The 2008 Croatia Open Umag, also known by its sponsored name ATP Studena Croatia Open, was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 19th edition of the

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, and was part of the International Series of the

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. It took place at the International Tennis Center in

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, from 14 July through 20 July 2008. The singles field was led by

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runner-up and recent Båstad semifinalist

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, two-time Nottingham champion

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, and

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runner-up and five-time Umag winner, defending champion

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. Other seeded players were

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finalist

Igor Andreev Igor Valeryevich Andreev (russian: link=no, И́горь Вале́рьевич Андре́ев, BGN/PCGN: ''Andreyev'', ISO 9: ''Andreev'', ; born 14 July 1983) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He won three ATP Tour singles ti ...

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runner-up

Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubičić (; born 19 March 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a Grand S ...

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and

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Finals

Singles

defeated

, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4) * It was Verdasco's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall.

Doubles

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defeated

Carlos Berlocq Carlos Alberto Berlocq (; born February 3, 1983) is an Argentine retired professional tennis player nicknamed ''Charly'', ''Panther'' and ''Warlocq''. His favourite surface was clay and he was last coached by Walter Grinovero. Berlocq's career ...

, 2–6, 6–3, 0–5

External links

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