Geneva Challenger 2008

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Geneva Challenger 2008
date August 18, 2008 - August 24, 2008
Edition 21st
navigation 2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP Challenger Tour
venue Geneva Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Tournament number 471
category Challenger
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 32E / 23Q / 13D
Prize money 30,000 
Last year's winner (individual) RussiaRussia Yuri Shchukin
Last year's winner (double) ArgentinaArgentina Sebastián Decoud Yuri Shchukin
RussiaRussia 
Winner (singles) BelgiumBelgium Kristof Viegen
Winner (doubles) AustriaAustria Daniel Köllerer Frank Moser
GermanyGermany 
Tournament director Roland Häflinger
Tournament supervisor Stéphane Cretois
Last direct assumption Czech RepublicCzech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (358)
As of January 28, 2020

The Geneva Challenger 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place in Geneva from August 18 to 24, 2008 . It was part of the ATP Challenger Series 2008 and was played outdoors on sand.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 13 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Kristof Viegen victory
02. KazakhstanKazakhstan Yuri Shchukin final
03. AustriaAustria Daniel Köllerer Round of 16
04th FranceFrance Eric Prodon 1 round
No. player Round reached
05. ArgentinaArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Round of 16

06th ArgentinaArgentina Mariano Puerta Quarter finals

07th RomaniaRomania Adrian Cruciat Round of 16

08th. GermanyGermany Dominik Meffert Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 6th 7th                        
 SloveniaSlovenia M. Tkalec 4th 6 4   1  BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 6th 6th
 GreeceGreece K. Economidis 5 4th   WC  RussiaRussia J. Donskoi 1 4th  
WC  RussiaRussia J. Donskoi 7th 6th     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 6th 6th
 ItalyItaly G. Petrazzuolo 6th 6th    ItalyItaly G. Petrazzuolo 4th 3  
 IrelandIreland C. Niland 4th 1    ItalyItaly G. Petrazzuolo 6th 6th  
WC  RussiaRussia W. Karusevich 7th 2 2   5  ArgentinaArgentina JP Brzezicki 3 3  
5  ArgentinaArgentina JP Brzezicki 6 3 6th 6th     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 4th 6th 6th
3  AustriaAustria D. Köllerer 7th 6th   8th  GermanyGermany D. Meffert 6th 2 3  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Ulihrach 6 6 4th   3  AustriaAustria D. Köllerer 6 5 2  
 GermanyGermany S. Greul 6th 3 5    BrazilBrazil A. Ghem 7th 6th  
 BrazilBrazil A. Ghem 2 6th 7th      BrazilBrazil A. Ghem 1 6 4
Q  ItalyItaly A. Arnaboldi 2 4th   8th  GermanyGermany D. Meffert 6th 7th  
Q  JamaicaJamaica D. Brown 6th 6th   Q  JamaicaJamaica D. Brown 4th 6 6  
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Roshardt 1 1   8th  GermanyGermany D. Meffert 6th 7th  
8th  GermanyGermany D. Meffert 6th 6th     1  BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 6th 6th
7th  RomaniaRomania A. Cruciat 5 7th 6th   2  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Shchukin 2 1
Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland A. Bossel 7th 6 12 2   7th  RomaniaRomania A. Cruciat 7th 6 4 3  
 FranceFrance O. Patience 6th 7th    FranceFrance O. Patience 6 4 7th 6th  
 ArgentinaArgentina C. Villagrán 4th 6 7      FranceFrance O. Patience 6th 7th
 BelgiumBelgium D. Norman 4th 2    ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud 3 6 6  
 ItalyItaly F. Aldi 6th 6th    ItalyItaly F. Aldi 3 0 r  
 ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud 4th 6th 6th    ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud 6th 0  
4th  FranceFrance É. Prodon 6th 3 2      FranceFrance O. Patience 5 1
6th  ArgentinaArgentina M. Puerta 6 1 6th 6th   2  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Shchukin 7th 6th  
 SwedenSweden M. Ryderstedt 7th 2 3   6th  ArgentinaArgentina M. Puerta 4th 6th 6th  
 ArgentinaArgentina D. Patriarca 6th 6th    ArgentinaArgentina D. Patriarca 6th 2 4th  
LL  SwitzerlandSwitzerland A. Sadecky 1 3     6th  ArgentinaArgentina M. Puerta 1 3
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Chiudinelli 3 6 4   2  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Shchukin 6th 6th  
Q  SwedenSweden E. Eleskovic 6th 7th   Q  SwedenSweden E. Eleskovic 3 0  
 ItalyItaly M. Marrai 2 0   2  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Shchukin 6th 6th  
2  KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Shchukin 6th 6th    

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. AustriaAustria Daniel Köllerer Frank Moser
GermanyGermany 
victory
02. AustraliaAustralia Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx
GermanyGermany 
final
03. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer Nicolas Tourte
FranceFrance 
Semifinals
04th ArgentinaArgentina Sebastián Decoud Dick Norman
BelgiumBelgium 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
 
  1  AustriaAustria D. Köllerer F. Moser
 GermanyGermany 
7th 6th  
 GermanyGermany S. Greul D. Meffert
 GermanyGermany 
5 6th [7]      SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Chiudinelli J. Shchukin
 KazakhstanKazakhstan 
5 2  
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Chiudinelli J. Shchukin
 KazakhstanKazakhstan 
7th 4th [10]       1  AustriaAustria D. Köllerer F. Moser
 GermanyGermany 
2 6th [10]  
      3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland J.-C. Scherrer N. Tourte
 FranceFrance 
6th 3 [5]  
  3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland J.-C. Scherrer N. Tourte
 FranceFrance 
w. O.  
 ItalyItaly F. Aldi G. Petrazzuolo
 ItalyItaly 
6 2 4th      FranceFrance O. Charroin A. Cruciat
 RomaniaRomania 
 
 FranceFrance O. Charroin A. Cruciat
 RomaniaRomania 
7th 6th       1  AustriaAustria D. Köllerer F. Moser
 GermanyGermany 
7th 3 [10]
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Auckland K. Economidis
 GreeceGreece 
7th 7th       2  AustraliaAustralia R. Junaid P. Marx
 GermanyGermany 
6 5 6th [8th]
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland A. Bossel M. Guenat
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
6 5 5      United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Auckland K. Economidis
 GreeceGreece 
6th 2 [9]
 SwedenSweden E. Eleskovic M. Ryderstedt
 SwedenSweden 
2 5     4th  ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
3 6th [11]  
4th  ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
6th 7th       4th  ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
3 5
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland A. Sadecky D. Sessagesimi
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
4th 2       2  AustraliaAustralia R. Junaid P. Marx
 GermanyGermany 
6th 7th  
 JamaicaJamaica D. Brown J. Paukku
 FinlandFinland 
6th 6th      JamaicaJamaica D. Brown J. Paukku
 FinlandFinland 
3 2
  2  AustraliaAustralia R. Junaid P. Marx
 GermanyGermany 
6th 6th  
 

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