The Artois Championships 2008
| The Artois Championships 2008 | |
| date | 9/6/2008 - 6/15/2008 |
| Edition | 106 |
| navigation | 2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
London United Kingdom
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| Tournament number | 311 |
| category | International Series |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | race |
| draw | 56E / 32Q / 24D |
| Prize money | € 692,000 |
| Financial. Obligation | € 713,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Andy Roddick
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
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| Winner (singles) |
 Rafael Nadal
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| Winner (doubles) |
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| Tournament director | Chris Kermode |
| Tournament supervisor | Mark Darby |
| Last direct assumption |
 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (123)
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| As of January 21, 2016 | |
The Artois Championships 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from June 9th to 15th, 2008. It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on grass. In the same week the Gerry Weber Open was played in Halle and the Warsaw Open in Warsaw . Like the Artois Championships, both belong to the International Series category .
Andy Roddick was the defending champion in the singles, who lost this year in the semifinals to the eventual winner Rafael Nadal . He won the final against Novak Đoković 7: 6 6 , 7: 5. That meant Nadal's fifth title in 2008 and his 28th overall. Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were successful in doubles last year, but this year they competed with other partners. While Knowles was eliminated in the quarterfinals, Nestor was able to defend his title with Nenad Zimonjić . In the final they prevailed 6: 4, 7: 6 3 against the Brazilians Marcelo Melo and André Sá .
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The total prize money was 692,000 euros, the total financial liabilities were 713,000 euros.
qualification
The qualification took place from June 7th to 9th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
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James Ward
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 Joseph Sirianni
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 Rik De Voest
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Richard Bloomfield
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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 entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition apply to each team.
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
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7th | 6th | |||||||||
| 3 | Andy Roddick
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5 | 4th | |||||||||
| 1 | Rafael Nadal
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7th | 7th | |||||||||
| 2 | Novak Đoković
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6 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4th |  David Nalbandian
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1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Novak Đoković
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6th | 6th | |||||||||
Upper half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Nadal
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J. Bjorkman
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7th | 4th | 6th | WC | J. Bjorkman
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 I. Kunitsyn
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6 3 | 6th | 4th | 1 | R. Nadal
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6th | 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
 A. Falla
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6th | 4th | 2 |  K. Nishikori
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4th | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| K. Nishikori
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2 | 6th | 6th | K. Nishikori
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| O. Patience
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7th | 5 | 6th | O. Patience
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6 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | S. Querrey
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5 | 7th | 4th | 1 | R. Nadal
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6 5 | 7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  F. González
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7th | 6th | 8th |  I. Karlović
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7th | 6 5 | 6 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Q | R. Bloomfield
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6 5 | 3 | 10 | F. González
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. Safin
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4th | 6th | 6th | M. Safin
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3 | 6 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Ward
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6th | 1 | 4th | 10 | F. González
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | A. Bogdanovic
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3 | 3 | 8th | I. Karlović
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Sirianni
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6th | 6th | Q | J. Sirianni
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | I. Karlović
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A. Roddick
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6 6 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Ginepri
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6th | 7th | R. Ginepri
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7th | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| V. Spadea
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4th | 6 4 | 3 | A. Roddick
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7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Guccione
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6th | 6 2 | 7th | 15th | M. Fish
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6 5 | r | ||||||||||||||||||
 Y.-h. Lu
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4th | 7th | 5 | C. Guccione
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6th | 6 7 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| É. Roger Vasselin
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1 | 4th | 15th | M. Fish
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4th | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | M. Fish
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6th | 6th | 3 | A. Roddick
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w. | O. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  A. Seppi
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6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | A. Murray
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| A. Clement
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3 | 6th | 1 | 12 | A. Seppi
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3 | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 K. Viegen
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4th | 5 |  E. Gulbis
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6th | 6 7 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| E. Gulbis
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6th | 7th | E. Gulbis
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7th | 1 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| S. Grosjean
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7th | 6th | 6th | A. Murray
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5 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R. De Voest
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6 6 | 1 | S. Grosjean
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| 6th | A. Murray
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Bottom half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | R. Gasquet
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Dancevic
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2 | r | S. Bolelli
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Bolelli
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2 | 5 | R. Gasquet
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N. Lapentti
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5 | 3 | M. Ančić
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6 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Ančić
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7th | 6th | M. Ančić
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 H.-t. lee
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3 | r | 9 | F. Verdasco
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6 6 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | F. Verdasco
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5 | 5 | R. Gasquet
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4th | 6th | 6 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | F. López
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3 | 7th | 6 4 | 4th | D. Nalbandian
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6th | 3 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||
| N. Mahut
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6th | 6 4 | 7th | N. Mahut
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| K. Anderson
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6 5 | 4th | J. Isner
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Isner
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7th | 6th | N. Mahut
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4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D. Sela
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4th | 4th | 4th | D. Nalbandian
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| V. Troicki
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6th | 6th | V. Troicki
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4th | 6 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | D. Nalbandian
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | P.-H. Mathieu
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6th | 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Čilić
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7th | 7th | M. Čilić
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3 | 6th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
 J. Melzer
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6 2 | 6 5 | 7th | P.-H. Mathieu
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D. Evans
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1 | 1 | 11 | L. Hewitt
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | X. Malisse
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6th | 6th | WC | X. Malisse
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J. Goodall
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4th | 4th | 11 | L. Hewitt
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | L. Hewitt
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6th | 6th | 11 | L. Hewitt
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| 13 | J. Tipsarevic
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7th | 6th | 2 | N. Đoković
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| I. Navarro
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6 2 | 4th | 13 | J. Tipsarevic
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3 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. Reynolds
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1 | 5 |  I. Minář
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6th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| I. Minář
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6th | 7th | 13 | J. Tipsarevic
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6th | 1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| F. Cipolla
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4th | 3 | 2 | N. Đoković
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2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| R. Karanušić
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6th | 6th | R. Karanušić
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| 2 | N. Đoković
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 27 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 39 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 39 kB)