Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon 2008
| Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon 2008 | |
| date | 10/20/2008 - 10/26/2008 |
| Edition | 21st |
| navigation | 2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Lyon France
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| Tournament number | 375 |
| category | International Series |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | carpet |
| draw | 32E / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | € 692,000 |
| Financial. Obligation | € 713,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
Sébastien Grosjean
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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| Winner (singles) |
 Robin Soderling
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| Winner (doubles) |
Michaël Llodra Andy Ram
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| Tournament director | Gilles Moretton |
| Tournament supervisor | Gerry Armstrong |
| Last direct assumption |
Arnaud Clement (84)
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| As of February 29, 2016 | |
The Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from October 20th to 26th, 2008 in Lyon . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played indoors on carpet. It was the last remaining tournament on the 2008 Tour that was still played on this surface, before carpets at World Tour level were no longer allowed from 2009 onwards. In the same week were in Basel , the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel and in St. Petersburg , the St. Petersburg Open played. Like the tournament in Lyon, both belong to the International Series category .
Sébastien Grosjean was the defending champion in the singles, who this year, with a wildcard, was eliminated in the first round. In the final, the seeding list seventh Robin Söderling won in three sets with 6: 3, 6: 7, 5 , 6: 1 against the unseeded Julien Benneteau and won his third title after he was victorious in Lyon in 2004. Grosjean was also successful in doubles together with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last year, and this year they were unable to compete in the quarter-finals due to injury. In the final, Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram beat Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins 6: 3, 5: 7, [10: 8].
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 692,000 euros; the total financial liabilities were 713,000 euros.
qualification
The qualification took place from October 18-20, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
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 Christophe Rochus
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Thierry Ascione
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David Guez
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 Santiago Giraldo
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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).
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  A. Roddick
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. Mahut
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6 5 | 4th | 1 | A. Roddick
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Ginepri
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6 4 | 6th | 6th | R. Ginepri
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6 5 | 6 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S. Grosjean
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7th | 4th | 4th | 1 | A. Roddick
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6 5 | 6 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C. Rochus
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6th | 6th | 7th | R. Soderling
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7th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G. Muller
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2 | 4th | Q | C. Rochus
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1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T. Ascione
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4th | 1 | 7th | R. Soderling
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | R. Soderling
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6th | 6th | 7th | R. Soderling
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5 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | G. Simon
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2 | 6th | 6th | 4th | G. Simon
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7th | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Mónaco
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6th | 4th | 1 | 4th | G. Simon
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7th | 5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Guez
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2 | 5 |  A. Seppi
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6 5 | 7th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Seppi
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6th | 7th | 4th | G. Simon
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J. Ouanna
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6 2 | 7th | 6th | WC | J. Ouanna
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I. Ljubičić
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7th | 6 5 | 4th | WC | J. Ouanna
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6th | 1 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 N. Lapentti
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7th | 6th | N. Lapentti
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3 | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | I. Karlović
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6 4 | 3 | 7th | R. Soderling
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6th | 6 5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | P.-H. Mathieu
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6th | 6th | J. Benneteau
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3 | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Cañas
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3 | 4th | 8th | P.-H. Mathieu
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4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 JC Ferrero
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6th | 7th | JC Ferrero
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Querrey
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3 | 5 | JC Ferrero
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6 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Santoro
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6th | 6th | 3 | J.-W. Tsonga
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Fognini
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4th | 1 | F. Santoro
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2 | 7th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Gicquel
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5 | 6th | 3 | 3 | J.-W. Tsonga
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6th | 5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J.-W. Tsonga
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7th | 4th | 6th | 3 | J.-W. Tsonga
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6 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T. Robredo
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6th | 6th | J. Benneteau
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Llodra
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4th | 3 | 5 | T. Robredo
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Clement
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3 | 2 | J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  R. Štěpánek
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4th | 6th | 3 | S. Darcis
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Darcis
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6th | 3 | 6th | S. Darcis
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6th | 3 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S. Giraldo
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7th | 3 | 6 3 | 2 | R. Gasquet
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4th | 6th | 6 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | R. Gasquet
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5 | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
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4th | 6th | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C. Haggard S. Querrey
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6th | 4th | [6] | 1 | J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
LA Ker B. Soares
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6th | 6th | LA Ker B. Soares
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6 1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T. Robredo F. Santoro
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1 | 3 | 1 | J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
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7th | 5 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J. Coetze W. Moodie
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6th | 6th |  S. Huss R. Hutchins
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6 9 | 7th | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A. Clement S. de Chaunac
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2 | 1 | 3 | J. Coetze W. Moodie
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6 4 | 6th | [6] | |||||||||||||||||
| F. Fognini A. Seppi
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3 | 6 4 | S. Huss R. Hutchins
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7th | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| S. Huss R. Hutchins
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6th | 7th | S. Huss R. Hutchins
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3 | 7th | [8th] | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Ginepri A. Roddick
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2 | 4th | 2 | M. Llodra A. Ram
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6th | 5 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T. Ascione M. Gicquel
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6th | 6th | WC | T. Ascione M. Gicquel
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindstedt J. Murray
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6th | 7th | R. Lindstedt J. Murray
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6 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | M. Melo A. Sá
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0 | 6 7 | WC | T. Ascione M. Gicquel
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6 4 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Grosjean J.-W. Tsonga
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6th | 5 | [10] | 2 | M. Llodra A. Ram
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Lipsky D. Martin
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4th | 7th | [5] | S. Grosjean J.-W. Tsonga
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| S. Darcis C. Rochus
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3 | 4th | 2 | M. Llodra A. Ram
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| 2 | M. Llodra A. Ram
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links and sources
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 35 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 42 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF; 35 kB)