2008 Copa Telmex

The 2008 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.[3]

2008 Copa Telmex
Date18–24 February
Edition11th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$441,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
VenueBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Argentina David Nalbandian[1]
Doubles
Argentina Agustín Calleri / Peru Luis Horna[2]

The singles field was led by ATP No. 11, 2007 Madrid Masters and 2007 Paris Masters champion David Nalbandian, Viña del Mar singles and doubles runner-up Juan Mónaco, and Costa do Sauípe finalist Carlos Moyá. Other seeds were 2007 US Open quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, Costa do Sauípe winner Nicolás Almagro, Igor Andreev, Potito Starace and Filippo Volandri.

Entrants

Seeds
Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding
David Nalbandian Argentina Argentina 11 1
Juan Mónaco Argentina Argentina 14 2
Carlos Moyá Spain Spain 13 3
Juan Ignacio Chela Argentina Argentina 25 4
Nicolás Almagro Spain Spain 29 5
Igor Andreev Russia Russia 32 6
Potito Starace Italy Italy 35 7
Filippo Volandri Italy Italy 41 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry by a Special Exempt (SE):

The following players received Lucky loser into the main draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2008 Copa Telmex – Singles

Argentina David Nalbandian defeated Argentina José Acasuso, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

  • It was David Nalbandian's 1st title of the year, and his 8th overall.

Doubles
Main article: 2008 Copa Telmex – Doubles

Argentina Agustín Calleri / Peru Luis Horna defeated Austria Werner Eschauer / Australia Peter Luczak, 6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]

References
  1. "2008 Buenos Aires – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2008 Buenos Aires – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "ITF – Buenos Aires tournament details". ITF. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
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