Tunis Open 2008

ATP Challenger Tour
Tunis Open 2008
date	April 28, 2008 - May 4, 2008
Edition	4th
navigation	2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009
venue	Tunis Tunisia Tunisia
Tournament number	1541
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	32E / 24Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 125,000

Last year's winner (individual)	Italy Simone Bolelli
Last year's winner (double)	Poland Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach Austria

Winner (singles)	Brazil Thomaz Bellucci
Winner (doubles)	Brazil Thomaz Bellucci Bruno Soares Brazil

Tournament director	Mongi Bouhlila
Tournament supervisor	Stéphane Crétois
Last direct assumption	Spain Marc Fornell (275)

As of November 13, 2018

The ATP Challenger Tunis 2008 was the fourth event of the ATP Challenger Tunis . The tennis tournament took place from April 28 to May 4, 2008 in Tunis . It was part of the ATP Challenger Series 2008 and was played outdoors on sand .

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

Thomaz Bellucci won this year as the first and so far only player in both singles and doubles at this tournament.

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	France Julien Benneteau	Quarter finals
02.	France Florent Serra	Semifinals
03.	Serbia Boris Pašanski	Round of 16
04th	Chile Paul Capdeville	Quarter finals

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Chile Nicolás Massú	Semifinals
06th	France Édouard Roger-Vasselin	Round of 16
07th	France Olivier Patience	1 round
08th.	Brazil Thomaz Bellucci	victory

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

France J. Benneteau

7th

6th

D. Hrbatý

6 ³

4th

1

France J. Benneteau

6th

4th

7th

J. Ouanna

2

3

T. Kamke

3

6th

6 ³

Germany T. Kamke

6th

1

J. Benneteau

4th

2

Romania C.-I. Gârd

6th

5

Chile N. Massu

6th

M. Jelgin

3

1

C.-I. Gârd

0

2

WC

M. Jaziri

6 ¹

0

5

Chile N. Massu

6th

5

Chile N. Massu

7th

6th

5

N. Massu

2

4th

Chile P. Capdeville

7th

8th

Brazil T. Bellucci

6th

Q

A. Vejmělka

6 ⁴

4th

Chile P. Capdeville

6th

5

6th

Spain F. Vicente

4th

7th

6th

F. Vicente

2

7th

4th

I. Serheev

6th

5

4th

P. Capdeville

3

4th

WC

Netherlands M. Verkerk

7th

8th

Brazil T. Bellucci

6th

Q

S. de Chaunac

6 ⁴

6 ⁵

WC

M. Verkerk

3

A. Beck

0

7th

3

8th

Brazil T. Bellucci

6th

8th

Brazil T. Bellucci

6th

6 ⁴

6th

8th

Brazil T. Bellucci

6th

7th

O. Patience

6th

3

6 ⁴

D. Vemic

2

4th

Serbia D. Vemic

4th

6th

7th

Serbia D. Vemic

3

7th

6th

Q

M. Montcourt

6 ⁶

1

D. Muñoz de La Nava

6th

6 ⁷

3

Spain D. Muñoz de La Nava

7th

6th

Serbia D. Vemic

6 ⁴

7th

6th

WC

W. Jallali

1

2

F. Gil

7th

6 ³

4th

Portugal F. Gil

6th

Portugal F. Gil

7th

6th

WC

W. Kilani

3

B. Pašanski

5

4th

3

Serbia B. Pašanski

6th

Serbia D. Vemic

6th

6th

France É. Roger Vasselin

6th

2

F. Serra

4th

L. Lacko

1

3

6th

É. Roger Vasselin

1

7th

3

Spain M. Fornell

3

6th

Spain M. Fornell

6th

6 ⁶

6th

Q

R. Machado

6th

4th

3

M. Fornell

1

4th

J. Sirianni

6 ⁵

5

2

France F. Serra

6th

Serbia I. Bozoljac

7th

I. Bozoljac

5

6 ⁴

P. Andújar

5

6th

3

2

France F. Serra

7th

2

France F. Serra

7th

3

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Sweden Johan Brunström James Cerretani United States	Semifinals
02.	Brazil Thomaz Bellucci Bruno Soares Brazil	victory
03.	Italy Fabio Colangelo Alessandro Motti Italy	Quarter finals
04th	United Kingdom Jamie Delgado Frederico Gil Portugal	Semifinals