2008 Shelbourne Irish Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Shelbourne Irish Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Robert Smeets
Runner-upDenmark Frederik Nielsen
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Rohan Bopanna was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.[1]

Robert Smeets won the title, defeating Frederik Nielsen in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.[2]

Seeds

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  1. Germany Mischa Zverev (first round)
  2. Luxembourg Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
  3. Croatia Roko Karanušić (first round)
  4. Denmark Kristian Pless (second round)
  5. Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (second round)
  6. Australia Robert Smeets (champion)
  7. Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev (first round)
  8. Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6 Australia Robert Smeets 77 6
Q Czech Republic Tomáš Cakl 65 1
6 Australia Robert Smeets 77 6
Denmark Frederik Nielsen 65 2
  United Kingdom Jonathan Marray 710 64 3
  Denmark Frederik Nielsen 68 77 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany M Zverev 4 3
Q Netherlands M Koning 6 6 Q Netherlands M Koning 3 6 3
WC Republic of Ireland E Heavey 4 3 India P Amritraj 6 1 6
India P Amritraj 6 6 India P Amritraj 0 3
WC Republic of Ireland J Cluskey 3 5 6 Australia R Smeets 6 6
Australia A Feeney 6 7 Australia A Feeney 4 77 1
Sweden M Ryderstedt 62 4 6 Australia R Smeets 6 60 6
6 Australia R Smeets 77 6 6 Australia R Smeets 77 6
3 Croatia R Karanušić 6 7 Q Czech Republic T Cakl 65 1
France G Lugassy 2 5 3 Croatia R Karanušić
Q Slovakia I Klec 6 6 Q Slovakia I Klec w/o
Q United Kingdom R Bloomfield 3 2 Q Slovakia I Klec 66 3
Q Czech Republic T Cakl 77 6 Q Czech Republic T Cakl 78 6
Austria M Fischer 64 4 Q Czech Republic T Cakl 6 3 7
WC Republic of Ireland C O'Brien 3 63 5 Pakistan A-u-H Quershi 4 6 5
5 Pakistan A-u-H Quershi 6 77

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Netherlands M Middelkoop 6 1 68
Sweden B Rehnquist 3 6 710 Sweden B Rehnquist 77 6
United Kingdom A Slabinsky 6 6 United Kingdom A Slabinsky 62 4
Republic of Ireland C Niland 4 4 Sweden B Rehnquist 4 3
United Kingdom J Marray 3 6 6 United Kingdom J Marray 6 6
India H Mankad 6 3 4 United Kingdom J Marray 6 6
WC Republic of Ireland T Farron-Mahon 63 6 62 4 Denmark K Pless 1 4
4 Denmark K Pless 77 3 77 United Kingdom J Marray 710 64 3
7 Russia A Kudryavtsev 64 4 Denmark F Nielsen 68 77 6
Denmark F Nielsen 77 6 Denmark F Nielsen 77 4 6
United Kingdom J Goodall 3 77 3 Australia A Coelho 64 6 3
Australia A Coelho 6 63 6 Denmark F Nielsen 77 6
Russia P Chekhov 63 4 2 Luxembourg G Müller 64 4
Australia C Ebelthite 77 6 Australia C Ebelthite 69 5
Uruguay M Felder 7 4 3 2 Luxembourg G Müller 711 7
2 Luxembourg G Müller 5 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Bopanna takes Irish Open title". RTE. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Smeets wins Irish Open in straight sets". RTE. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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