2008 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Mardy Fish in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Indian Wells Masters.[1][2]

Men's singles
2008 Pacific Life Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upUnited States Mardy Fish
Score6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Details
Draw96 (5WC/12Q/2LL)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Djokovic.

Seeds edit

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Roger Federer (semifinals)
  2.   Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
  3.   Novak Djokovic (champion)
  4.   Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
  5.   David Ferrer (third round)
  6.   Andy Roddick (second round)
  7.   David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
  8.   Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
  9.   James Blake (quarterfinals)
  10.   Tomáš Berdych (second round)
  11.   Andy Murray (fourth round)
  12.   Fernando González (second round)
  13.   Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
  14.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
  15.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
  16.   Guillermo Cañas (fourth round)
  17.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)
  18.   Marcos Baghdatis (third round)
  19.   Carlos Moyá (third round)
  20.   Ivo Karlović (third round)
  21.   Juan Mónaco (third round)
  22.   Juan Carlos Ferrero (fourth round)
  23.   Ivan Ljubičić (fourth round)
  24.   Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
  25.   Nicolás Almagro (second round)
  26.   Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  27.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
  28.   Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
  29.   Radek Štěpánek (third round)
  30.   Fernando Verdasco (third round)
  31.   Igor Andreev (second round)
  32.   Feliciano López (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Roger Federer w/o    
    Tommy Haas      
1   Roger Federer 3 2  
    Mardy Fish 6 6  
    Mardy Fish 6 65 77
7   David Nalbandian 3 77 64
    Mardy Fish 2 7 3
3   Novak Djokovic 6 5 6
    Stanislas Wawrinka 65 2  
3   Novak Djokovic 77 6  
3   Novak Djokovic 6 6  
2   Rafael Nadal 3 2  
9   James Blake 5 6 3
2   Rafael Nadal 7 3 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   R Federer 6 6  
    S Roitman 1 4       G García López 3 2  
    G García López 6 6   1   R Federer 6 6  
    E Korolev 6 2 2     N Mahut 1 1  
    N Mahut 3 6 6     N Mahut 77 6  
25   N Almagro 61 2  
1   R Federer 6 6  
23   I Ljubičić 3 4  
23   I Ljubičić 79 7  
Q   K Nishikori 2 4       M Čilić 67 5  
    M Čilić 6 6   23   I Ljubičić 6 6  
    J Tipsarević 4 6 64 15   T Robredo 3 4  
    N Massú 6 3 77     N Massú 4 7 65
15   T Robredo 6 5 77

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   A Murray 3 6 6
    J Melzer 77 2 6     J Melzer 6 3 3
    M Safin 65 6 2 11   A Murray 79 63 6
Q   R de Voest 77 7   20   I Karlović 67 77 3
    M Berrer 64 5   Q   R de Voest 3 62  
20   I Karlović 6 77  
11   A Murray 6 5 3
    T Haas 2 7 6
30   F Verdasco 4 6 6
    V Hănescu 1 6 6     V Hănescu 6 4 3
    A Montañés 6 4 4 30   F Verdasco 65 6 1
    T Haas 3 6 6     T Haas 77 4 6
    J Benneteau 6 0 2     T Haas 6 6  
6   A Roddick 4 4  

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   N Davydenko 6 77  
    S Bolelli 3 77 62 WC   J Isner 2 63  
WC   J Isner 6 65 77 4   N Davydenko 3 2  
    F Mayer 5 4       M Fish 6 6  
    M Fish 7 6       M Fish 6 6  
31   I Andreev 4 3  
    M Fish 7 3 77
24   L Hewitt 5 6 64
24   L Hewitt 6 6  
    L Horna 65 3       S Querrey 4 3  
    S Querrey 77 6   24   L Hewitt 7 6  
    G Simon 6 6   13   M Youzhny 5 1  
    C Berlocq 2 3       G Simon 5 4  
13   M Youzhny 7 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   F González 5 6 3
WC   M Ančić 6 6   WC   M Ančić 7 3 6
    G Monfils 3 2   WC   M Ančić 5 6 67
    T Johansson 6 62 6 22   JC Ferrero 7 4 79
Q   Y-h Lu 4 77 4     T Johansson 4 4  
22   JC Ferrero 6 6  
22   JC Ferrero 2 2  
7   D Nalbandian 6 6  
29   R Štěpánek 6 6  
    J Acasuso 5 5   Q   M Mirnyi 4 2  
Q   M Mirnyi 7 7   29   R Štěpánek 61 6 66
    Ó Hernández 2 1   7   D Nalbandian 77 0 78
    E Gulbis 6 6       E Gulbis 4 6 64
7   D Nalbandian 6 4 77

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   D Ferrer 6 6  
    A Clément 4 4       O Rochus 2 2  
    O Rochus 6 6   5   D Ferrer 65 77 63
    H-t Lee 6 6       H-t Lee 77 65 77
    M Llodra 2 3       H-t Lee 4 77 6
26   J Nieminen 6 65 3
    H-t Lee 1 7 4
    S Wawrinka 6 5 6
18   M Baghdatis 77 1 6
Q   I Kunitsyn 6 63 3 Q   W Odesnik 62 6 3
Q   W Odesnik 2 77 6 18   M Baghdatis 3 77 0
WC   J Levine 5 6 4     S Wawrinka 6 61 6
    S Wawrinka 7 4 6     S Wawrinka 2 77 6
10   T Berdych 6 63 4

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   G Cañas 6 77  
    F Volandri 3 65       J Björkman 2 64  
    J Björkman 6 77   16   G Cañas 6 61 6
Q   D Vemic 6 3 2 21   J Mónaco 3 77 2
Q   R Haase 3 6 6 Q   R Haase 2 4  
21   J Mónaco 6 6  
16   G Cañas 2 3  
3   N Djokovic 6 6  
27   P Kohlschreiber 6 5 6
    X Malisse 65 6 6     X Malisse 2 7 4
Q   F Serra 77 2 0 27   P Kohlschreiber 3 2  
    A Seppi 4 77 6 3   N Djokovic 6 6  
Q   P Capdeville 6 63 2     A Seppi 3 63  
3   N Djokovic 6 77  

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   R Gasquet 6 6  
    S Grosjean 3 3       R Söderling 3 2  
    R Söderling 6 6   8   R Gasquet 6 6  
    D Tursunov 77 6   28   JI Chela 2 1  
    B Becker 64 3       D Tursunov 77 66 4
28   JI Chela 61 78 6
8   R Gasquet 4 2  
9   J Blake 6 6  
19   C Moyá 2 6 6
WC   R Ginepri 6 6   WC   R Ginepri 6 2 4
    V Spadea 1 1   19   C Moyá 3 4  
    P Starace 4 3   9   J Blake 6 6  
    M Gicquel 6 6       M Gicquel 3 77 1
9   J Blake 6 65 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   P-H Mathieu 6 79  
LL   F Fognini 2 6 6 LL   F Fognini 1 67  
LL   R Schüttler 6 3 3 14   P-H Mathieu 65 4  
    D Sela 6 64 6 17   J-W Tsonga 77 6  
    N Kiefer 4 77 3     D Sela 2 4  
17   J-W Tsonga 6 6  
17   J-W Tsonga 77 63 5
2   R Nadal 64 77 7
32   F López 4 77 2
Q   B Reynolds 3 4   WC   D Young 6 63 6
WC   D Young 6 6   WC   D Young 1 3  
Q   S Giraldo 77 6   2   R Nadal 6 6  
    W Eschauer 65 4   Q   S Giraldo 3 3  
2   R Nadal 6 6  

Qualifying edit

Qualifying seeds edit

  1.   Peter Luczak (first round)
  2.   Chris Guccione (first round)
  3.   Fabio Fognini (qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
  4.   Mischa Zverev (first round)
  5.   Robin Haase (qualified)
  6.   Rainer Schüttler (qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
  7.   Florent Serra (qualified)
  8.   Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  9.   Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
  10.   Amer Delić (first round)
  11.   Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
  12.   Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
  13.   Paul Capdeville (qualified)
  14.   Robert Kendrick (qualifying competition)
  15.   Igor Kunitsyn (qualified)
  16.   Kevin Anderson (qualifying competition)
  17.   Wayne Odesnik (qualified)
  18.   Kei Nishikori (qualified)
  19.   Alun Jones (first round)
  20.   Rik de Voest (qualified)
  21.   Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
  22.   Stéphane Bohli (qualifying competition)
  23.   Kevin Kim (first round)
  24.   Dušan Vemić (qualified)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Peter Luczak 65 4
  Wesley Moodie 77 6
  Wesley Moodie 3 2
15   Igor Kunitsyn 6 6
  Jan Hernych 1 3
15   Igor Kunitsyn 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Chris Guccione 63 3
  Brendan Evans 77 6
  Brendan Evans 77 1 4
13   Paul Capdeville 63 6 6
  Jesse Huta Galung 2 2
13   Paul Capdeville 6 6

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Fabio Fognini 0 77 6
  Sam Warburg 6 62 2
3   Fabio Fognini 1 2
17   Wayne Odesnik 6 6
  Dominik Hrbatý 1 0
17   Wayne Odesnik 6 6

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Mischa Zverev 6 3 2
  Scoville Jenkins 4 6 6
  Scoville Jenkins 4 6 63
24   Dušan Vemić 6 3 77
WC   Michael McClune 77 4 4
24   Dušan Vemić 64 6 6

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Robin Haase 6 4 7
  Harel Levy 1 6 5
5   Robin Haase 6 67 6
16   Kevin Anderson 1 79 4
  Konstantinos Economidis 4 3
16   Kevin Anderson 6 6

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Rainer Schüttler 6 6
  Joseph Sirianni 4 2
6   Rainer Schüttler 5 5
21   Santiago Giraldo 7 7
  Adrián García 3 2
21   Santiago Giraldo 6 6

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Florent Serra 79 6
WC   Jamie Baker 67 1
7   Florent Serra 6 6
WC   Ryan Sweeting 4 4
WC   Ryan Sweeting 710 6
19   Alun Jones 68 2

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Nicolás Lapentti 3 64
  Frédéric Niemeyer 6 77
  Frédéric Niemeyer 7 5 4
18   Kei Nishikori 5 7 6
  Alex Bogdanovic 4 6 5
18   Kei Nishikori 6 4 7

Ninth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Bobby Reynolds 6 6
  Laurent Recouderc 0 4
9   Bobby Reynolds 77 79
14   Robert Kendrick 63 67
  Ivo Klec 6 1 1
14   Robert Kendrick 4 6 6

Tenth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Amer Delić 2 6 3
  Dominik Meffert 6 3 6
  Dominik Meffert 6 4 3
20   Rik de Voest 4 6 6
  Lukáš Dlouhý 3 1
20   Rik de Voest 6 6

Eleventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Teymuraz Gabashvili 5 77 4
  Max Mirnyi 7 65 6
  Max Mirnyi 7 7
  Mathieu Montcourt 5 5
  Mathieu Montcourt 1 6 6
23   Kevin Kim 6 3 4

Twelfth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Lu Yen-hsun 6 6
WC   Roman Borvanov 2 1
12   Lu Yen-hsun 6 3 6
22   Stéphane Bohli 4 6 2
WC   Ryan Thacher 4 67
22   Stéphane Bohli 6 79

References edit

  1. ^ "History: 2001-2010". BNP Paribas Open. Indian Wells, California. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Novak Djokovic beat Mardy Fish in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-3) to win his first tournament title.
  2. ^ Lamport-Stokes, Mark (23 March 2008). "Djokovic sinks Fish to seal Indian Wells title". Indian Wells, California. Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

External links edit