2008 Sony Ericsson Open

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2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Sony Ericsson Open logo.svg
DateMarch 26 – April 6
Edition24th
Category ATP Masters Series (men)
Tier I Series (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S.
Venue Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
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The 2008 Miami Masters (also known as the Sony Ericsson Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 26 through April 6, 2008.

Contents

The men's field was headlined by World No. 1 and Masters Cup champion Roger Federer, Chennai finalist Andy Roddick, and Australian Open champion, Indian Wells Masters winner and defending champion Novak Djokovic. Other top players in the field were 2007 Moscow titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Masters Cup runner-up David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet.

The women's field was led by World No. 1 and Tour Championships winner Justine Henin, Australian Open runner-up and Indian Wells champion Ana Ivanovic, and Indian Wells finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova. Among other players competing were Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells semifinalist Jelena Janković, Paris titlist Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, Daniela Hantuchová and Serena Williams.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko defeated Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams defeated Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles

Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]

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