2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open

January 2025 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open July 26 – August 3 (men)August 9–17 (women) 107th ATP Masters Series (men) Tier III Series (women) Hard / outdoor Mason, United States Lindner Family Tennis Center GBR Andy Murray RUS Nadia Petrova USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan RUS Maria Kirilenko / RUS Nadia Petrova 222px|thumb|Men's singles champion Andy Murray being presented with the Masters trophy thumb|Nadia Petrova won the title, beating Nathalie Dechy of France|222px The 2008 Cincinnati Masters, also known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 107th edition of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the men playing from July 26 through August 3, 2008, and the women from August 9 through August 17, 2008. The men's field was led by world No. 1, French Open and Wimbledon runner-up and Cincinnati Masters defending champion Roger Federer, ATP No. 2, French Open, Wimbledon and Canada Masters winner Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open titlist Novak Djokovic. Other top seeded players were ATP No. 4, Pörtschach and Warsaw titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia and s'Hertogenbosch winner David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, James Blake and Andy Murray. The women's draw featured Paris, Eastbourne and Montreal semifinalist, Standford finalist Marion Bartoli, Eastbourne runner-up and Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nadia Petrova, and Estoril, Barcelona winner Maria Kirilenko. Also competing were Strasbourg finalist, French Open and Wimbledon mixed doubles runner-up Katarina Srebotnik, Amelia Island quarterfinalist Amélie Mauresmo, Aleksandra Wozniak, Ekaterina Makarova and Tamira Paszek. Points and prize money Points distribution EventW WinnerF FinalSF SemifinalQF QuarterfinalR16 Round of 16R32 Round of 32R64 Round of 64Q QualifierQ2 Final qualifying roundQ1 First qualifying roundMen's singles 500 350 225 125 75 35 5 15 8 0Men's doubles 500 350 225 125 75 35 Women's singles 140 100 65 35 20 1 4 3 1Women's doubles 140 100 65 35 1 Men's singles qualifiers received 15 additional ranking points. A player who lost in the final qualifying round received eight points, while a first-round qualifying loss received no points. Women's singles qualifiers received four points; the qualifying-round losers received three or one point, depending on the round reached. Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Men's singles $420,000 $210,000 $105,000 $51,000 $26,200 $17,250 $8,500Women's singles $28,000 $15,000 $8,025 $4,340 $2,295 $1,300 Men's doubles* $130,000 $75,000 $34,200 $14,100 $7,600 $3,500 Women's doubles* $8,000 $4,250 $2,250 $1,200 $650 *per team Finals Men's singles 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles GBR Andy Murray defeated SRB Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) It was Murray's 3rd title of the year, and his 6th overall. It was his 1st career Masters title. Women's singles 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles RUS Nadia Petrova defeated FRA Nathalie Dechy 6–2, 6–1 It was Petrova's 1st title of the year, and her 8th overall. Men's doubles 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan defeated ISR Jonathan Erlich / ISR Andy Ram 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] Women's doubles 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Doubles RUS Maria Kirilenko / RUS Nadia Petrova defeated TPE Su-wei Hsieh / RUS Yaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] External links https://www.cincytennis.com ATP tournament profile Men's singles draw Men's doubles draw Men's qualifying singles draw Women's singles, doubles and qualifying singles draws