2008 Canada Masters

TennisEventInfo|2008|Canada Masters
date=July 19 – July 27 (men)
July 26 – August 3 (women)
edition=119th
champms= flagicon|ESP| Rafael Nadal
champws= flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina
champmd= flagicon|CAN Daniel Nestor / flagicon|SRB Nenad Zimonjic
champwd= flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|USA Liezel HuberThe 2008 Canada Masters (also known as the "Rogers Cup" for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Canada 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. The men's event took place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Canada, from July 19 through July 27, 2008, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada, from July 26 through August 3, 2008.

The men's field featured World No. 1, French Open and Wimbledon runner-up Roger Federer, ATP No. 2, French Open and new Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open titlist and Canada Masters defending champion Novak Djokovic. Also competing were ATP No. 4, Miami Masters, Pörtschach and Warsaw titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia and s'Hertogenbosch winner David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, James Blake and Andy Murray.

On the women's side were present World No. 1 and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, Rome Tier I winner and 2007 Canada Masters runner-up Jelena Jankovic, and reigning Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova. Other top seeded players were French Open semifinalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wimbledon semifinalist and Dubai titlist Elena Dementieva, Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Vera Zvonareva.

Champions

Men's Singles

flagicon|ESP Rafael Nadal def. flagicon|GER Nicolas Kiefer, 6–3, 6–2
*It was Rafael Nadal's 7th title of the year, and his 30th overall. It was his 3rd Masters title of the year, his 12th overall, and his 2nd win at the event.

Women's Singles

flagicon|RUS Dinara Safina def. flagicon|SVK Dominika Cibulkova, 6–2, 6–1
*It was Dinara Safina's 3rd title of the year, and her 8th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year, and overall.

Men's Doubles

flagicon|CAN Daniel Nestor / flagicon|SRB Nenad Zimonjic def. flagicon|USA Bob Bryan / flagicon|USA Mike Bryan, 6–2, 4–6, 10–6

Women's Doubles

flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|USA Liezel Huber def. flagicon|RUS Maria Kirilenko / flagicon|ITA Flavia Pennetta, 6–1, 6–1

External links

* [http://www.rogerscup.com Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/421/mds.pdf Men's Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/421/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/421/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles Draw]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/global/Pdfs/events/2008/canada_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles Draws]