2008 Pacific Life Open
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The 2008 Indian Wells Masters (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Indian Wells 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. 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 singles were headlined by World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and Masters Cup winner Roger Federer, ATP No. 2, Chennai runner-up and defending champion Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Also competing in the field were 2007 Moscow titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Masters Cup finalist David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet.
The women's draw featured WTA No. 2 and Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanović, Sydney and Dubai finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Australian Open semifinalist Jelena Janković. Other top seeds present were Tour Championships finalist and Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, defending champion Daniela Hantuchová, Marion Bartoli, Nicole Vaidišová and Dinara Safina.
Champions
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic def. Mardy Fish, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
- It was Novak 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
Ana Ivanović def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Ana Ivanović's 1st title of the year, and her 6th overall. It was her 3rd Tier I title overall.
Men's Doubles
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram def. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles
Dinara Safina / Elena Vesnina def. Zi Yan / Jie Zheng, 6–1, 1–6, 10–8
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