2008_La_Serena_Open

2008 La Serena Open

2008 La Serena Open

Tennis tournament

The 2008 La Serena Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the La Serena Golf resort in La Serena, Chile, from 14 through 20 January 2008.

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The highlight of the tournament was the presence of Argentinian Mariano Puerta, former French Open runner-up in 2005, who returned to tennis in June 2007 after a 2-year ban due to doping. A temporary court with a capacity of 1,500 was specially built for the tournament.[1]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $7,200 $4,240 $2,510 $1,460 $860 $520 —
Doubles * $3,100 $1,800 $1,080 $640 $360 —

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

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1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[2]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

  • Argentina Alejandro Kon

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

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1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2008 La Serena Open – Singles

It was the 5th Challenger title for Ramírez Hidalgo in his singles career.

Doubles

Main article: 2008 La Serena Open – Doubles

References

  1. [1]
    "Tenis: Confirmado finalista de Roland Garros en challenger de La Serena" [Tennis: French Open runner-up confirmed in La Serena challenger]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 26 December 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Tenistas chilenos cerraron el cuadro del challenger de La Serena" [Chilean players complete the draw at the La Serena Challenger]. Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Ramírez Hidalgo se quedó con el challenger de La Serena" [Ramírez Hidalgo has won the La Serena challenger]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). La Serena. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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