The 2008 Challenger de Providencia, also named Copa Kia for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th 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 Club Providencia in Providencia, Santiago, Chile, from 25 February through 2 March 2008.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles55382413502colspan="3" Doubles0colspan="5"
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$5,000$3,000$1,755$1,020$600$365colspan="3" Doubles *$2,200$1,250$760$450$250colspan="4" * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedRubén Ramírez Hidalgo1231Iván Navarro1262Eduardo Schwank1413Daniel Gimeno Traver1574Brian Dabul1585Thomaz Bellucci1816Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras1887Júlio Silva1958 1 Rankings as of 18 February 2008.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Julio Peralta Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz Ricardo Urzúa Rivera
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Juan Pablo Amado Rogério Dutra Silva Peter Polansky Diego Veronelli
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBrian DabulJean-Julien Rojer2811Thomaz BellucciRubén Ramírez Hidalgo2912Sebastián DecoudHoracio Zeballos2933Franco FerreiroMartín Vilarrubí4234 1 Rankings as of 18 February 2008.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Guillermo Hormazábal / Hans Podlipnik-Castillo Mariano Hood / Eduardo Schwank Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz / Ricardo Urzúa Rivera
Withdrawals During the tournament Gustavo Marcaccio / Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras → in first round Sebastián Decoud / Horacio Zeballos → in first round Francesco Aldi / Simone Vagnozzi → in quarterfinals Jorge Aguilar / Adrián García → in semifinals
Champions
Singles
Thomaz Bellucci defeated Eduardo Schwank, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles
Mariano Hood / Eduardo Schwank defeated Brian Dabul / Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–3, 6–3
References
External links Official Results Archive (ATP) Official Results Archive (ITF) Singles Draw (ATP) Doubles Draw (ATP) Club Providencia website