2008 Qatar Open

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
Doubles
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber / Czech Republic David Škoch

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

Singles
Main article: 2008 Qatar Open – Singles

United Kingdom Andy Murray defeated Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles
Main article: 2008 Qatar Open – Doubles

Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber / Czech Republic David Škoch defeated South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Wesley Moodie, 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]

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