Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad 2008

Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad 2008
date	July 7, 2008 - July 13, 2008
Edition	94
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Gstaad Switzerland
Tournament number	314
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 368,000
Financial. Obligation	€ 389,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Last year's winner (double)	František Čermák Pavel Vízner
Winner (singles)	Victor Hănescu
Winner (doubles)	Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek
Tournament director	Jean-François Collet
Tournament supervisor	Carlos Sanches
Last direct assumption	Olivier Patience (128)
As of January 2, 2016

The Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 7th to 13th, 2008 in Gstaad . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on sand. The same week the Catella Swedish Open was played in Båstad , the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport and the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart . The latter was part of the International Series Gold , while the tournaments in Gstaad, Newport and Båstad were part of the International Series .

Paul-Henri Mathieu was the defending champion in the singles, but this year he was eliminated in the round of 16 against Marin Čilić . In the final, the unseeded Victor Hănescu won in two sets 6: 3, 6: 4 against the seven seeded Igor Andrejew and won his first title on the ATP Tour. In doubles, František Čermák and Pavel Vízner were successful last year, this year they were eliminated as the first seeding list in the semi-finals. In the final Jaroslav Levinský and Filip Polášek prevailed against the local heroes Stéphane Bohli and Stanislas Wawrinka with 3: 6, 6: 2, [11: 9].

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize money was 368,000 euros and the total financial liabilities were 389,000 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 5th to 6th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad 2008 / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
Jérémy Chardy
Dominik Meffert
Gianluca Naso
Josselin Ouanna

Prize money and world ranking points

The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not cumulative (prize money for the double competition per team).

singles round Points Prize money victory 175 € 65,000 final 120 € 35,500 Semifinals 75 € 20,000 Quarter finals 40 € 10,252 Round of 16 15th € 6,500 First round 0 € 3,700

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 5 Qualifying round 0 500 € First round 0 0 €

Double round Points Prize money victory 175 € 19,500 final 120 € 11,000 Semifinals 75 € 6,100 Quarter finals 40 € 3,450 First round 0 € 1,700

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Stanislas Wawrinka Semifinals 02.  Paul-Henri Mathieu Round of 16 03.  Mikhail Juschny Quarter finals 04th  Ivo Karlović Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Andreas Seppi 1 round 06th  Nicolas Kiefer Round of 16 07th  Igor Andreyev final 08th.  Guillermo Cañas Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

S. Wawrinka

7th

5

7th

WC

R. Roshardt

2

6th

4th

WC

S. Bohli

6 6

7th

6 3

WC

S. Bohli

6th

4th

6th

1

S. Wawrinka

4th

6th

7th

M. Vassallo Argüello

3

4th

8th

G. Cañas

6th

4th

6 2

K. Viegen

6th

6th

K. Viegen

I. Minář

6 9

3

8th

G. Cañas

w.

O.

8th

G. Cañas

7th

6th

1

S. Wawrinka

3

6th

4th

V. Hănescu

6th

3

6th

4th

I. Karlović

7th

6 3

6 11

O. Patience

6 4

2

V. Hănescu

6 4

7th

7th

V. Hănescu

7th

6th

V. Hănescu

6th

7th

L. Horna

6 5

7th

5

Q

J. Chardy

3

6 3

Q

J. Chardy

7th

6 6

7th

Q

J. Chardy

6 1

7th

7th

Q

D. Meffert

6th

5

6th

Q

D. Meffert

7th

6 5

6 4

5

A. Seppi

2

7th

4th

V. Hănescu

6th

6th

6th

N. jaw

6th

6th

7th

I. Andreev

3

4th

Q

G. Naso

3

2

6th

N. jaw

WC

M. Lammer

7th

3

2

G. García-López

w.

O.

G. García-López

5

6th

6th

G. García-López

4th

7th

6th

F. Cipolla

5

6th

6th

3

M. Juschny

6th

5

3

J. Vaněk

7th

4th

4th

F. Cipolla

3

2

3

M. Juschny

6th

6th

G. García-López

6 2

7th

6 5

7th

I. Andreev

6th

7th

7th

I. Andreev

7th

5

7th

M. Daniel

4th

5

7th

I. Andreev

7th

6th

F. Serra

7th

7th

F. Serra

5

4th

D. Gimeno Traver

6 2

6 5

7th

I. Andreev

7th

6th

Q

J. Ouanna

3

4th

M. Čilić

6 4

3

M. Čilić

6th

6th

M. Čilić

6th

6th

2

P.-H. Mathieu

3

4th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  František Čermák Pavel Vízner   Semifinals 02.  Martín García Luis Horna   1 round 03.  David Škoch Lovro Zovko   1 round 04th  Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek   victory

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

F. Čermák P. Vízner

6th

7th

V. Hănescu F. Mergea

3

5

1

F. Čermák P. Vízner

7th

7th

P. Pála M. Juschny

6 3

6th

[10]

P. Pála M. Juschny

6 5

5

T. Cibulec I. Minář

7th

2

[8th]

1

F. Čermák P. Vízner

3

2

3

D. Škoch L. Zovko

6 2

6th

[8th]

S. Bohli S. Wawrinka

6th

6th

WC

P. Oswald J.-C. Scherrer

7th

4th

[10]

WC

P. Oswald J.-C. Scherrer

4th

7th

[15]

F. Cipolla J. Vaněk

5

3

S. Bohli S. Wawrinka

6th

6 3

[17]

S. Bohli S. Wawrinka

7th

6th

S. Bohli S. Wawrinka

6th

2

[9]

M. Daniel B. Soares

2

4th

4th

J. Levinský F. Polášek

3

6th

[11]

Y. Allegro H. Tecau

6th

6th

Y. Allegro H. Tecau

7th

6 3

[7]

WC

M. Lammer A. Sadecky

7th

4th

[5]

4th

J. Levinský F. Polášek

6 6

7th

[10]

4th

J. Levinský F. Polášek

5

6th

[10]

4th

J. Levinský F. Polášek

7th

6th

M. Čilić N. Kiefer

5

6th

[10]

A. Seppi S. Vagnozzi

5

2

G. García-López D. Gimeno Traver

7th

0

[8th]

M. Čilić N. Kiefer

A. Seppi S. Vagnozzi

2

6th

[10]

A. Seppi S. Vagnozzi

w.

O.

2

M. García L. Horna

6th

3

[8th]

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament ( Memento from January 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 27 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 32 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 91 kB)