2008 Pilot Pen Tennis

TennisEventInfo|2008|Pilot Pen Tennis
date=August 15 – August 23
edition=40th
champms=flagicon|CRO Marin Cilic
champws=flagicon|DEN Caroline Wozniacki
champmd=flagicon|BRA Marcelo Melo / flagicon|BRA Andre Sa
champwd=flagicon|CZE Kveta Peschke / flagicon|USA Lisa RaymondThe 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, United States, from August 15 through August 23, 2008.

The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 13, Nottingham runner-up and Umag champion Fernando Verdasco, Cincinnati Masters semifinalist and Nottingham titlist Ivo Karlovic, and winner of back-to-back titles in Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles and Washington Juan Martin del Potro. Other top seeds are Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev, Viña del Mar and Pörtschach runner-up Juan Monaco, Marin Cilic, Andreas Seppi and Mardy Fish.

The women's draw was led by WTA No. 10, Rome Tier I semifinalist and Paris champion Anna Chakvetadze, Australian Open semifinalist and Indian Wells Tier I quarterfinalist Daniela Hantuchova, and Paris, Eastbourne and Montreal semifinalist, Standford finalist Marion Bartoli. Also competing are Paris finalist Agnes Szavay, Bangalore runner-up Patty Schnyder, Flavia Pennetta, Alize Cornet and Dominika Cibulkova.

Champions

Men's Singles

flagicon|CRO Marin Cilic def. flagicon|USA Mardy Fish, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
*It was Marin Cilic's 1st career title.

Women's Singles

flagicon|DEN Caroline Wozniacki def. flagicon|RUS Anna Chakvetadze, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
*It was Caroline Wozniacki's 2nd title of the year, and overall.

Men's Doubles

flagicon|BRA Marcelo Melo / flagicon|BRA Andre Sa def. flagicon|IND Mahesh Bhupathi / flagicon|BAH Mark Knowles, 7–5, 6–2

Women's Doubles

flagicon|CZE Kveta Peschke / flagicon|USA Lisa Raymond def. flagicon|ROU Sorana Cirstea / flagicon|ROU Monica Niculescu, 4–6, 7–5, 10–7

External links

* [http://www.pilotpentennis.com/home/default.sps Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3348/mds.pdf Men's Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3348/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/3348/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles Draw]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/global/Pdfs/events/2008/newhaven_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles Draws]