Masters Series Hamburg 2008
| Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse 2008 | |
| date | May 12, 2008 - May 18, 2008 |
| Edition | 102 |
| navigation | 2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Hamburg Germany
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| Tournament number | 414 |
| category | ATP Masters Series |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | sand |
| draw | 56E / 28Q / 24D |
| Prize money | € 2,057,000 |
| Financial. Obligation | € 2,270,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Roger Federer
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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| Winner (singles) |
 Rafael Nadal
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić.svg){kind=small}
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| Tournament director | Carl-Uwe Steeb |
| Tournament supervisor | Tom Barnes Thomas Karlberg |
| Last direct assumption |
Albert Montañés (56)
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| As of January 22, 2016 | |
The Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from May 12th to 18th, 2008 in Hamburg . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on a clay court. This season it was the fifth of nine tournaments in the ATP Masters Series category . No other ATP Tour tournaments took place in the same week. The Masters in Hamburg followed the Masters tournament in Rome , which took place the previous week.
Defending champion in the singles was Roger Federer , who had to admit defeat to second seeding list Rafael Nadal in three sets with 7: 5, 6: 7, 3 and 6: 3 in the final. After the tournament victories in Monte Carlo and Barcelona, that was Nadal's third title in 2008 and the 26th overall. The twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan were successful in doubles last year. This year they lost to tournament winners Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final with 4: 6, 7: 5 and [8:10]. That was Nestor's 51st and Zimonjić's 19th title in doubles.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles or pairings in doubles each received a bye into the second round. The total prize money was 2,057,000 euros, the total financial liabilities were 2,270,000 euros.
qualification
The qualification took place from May 10th to May 11th, 2008. Seven qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also three lucky losers.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
| Qualifiers | Lucky Loser | |
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Alberto Martín
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Marcel Granollers
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 Ivo Minář
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José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
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 Marat Safin
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 Kristof Viegen
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 Gianluca Naso
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 Julien Benneteau
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Olivier Rochus
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 Luis Horna
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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 entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The prize money for the double competition was valid for each team.
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
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6th | 6th | |||||||||
| Andreas Seppi
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
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5 | 7th | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Rafael Nadal
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7th | 6 3 | 6th | ||||||||
| 3 | Novak Đoković
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5 | 6th | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Rafael Nadal
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7th | 2 | 6th | ||||||||
Upper half
Upper half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Nieminen
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6th | 6th | J. Nieminen
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1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R. Schüttler
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1 | 3 | 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| I. Andreev
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6th | 3 | 3 |  R. Soderling
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Soderling
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4th | 6th | 6th | R. Soderling
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| N. Mahut
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6th | 6 5 | 2 | 14th | J.-W. Tsonga
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2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | J.-W. Tsonga
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0 | 7th | 6th | 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | M. Juschny
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3 | 2 | F. Verdasco
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F. Verdasco
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6th | 6th | F. Verdasco
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G. Cañas
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6 7 | 2 | M. Llodra
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2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Llodra
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7th | 6th | F. Verdasco
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F. López
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3 | 4th | 5 | D. Ferrer
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6 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | I. Minář
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6th | 6th | LL | I. Minář
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | D. Ferrer
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | N. Dawydenko
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Darcis
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7th | 5 | 6 4 |  I. Ljubičić
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4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| I. Ljubičić
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6 6 | 7th | 7th | 4th | N. Dawydenko
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5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Wawrinka
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6th | 6th | N. jaw
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A. Martín
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3 | 3 | S. Wawrinka
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5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| N. jaw
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6th | 6th | N. jaw
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | P.-H. Mathieu
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4th | 4th | N. jaw
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3 | 7th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | J. Mónaco
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6th | 4th | A. Seppi
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6th | 5 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. Volandri
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1 | 0 | r | 12 | J. Mónaco
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Bolelli
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7th | 6th | S. Bolelli
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Granollers
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5 | 2 | 12 | J. Mónaco
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| WC | M. Berrer
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3 | 0 | A. Seppi
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Seppi
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6th | 6th | A. Seppi
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | R. Gasquet
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | J. Blake
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6th | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Tipsarevic
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3 | 6th | 6th | J. Tipsarevic
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4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A. Beck
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6th | 3 | 1 | J. Tipsarevic
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. Montañés
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6th | 6th | A. Montañés
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Fish
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1 | 3 | A. Montañés
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Acasuso
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5 | J. Acasuso
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6 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | K. Viegen
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2 | r | A. Montañés
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| 13 | T. Robredo
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2 | 7th | 6th | 3 | N. Đoković
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| P. Kohlschreiber
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6th | 6 5 | 4th | T. Robredo
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6th | 2 | 6 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M. Zverev
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6 4 | 6 3 | I. Karlović
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3 | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| I. Karlović
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7th | 7th | I. Karlović
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6 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Chela
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6th | 6th | 3 | N. Đoković
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | JA Sánchez de Luna
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3 | 3 | J. Chela
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| 3 | N. Đoković
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | T. Berdych
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Čilić
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5 | 2 | Q | M. Safin
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Safin
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7th | 6th | Q | M. Safin
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2 | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Q | G. Naso
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6 11 | 6th | 11 | C. Moyá
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6th | 6 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| LL | O. Rochus
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7th | 2 | 6th | LL | O. Rochus
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Benneteau
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6th | 4th | 6 7 | 11 | C. Moyá
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| 11 | C. Moyá
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3 | 6th | 7th | 11 | C. Moyá
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| 15th |  A. Murray
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6th | 6th | 2 | R. Nadal
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| D. Tursunov
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4th | 1 | 15th | A. Murray
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| X. Malisse
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4th | 5 | G. Simon
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Simon
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6th | 7th | 15th | A. Murray
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| Q | L. Horna
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3 | 2 | r | 2 | R. Nadal
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| P. Starace
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6th | 4th | P. Starace
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4th | 6 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | R. Nadal
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
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Web links
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 152 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 127 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 29 kB)