2008 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjić won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–4.

Mixed Doubles
2008 Australian Open
Champions Sun Tiantian
Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-up Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi
Final score7–6(7–4), 6–4

Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Likhovtseva did not participate in this Australian Open. Nestor partnered with Zheng Jie, but lost in the first round to Chan Yung-jan and Eric Butorac.

Seeds

  1. Cara Black / Paul Hanley (Quarterfinals)
  2. Lisa Raymond / Simon Aspelin (Second round)
  3. Yan Zi / Mark Knowles (Semifinals)
  4. Zheng Jie / Daniel Nestor (First round)
  5. Sun Tiantian / Nenad Zimonjić (Champions)
  6. Chuang Chia-jung / Jonathan Erlich (Quarterfinals)
  7. Květa Peschke / Martin Damm (Quarterfinals)
  8. Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Sun Tiantian
Nenad Zimonjić
4 7 [10]
3 Yan Zi
Mark Knowles
6 5 [6]
5 Sun Tiantian
Nenad Zimonjić
77 6  
  Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi
64 4  
8 Nathalie Dechy
Andy Ram
4 2  
  Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C Black
P Hanley
77 6  
  B Mattek
J Kerr
65 2   1 C Black
P Hanley
6 6  
WC J Moore
G Jones
4 6 [10] WC J Moore
G Jones
1 1  
  R Stubbs
T Perry
6 4 [4] 1 C Black
P Hanley
6 67 [8]
  A Medina Garrigues
M García
5 63   5 T Sun
N Zimonjić
4 79 [10]
  L Huber
J Murray
7 77     L Huber
J Murray
2 4  
  V King
K Ullyett
1 3   5 T Sun
N Zimonjić
6 6  
5 T Sun
N Zimonjić
6 6   5 T Sun
N Zimonjić
4 7 [10]
3 Z Yan
M Knowles
6 3 [10] 3 Z Yan
M Knowles
6 5 [6]
  V Uhlířová
J Coetzee
3 6 [6] 3 Z Yan
M Knowles
7 6  
  V Azarenka
M Mirnyi
3 64     M Tu
M Matkowski
5 2  
  M Tu
M Matkowski
6 77   3 Z Yan
M Knowles
6 6  
  Á Szávay
L Paes
2 6 [10] 6 C-j Chuang
J Erlich
4 4  
  R Voráčová
D Škoch
6 2 [6]   Á Szávay
L Paes
     
WC J Gajdosova
S Groth
6 1 r 6 C-j Chuang
J Erlich
w/o    
6 C-j Chuang
J Erlich
4 4  

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 N Dechy
A Ram
6 6  
WC S Ferguson
A Feeney
3 4   8 N Dechy
A Ram
6 5 [10]
  J Husárová
M Fyrstenberg
6 7     J Husárová
M Fyrstenberg
3 7 [4]
  T Paszek
M Melo
3 5   8 N Dechy
A Ram
6 6  
  V Razzano
A Roddick
6 6     Y-j Chan
E Butorac
1 2  
WC M Adamczak
S Huss
4 2     V Razzano
A Roddick
6 5 [5]
  Y-j Chan
E Butorac
7 77     Y-j Chan
E Butorac
1 7 [10]
4 J Zheng
D Nestor
5 61   8 N Dechy
A Ram
4 2  
7 K Peschke
M Damm
6 77     S Mirza
M Bhupathi
6 6  
WC I Holland
B Klein
1 65   7 K Peschke
M Damm
6 6  
Alt Z Ondrášková
P Frelich
0 1   Alt G Voskoboeva
F Čermák
1 1  
Alt G Voskoboeva
F Čermák
6 6   7 K Peschke
M Damm
     
WC A Molik
N Healy
1 4     S Mirza
M Bhupathi
w/o    
  S Mirza
M Bhupathi
6 6     S Mirza
M Bhupathi
6 2 [10]
  I Benešová
L Friedl
4 2   2 L Raymond
S Aspelin
3 6 [7]
2 L Raymond
S Aspelin
6 6  
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