of the world's top thirty-two players were present; whereas in the men's draw Tommy Haas and Guillermo Cañas were both forced to withdraw due to injury.{{cite news | url = http://www.ontennis.com/news/haas-withdraws-australian-open | title = Haas Withdraws From Australian Open | publisher = OnTennis.com | date = 10 January 2008}} On the date that the seeds were announced, 11 January 2008, Haas was No. 12 in the world and Cañas No. 17.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200630172718/https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankDate=2008-01-07&rankRange=0-100 ATP rankings for 7 January 2008] ATP website

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1. {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer, (semifinals, lost to Novak Djokovic)
2. {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal, (semifinals, lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
3. {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Novak Djokovic, (champion)
4. {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikolay Davydenko, (4th Round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
5. {{flagicon|ESP}} David Ferrer, (quarterfinals, lost to Novak Djokovic)
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Roddick, (3rd Round, lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber)
7. {{flagicon|CHI}} Fernando González, (3rd Round, lost to Marin Čilić)
8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet, (4th Round, lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
9. {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray, (1st Round, lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
10. {{flagicon|ARG}} David Nalbandian, (3rd Round, lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero)
11. {{flagicon|ESP}} Tommy Robredo, (2nd Round, lost to Mardy Fish)
12. {{flagicon|USA}} James Blake, (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
13. {{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych, (4th Round, lost to Roger Federer)
14. {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Youzhny, (quarterfinals, lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)
15. {{flagicon|CYP}} Marcos Baghdatis, (3rd Round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
16. {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Moyá, (1st Round, lost to Stefan Koubek)
17. {{flagicon|HRV}} Ivan Ljubičić, (1st Round, lost to Robin Haase)
18. {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Chela, (1st Round, lost to Guillermo García López)
19. {{flagicon|AUS}} Lleyton Hewitt, (4th Round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
20. {{flagicon|HRV}} Ivo Karlović, (3rd Round, lost to Mikhail Youzhny)
21. {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Mónaco, (3rd Round, lost to Tomáš Berdych)
22. {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero, (4th Round, lost to David Ferrer)
23. {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Henri Mathieu, (4th Round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
24. {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Nieminen, (quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)
25. {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Verdasco, (2nd Round, lost to Janko Tipsarević)
26. {{flagicon|SUI}} Stanislas Wawrinka, (2nd Round, lost to Marc Gicquel)
27. {{flagicon|ESP}} Nicolás Almagro, (1st Round, lost to Marin Čilić)
28. {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Simon, (3rd Round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
29. {{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Kohlschreiber, (4th Round, lost to Jarkko Nieminen)
30. {{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek, (1st Round, lost to Vincent Spadea)
31. {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Andreev, (3rd Round, lost to Richard Gasquet)
32. {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Tursunov, (2nd Round, lost to Sam Querrey)

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2. {{flagicon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova, (3rd Round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska)
3. {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Jelena Janković, (semifinals, lost to Maria Sharapova)
4. {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Ana Ivanovic, (final, lost to Maria Sharapova)
5. {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova, (champion)
6. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze, (3rd Round, lost to Maria Kirilenko)
7. {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams, (quarterfinals, lost to Jelena Janković)
8. {{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams, (quarterfinals, lost to Ana Ivanovic)
9. {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová, (semifinals, lost to Ana Ivanovic)
10. {{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli, (1st Round, lost to Sofia Arvidsson)
11. {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva, (4th Round, lost to Maria Sharapova)
12. {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová, (4th Round, lost to Serena Williams)
13. {{flagicon|FRA}} Tatiana Golovin, (2nd Round, lost to Aravane Rezaï)
14. {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova, (4th Round, lost to Agnieszka Radwańska)
15. {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder, (2nd Round, lost to Casey Dellacqua)
16. {{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina, (1st Round, lost to Sabine Lisicki)
17. {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er, (3rd Round, lost to Elena Dementieva)
18. {{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo, (3rd Round, lost to Casey Dellacqua)
19. {{flagicon|AUT}} Sybille Bammer, (2nd Round, lost to Hsieh Su-wei)
20. {{flagicon|HUN}} Ágnes Szávay, (1st Round, lost to Ekaterina Makarova)
21. {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Bondarenko, (2nd Round, lost to Caroline Wozniacki)
22. {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová, (1st Round, lost to Catalina Castaño)
23. {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva, (1st Round, retired due to injury)
24. {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na, (3rd Round, lost to Marta Domachowska)
25. {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone, (3rd Round, lost to Justine Henin)
26. {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Victoria Azarenka, (3rd Round, lost to Serena Williams)
27. {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko, (4th Round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)
28. {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik, (3rd Round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)
29. {{flagicon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska, (quarterfinals, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)
30. {{flagicon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano, (3rd Round, lost to Jelena Janković)
31. {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza, (3rd Round, lost to Venus Williams)
32. {{flagicon|UKR}} Julia Vakulenko, (1st Round, lost to Elena Vesnina)

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• {{flagicon|UZB}} Denis Istomin
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Alun Jones
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein
• {{flagicon|USA}} Jesse Levine
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Lindahl
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Montcourt
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Joseph Sirianni
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Smeets

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Monique Adamczak
• {{flagicon|USA}} Madison Brengle
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Sophie Ferguson
• {{flagicon|SVK}} Jarmila Gajdošová
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathilde Johansson
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Moore
• {{flagicon|UZB}} Iroda Tulyaganova
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Christina Wheeler

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Carsten Ball / {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Feeney
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Coelho / {{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Ebelthite / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Lindahl
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Samuel Groth / {{flagicon|AUS}} Joseph Sirianni
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Guccione / {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Luczak
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Healey / {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Smeets
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Alun Jones / {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Jones

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Monique Adamczak / {{flagicon|AUS}} Christina Wheeler
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Alison Bai / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Kriz
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Tyra Calderwood / {{flagicon|AUS}} Alenka Hubacek
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Casey Dellacqua / {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Moore
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniella Dominikovic / {{flagicon|AUS}} Emily Hewson
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Sophie Ferguson / {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Marija Mirkovic / {{flagicon|AUS}} Karolina Wlodarczak

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• {{flagicon|AUS}} Monique Adamczak / {{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen Huss
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Sophie Ferguson / {{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Feeney
• {{flagicon|SVK}} Jarmila Gajdošová / {{flagicon|AUS}} Samuel Groth
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Isabella Holland / {{flagicon|AUS}} Brydan Klein
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Alicia Molik / {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Healey
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Moore / {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Jones

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{{main|2008 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying}}

1. {{flagicon|NED}} Robin Haase
2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Dlouhý
3. {{flagicon|CRO}} Roko Karanušić
4. {{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson
5. {{flagicon|USA}} Amer Delić
6. {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Warburg
7. {{flagicon|GER}} Denis Gremelmayr
8. {{flagicon|SVK}} Lukáš Lacko
9. {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Baker
10. {{flagicon|ISR}} Harel Levy
11. {{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Odesnik
12. {{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Slanar
13. {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Viktor Troicki
14. {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcel Granollers
15. {{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram
16. {{flagicon|GRE}} Konstantinos Economidis

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{{main|2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying}}

1. {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu
2. {{flagicon|GER}} Angelika Bachmann
3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Ivanova
4. {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Schruff
5. {{flagicon|RUS}} Alisa Kleybanova
6. {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn
7. {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei
8. {{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska
9. {{flagicon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky
10. {{flagicon|GER}} Sandra Klösel
11. {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Meng
12. {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki

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;Men's Singles

• {{flagicon|CRO}} Mario Ančić → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Reynolds
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Patience
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Cañas → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Zabaleta
• {{flagicon|GER}} Tommy Haas → replaced by {{flagicon|TPE}} Lu Yen-hsun
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Gaël Monfils → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Brzezicki
• {{flagicon|SWE}} Robin Söderling → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} John Isner
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Potito Starace → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Kendrick

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;Women's Singles

• {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Dushevina → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva → replaced by {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova
• {{flagicon|VEN}} Milagros Sequera → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} Clarisa Fernández
• {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Vania King

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]

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