Thailand Open 2008 (tennis)

Thailand Open 2008
date	September 22, 2008 - September 28, 2008
Edition	6th
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Bangkok Thailand
Tournament number	1720
category	International Series
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 551,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 576,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Dmitri Tursunov
Last year's winner (double)	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
Winner (singles)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Winner (doubles)	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
Tournament director	Allon Khakshouri
Tournament supervisor	Thomas Karlberg
Last direct assumption	Philipp Petzschner (117)
As of February 8, 2016

The Thailand Open 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from September 22nd to 28th in Bangkok . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played indoors on a hard court. In the same week, the China Open was played in Beijing , which, like the Thailand Open, was part of the International Series category .

Dmitri Tursunow was the defending champion in the singles, but this year he did not take part in the tournament. In the final, the second seeding list, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, won in two sets 7: 6, ⁴ , 6: 4 against the top seeded Serb Novak Đoković . After Tsonga lost four sets to ätzenoković in his first final ever at the Australian Open in January 2008 , he was able to successfully return the favor at the tournament in Bangkok and book his first tournament victory on the ATP Tour. The local heroes Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana were successful in doubles last year, and this year they were eliminated in the first round. In the final Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes prevailed against Scott Lipsky and David Martin 6: 4, 7: 6 ⁴ .

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 551,000; total financial liabilities were $ 576,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from September 20-21, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : Thailand Open 2008 (tennis) / qualification

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

Qualifiers
Simon Stadler
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
George Bastl
Lukáš Dlouhý

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 175 $ 94,000 final 120 $ 51,000 Semifinals 75 $ 28,025 Quarter finals 40 $ 16,000 Round of 16 15th $ 10,425 First round 0 $ 5,500

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 5 Qualifying round 0 $ 625 First round 0 $ 355

Double round Points Prize money victory 175 $ 28,000 final 120 $ 17,000 Semifinals 75 $ 10,000 Quarter finals 40 $ 6,000 First round 0 $ 2,000

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Novak Đoković final 02.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga victory 03.  Tomáš Berdych Semifinals 04th  Gaël Monfils Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Jarkko Nieminen Round of 16 06th  Robin Soderling Quarter finals 07th  Marat Safin 1 round 08th.  Jürgen Melzer 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

N. Đoković

6th

6th

J. Benneteau

5

1

Q

S. Stadler

1

3

Q

S. Stadler

7th

6th

1

N. Đoković

6th

7th

M. Berrer

4th

3

6th

R. Soderling

4th

5

T. Gabashvili

6th

6th

T. Gabashvili

1

3

Q

A.-ul-H. Qureshi

2

4th

6th

R. Soderling

6th

6th

6th

R. Soderling

6th

6th

1

N. Đoković

7th

6th

3

T. Berdych

5

1

3

T. Berdych

7th

6th

T. Bellucci

3

3

S. Bolelli

5

1

S. Bolelli

6th

6th

3

T. Berdych

7th

6th

WC

D. Udomchoke

2

7th

2

N. Mahut

6 6

3

N. Mahut

6th

6 5

6th

N. Mahut

6th

3

6th

WC

M. Đoković

2

0

5

J. Nieminen

4th

6th

3

5

J. Nieminen

6th

6th

1

N. Đoković

6 4

4th

7th

M. Safin

4th

6 4

2

J.-W. Tsonga

7th

6th

P. Petzschner

6th

7th

P. Petzschner

7th

3

6th

M. Zverev

6th

6th

M. Zverev

6 3

6th

1

WC

R. Smeets

4th

4th

P. Petzschner

6 6

4th

Q

G. Bastl

3

6 4

4th

G. Monfils

7th

6th

R. Kendrick

6th

7th

R. Kendrick

4th

6 4

4th

G. Monfils

6th

7th

4th

G. Monfils

3

0

8th

J. Melzer

6th

6th

2

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

D. Young

3

3

8th

J. Melzer

6th

7th

F. Santoro

6 4

2

V. Troicki

4th

6 4

V. Troicki

7th

6th

8th

J. Melzer

3

2

Q

L. Dlouhy

6th

7th

2

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

B. Becker

4th

6 4

Q

L. Dlouhy

6 9

6th

6 1

2

J.-W. Tsonga

7th

3

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes   victory 02.  Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle   1 round 03.  Robert Lindstedt Philipp Petzschner   Quarter finals 04th  Jürgen Melzer Jarkko Nieminen   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

7th

4th

[10]

R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi

6 3

6th

[7]

1

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

6th

T. Berdych S. Bolelli

6th

6th

T. Berdych S. Bolelli

1

2

J. Kerr T. Perry

3

3

1

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

6th

3

R. Lindstedt P. Petzschner

7th

6th

F. Santoro J.-W. Tsonga

4th

2

WC

D. Udomchoke K. Wachiramanowong

5

3

3

R. Lindstedt P. Petzschner

6th

4th

[4]

WC

N. Đoković M. Đoković

2

2

F. Santoro J.-W. Tsonga

0

6th

[10]

F. Santoro J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

1

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

7th

R. Soderling R. Wassen

6th

7th

S. Lipsky D. Martin

4th

6 4

G. Monfils, V. Troicki

4th

6 4

R. Soderling R. Wassen

3

5

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6th

7th

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6th

7th

4th

J. Melzer J. Nieminen

2

6 6

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6th

3

[10]

S. Ratiwatana S. Ratiwatana

6th

5

[6]

J. Benneteau N. Mahut

3

6th

[7]

J. Benneteau N. Mahut

4th

7th

[10]

J. Benneteau N. Mahut

7th

6th

M. Safin M. Zverev

6th

6th

M. Safin M. Zverev

5

2

2

S. Aspelin J. Knowle

3

4th

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; 36 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 28 kB)