2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Cellular South Cup | |
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Date | February 24 – March 2 |
Edition | 33rd (men) / 23rd (women) |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Steve Darcis | |
Women's singles | |
Lindsay Davenport | |
Men's doubles | |
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles | |
Women's doubles | |
Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond |
The 2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the 23rd edition of the Cellular South Cup, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, from February 24 through March 2, 2008.
The men's singles featured ATP No. 6, 2007 Davis Cup champion and recent San Jose winner Andy Roddick, other Davis Cup champion, Australian Open quarterfinalist and Delray Beach runner-up James Blake, and three-time Memphis winner, defending champion Tommy Haas. Other seeded players were San Jose finalist Radek Štěpánek, Delray Beach semifinalist Sam Querrey, Thomas Johansson, Jürgen Melzer and Robin Söderling.
The women's side included WTA No. 8, Australian Open quarterfinalist and Memphis defending champion Venus Williams, Portorož winner Tatiana Golovin, and Australian Open doubles runner-up and 2007 Memphis finalist Shahar Pe'er. Also competing were 1997 Cellular South Cup titlist and recent Auckland champion Lindsay Davenport, Quebec City quarterfinalist Olga Govortsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sofia Arvidsson and Laura Granville.
Steve Darcis defeated Robin Söderling 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Lindsay Davenport defeated Olga Govortsova 6–2, 6–1
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles defeated Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond defeated Angela Haynes / Mashona Washington, 6–3, 6–1
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