The 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo (also known as the ''Masters Series Monte-Carlo presented by ROLEX'' for sponsorship reasons) was a men's
tennis tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the
Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the
ATP Masters Series of the
2008 ATP Tour
The 2008 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2008 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of ...
. It took place at the
Monte Carlo Country Club in
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (; oc, Ròcabruna Caup Martin or ; it, Roccabruna-Capo Martino, ; Mentonasc: ''Rocabrüna''; Roquebrune until 1921) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern Fr ...
,
France, near
Monte Carlo,
Monaco, from 19 April through 27 April 2008.
The men's field was headlined by
World No. 1 and
Estoril Open winner
Roger Federer,
Miami runner-up and
defending champion Rafael Nadal, and
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
and
Indian Wells titlist
Novak Djokovic. Other notable names in the field were
Miami Masters champion
Nikolay Davydenko,
Valencia Open winner
David Ferrer,
David Nalbandian,
Richard Gasquet and
Mikhail Youzhny.
Notable stories
Nadal's achievements
Champion
Rafael Nadal became the first man since
Anthony Wilding in 1914 to win four consecutive titles in
Monte Carlo, and was therefore the first man to do so in the
Open Era.
Nadal also won the doubles event, forming an unseeded team with
Tommy Robredo. This made him only the second man in
ATP Masters Series history to win both the singles and the doubles events of a tournament, in the same year. The last man to do so was
Jim Courier, at the
1991 Indian Wells Super 9.
All top seeds in final rounds
For the second time only in
ATP Masters Series history, the top four seeds (
Roger Federer,
Rafael Nadal,
Novak Djokovic and
Nikolay Davydenko) all reached the semifinals of the event. The last occurrence of this had taken place at the
1999 Cincinnati Super 9 event, with
Pete Sampras
Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...
,
Patrick Rafter,
Andre Agassi and
Yevgeny Kafelnikov all reaching the final four.
Finals
Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated
Roger Federer, 7–5, 7–5
*It was Rafael Nadal's 1st title of the year, and his 24th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, his 10th overall, and his 4th consecutive win at the event.
Doubles
Rafael Nadal /
Tommy Robredo defeated
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Mark Knowles, 6–3, 6–3
References
External links
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ATP tournament profileITF tournament edition details
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