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
David Nalbandian [1]
Doubles
Agustín Calleri / 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 U.S. 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 11 1
Juan Mónaco Argentina 14 2
Carlos Moyá Spain 13 3
Juan Ignacio Chela Argentina 25 4
Nicolás Almagro Spain 29 5
Igor Andreev Russia 32 6
Potito Starace Italy 35 7
Filippo Volandri 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

David Nalbandian defeated 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

Agustín Calleri / Luis Horna defeated Werner Eschauer / 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.
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