2008 St. Petersburg Open

The 2008 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from October 20 through October 26, 2008.

2008 St. Petersburg Open
Date20–26 October
Edition14th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32Q / 32S / 16D
Prize money$1,024,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
VenuePetersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Doubles
United States Travis Parrott / Slovakia Filip Polášek

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 4, US Open runner-up, Cincinnati and Madrid Masters, Doha and Marseille winner, St. Petersburg defending champion Andy Murray, Miami Masters, Pörtschach, Warsaw winner Nikolay Davydenko, and Umag titlist Fernando Verdasco. Also competing were Australian Open quarterfinalist Mikhail Youzhny, New Haven winner Marin Čilić, Dmitry Tursunov, Mario Ančić and Marat Safin.

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2008 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

United Kingdom Andy Murray defeated Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Andy Murray's 5th title of the year, and his 8th overall. It was his 2nd consecutive title at the event.

Doubles
Main article: 2008 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

United States Travis Parrott / Slovakia Filip Polášek defeated India Rohan Bopanna / Belarus Max Mirnyi 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]

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