2008 La Serena Open

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2008 La Serena Open
Date14 – 20 January
Edition3rd
Category ATP Challenger Series
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money USD $50,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location La Serena, Chile
VenueLa Serena Golf resort
Champions
Singles
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Doubles
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti / Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Schwank
  2007  · ATP Challenger La Serena

The 2008 La Serena Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the La Serena Golf resort in La Serena, Chile, from 14 through 20 January 2008.

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The highlight of the tournament was the presence of Argentinian Mariano Puerta, former French Open runner-up in 2005, who returned to tennis in June 2007 after a 2-year ban due to doping. A temporary court with a capacity of 1,500 was specially built for the tournament. [1]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles5538241350
Doubles0

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$7,200$4,240$2,510$1,460$860$520
Doubles *$3,100$1,800$1,080$640$360

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Nicolás Lapentti 1101
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 1342
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Pablo Guzmán 1513
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Brian Dabul 1564
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Eduardo Schwank 1715
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 1836
Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Adrián García 1877
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 1988

1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: [2]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Pablo Guzmán Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 1601
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Brian Dabul Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Horacio Zeballos 1752
Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Nicolás Lapentti Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Eduardo Schwank 4713
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Gabriel Trujillo Soler 4724

1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

It was the 5th Challenger title for Ramírez Hidalgo in his singles career.

Doubles

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