Defending champion in the singles was Lleyton Hewitt , who failed in the second round to Julien Benneteau . The winner was the American Sam Querrey , who celebrated his first tournament victory with a three-set win (4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4) over the South African Kevin Anderson . In doubles, the brothers Mike and Bob Bryan were the defending champions. They reached the final again, but had to admit defeat to the duo Julien Benneteau and Michaël Llodra 6: 4, 4: 6 and [10: 8]. For Benneteau it was the third double title in his career and for Llodra it was his 14th title on the ATP World Tour .
The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize pool was $ 411,000 and total financial liabilities were $ 436,000.
The qualification took place from March 1st to 3rd, 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 are 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).
Lleyton Hewitt
Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra
Alejandro Falla (84)
Kevin Anderson
Mischa Zverev
F. González
D. Sela
S. Roitman
J. Korolyov
M. Baghdatis
X. Malisse
E. Gulbis
P. Starace
J. Melzer
V. Hănescu
T. Johansson
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