The 2008 Qatar Open, known as the 2008 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from 31 December 2007 through 5 January 2008.

2008 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Date31 December 2007 – 5 January 2008
Edition16th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$1,110,250
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
VenueKhalifa International Tennis Complex
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray[1]
Doubles
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber / Czech Republic David Škoch[2]
← 2007 · ATP Qatar Open · 2009 →

The men's singles field was led by ATP No. 4, US Open semifinalist and Moscow champion Nikolay Davydenko, Metz titlist Tommy Robredo, and St. Petersburg winner and 2007 Doha runner-up Andy Murray. Among other top seeds competing were Doha defending champion Ivan Ljubičić, Stockholm winner Ivo Karlović, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Igor Andreev and Dmitry Tursunov. Third-seeded Andy Murray won the singles title.

Finals edit

Singles edit

  Andy Murray defeated   Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles edit

  Philipp Kohlschreiber /   David Škoch defeated   Jeff Coetzee /   Wesley Moodie, 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2008 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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