The 2008 Thailand Open was a men's
tennis tournament played on
indoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the
Thailand Open, and was part of the
International Series of the
2008 ATP Tour
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. It took place at the
Impact Arena
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in
Bangkok,
Thailand, from 22 September through 28 September 2008.
The singles field was led by
ATP
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No. 3,
Australian Open
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champion,
French Open
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and
US Open semifinalist,
Indian Wells and
Rome Masters winner
Novak Djokovic,
Australian Open
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runner-up
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,
Miami Masters semifinalist,
Båstad
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finalist
Tomáš Berdych. Also lined up were
French Open semifinalist Gaël Monfils,
Australian Open quarterfinalist Jarkko Nieminen,
Robin Söderling,
Marat Safin and
Jürgen Melzer.
Finals
Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated
Novak Djokovic, 7–6
(7–4), 6–4
*It was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's 1st career title.
Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý
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Career
Dlouhý has been part of two long-term doubles ...
/
Leander Paes defeated
Scott Lipsky /
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*Dav ...
, 6–4, 7–6
(7–4)
External links
Official websiteSingles drawDoubles drawQualifying Singles draw
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