2008 Shelbourne Irish Open

The 2008 Shelbourne Irish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland, from 30 June through 5 July 2008.[1]

2008 Shelbourne Irish Open
Date30 June – 5 July
Edition3rd
CategoryATP Challenger Series
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize moneyEUR €64,000
SurfaceCarpet / outdoor
LocationDublin, Ireland
VenueFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Robert Smeets
Doubles
Prakash Amritraj / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 60 42 27 14 6 0 3 0
Doubles 0 N/A

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles €9,200 €5,400 €3,250 €1,850 €1,100 €660 €0
Doubles* €3,950 €2,350 €1,380 €850 €460 N/A

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
 GER Mischa Zverev 92 1
 LUX Gilles Müller 105 2
 CRO Roko Karanušić 111 3
 DEN Kristian Pless 126 4
 PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 158 5
 AUS Robert Smeets 167 6
 RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev 190 7
 NED Matwé Middelkoop 207 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 AUS Andrew Coelho  AUS Adam Feeney 376 1
 RUS Pavel Chekhov  RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev 428 2
 GBR Josh Goodall  GBR Ken Skupski 511 3
 GBR Jonathan Marray  DEN Frederik Nielsen 501 4

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

References

  1. "Smeets wins Irish Open in straight sets". RTE. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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