Next Generation Adelaide International 2008

Next Generation Adelaide International 2008
date	December 31, 2007 - January 6, 2008
Edition	30th
navigation	2007  ◄  2008
ATP World Tour
venue	Adelaide Australia
Tournament number	339
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 440,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 465,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Novak Đoković
Last year's winner (double)	Wesley Moodie Todd Perry
Winner (singles)	Michaël Llodra
Winner (doubles)	Martín García Marcelo Melo
Tournament director	Peter Johnston Mark Woodforde
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Michaël Llodra (92)
As of January 11, 2016

The Next Generation Adelaide International 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place in Adelaide from December 31, 2007 to January 6, 2008 . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on hard courts. The same week the Qatar ExxonMobil Open was held in Doha and the Chennai Open in Chennai . Like the Next Generation Adelaide International, both belong to the International Series category .

Novak Đoković was the defending champion in the singles and did not appear this year. In the final, the unseeded Michaël Llodra prevailed in two sets with 6: 2 and 6: 3 against the three seeded Jarkko Nieminen . In doubles, Wesley Moodie and Todd Perry were the defending champions. Only Perry competed this year and was eliminated in the first round. Martín García and Marcelo Melo won the title this year , defeating Chris Guccione and Robert Smeets 6: 3, 3: 6 and [10: 7] in the final .

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

Qualification for the Next Generation Adelaide International 2008 took place December 29-30, 2007. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.

→ Main article : Next Generation Adelaide International 2008 / Qualifications

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

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Frank Dancevic	Alun Jones
Andrei Golubev
Ivo Klec
Wayne Odesnik

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 $ 73,800 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 1 Qualifying round 0 $ 500 First round 0 $ 0

Double round Points Prize money victory 175 $ 22,000 final 120 $ 12,600 Semifinals 75 $ 7,650 Quarter finals 40 $ 4,450 First round 0 $ 2,000

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Lleyton Hewitt Quarter finals 02.  Paul-Henri Mathieu Quarter finals 03.  Jarkko Nieminen final 04th  Gilles Simon 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Radek Štěpánek 1 round 06th  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Semifinals 07th  Juan Martín del Potro 1 round 08th.  Sébastien Grosjean 1 round

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

L. Hewitt

6th

6th

D. Sela

2

2

1

L. Hewitt

6th

6th

A. Falla

3

6 3

J. Acasuso

2

2

J. Acasuso

6th

7th

1

L. Hewitt

4th

2

E. Gulbis

6 9

6th

6th

6th

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

Q

A. Golubev

7th

4th

2

E. Gulbis

3

2

V. Hănescu

3

6th

5

6th

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

6th

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

4th

7th

6th

J.-W. Tsonga

2

4th

3

J. Nieminen

6th

6th

3

J. Nieminen

6th

6th

Q

I. Klec

2

4th

3

J. Nieminen

6th

6th

Q

F. Dancevic

6th

7th

Q

F. Dancevic

4th

1

S. Bolelli

2

6 3

3

J. Nieminen

7th

6 7

7th

F. Mayer

3

3

V. Spadea

6 5

7th

6 5

M. Zverev

6th

6th

M. Zverev

3

5

V. Spadea

4th

6th

6th

V. Spadea

6th

7th

8th

S. Grosjean

6th

1

3

3

J. Nieminen

3

4th

7th

JM del Potro

3

3

M. Llodra

6th

6th

M. Russell

6th

6th

M. Russell

4th

4th

Q

R. Smeets

6th

4th

2

B. Becker

6th

6th

B. Becker

3

6th

6th

B. Becker

6 5

4th

J. Korolyov

6th

7th

M. Llodra

7th

6th

LL

A. Jones

2

6 7

J. Korolyov

6 3

3

M. Llodra

7th

6th

M. Llodra

7th

6th

4th

G. Simon

6 3

3

M. Llodra

6th

7th

5

R. Štěpánek

6 3

3

r

WC

J. Sirianni

3

6 8

WC

J. Sirianni

7th

4th

WC

J. Sirianni

6 5

6th

6th

S. Querrey

7th

6th

S. Querrey

7th

2

3

S. Darcis

5

4th

WC

J. Sirianni

1

6th

7th

WC

C. Guccione

7th

7th

2

P.-H. Mathieu

6th

1

6 6

Q

W. Odesnik

5

6 5

WC

C. Guccione

6th

3

4th

J. Benneteau

6 2

5

2

P.-H. Mathieu

4th

6th

6th

2

P.-H. Mathieu

7th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Paul Hanley Leander Paes   1 round 02.  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram   Semifinals 03.  Jordan Kerr Todd Perry   1 round 04th  Martin Garcia Marcelo Melo   final

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

P. Hanley L. Paes

6 0

5

OLD

B. Becker O. Marach

7th

7th

OLD

B. Becker O. Marach

6th

4th

[10]

R. De Voest A. Fisher

6th

5

[7]

J. Benneteau P.-H. Mathieu

4th

6th

[8th]

J. Benneteau P.-H. Mathieu

1

7th

[10]

OLD

B. Becker O. Marach

6 2

1

4th

M. García, M. Melo

6th

6th

4th

M. García, M. Melo

7th

6th

G. Simon M. Zverev

2

3

4th

M. García, M. Melo

7th

6th

R. Lindstedt J. Nieminen

7th

1

[4]

S. Bolelli D. Sela

5

3

S. Bolelli D. Sela

6 6

6th

[10]

4th

M. García, M. Melo

6th

3

[10]

E. Butorac F. Dancevic

6th

5

[10]

WC

C. Guccione R. Smeets

3

6th

[7]

WC

N. Healey L. Hewitt

3

7th

[8th]

E. Butorac F. Dancevic

4th

3

WC

C. Guccione R. Smeets

6th

6th

WC

C. Guccione R. Smeets

6th

6th

3

J. Kerr T. Perry

4th

1

WC

C. Guccione R. Smeets

6th

6th

S. Grosjean J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6 6

[6]

2

J. Erlich A. Ram

4th

4th

C. Haggard F. Mayer

2

7th

[10]

C. Haggard F. Mayer

3

1

OLD

J. Korolyov S. Querrey

2

4th

2

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

6th

2

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

6th

Web links

• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 45 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 53 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 26 kB)