2008 PBZ Zagreb Indoors

2008 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Date February 23 – March 1
Edition 3rd
Category ATP International Series
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $370,000
Surface Hard / Indoor
Location Zagreb, Croatia
Venue Dom Sportova
Champions
Singles
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Doubles
Australia Paul Hanley / Australia Jordan Kerr

The 2008 PBZ Zagreb Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia, from February 23 through March 1, 2008.

The singles field was headlined by Doha semifinalist and recent South African Airways Open Challenger titlist Ivan Ljubičić, Rotterdam semifinalist Ivo Karlović, and Marseille quarterfinalist and Rotterdam semifinalist Gilles Simon. Also present in the field were Sydney semifinalist Fabrice Santoro, Chennai semifinalist Mario Ančić, Nicolas Mahut, Andreas Seppi and Janko Tipsarević.

Notable Stories

Lucky Loser Wins Title

Twenty-two-year-old Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky, who entered the tournament as world number 209, became the first lucky loser to reach an ATP Tour final since Nicklas Kulti at Halle in 1999. In winning the title he became the first lucky loser to take a trophy home since Christian Miniussi at São Paulo in 1991, and only the fourth to do it in the history of the ATP Tour.[1]

Champions

Singles

Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky def. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles

Australia Paul Hanley / Australia Jordan Kerr def. Germany Christopher Kas / Netherlands Rogier Wassen, 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]

References

  1. atptennis.com (2008-02-29). "Stakhovsky to Face Ljubicic in Zagreb Final". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

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