BMW Open 2008

BMW Open 2008
date	April 28, 2008 - May 4, 2008
Edition	82
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Munich Germany
Tournament number	308
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 27Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 349,000
Financial. Obligation	€ 370,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Philipp Kohlschreiber
Last year's winner (double)	Philipp Kohlschreiber Michail Juschny
Winner (singles)	Fernando González
Winner (doubles)	Michael Berrer Rainer Schüttler
Tournament director	Patrik Kühnen
Tournament supervisor	Lars Graff
Last direct assumption	Philipp Petzschner (124)
As of September 7, 2016

The BMW Open 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from April 28 to May 4, 2008 in Munich . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on a clay court. In the same week were in Barcelona , the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona played, which, unlike the BMW Open, which the International Series belonged to the highly doped International Series Gold included.

The defending champion in the individual was Philipp Kohlschreiber , who withdrew his participation this year due to illness. In the final, Fernando González beat Simone Bolelli 7: 6 ⁴ , 6: 7 ⁴ , 6: 3 in three sets and won the second title in 2008 and the tenth of his career after Viña del Mar. in doubles, the pairing of Philipp Kohlschreiber and Michail Juschny was last year's winner, neither of which competed this year. The German double of Michael Berrer and Rainer Schüttler won the final against Scott Lipsky and David Martin 7: 5, 3: 6, [10: 8]. For Berrer it was the first double title, for Schüttler the last title before his resignation in 2012.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize money was 349,000 euros, the total financial liabilities were 370,000 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place from April 26th to April 28th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : BMW Open 2008 / Qualification

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

Qualifiers
Gianluca Naso
Rainer Eitzinger
Alexandre Sidorenko
Younes El Aynaoui

Prize money and world ranking points

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

singles round Points Prize money victory 175 € 59,100 final 120 € 31,000 Semifinals 75 17,450 € Quarter finals 40 € 9,200 Round of 16 15th € 5,850 First round 0 € 3,470

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

Double round Points Prize money victory 175 € 18,500 final 120 € 10,300 Semifinals 75 € 5,800 Quarter finals 40 € 3,100 First round 0 € 1,700

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Paul-Henri Mathieu Semifinals 02.  Fernando González victory 03.  Philipp Kohlschreiber retreat 04th  Igor Andreyev Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Tommy Haas retreat 06th  Andreas Seppi Round of 16 07th  Steve Darcis Round of 16 08th.  Marin Čilić 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

P.-H. Mathieu

6th

6th

WC

D. Brands

3

3

1

P.-H. Mathieu

6th

6th

R. Schüttler

7th

3

4th

Q

G. Naso

3

4th

Q

G. Naso

6 2

6th

6th

1

P.-H. Mathieu

6th

4th

6th

J. Korolyov

4th

6th

2

8th

M. Čilić

2

6th

3

P. Petzschner

6th

0

6th

P. Petzschner

4th

6 7

O. Rochus

4th

4th

8th

M. Čilić

6th

7th

8th

M. Čilić

6th

6th

1

P.-H. Mathieu

6 1

6th

6 4

LL

J. Silva

3

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

7th

4th

7th

WC

M. Bachinger

6th

2

3

LL

J. Silva

1

4th

Q

R. Eitzinger

6th

5

2

H.-t. lee

6th

6th

H.-t. lee

1

7th

6th

H.-t. lee

4th

6 3

M. Gicquel

4th

2

S. Bolelli

6th

7th

S. Bolelli

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

6th

7th

R. Karanušić

3

3

6th

A. Seppi

4th

5

6th

A. Seppi

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

6 4

7th

3

7th

S. Darcis

6th

6th

2

F. González

7th

6 4

6th

B. Becker

3

4th

7th

S. Darcis

4th

6th

3

Q

A. Sidorenko

4th

6 6

Q

Y. El Aynaoui

6th

3

6th

Q

Y. El Aynaoui

6th

7th

Q

Y. El Aynaoui

6th

6th

A. Clement

3

1

JM del Potro

4th

4th

JM del Potro

6th

6th

JM del Potro

1

6th

6th

G. Monfils

3

4th

4th

I. Andreev

6th

0

4th

4th

I. Andreev

6th

6th

Q

Y. El Aynaoui

6th

4th

3

LL

I. Klec

1

6 6

2

F. González

3

6th

6th

M. Berrer

6th

7th

M. Berrer

6 4

7th

3

WC

M. Safin

6th

3

6th

WC

M. Safin

7th

6 5

6th

C. Berlocq

3

6th

4th

WC

M. Safin

3

5

K. Viegen

7th

6th

2

F. González

6th

7th

S. Roitman

6 3

3

K. Viegen

6th

5

3

D. Sela

3

4th

2

F. González

1

7th

6th

2

F. González

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  František Čermák Jordan Kerr   1 round 02.  Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen   Quarter finals 03.  Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna   1 round 04th  Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

F. Čermák J. Kerr

7th

4th

[4]

Y. Allegro S. Huss

5

6th

[10]

Y. Allegro S. Huss

6th

7th

T. Parrott F. Polášek

2

6th

[11]

T. Parrott F. Polášek

3

6 6

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

6th

4th

[9]

Y. Allegro S. Huss

6 5

6th

[8th]

3

M. Bhupathi R. Bopanna

6th

0r

S. Lipsky D. Martin

7th

3

[10]

E. Butorac A. Fisher

2

1

E. Butorac A. Fisher

3

7th

[6]

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6th

7th

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6th

6 3

[10]

M. Čilić L. Zovko

3

6 3

S. Lipsky D. Martin

5

6th

[8th]

F. González S. Roitman

6th

1

[2]

WC

M. Berrer R. Schüttler

7th

3

[10]

WC

M. Berrer R. Schüttler

4th

6th

[10]

WC

M. Berrer R. Schüttler

7th

7th

JM del Potro H.-t. lee

2

5

4th

J. Levinský D. Škoch

5

5

4th

J. Levinský D. Škoch

6th

7th

WC

M. Berrer R. Schüttler

4th

6th

[10]

T. Cibulec C. Haggard

4th

4th

M. Gicquel K. Viegen

6th

3

[4]

M. Gicquel K. Viegen

6th

6th

M. Gicquel K. Viegen

6th

6th

WC

B. Becker P. Petzschner

6 4

2

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

4th

3

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

7th

6th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 37 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 43 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF; 29 kB)