The 2008 Grand Prix Hassan II was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 24th edition of the

Grand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual men's tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP Tour 250 series. The event is played on clay courts and was held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco through 2015, ...

, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the

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in Casablanca,

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, from 18 May through 25 May 2008. The main draw was led by Australian Open runner-up and Sydney doubles champion

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...

, 2007 Bucharest semifinalist

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, and Houston quarterfinalist

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. Other seeded players were Estoril quarterfinalist

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, Auckland semifinalist

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, Florent Serra and

Victor Hănescu Victor Hănescu (born 21 July 1981) is a former Romanian tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 26. Professional career Hănescu attained a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 on 6 July 2009. In a Davis Cup match again ...

Finals

Singles

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defeated

, 7–5, 6–2 *It was Gilles Simon's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall.

Doubles

Albert Montañés / Santiago Ventura defeated

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/ Todd Perry, 6–1, 6–2

External links

Official website

Singles draw

Doubles draw

Qualifying Singles draw
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