2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
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The 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series
of the 2008 ATP Tour
. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
in Indianapolis, Indiana
, United States
, from July 14 through July 20, 2008.
The singles draw featured ATP
No. 8, Delray Beach
and Houston
runner-up, 2006 Indianapolis champion James Blake
, Rotterdam semifinalist and Casablanca
titlist Gilles Simon
, and Sydney
winner and Indianapolis defending champion
Dmitry Tursunov
. Other top seeds were Las Vegas
champion Sam Querrey
, Indian Wells Masters quarterfinalist Tommy Haas
, Fabrice Santoro
, Robby Ginepri
and Thomaz Bellucci
.
Gilles Simon
def.
Dmitry Tursunov
, 6–4, 6–4
Ashley Fisher
/
Tripp Phillips
def. Scott Lipsky
/ David Martin
, 3–6, 6–3, 10–5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2008 ATP Tour
2008 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.-Schedule:This...
. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center was the venue for the Indianapolis Tennis Championships tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Built in 1979, it reportedly held 10,000 spectators and also was the site of the tennis events for the 1987 Pan American Games. Demolition on the venue took place in the summer...
in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, United States
United States
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, from July 14 through July 20, 2008.
The singles draw featured ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
No. 8, Delray Beach
2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
and Houston
2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 40th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United...
runner-up, 2006 Indianapolis champion James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
, Rotterdam semifinalist and Casablanca
2008 Grand Prix Hassan II
The 2008 Grand Prix Hassan II was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the Grand Prix Hassan II, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
titlist Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
, and Sydney
2008 Medibank International
The 2008 Medibank International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
winner and Indianapolis defending champion
2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
The 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis,...
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
. Other top seeds were Las Vegas
2008 Tennis Channel Open
The 2008 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Tennis Channel Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
champion Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
, Indian Wells Masters quarterfinalist Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
, Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
, Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
and Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
.
Singles
Gilles SimonGilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
def.
Dmitry TursunovDmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Gilles Simon's 2nd title of the year, and his 4th overall.
Doubles
Ashley FisherAshley Fisher
Ashley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking...
/
Tripp PhillipsTripp Phillips
Owen Thomas Phillips III is an American professional tennis player. Phillips mainly plays doubles.-Early life:...
def.
Scott LipskyScott Lipsky
Scott Lipsky is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist....
/
David MartinDavid Martin (tennis)
David Martin is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US...
, 3–6, 6–3, 10–5