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2008 Pacific Life Open
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2008 Pacific Life Open March 10–23 35th $3,339,000 Masters Series (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA) Hard / outdoor Indian Wells, California, US Indian Wells Tennis Garden SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic2008 Indian Wells – Men's singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/2008/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic ISR Jonathan Erlich / ISR Andy Ram2008 Indian Wells – Men's doubles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/2008/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) RUS Dinara Safina / RUS Elena Vesnina Indian Wells Open BNP Paribas Open
222px|thumb|Men's singles champion Novak Djokovic.
222px|thumb|Women's singles champion Ana Ivanovic.
The 2008 Indian Wells Open (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the Indian Wells Open, 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 Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States, from March 10 through March 23, 2008.
The men's singles were headlined by the World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and Masters Cup winner Roger Federer, the ATP No. 2, Chennai runner-up and the defending champion Rafael Nadal, and the Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Also competing in the field were the 2007 Moscow title holder Nikolay Davydenko, the Masters Cup finalist David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet.
The women's draw included the WTA No. 2 and the Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic, the Sydney and Dubai finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, and the Australian Open semifinalist Jelena Janković. Other top seeds present were the Tour Championships finalist and the Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, the defending champion Daniela Hantuchová, Marion Bartoli, Nicole Vaidišová and Dinara Safina.
Serbians Novak Djokovichttp://novakdjokovic10years.com/2013/02/17/djokovic-nets-fish-for-atp-indian-wells-title/ Djokovic Nets Fish for ATP Indian Wells Title Novak Djokovic 10 Years 2013-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20130301041157/http://novakdjokovic10years.com/2013/02/17/djokovic-nets-fish-for-atp-indian-wells-title/ 2013-03-01 dead and Ana IvanovicIvanovic wins Indian Wells title http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7310820.stm BBC Sport March 23, 2008 won the respective men's and women's singles titles. For Djokovic, it was his second title of the year, following his success at the Australian Open, whilst for Ivanovic, it was her first title of the year, but it would be her last Tier I/Premier title to date.
Finals
Men's singles
2008 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles
SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic defeated USA Mardy Fish, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year, and his 9th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and his 3rd overall.
Women's singles
2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles
SRB 2004 Ana Ivanovic defeated RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–4, 6–3
It was Ivanovic's 1st title of the year, and her 6th overall. It was her 3rd (and last) Tier I title overall.
Men's doubles
2008 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles
ISR Jonathan Erlich / ISR Andy Ram defeated CAN Daniel Nestor / SRB 2004 Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
2008 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles
RUS Dinara Safina / RUS Elena Vesnina defeated CHN Yan Zi / CHN Zheng Jie, 6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
References
External links
http://www.bnpparibasopen.com
ATP tournament profile
Men's singles draw
Men's doubles draw
Women's singles, doubles and qualifying draws
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