2008 China Open (tennis)

2008 China Open
Date September 22 – September 28
Edition 10th (ATP) / 12th (WTA)
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Andy Roddick
Women's Singles
Serbia Jelena Janković
Men's Doubles
Australia Stephen Huss / United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Women's Doubles
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Denmark Caroline Wozniacki

The 2008 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the China Open for the men (the 12th for the women), and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Beijing Tennis Center in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from September 22 through September 28, 2008.

The men's draw featured ATP No. 5, Australian Open and French Open quarterfinalist, Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch winner David Ferrer, US Open quarterfinalist, Dubai, San Jose champion Andy Roddick, and Olympic silver medalist, Viña del Mar, Munich titlist, Beijing defending champion Fernando González. Also lined up were Stuttgart finalist Richard Gasquet, Umag winner Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, Rainer Schüttler and Sam Querrey.

The women's field featured WTA No. 2, US Open runner-up, Rome winner Jelena Janković, French Open, Indian Wells champion Ana Ivanovic, and Olympic silver medalist, French Open finalist, US Open semifinalist, Berlin, Montreal and Tokyo winner Dinara Safina. Also present were French Open semifinalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, Prague titlist Vera Zvonareva, Agnieszka Radwańska, Daniela Hantuchová, Anna Chakvetadze.

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Andy Roddick def. Israel Dudi Sela, 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3

Women's Singles

Serbia Jelena Janković def. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2

Men's Doubles

Australia Stephen Huss / United Kingdom Ross Hutchins def. Australia Ashley Fisher / United States Bobby Reynolds, 7–5, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Denmark Caroline Wozniacki def. China Han Xinyun / China Xu Yi-fan, 6–1, 6–3

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