Masters Series Monte-Carlo 2008
Monte-Carlo Masters 2008 | |
date | April 21, 2008 - April 27, 2008 |
Edition | 40 |
navigation | 2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009 |
ATP World Tour | |
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venue |
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin France |
Tournament number | 410 |
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) | Rafael Nadal |
Last year's winner (double) |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Winner (singles) | Rafael Nadal |
Winner (doubles) |
Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo |
Tournament director | Željko Franulović |
Tournament supervisor | Mark Darby Thomas Karlberg |
Last direct assumption | Gaël Monfils (53) |
As of January 13, 2016 |
The Monte Carlo Masters 2008 (officially: Masters Series Monte-Carlo presented by ROLEX ) was a tennis tournament that took place from April 21 to 27, 2008 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monaco . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on a clay court. This season it was the third of nine tournaments in the ATP Masters Series . It lasted a week and no other ATP tournaments took place during this period.
In the individual, Rafael Nadal won the tournament by beating world number one Roger Federer 7: 5, 7: 5 for the fourth time in a row. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but this year they were eliminated in the quarterfinals. In the final, the Spaniards Nadal and Tommy Robredo won in straight sets 6: 3, 6: 3 against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles . Nadal was able to secure both the single and the double title this year and won a total of 415,500 euros in prize money and 500 world ranking points in singles as well as 500 points in doubles together with his partner.
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 got 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 April 19-20, 2008. Seven 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:
Qualifiers | |
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Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Nicolás Lapentti |
Olivier Rochus | Ivo Minář |
Kristof Viegen | Marc Gicquel |
Simone Bolelli |
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 | 6th | 3 | |||||||||
3 | Novak Đoković | 3 | 2 | r | ||||||||
1 | Roger Federer | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
2 | Rafael Nadal | 7th | 7th | |||||||||
4th | Nikolai Davydenko | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Rafael Nadal | 6th | 6th |
Upper half
Upper half 1
First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | R. Federer | 6th | 3 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | R. Ramírez Hidalgo | 6th | 6th | Q | R. Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 6th | 6 1 | |||||||||||||||||
G. Simon | 1 | 1 | 1 | R. Federer | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
G. Monfils | 7th | 6th | G. Monfils | 3 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Verdasco | 5 | 4th | G. Monfils | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Grosjean | 6th | 4th | 1r | 15th | I. Karlović | 6 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
15th | I. Karlović | 4th | 6th | 4th | 1 | R. Federer | 5 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
12 | T. Robredo | 6th | 7th | 6th | D. Nalbandian | 7th | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S. Wawrinka | 4th | 5 | 12 | T. Robredo | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
R. Štěpánek | 4th | 7th | 3 | R. Soderling | 4th | 6 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
R. Soderling | 6th | 6 6 | 6th | 12 | T. Robredo | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
T. Haas | 1 | 0 | r | 6th | D. Nalbandian | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | O. Rochus | 6th | 3 | Q | O. Rochus | 4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
6th | D. Nalbandian | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | N. Đoković | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | G. Kuerten | 1 | 2 | I. Ljubičić | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
I. Ljubičić | 6th | 6th | 3 | N. Đoković | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
N. Mahut | 2 | 3 | 14th | A. Murray | 0 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
F. Volandri | 6th | 6th | F. Volandri | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. López | 6 5 | 4th | 14th | A. Murray | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
14th | A. Murray | 7th | 6th | 3 | N. Đoković | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | C. Moyá | 3 | 6th | 3 | S. Querrey | 4th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
S. Querrey | 6th | 1 | 6th | S. Querrey | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
A. Calleri | 4th | 3 | A. Seppi | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Seppi | 6th | 6th | S. Querrey | 2 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
F. Santoro | 6 4 | 1 | 7th | R. Gasquet | 6th | 4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | K. Viegen | 7th | 6th | Q | K. Viegen | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7th | R. Gasquet | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Lower half 1
First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | M. Juschny | 3 | 0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||
I. Andreev | 7th | 6th | I. Andreev | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Tursunov | 5 | 3 | I. Andreev | 7th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
N. Almagro | 6th | 6th | N. Almagro | 5 | 6th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | J.-R. Lisnard | 4th | 4th | N. Almagro | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
H.-t. lee | 0 | 5 | 11 | J. Mónaco | 2 | 0 | r | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | J. Mónaco | 6th | 7th | I. Andreev | 3 | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | P. Kohlschreiber | 7th | 6th | 4th | N. Dawydenko | 6th | 4th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
J. Acasuso | 6 4 | 3 | 16 | P. Kohlschreiber | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
M. Čilić | 6th | 6 4 | 3 | N. jaw | 2 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
N. jaw | 3 | 7th | 6th | 16 | P. Kohlschreiber | 6th | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
J. Ignacio Chela | 2 | 2 | 4th | N. Dawydenko | 3 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | S. Bolelli | 6th | 6th | Q | S. Bolelli | 2 | 6 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
4th | N. Dawydenko | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | D. Ferrer | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M. Safin | 6th | 6th | WC | M. Safin | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
X. Malisse | 3 | 2 | 5 | D. Ferrer | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | N. Lapentti | 7th | 6 2 | 6th | J. Tipsarevic | 4th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
P. Starace | 6 3 | 7th | 4th | Q | N. Lapentti | 7th | 6 5 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
J. Tipsarevic | 6th | 2 | 6th | J. Tipsarevic | 5 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | P.-H. Mathieu | 4th | 6th | 3 | 5 | D. Ferrer | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | J. Carlos Ferrero | 6 5 | 6th | 6th | 2 | R. Nadal | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
M. Llodra | 7th | 1 | 1 | 13 | J. Carlos Ferrero | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
J. Nieminen | 6th | 6th | J. Nieminen | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M. Gicquel | 0 | 4th | 13 | J. Carlos Ferrero | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | I. Minář | 3 | 4th | 2 | R. Nadal | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | M. Ančić | 6th | 6th | WC | M. Ančić | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | R. Nadal | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 22 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 21 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF; 27 kB)