2008 Gerry Weber Open

The 2008 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 16th edition of the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 7 June through 15 June 2008.

2008 Gerry Weber Open
Date7–15 June
Edition16th
CategoryInternational Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money€ 692,000
SurfaceGrass / Outdoor
LocationHalle, Germany
VenueGerry Weber Stadion
Champions
Singles
Roger Federer
Doubles
Mikhail Youzhny / Mischa Zverev

The singles draw featured World No. 1, French Open runner-up and 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Halle champion Roger Federer, ATP No. 7, Delray Beach and Houston finalist James Blake, and defending champion Tomáš Berdych. Also present were Australian Open quarterfinalist and Chennai titlist Mikhail Youzhny, 2007 Halle runner-up Marcos Baghdatis, Radek Štěpánek, Jarkko Nieminen and Ivan Ljubičić.

First-seeded Roger Federer won his fifth singles title at the event.

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