The 2008 La Serena Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the La Serena Golf resort in La Serena, Chile, from 14 through 20 January 2008.
The highlight of the tournament was the presence of Argentinian Mariano Puerta, former French Open runner-up in 2005, who returned to tennis in June 2007 after a 2-year ban due to doping. A temporary court with a capacity of 1,500 was specially built for the tournament.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles5538241350colspan="4" Doubles0colspan="5"
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$7,200$4,240$2,510$1,460$860$520colspan="3" Doubles *$3,100$1,800$1,080$640$360colspan="4" * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedNicolás Lapentti1101Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo1342Juan Pablo Guzmán1513Brian Dabul1564Eduardo Schwank1715Thomaz Bellucci1836Adrián García1877Daniel Muñoz de la Nava1988 1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Guillermo Hormazábal Nicolás Lapentti Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Martín Alund Alejandro Fabbri Matteo Marrai David Marrero
The following player received entry as lucky loser: Alejandro Kon
Withdrawals Before the tournament Edgardo Massa → replaced by Kon
Retirements Gustavo Marcaccio Cristian Villagrán
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJuan Pablo GuzmánRubén Ramírez Hidalgo1601Brian DabulHoracio Zeballos1752Nicolás LapenttiEduardo Schwank4713Daniel Muñoz de la NavaGabriel Trujillo Soler4724 1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Jorge Aguilar / Pablo Figueroa Adrián García / Rodrigo Urzúa Guillermo Hormazábal / Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
The following pair received entry as alternates: Matteo Marrai / Walter Trusendi
Withdrawals Before the tournament Franco Ferreiro / Manuel Jorquera → replaced by Marrai/Trusendi
Champions
Singles
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo defeated David Marrero, 6–3, 6–1 It was the 5th Challenger title for Ramírez Hidalgo in his singles career.
Doubles
Nicolás Lapentti / Eduardo Schwank defeated Sebastián Decoud / Cristian Villagrán, 6–4, 6–0
References
External links Official Results Archive (ATP)
Singles Draw (ATP) Doubles Draw (ATP) La Serena Golf website