2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a tennis

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel

Abierto Mexicano Telcel

The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...

, and was part of the International Series Gold

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of the 2008 ATP Tour

2008 ATP Tour

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, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour

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. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess

Fairmont Acapulco Princess

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in Acapulco

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, Mexico, from February 25 through March 2, 2008.

The men's singles featured ATP

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No. 8, Madrid

2007 Madrid Masters

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and Paris Masters

2007 Paris Masters

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champion and Buenos Aires winner David Nalbandian

David Nalbandian

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...

, Costa do Sauípe

2008 Brasil Open

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runner-up and two-time Acapulco

Abierto Mexicano Telcel

The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...

titlist Carlos Moyá

Carlos Moyá

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, and recent Viña del Mar

2008 Movistar Open

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singles and doubles finalist Juan Mónaco

Juan Mónaco

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. Also present were 2007 Metz semifinalist Guillermo Cañas

Guillermo Cañas

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, Buenos Aires semifinalist Juan Ignacio Chela

Juan Ignacio Chela

Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...

, Nicolás Almagro

Nicolás Almagro

Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...

, Igor Andreev

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and Potito Starace

Potito Starace

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.

The women's field was led by Viña del Mar

2008 Cachantún Cup

The 2008 Cachantún Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st and only edition of the Cachantún Cup, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Viña del Mar, Chile, from February 11 through February 17, 2008.-Singles: Flavia Pennetta def...

champion, three-time Acapulco finalist and 2005 titlist

Abierto Mexicano Telcel

The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...

Flavia Pennetta

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, Dnipropetrovsk

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Satellite winner Alizé Cornet

Alizé Cornet

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, and Viña del Mar

2008 Cachantún Cup

finalist Klára Zakopalová. Also competing in the draw were Viña del Mar and Bogotá quarterfinalist Martina Müller, Auckland and Bogotá quarterfinalist Sara Errani

Sara Errani

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, Yvonne Meusburger

Yvonne Meusburger

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, Kaia Kanepi

Kaia Kanepi

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and Edina Gallovits

Edina Gallovits

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Men's Singles

Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...

def.

David Nalbandian

, 6–1, 7–6(1)

It was Nicolás Almagro's 2nd title of the year, and his 4th overall.

Women's Singles

Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...

def.

Alizé Cornet

, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

It was Flavia Pennetta's 2nd title of the year, and her 6th overall. It was her 2nd win at the event.

Men's Doubles

Oliver Marach
Oliver Marach
Oliver Marach is a professional Austrian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 82nd, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is 8th, set at October 18, 2010.-Doubles: 14 :...

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Michal Mertiňák
Michal Mertinák
Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished...

def.

Agustín Calleri

Agustín Calleri Shaal is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is Gordo which means Fat in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay....

Luis Horna

Luis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...

, 6–2, 6–7(3), 10–7

Women's Doubles

Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...

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María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...

def.

Iveta Benešová

Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...

Petra Cetkovská

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, 6–2, 6–4

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