2008 US Open (tennis)
The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States, from August 25 through September 8, 2008.
| 2008 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 25 – September 8 |
| Edition | 128th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Hardcourt |
| Location | New York City, U.S. |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
| Serena Williams | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Cara Black / Liezel Huber | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Cara Black / Leander Paes | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Grigor Dimitrov | |
| Girls' singles | |
| CoCo Vandeweghe | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Niki Moser / Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Sandra Roma | |
| Men's champions invitational | |
| Pat Cash | |
| Women's champions invitational | |
| Martina Navratilova | |
| Mixed champions invitational | |
| Anne Smith / Stan Smith | |
The men's defending champion, Roger Federer, won the US Open for a fifth consecutive time. Justine Henin, the women's defending champion, did not return to defend her title due to her retirement from tennis, for personal reasons, earlier in the year. Serena Williams was the champion on the women's side, winning her third US Open title; she had last won the event in 2002. Federer and Williams's opponents, Andy Murray and Jelena Janković, were making their débuts in Grand Slam finals. World number ones Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic went out in the semifinal and second round, respectively. This was Nadal's best ever result at the US Open; for Ivanovic, it was her second early exit at a Grand Slam since her win at the 2008 French Open.
The home nation had success; Serena Williams was the first American to win a singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003. Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their second US Open title, and Liezel Huber (who became an American citizen in 2007) won the women's doubles with Zimbabwean Cara Black.