The 2008 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 18 through February 24, 2008.
The singles field was led by ATP No. 11, 2007 Madrid Masters and 2007 Paris Masters champion David Nalbandian, Viña del Mar singles and doubles runner-up Juan Mónaco, and Costa do Sauípe finalist Carlos Moyá. Other seeds were 2007 US Open quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, Costa do Sauípe winner Nicolás Almagro, Igor Andreev, Potito Starace and Filippo Volandri.
Entrants
Seeds Athlete Nationality Ranking* Seeding David Nalbandian Argentina 11 1 Juan Mónaco Argentina 14 2 Carlos Moyá Spain 13 3 Juan Ignacio Chela Argentina 25 4 Nicolás Almagro Spain 29 5 Igor Andreev Russia 32 6 Potito Starace Italy 35 7 Filippo Volandri Italy 41 8
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Eduardo Schwank Máximo González
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Thomaz Bellucci Daniel Gimeno Traver Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Ivo Minář
The following player received entry by a Special Exempt (SE):
Nicolás Lapentti
The following players received Lucky loser into the main draw:
Éric Prodon
Finals
Singles
David Nalbandian defeated José Acasuso, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 It was David Nalbandian's 1st title of the year, and his 8th overall.
Doubles
Agustín Calleri / Luis Horna defeated Werner Eschauer / Peter Luczak, 6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]
References
External links Official website ATP tournament profile Singles draw Doubles draw Qualifying Singles draw