2008 Shelbourne Irish Open

2008 Shelbourne Irish Open
Date	30 June – 5 July
Edition	3rd
Category	ATP Challenger Series
Draw	32S/32Q/16D
Prize money	EUR €64,000
Surface	Carpet / outdoor
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Venue	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
	Robert Smeets
Doubles
	Prakash Amritraj / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

The 2008 Shelbourne Irish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland, from 30 June through 5 July 2008.^[1]

Points and prize money

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Country	Player	Rank	Seed
GER	Mischa Zverev	92	1
LUX	Gilles Müller	105	2
CRO	Roko Karanušić	111	3
DEN	Kristian Pless	126	4
PAK	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	158	5
AUS	Robert Smeets	167	6
RUS	Alexander Kudryavtsev	190	7
NED	Matwé Middelkoop	207	8

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
AUS	Andrew Coelho	AUS	Adam Feeney	376	1
RUS	Pavel Chekhov	RUS	Alexander Kudryavtsev	428	2
GBR	Josh Goodall	GBR	Ken Skupski	511	3
GBR	Jonathan Marray	DEN	Frederik Nielsen	501	4

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Prakash Amritraj / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi defeated Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

↑ "Smeets wins Irish Open in straight sets". RTE. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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