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The 2008 Swedish Open 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 clay courts. It was the 61st edition of the Swedish Open

Swedish Open

The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...

, 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 Båstad tennisstadion in Båstad

Båstad

Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...

, Sweden, from July 7 through July 13, 2008.

The singles draw was headlined by new ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

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No. 4, Valencia

2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana

The 2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Club de Tenis Valencia in Valencia, Spain, from...

and 's-Hertogenbosch

2008 Ordina Open

The 2008 Ordina Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 19th edition of the Ordina Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...

titlist and Båstad defending champion

2007 Swedish Open

The 2007 Swedish Open was the 2007 edition of the Swedish Open tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 9-15.David Ferrer won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles: David Ferrer def. Nicolás Almagro, 6-1, 6-2-----Men's Doubles:...

David Ferrer

David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...

, Nottingham

2008 Nottingham Open

The 2008 Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 20th edition of the Nottingham Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...

finalist Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...

, and Warsaw

2008 Orange Warsaw Open

The 2008 Orange Warsaw Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the Orange Warsaw Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Warszawianka Courts in Warsaw, Poland, from June 9 through June 15, 2008.The...

runner-up and 2006 Båstad

2006 Swedish Open

The 2006 Swedish Open was the 2006 edition of the Swedish Open tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 10-16.Tommy Robredo won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles: Tommy Robredo def. Nikolay Davydenko, 6-2, 6-1----...

winner Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...

. Also present were Miami Masters semifinalist Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...

, Costa do Sauípe

2008 Brasil Open

The 2008 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 8th edition of the Brasil Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, from February 11 through February 17, 2008.The singles draw featured former...

runner-up and 2002 Båstad

2002 Swedish Open

The 2002 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad in Sweden and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour...

champion Carlos Moyá

Carlos Moyá

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, Gaël Monfils

Gaël Monfils

Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...

, Jarkko Nieminen

Jarkko Nieminen

Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...

and Robin Söderling

Robin Söderling

Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...

Singles

Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...

def.

Tomáš Berdych

, 6–4, 6–1

It was Tommy Robredo's 1st title of the year, and his 7th overall. It was his 2nd win at the event.

Doubles

Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....

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Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...

def.

Johan Brunström

Johan Brunström is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...

Jean-Julien Rojer

Jean-Julien Rojer is a professional Curaçao tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he reached on August 15, 2005. A doubles specialist, his career high in doubles is 18th, which he reached on July 4, 2011. His current doubles partner is Eric Butorac.-Doubles: 13...

, 6–2, 6–2

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