2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships

The 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, United States, from February 11 through February 17, 2008.

2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
DateFebruary 11–17
Edition16th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$411,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDelray Beach, Florida, U.S.
VenueDelray Beach Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Japan Kei Nishikori[1]
Doubles
Belarus Max Mirnyi / United Kingdom Jamie Murray[2]
← 2007 · Delray Beach Open · 2009 →

The field was headlined by ATP No. 12, 2007 Davis Cup champion and Australian Open quarterfinalist James Blake, 2007 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Tommy Haas, and 2007 Cincinnati Masters quarterfinalist Sam Querrey. Other top seeds competing were 2007 Tokyo quarterfinalist Dudi Sela, Auckland quarterfinalist Florian Mayer, Vincent Spadea, Victor Hănescu and Mardy Fish.

In winning the tournament Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in nearly sixteen years to win an ATP Tour event. Shuzo Matsuoka, the last one to do so, against Todd Woodbridge at the 1992 Seoul Open, used to coach Nishikori.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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  Kei Nishikori defeated   James Blake, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Kei Nishikori's 1st career singles title.

Doubles

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  Max Mirnyi /   Jamie Murray defeated   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan, 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Delray Beach – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2008 Delray Beach – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ BBC Sport (2008-02-18). "Newcomer Nishikori shocks Blake". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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