2008 Qatar ExxonMobil Open | |
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Date | December 31 – January 5 |
Edition | 16th |
Category | International Series |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $1,110,250 |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Venue | Khalifa International Tennis Complex |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Andy Murray | |
Doubles | |
Philipp Kohlschreiber / David Škoch |
The 2008 Qatar Open, known as the 2008 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from December 31, 2007 through January 5, 2008.
The men's singles field was led by ATP No. 4, US Open semifinalist and Moscow champion Nikolay Davydenko, Metz titlist Tommy Robredo, and St. Petersburg winner and 2007 Doha runner-up Andy Murray. Among other top seeds competing were Doha defending champion Ivan Ljubičić, winner Ivo Karlović, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Igor Andreev and Dmitry Tursunov.
Andy Murray defeated Stanislas Wawrinka, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2