The 2008 Movistar Open was a men's
tennis tournament played on outdoor
clay court
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s. It was the 16th edition of the
Movistar Open
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, and was part of the
International Series of the
2008 ATP Tour
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. It took place at the
Centro de Tenis Las Salinas in
Viña del Mar
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,
Chile, from January 28 through February 3, 2008.
The field was headlined by
2007 Madrid Masters quarterfinalist,
2002 and 2004 Viña del Mar champion Fernando González,
2007 U.S. Open quarterfinalist and
2004 Viña del Mar doubles titlist
Juan Ignacio Chela, and
Auckland semifinalist Juan Mónaco. Other seeded players were
2007 St. Petersburg finalist Fernando Verdasco,
Doha and
Sydney
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quarterfinalist
AgustÃn Calleri,
Óscar Hernández,
José Acasuso and
Nicolás Massú.
Notable stories
Gonzalez's walkover win
Fernando González won the title by default after
Juan Mónaco was forced to withdraw from the tournament, after retiring during the doubles final, where he played alongside
Máximo González, due to a left ankle injury. Gonzalez was announced as the champion after his semifinal win over
Pablo Cuevas, in which he saved two match points.
Finals
Singles
Fernando González defeated
Juan Mónaco, walkover
* It was Fernando González's 1st title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 3rd win at the event.
Doubles
José Acasuso /
Sebastián Prieto defeated
Máximo González /
Juan Mónaco, 6–1, 3–0 retired
References
External links
Official websiteSingles drawDoubles drawQualifying Singles draw
{{2008 ATP Tour