2008 Shelbourne Irish Open

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2008 Shelbourne Irish Open
Date30 June – 5 July
Edition3rd
Category ATP Challenger Series
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money EUR €64,000
Surface Carpet / outdoor
Location Dublin, Ireland
VenueFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets
Doubles
Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj / Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
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The 2008 Shelbourne Irish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet 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 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland, from 30 June through 5 July 2008. [1]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles604227146030
Doubles0

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Singles€9,200€5,400€3,250€1,850€1,100€660€0
Doubles*€3,950€2,350€1,380€850€460

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mischa Zverev 921
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  LUX Gilles Müller 1052
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Roko Karanušić 1113
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Kristian Pless 1264
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 1585
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Robert Smeets 1676
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev 1907
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Matwé Middelkoop 2078

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Andrew Coelho Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Adam Feeney 3761
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Pavel Chekhov Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev 4282
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Josh Goodall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Ken Skupski 5113
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jonathan Marray Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Frederik Nielsen 5014

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Smeets wins Irish Open in straight sets". RTE. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2018.