2008 Shelbourne Irish Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Shelbourne Irish Open
Final
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets
Runner-up Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Shelbourne Irish Open

Rohan Bopanna was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year. [1]

Contents

Robert Smeets won the title, defeating Frederik Nielsen in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2. [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev (first round)
  2. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Croatia.svg Roko Karanušić (first round)
  4. Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Pless (second round)
  5. Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (second round)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets (champion)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev (first round)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets 776
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cakl 651
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets 776
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen 652
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray 710643
  Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen 68776

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 4 3
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Koning 66Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Koning 3 63
WC Flag of Ireland.svg E Heavey 4 3 Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 61 6
Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 66 Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 0 3
WC Flag of Ireland.svg J Cluskey 3 5 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Feeney 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Feeney 4 771
Flag of Sweden.svg M Ryderstedt 624 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 6606
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 7766 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 776
3 Flag of Croatia.svg R Karanušić 67Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cakl 651
Flag of France.svg G Lugassy 2 5 3 Flag of Croatia.svg R Karanušić
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg I Klec 6Q Flag of Slovakia.svg I Klec w/o
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Bloomfield 3 2 Q Flag of Slovakia.svg I Klec 663
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cakl 776Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cakl 786
Flag of Austria.svg M Fischer 644 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Cakl 63 7
WC Flag of Ireland.svg C O'Brien 3 635 Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Quershi 4 65
5 Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Quershi 677

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Middelkoop 61 68
Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 3 6710 Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 776
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Slabinsky 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Slabinsky 624
Flag of Ireland.svg C Niland 4 4 Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 4 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Marray 3 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Marray 66
Flag of India.svg H Mankad 63 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Marray 66
WC Flag of Ireland.svg T Farron-Mahon 636624 Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 1 4
4 Flag of Denmark.svg K Pless 773 77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Marray 710643
7 Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtsev 644 Flag of Denmark.svg F Nielsen 68776
Flag of Denmark.svg F Nielsen 776 Flag of Denmark.svg F Nielsen 774 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Goodall 3 773 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Coelho 6463
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Coelho 6636 Flag of Denmark.svg F Nielsen 776
Flag of Russia.svg P Chekhov 634 2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 644
Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ebelthite 776 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ebelthite 695
Flag of Uruguay.svg M Felder 74 3 2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 7117
2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 5 66

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References

  1. "Bopanna takes Irish Open title". RTE. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "Smeets wins Irish Open in straight sets". RTE. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2018.