2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 112th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 25 May until 8 June 2008.
| 2008 French Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 May – 8 June 2008 |
| Edition | 107 |
| Category | 78th Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
| Ana Ivanovic | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Esther Vergeer | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Shingo Kunieda / Maikel Scheffers | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Yang Tsung-hua | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Simona Halep | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Henri Kontinen / Christopher Rungkat | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Polona Hercog / Jessica Moore | |
| Legends under 45 doubles | |
| Goran Ivanišević / Michael Stich | |
| Legends over 45 doubles | |
| Anders Järryd / John McEnroe | |
Justine Henin did not defend her trophy due to her retirement from the sport on May 14. Ana Ivanovic, the runner-up to Henin in 2007, won the Women's Singles. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal won the Men's Singles, and equalled Björn Borg's record of four consecutive French Open titles in the Open Era. Other competitions included men and women's doubles, junior singles and doubles as well as wheelchair and 'veteran' competitions.
The 2008 edition marked the first time in the Open Era no American man or woman reached the singles' quarterfinals at Roland Garros.