Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg 2008

Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg 2008
date	February 25, 2008 - March 2, 2008
Edition	15th
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin France
Tournament number	398
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 26Q / 14D
Prize money	€ 42,500
Last year's winner (individual)	Federico Luzzi
Last year's winner (double)	Michal Mertiňák Robin Vik
Winner (singles)	Thierry Ascione
Winner (doubles)	Florin Mergea Horia Tecau
Tournament director	Alain Thiébot
Tournament supervisor	Carmelo Di Dio
Last direct assumption	Jérôme Haehnel (243)
As of October 23, 2018

The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from February 25th to March 2nd, 2008 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin . It was part of the ATP Challenger Series 2008 and was played indoors on a hard court.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 14 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Thierry Ascione victory 02.  Yuri Shchukin 1 round 03.  Frederico Gil 1 round 04th  Kristian Pless final

No. player Round reached 05.  Federico Luzzi 1 round 06th  Stéphane Bohli 1 round 07th  Dušan Vemić 1 round 08th.  Lukáš Lacko 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

T. Ascione

6th

6th

Q

T. Oger

3

0

1

T. Ascione

6th

6th

A. Dupuis

7th

1

3

S. Galvani

4th

4th

S. Galvani

5

6th

6th

1

T. Ascione

6th

6 9

6th

Q

M. Ryderstedt

6th

4th

7th

L. Dlouhy

3

7th

3

WC

J. Ouanna

4th

6th

6 5

Q

M. Ryderstedt

4th

4th

L. Dlouhy

6 5

7th

3

L. Dlouhy

6th

6th

5

F. Luzzi

7th

5

0r

1

T. Ascione

6th

7th

3

F. Gil

6th

3

4th

WC

A. Mannarino

1

6 7

WC

A. Mannarino

3

6th

6th

WC

A. Mannarino

6th

6th

Q

L. Rosol

4th

3

C. Rochus

2

0

C. Rochus

6th

6th

WC

A. Mannarino

6th

6th

Q

A. Gensse

4th

3

D. Guez

3

0

G. Lugassy

6th

6th

G. Lugassy

6th

4th

4th

D. Guez

4th

6th

6th

D. Guez

4th

6th

6th

7th

D. Vemic

6th

4th

4th

1

T. Ascione

7th

7th

8th

L. Lacko

5

6th

7th

4th

K. Pless

5

6 5

J. Minář

7th

2

6 8

8th

L. Lacko

5

7th

6th

C.-I. Gârd

1

2

A. Haider-Maurer

7th

6 6

1

A. Haider-Maurer

6th

6th

8th

L. Lacko

3

1

LL

W.-s. Jun

4th

4th

4th

K. Pless

6th

6th

WC

J. Jeanpierre

6th

6th

WC

J. Jeanpierre

4th

4th

WC

J. Eysseric

2

2

4th

K. Pless

6th

6th

4th

K. Pless

6th

6th

4th

K. Pless

6th

7th

6th

S. Bohli

6 3

0

r

A. Bogdanovic

2

6 4

D. Istomin

7th

3

D. Istomin

6th

6 2

1

A. Cruciat

6th

1

4th

K. Kim

3

7th

6th

K. Kim

2

6th

6th

K. Kim

3

4th

A. Bogdanovic

6th

6th

A. Bogdanovic

6th

6th

J. Sirianni

4th

2

A. Bogdanovic

7th

6th

SE

K. Beck

6th

7th

SE

K. Beck

5

2

2

J. Shchukin

4th

5

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Patrick Briaud Lukáš Rosol   Quarter finals 02.  Jean-Claude Scherrer Márcio Torres   final 03.  Florin Mergea Horia Tecau   victory 04th  Stefano Galvani Frederico Gil   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

P. Briaud L. Rosol

6th

3

[8th]

M. Bonami E. Chala

7th

5

[7]

O. Charroin C. Reix

3

6th

[10]

O. Charroin C. Reix

6 6

7th

[10]

O. Charroin C. Reix

3

1

3

F. Mergea H. Tecau

6th

6th

3

F. Mergea H. Tecau

6th

6th

D. Guez J. Ouanna

2

1

3

F. Mergea H. Tecau

6th

6th

T. Ascione J. Eysseric

6th

6th

T. Ascione J. Eysseric

1

2

J. Sirianni S. Wauters

3

4th

3

F. Mergea H. Tecau

7th

7th

G. Lugassy A. Mannarino

7th

4th

[12]

2

J.-C. Scherrer M. Torres

5

5

J. Jeanpierre N. Tourte

6 2

6th

[10]

G. Lugassy A. Mannarino

6 6

6th

[10]

WC

D. Molchanov A. Thiébot

1

3

4th

S. Galvani F. Gil

7th

3

[5]

4th

S. Galvani F. Gil

6th

6th

G. Lugassy A. Mannarino

2

1

A. Cruciat C.-I. Gârd

2

2

2

J.-C. Scherrer M. Torres

6th

6th

D. Istomin L. Lacko

6th

6th

D. Istomin L. Lacko

6th

3

[10]

2

J.-C. Scherrer M. Torres

1

6th

[12]

Web links

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 381 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 379 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 210 kB)