PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2008

PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2008
date	February 25, 2008 - March 2, 2008
Edition	6th
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Zagreb Croatia
Tournament number	2276
category	International Series
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 349,000
Financial. Obligation	€ 370,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Marcos Baghdatis
Last year's winner (double)	Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske
Winner (singles)	Serhiy Stachowskyj
Winner (doubles)	Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr
Tournament director	Branimir Horvat
Tournament supervisor	Gerry Armstrong
Last direct assumption	Marin Čilić (126)
As of January 14, 2016

The PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from February 25th to March 2nd, 2008 in Zagreb . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played indoors on a hard court. That same week the Abierto Mexicano Telcel was played in Acapulco and the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis . Unlike the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, both belonged to the International Series Gold category , while the tournament in Zagreb was part of the International Series .

Marcos Baghdatis was the defending champion in the singles and did not appear again this year. In the final, the lucky loser Serhij Stachowskyj won in two sets with 7: 5, 6: 4 against the seeding list leader Ivan Ljubičić . This made Stachowskyj the first lucky loser to win an ATP final since 1991. Overall, he was only the fourth player ever to do this. Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Waske were successful in doubles last year , but did not compete this year. In the final, Paul Hanley and Jordan Kerr prevailed against Christopher Kas and Rogier Wassen 6: 3, 3: 6 and [10: 8].

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize money was 349,000 euros, the total financial liabilities were 370,000 euros.

qualification

The qualification took place from February 16 to 18, 2008. 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 : PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2008 / Qualification

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

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
George Bastl	Serhiy Stachowskyj
Blaž Kavčič
Pavol Červenák
Sébastien de Chaunac

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 € 59,100 final 120 € 31,000 Semifinals 75 17,450 € Quarter finals 40 17,450 € Round of 16 15th € 5,850 First round 0 € 3,470

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 € 18,500 final 120 € 10,300 Semifinals 75 € 5,850 Quarter finals 40 € 3,100 First round 0 € 1,700

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ivan Ljubičić final 02.  Ivo Karlović 1 round 03.  Gilles Simon Round of 16 04th  Fabrice Santoro 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Marin Čilić Round of 16 06th  Nicolas Mahut 1 round 07th  Andreas Seppi 1 round 08th.  Janko Tipsarevic 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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

I. Ljubičić

6th

7th

E. Gulbis

3

6 7

1

I. Ljubičić

6th

7th

WC

L. Zovko

6th

7th

WC

L. Zovko

4th

6 3

M. Gicquel

3

5

1

I. Ljubičić

6th

6 5

6th

T. Gabashvili

7th

6th

T. Gabashvili

2

7th

3

F. Mayer

6 6

0

T. Gabashvili

7th

6th

R. De Voest

6th

7th

R. De Voest

5

1

7th

A. Seppi

4th

6 3

1

I. Ljubičić

7th

6th

3

G. Simon

7th

6th

M. Ančić

6 2

4th

Q

P. Červenák

6 2

1

3

G. Simon

2

4th

M. Berrer

4th

3

R. Haase

6th

6th

R. Haase

6th

6th

R. Haase

3

6th

3

D. Gremelmayr

6 2

6th

6th

M. Ančić

6th

3

6th

Q

S. de Chaunac

7th

1

4th

D. Gremelmayr

2

3

M. Ančić

7th

7th

M. Ančić

6th

6th

6th

N. Mahut

6 3

6 6

1

I. Ljubičić

5

4th

5

M. Čilić

6th

6th

LL

S. Stachowskyj

7th

6th

G. García-López

2

2

5

M. Čilić

4th

3

R. Schüttler

3

2

S. Bolelli

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

7th

6th

WC

F. Škugor

6th

6 2

0

O. Rochus

6 5

4th

S. Koubek

2

7th

6th

S. Koubek

2

4th

O. Rochus

6th

2

O. Rochus

6th

6th

4th

F. Santoro

3

0

r

S. Bolelli

4th

4th

8th

J. Tipsarevic

6th

6th

LL

S. Stachowskyj

6th

6th

M. Zverev

3

1

8th

J. Tipsarevic

6th

6 4

6th

WC

R. Karanušić

6 9

6th

6th

WC

R. Karanušić

3

7th

4th

Q

B. Kavčič

7th

4th

4th

8th

J. Tipsarevic

3

6th

6th

V. Troicki

6th

7th

LL

S. Stachowskyj

6th

4th

2

Q

G. Bastl

3

6 3

V. Troicki

6 7

6th

4th

LL

S. Stachowskyj

4th

7th

6th

LL

S. Stachowskyj

7th

3

6th

2

I. Karlović

6th

6 5

2

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr   victory 02.  Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen   final 03.  Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch   1 round 04th  Yves Allegro Alexander Peya   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

P. Hanley J. Kerr

6 4

6th

[10]

J. Tipsarevic V. Troicki

7th

2

[6]

1

P. Hanley J. Kerr

w.

O.

M. Berrer F. Mayer

7th

4th

[10]

M. Berrer F. Mayer

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

6 4

6th

[4]

1

P. Hanley J. Kerr

6th

6th

3

J. Levinský D. Škoch

4th

3

J. Cerretani F. Polášek

3

2

J. Cerretani F. Polášek

6th

6th

J. Cerretani F. Polášek

7th

7th

R. De Voest, R. Hutchins

6th

6th

R. De Voest, R. Hutchins

5

6 1

WC

I. Dodig F. Škugor

4th

4th

1

P. Hanley J. Kerr

6th

3

[10]

I. Karlović L. Zovko

6 4

6th

[10]

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

3

6th

[8th]

WC

N. Mektic I. Zovko

7th

4th

[8th]

I. Karlović L. Zovko

4th

3

J. Auckland D. Gremelmayr

7th

1

[4]

4th

Y. Allegro A. Peya

6th

6th

4th

Y. Allegro A. Peya

6 4

6th

[10]

4th

Y. Allegro A. Peya

3

4th

OLD

J. Smit M. van Haasteren

7th

5

[10]

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

6th

6th

T. Gabashvili G. García-López

6 9

7th

[4]

OLD

J. Smit M. van Haasteren

4th

3

T. Cibulec P. Pála

4th

4th

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

6th

7th

2

C. Kas R. Wassen

6th

6th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ATP Tennis - PBZ Zagreb Indoors. March 5, 2008, archived from the original on March 5, 2008 ; accessed on January 15, 2016 . 

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 30 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 35 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 26 kB)