Medibank International 2008 / Men

This article shows the results of the men at Medibank International 2008 ; for the results of the women see Medibank International 2008 / women .

Medibank International 2008
date	7.1.2008 - 13.1.2008
Edition	40
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Sydney Australia
Tournament number	338
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 440,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 465,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	James Blake
Last year's winner (double)	Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett
Winner (singles)	Dmitri Tursunov
Winner (doubles)	Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tournament director	Craig Watson
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
As of January 15, 2016

The Medibank International in 2008 was a tennis tournament , which is from 7 to 13 January, 2008. Sydney took place. It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on hard courts. In the same week, the Heineken Open was played in Auckland , which, like Medibank International, was part of the International Series category .

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.

qualification

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.

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The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Alun Jones	Yevgeny Korolyov
Ivo Minář
Alberto Martín
Steve Darcis

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 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).

singles round Points Prize money victory 175 $ 73,900 final 120 $ 39,800 Semifinals 75 $ 22,050 Quarter finals 40 $ 12,280 Round of 16 15th $ 7,230 First round 0 $ 4,290

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 5 Qualifying round 0 $ 500 Second round 0 $ 0 First round 0 $ 0

Double round Points Prize money victory 175 $ 22,000 final 120 $ 12,600 Semifinals 75 $ 7,650 Quarter finals 40 $ 4,425 First round 0 $ 2,000

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Richard Gasquet Round of 16 02.  Tommy Robredo 1 round 03.  James Blake 1 round 04th  Tomáš Berdych Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Carlos Moyá Round of 16 06th  Lleyton Hewitt Round of 16 07th  Paul-Henri Mathieu 1 round 08th.  Fernando Verdasco Round of 16

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

R. Gasquet

6th

7th

I. Andreev

3

6 6

1

R. Gasquet

6th

3

4th

D. Tursunov

6th

6th

D. Tursunov

3

6th

6th

S. Wawrinka

3

3

D. Tursunov

6th

6th

S. Grosjean

6th

4th

6th

S. Grosjean

4th

2

WC

P. Luczak

4th

6th

0

S. Grosjean

6th

6th

F. López

3

6th

2

8th

F. Verdasco

3

4th

8th

F. Verdasco

6th

4th

6th

D. Tursunov

6th

7th

3

J. Blake

6 4

2

F. Santoro

3

6 4

F. Santoro

7th

6th

F. Santoro

6th

6th

Q

S. Darcis

6th

7th

Q

S. Darcis

1

3

SE

J. Sirianni

1

6 4

F. Santoro

6th

6th

Q

A. Jones

2

5

LL

J. Korolyov

3

3

Q

I. Minář

6th

7th

Q

I. Minář

2

3

LL

J. Korolyov

6th

0

LL

J. Korolyov

6th

6th

7th

P.-H. Mathieu

1

0

r

D. Tursunov

7th

7th

6th

L. Hewitt

6th

6th

WC

C. Guccione

6 3

6 4

N. Mahut

3

4th

6th

L. Hewitt

6 4

6 2

WC

C. Guccione

7th

6th

WC

C. Guccione

7th

7th

Q

A. Martín

6 6

4th

WC

C. Guccione

4th

7th

6th

G. Simon

7th

6th

4th

T. Berdych

6th

6 6

4th

M. Fish

6 6

1

G. Simon

6 3

2

F. Volandri

1

3

4th

T. Berdych

7th

6th

4th

T. Berdych

6th

6th

WC

C. Guccione

7th

3

6th

5

C. Moyá

1

6th

6th

R. Štěpánek

6 5

6th

4th

S. Koubek

6th

4th

2

5

C. Moyá

3

4th

A. Calleri

6th

6th

A. Calleri

6th

6th

WC

G. Jones

3

2

A. Calleri

2

4th

A. Seppi

3

6th

6th

R. Štěpánek

6th

6th

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

3

2

A. Seppi

5

6th

4th

R. Štěpánek

6th

6th

R. Štěpánek

7th

2

6th

2

T. Robredo

4th

2

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   final 02.  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić   1 round 03.  Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle   Quarter finals 04th  Martin dam Pavel Vízner   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

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

M. Mirny J. Murray

4th

2

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

3

[11]

J. Erlich A. Ram

7th

6th

J. Erlich A. Ram

6 1

6th

[9]

G. Simon F. Verdasco

5

2

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

3

S. Aspelin J. Knowle

6th

6th

WC

A. Jones J. Sirianni

3

4th

N. Mahut F. Santoro

3

3

3

S. Aspelin J. Knowle

3

5

WC

A. Jones J. Sirianni

6th

7th

WC

A. Jones J. Sirianni

6th

7th

E. Butorac K. Ullyett

3

6 5

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

4th

[9]

WC

C. Guccione R. Smeets

4th

6th

[6]

R. Gasquet J.-W. Tsonga

4th

6th

[11]

R. Gasquet J.-W. Tsonga

6th

2

[10]

R. Gasquet J.-W. Tsonga

6th

3

[10]

P. Hanley L. Paes

6 5

4th

4th

M. Dam P. Vízner

3

6th

[5]

4th

M. Dam P. Vízner

7th

6th

R. Gasquet J.-W. Tsonga

3

6th

[10]

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

4th

4th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

6th

4th

[4]

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

6th

6th

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

7th

6th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

w.

O.

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

6 5

4th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 68 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 76 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 68 kB)