2008 Sony Ericsson Open

January 2025 2008 Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open logo.svg 200px March 26 – April 6 24th ATP Masters Series (men) Tier I Series (women) Hard / outdoor Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Tennis Center at Crandon Park RUS Nikolay Davydenko USA Serena Williams USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan SLO Katarina Srebotnik / JPN Ai Sugiyama Miami Open (tennis) Miami Open The 2008 Miami Masters (also known as the Sony Ericsson Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 26 through April 6, 2008. The men's field was headlined by World No. 1 and Masters Cup champion Roger Federer, Chennai finalist Andy Roddick, and Australian Open champion, Indian Wells Masters winner and defending champion Novak Djokovic. Other top players in the field were 2007 Moscow titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Masters Cup runner-up David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet. The women's field was led by World No. 1 and Tour Championships winner Justine Henin, Australian Open runner-up and Indian Wells champion Ana Ivanovic, and Indian Wells finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova. Among other players competing were Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells semifinalist Jelena Janković, Paris titlist Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams, Daniela Hantuchová and Serena Williams. Finals Men's singles 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's singles RUS Nikolay Davydenko defeated ESP Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2 It was Davydenko's 1st title of the year, and his 12th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and his 2nd overall. Women's singles 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles USA Serena Williams defeated SRB Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 It was Williams's 2nd title of the year, and her 30th overall. It was her 1st Tier I title of the year, her 9th overall, her 5th win at the event, and her 2nd consecutive one. Men's doubles 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BAH Mark Knowles 6–2, 6–2 Women's doubles 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's doubles SLO Katarina Srebotnik / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated ZIM Cara Black / USA Liezel Huber 7–5, 4–6, [10–3] External links Official Website Men's Singles draw Men's Doubles draw Men's Qualifying Singles draw Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying draws Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open Category:Miami Open (tennis) Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open Sony Ericsson Open