The 2008 Qatar Open, known as the 2008 Qatar ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...

 Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis

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 16th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Qatar ExxonMobil Open

The Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...

, 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

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. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex

Khalifa International Tennis Complex

The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex is a tennis complex in Doha, Qatar. The center is owned and operated by the Qatar Tennis Federation. It is the home venue of the ATP World Tour's Qatar ExxonMobil Open and the year-ending WTA Tour Championships from 2008-2010. It formerly hosted...

 in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

, from December 31, 2007 through January 5, 2008.

The men's singles field was led by ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

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 No. 4, US Open semifinalist and Moscow

2007 Kremlin Cup

The 2007 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from October 8...

 champion Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Davydenko

Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...

, Metz

2007 Open de Moselle

The 2007 Open de Moselle was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the Open de Moselle, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Arènes de Metz in Metz, France, from October 1 through October 7, 2007.The men's singles...

 titlist Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo

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, and St. Petersburg

2007 St. Petersburg Open

The 2007 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 13th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from...

 winner and 2007 Doha

2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open

The 2007 Qatar Open, known as the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 1 January until 6 January 2007....

 runner-up Andy Murray. Among other top seeds competing were Doha defending champion

2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open

The 2007 Qatar Open, known as the 2007 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar from 1 January until 6 January 2007....

 Ivan Ljubičić

Ivan Ljubicic

----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....

, Stockholm

2007 Stockholm Open

The 2007 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden, from...

 winner Ivo Karlović

Ivo Karlovic

Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...

, Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...

, Igor Andreev

Igor Andreev

Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...

 and 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....

.

Singles

  Andy Murray def.   Stanislas Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...

, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles

  Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...

/   David Škoch

David Škoch

David Škoch is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. , he has a good doubles rank and his usual doubles partner is his countryman Jaroslav Levinský.-Wins :...

def.   Jeff Coetzee

Jeff Coetzee

Jeff Coetzee is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist....

 /   Wesley Moodie

Wesley Moodie

Wesley Moodie is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. Wesley is now retired.-Early life and college career:...

, 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]

External links

• Official website
• Singles Draw
• Doubles Draw
• Qualifying Singles Draw