2008 SAP Open

The 2008 SAP Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.

2008 SAP Open
DateFebruary 18–24
Edition119th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$411,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationSan Jose, California, U.S.
VenueHP Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Andy Roddick [1]
Doubles
Scott Lipsky / David Martin [2]

The singles draw featured ATP No. 6 and 2007 Davis Cup champion Andy Roddick, Australian Open quarterfinalist and other 2007 Davis Cup champion James Blake, and 2007 US Open quarterfinalist Tommy Haas. Other seeds were Sydney semifinalist Radek Štěpánek, 2007 SAP Open quarterfinalist Hyung-taik Lee, Jürgen Melzer, Sam Querrey and Kristof Vliegen.

The event started off with an exhibition match between fourteen time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras and Tommy Haas, replacing injured Marat Safin, scheduled to play the exhibition in the first place. The retired American legend defeated his opponent 6–4, 6–2.[3][4]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2008 SAP Open – Singles

Andy Roddick defeated Radek Štěpánek, 6–4, 7–5

  • It was Andy Roddick's 1st title of the year, and his 24th overall. It was his 3rd win at the event.

Doubles
Main article: 2008 SAP Open – Doubles

Scott Lipsky / David Martin defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–4), 7–5

References
  1. "2008 San Jose – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2008 San Jose – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Tennis Week (2008-02-13). "Injury Shelves Safin From San Jose". Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  4. 2008 SAP Open results
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