2008 Chennai Open

2008 Chennai Open
Date31 December – 6 January
Edition13th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$411,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationChennai, India
VenueSDAT Tennis Stadium
Champions
Singles
Russia Mikhail Youzhny[1]
Doubles
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana / Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana[2]
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The 2008 Chennai Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Chennai Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from 31 December 2007 through 6 January 2008.

The singles draw was headlined by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 2, three-time French Open champion and 2007 Chennai semifinalist Rafael Nadal, 2007 Paris Masters semifinalist Marcos Baghdatis, and 2007 US Open quarterfinalist and 2004 and 2005 Chennai winner Carlos Moyá. Also competing in the field were 2007 St. Petersburg semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny, 2007 Metz semifinalist Nicolas Mahut, Jürgen Melzer, Werner Eschauer and Marc Gicquel.

Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny won the singles title.[3][4]

  1. ^ "2008 Chennai – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2008 Chennai – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Nadal thrashed in Chennai final". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Tired Nadal routed by Youzhny in Chennai final". Reuters. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2016.