Mercedes Cup 2008

ATP World Tour
Mercedes Cup 2008

date	July 7, 2008 - July 13, 2008
Edition	95
navigation	2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009
venue	Stuttgart Germany Germany
Tournament number	321
category	International Series Gold
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 547,000
Financial. Obligation	€ 568,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Spain Rafael Nadal
Last year's winner (double)	Czech Republic František Čermák Leoš Friedl Czech Republic

Winner (singles)	Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Winner (doubles)	Germany Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber Germany

Tournament director	Edwin Weindorfer
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Argentina Brian Dabul (119)

As of February 6, 2016

The Mercedes Cup 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 7th to 13th, 2008 in Stuttgart . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on sand. In the same week the Allianz Suisse Open was played in Gstaad , the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport and the Catella Swedish Open in Båstad . These three were, unlike the tournament in Stuttgart, which the International Series Gold mattered to the category International Series

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the singles, but had to withdraw this year due to a knee injury. In the final, the unseeded Argentine Juan Martín del Potro won in two sets 6: 4, 7: 5 against the two seeded French Richard Gasquet and thus received his first title of his career. In doubles, František Čermák and Leoš Friedl were successful in the previous year, they did not compete again this year. In the German final, Christopher Kas and Philipp Kohlschreiber prevailed 6: 3, 6: 4 against Michael Berrer and Mischa Zverev .

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize money was 547,000 euros; the total financial liabilities were 568,000 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 5th to 6th, 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 players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Russia Yuri Shchukin	Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Colombia Santiago Giraldo
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
Austria Martin Fischer

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 moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not cumulative (prize money for the double competition per team).

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	250	€ 118,000
final	175	€ 60,000
Semifinals	110	€ 30,000
Quarter finals	60	€ 15,000
Round of 16	25th	€ 8,000
First round	0	€ 4,170

Qualification individual
round	Points	Prize money
Qualifier	10
Qualifying round	5	575 €
First round	0	€ 300

Double
round	Points	Prize money
victory	250	€ 30,500
final	175	€ 15,300
Semifinals	110	€ 8,400
Quarter finals	60	€ 5,300
First round	0	€ 2,550

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Spain Rafael Nadal	retreat
02.	France Richard Gasquet	final
03.	Spain Nicolás Almagro	Round of 16
04th	Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber	Quarter finals

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Italy Simone Bolelli	Round of 16
06th	Argentina Agustín Calleri	Semifinals
07th	Argentina José Acasuso	1 round
08th.	Argentina Eduardo Schwank	Semifinals

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

LL

Czech Republic J. Hernych

7th

0

7th

Argentina B. Dabul

6th

5

6th

B. Dabul

6 ⁵

6th

6 ⁵

D. Gremelmayr

3

7th

3

LL

J. Hernych

0

6th

3

WC

D. Brands

6th

3

4th

8th

Argentina E. Schwank

6th

4th

6th

WC

Germany A. Beck

3

6th

WC

A. Beck

6 ⁵

2

WC

G. Coria

6th

1

2

8th

Argentina E. Schwank

7th

6th

8th

Argentina E. Schwank

0

6th

8th

E. Schwank

2

4th

Argentina JM del Potro

6th

4th

Germany P. Kohlschreiber

6th

C. Berlocq

6th

5

3

Q

J. Shchukin

3

Q

Russia J. Shchukin

4th

7th

6th

4th

P. Kohlschreiber

6 ³

3

J. Korolyov

3

5

Argentina JM del Potro

7th

6th

Argentina JM del Potro

6th

7th

Argentina JM del Potro

6th

3

6th

M. Zverev

7th

4th

2

5

S. Bolelli

3

6th

3

5

Italy S. Bolelli

6 ⁶

6th

Argentina JM del Potro

6th

7th

6th

Argentina A. Calleri

7th

6th

2

R. Gasquet

4th

5

J. Melzer

6 ³

4th

6th

Argentina A. Calleri

5

7th

6th

Q

S. Giraldo

6th

4th

6 ¹¹

P. Cuevas

7th

5

1

Uruguay P. Cuevas

4th

6th

7th

6th

Argentina A. Calleri

6th

Germany M. Berrer

6th

M. Berrer

4th

2

É. Prodon

3

4th

Germany M. Berrer

7th

3

N. Almagro

5

r

6th

A. Calleri

7th

2

3

7th

J. Acasuso

3

6 ⁵

2

France R. Gasquet

6 ³

6th

Spain A. Montañés

6th

7th

Spain A. Montañés

7th

6th

S. Ventura

1

4th

O. Hernández

6 ⁴

4th

Spain O. Hernández

6th

A. Montañés

3

6 ⁵

Q

Czech Republic L. Rosol

6th

2

France R. Gasquet

6th

7th

Q

M. Fischer

2

4th

Q

L. Rosol

7th

2

France R. Gasquet

6 ⁷

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland	Quarter finals
02.	Austria Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer Austria	1 round
03.	Austria Oliver Marach Michal Mertiňák Slovakia	1 round
04th	Germany Christoper Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber Germany	victory