2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia | |
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Date | 5 – 11 May (ATP) 12 –18 May (WTA) |
Edition | 65th |
Category |
Masters Series (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA) |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Venue | Foro Italico |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Novak Djokovic | |
Women's Singles | |
Jelena Janković | |
Men's Doubles | |
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |
Women's Doubles | |
Yung-jan Chan / Chia-jung Chuang |
The 2008 Rome Masters (also known as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 65th edition of the Rome 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 Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from 5 May through 11 May 2008, and the women from 12 May through 18 May 2008.
The men's field featured World No. 1 and Monte Carlo Masters runner-up Roger Federer, defending champion, Monte Carlo and Barcelona winner Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Others top seeds competing were Miami Masters champion Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia Open winner David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian, and James Blake.