Catella Swedish Open 2008

ATP World Tour
Catella Swedish Open 2008
date	July 7, 2008 - July 13, 2008
Edition	61
navigation	2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009
venue	Båstad Sweden Sweden
Tournament number	316
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 305,000
Financial. Obligation	€ 326,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Spain David Ferrer
Last year's winner (double)	Sweden Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle Austria

Winner (singles)	Spain Tommy Robredo
Winner (doubles)	Sweden Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett Zimbabwe

Tournament director	Thomas Wallen
Tournament supervisor	Thomas Karlberg
Last direct assumption	Serbia Boris Pašanski (105)

As of January 22, 2016

The Catella Swedish Open 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 7th to 13th, 2008 in Båstad . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played in open sand. In the same week the Allianz Suisse Open was played in Gstaad , 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 .

David Ferrer was the defending champion in the singles, who lost this year in the semifinals to the eventual tournament winner Tommy Robredo . In the final, Robredo, who was seeded on three, won in two sets 6: 4, 6: 1 against Tomáš Berdych from the Czech Republic. With that he won his first title of the year and the seventh of his career. Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle were successful in doubles last year, only Aspelin competed again this year and eliminated with his partner Thomas Johansson in the semifinals against the tournament winners Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett . In the final Björkman and Ullyett prevailed 6: 2, 6: 2 against the pairing of Johan Brunström and Jean-Julien Rojer .

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 305,000 euros; the total financial liabilities were 326,000 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. There were also two lucky losers.

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

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Chile Nicolás Massú	Sweden Tim Göransson
Austria Daniel Köllerer	Poland Michał Przysiężny
Spain Marc López
Sweden Bjorn Rehnquist

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	€ 163,750
final	120	€ 81,000
Semifinals	75	€ 40,250
Quarter finals	40	€ 20,000
Round of 16	15th	€ 10,575
First round	0	€ 5,590

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

Double
round	Points	Prize money
victory	175	€ 15,000
final	120	€ 9,000
Semifinals	75	€ 4,650
Quarter finals	40	€ 2,860
First round	0	€ 1,700

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Spain David Ferrer	Semifinals
02.	Spain Fernando Verdasco	Semifinals
03.	Spain Tommy Robredo	victory
04th	Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych	final

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Spain Carlos Moyá	1 round
06th	France Gaël Monfils	retreat
07th	Finland Jarkko Nieminen	Quarter finals
08th.	Sweden Robin Soderling	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

Spain D. Ferrer

7th

6th

Q

N. Massu

2

3

B. Pašanski

5

1

Serbia B. Pašanski

6th

1

Spain D. Ferrer

7th

6 ³

6th

M. Gicquel

3

4th

8th

R. Soderling

5

7th

1

Belgium O. Rochus

6th

O. Rochus

3

F. Fognini

1

7th

5

8th

Sweden R. Soderling

6th

8th

Sweden R. Soderling

6th

6 ⁴

7th

1

D. Ferrer

6th

1

2

3

Spain T. Robredo

2

6th

3

Spain T. Robredo

6th

M. Granollers

3

1

J. Bjorkman

2

3

Sweden J. Bjorkman

6th

3

Spain T. Robredo

6th

7th

Q

D. Köllerer

6 ⁴

0

7th

J. Nieminen

2

6 ⁴

Belgium S. Darcis

7th

6th

S. Darcis

3

1

S. Roitman

4th

2

7th

Finland J. Nieminen

6th

7th

Finland J. Nieminen

6th

3

Spain T. Robredo

6th

5

C. Moyá

7th

6 ⁶

4th

T. Berdych

4th

1

Italy P. Starace

6 ⁴

7th

6th

Italy P. Starace

7th

3

6th

Q

M. López

6 ⁶

5

M. Safin

6 ⁴

6th

4th

Russia M. Safin

7th

P. Starace

3

2

Sweden T. Johansson

7th

6th

4th

Czech Republic T. Berdych

6th

WC

F. Prpic

6 ⁴

3

T. Johansson

6 ²

2

4th

Czech Republic T. Berdych

7th

6th

4th

Czech Republic T. Berdych

2

6th

LL

T. Göransson

1

2

F. Verdasco

6th

3

2

WC

Sweden M. Ryderstedt

6th

WC

M. Ryderstedt

3

5

LL

M. Przysiężny

5

2

Q

Sweden B. Rehnquist

6th

7th

Q

Sweden B. Rehnquist

7th

6th

Q

B. Rehnquist

6th

1

0

WC

Sweden E. Eleskovic

6th

2

Spain F. Verdasco

2

6th

F. Volandri

4th

WC

E. Eleskovic

0

2

r

2

Spain F. Verdasco

6th

4th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Sweden Robert Lindstedt Jarkko Nieminen Finland	1 round
02.	Sweden Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson Sweden	Semifinals
03.	Spain Marcel Granoller's Potito Starace Italy	1 round
04th	Spain Tommy Robredo Fernando Verdasco Spain	Quarter finals