Israel Open 2008

Israel Open 2008
date	July 7, 2008 - July 12, 2008
Edition	1
navigation	2008  ►  2009
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Ramat Hasharon Israel
Tournament number	3909
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D / 4QD
Prize money	US $ 50,000
Last year's winner (individual)	first edition
Last year's winner (double)	first edition
Winner (singles)	Marsel İlhan
Winner (doubles)	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Tournament director	Danny Gelley
Tournament supervisor	Pere Torras
Last direct assumption	Dekel Valtzer (412)
As of February 15, 2019

The Israel Open 2008 (officially: Israel Open in Memory of Col. Ilan Ramon ) was a tennis tournament that took place from July 7th to 12th, 2008 in Ramat Hasharon . It was part of the ATP Challenger Series 2008 and was played outdoors on hard courts.

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Harel Levy Quarter finals 02.  Robert Smeets Round of 16 03.  Mikhail Jelgin Semifinals 04th  Colin Ebelthite Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Pavel Šnobel 1 round 06th  Marsel İlhan victory 07th  Samuel Groth 1 round 08th.  Noam Okun 1 round

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

H. Levy

6th

6th

K. Capkovič

2

1

1

H. Levy

7th

7th

WC

I. Rosenberg

5

4th

A. Satschko

6 2

5

A. Satschko

7th

6th

1

H. Levy

4th

2

WC

A. Mashiach

1

2

6th

M. İlhan

6th

6th

P. Gojowczyk

6th

6th

P. Gojowczyk

6th

6 6

4th

J. Masson

1

4th

6th

M. İlhan

4th

7th

6th

6th

M. İlhan

6th

6th

6th

M. İlhan

6th

6th

3

M. Jelgin

6th

6th

3

M. Jelgin

3

3

Q

K. Lejnieks

3

2

3

M. Jelgin

7th

7th

A. Coelho

2

6 3

C. Niland

5

6 3

C. Niland

6th

7th

3

M. Jelgin

6th

6th

M. Armstrong

6th

3

6th

M. Armstrong

2

4th

V. Skenderović

4th

6th

4th

M. Armstrong

7th

7th

Q

J. Ward

6th

6th

Q

J. Ward

6 6

6 5

8th

N. Okun

2

4th

6th

M. İlhan

6th

6th

7th

S. Groth

6th

5

6 5

I. Klec

4th

4th

D. Valtzer

4th

7th

7th

D. Valtzer

5

2

I. Cerović

4th

1

A. Weintraub

7th

6th

A. Weintraub

6th

6th

A. Weintraub

3

4th

Q

S. Bubka

6th

7th

4th

C. Ebelthite

6th

6th

Q

S. Betau

3

6 4

Q

S. Bubka

5

6th

3

WC

I. Mark

3

2

4th

C. Ebelthite

7th

4th

6th

4th

C. Ebelthite

6th

6th

4th

C. Ebelthite

4th

3

5

P. Šnobel

3

6 3

I. Klec

6th

6th

N. That

6th

7th

N. That

5

1

I. Klec

7th

6th

I. Klec

7th

6th

WC

S. Steele

5

0

I. Klec

6th

6th

G. Motomura

2

4th

A. Slabinsky

1

3

A. Slabinsky

6th

6th

A. Slabinsky

3

6th

7th

M. fields

3

5

2

R. Smeets

6th

3

6 4

2

R. Smeets

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram   victory 02.  Serhiy Bubka Mikhail Jelgin   final 03.  Harel Levy Noam Okun   Semifinals 04th  Miles Armstrong Andrew Coelho   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

J. Erlich A. Ram

7th

6th

I. Klec P. Šnobel

6 5

4th

1

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

6th

WC

N. Behr G. Oliver

6th

6th

WC

N. Behr G. Oliver

1

3

Q

S. Betau K. Lejnieks

1

4th

1

J. Erlich A. Ram

7th

6th

3

H. Levy N. Okun

6th

7th

3

H. Levy N. Okun

6 7

4th

N. Desein J. Masson

2

6 1

3

H. Levy N. Okun

6th

1

[10]

M. Felder S. Groth

A. Slabinsky J. Ward

1

6th

[4]

A. Slabinsky J. Ward

w.

O.

1

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

7th

D. Valtzer A. Weintraub

4th

6th

[16]

2

S. Bubka M. Jelgin

3

6 3

I. Cerović G. Motomura

6th

4th

[14]

D. Valtzer A. Weintraub

7th

2

[11]

WC

A. Machiach N. Yitzhaki

1

4th

4th

M. Armstrong A. Coelho

6 5

6th

[9]

4th

M. Armstrong A. Coelho

6th

6th

D. Valtzer A. Weintraub

4th

4th

WC

I. Mark S. Steele

2

4th

2

S. Bubka M. Jelgin

6th

6th

P. Gojowczyk A. Satschko

6th

6th

P. Gojowczyk A. Satschko

6th

6 4

[11]

LL

A. Inbar N. Nesterow

4th

4th

2

S. Bubka M. Jelgin

4th

7th

[13]

2

S. Bubka M. Jelgin

6th

6th

Web links

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 21 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 26 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 31 kB)
• Tournament schedule double qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 13 kB)