Defending champion in singles was James Blake , who won the tournament for the past two years. This year he was eliminated in the first round against Fabrice Santoro . In the final the unseeded Dmitri Tursunow prevailed in two sets with 7: 6 3 and 7: 6 4 against the Australian Chris Guccione . This was the fourth title for Tursunow on the ATP Tour. Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett won doubles last year. This year Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the tournament. In the final, they won against the American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan in three sets.
The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. Total prize money was $ 440,000 and total financial liabilities were $ 465,000.
The qualification took place from January 5th to 7th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.
The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who passed the qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise, the amounts are not cumulative (amounts for the double competition per team).