2008 Pilot Pen Tennis

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2008 Pilot Pen Tennis
DateAugust 15–23
Edition40th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location New Haven, United States
Venue Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić
Women's singles
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Men's doubles
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
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Men's singles champion Marin Cilic MarinCilic.jpg
Men's singles champion Marin Čilić

The 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, United States, from August 15 through August 23, 2008.

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The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 13, Nottingham runner-up and Umag champion Fernando Verdasco, Cincinnati Masters semifinalist and Nottingham titlist Ivo Karlović, and winner of back-to-back titles in Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles and Washington Juan Martín del Potro. Other top seeds are Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev, Viña del Mar and Pörtschach runner-up Juan Mónaco, Marin Čilić, Andreas Seppi and Mardy Fish.

The women's draw was led by WTA No. 10, Rome Tier I semifinalist and Paris champion Anna Chakvetadze, Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells Tier I quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchová, and Paris, Eastbourne and Montreal semifinalist, Stanford finalist Marion Bartoli. Also competing are Paris finalist Ágnes Szávay, Bangalore runner-up Patty Schnyder, Flavia Pennetta, Alizé Cornet and Dominika Cibulková.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki defeated Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles, 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond defeated Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu, 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]

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