2008 Pacific Life Open

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2008 Pacific Life Open
Date:   March 10 – March 23
Edition:   32nd
Champions
Men's Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Serbia Ana Ivanović
Men's Doubles
Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram
Women's Doubles
Russia Dinara Safina / Russia Elena Vesnina
Indian Wells Masters
 < 2007 2009 > 
Men's singles champion Novak Djokovic.
Women's singles champion Ana Ivanović.

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.

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Champions

Men's Singles

Serbia Novak Djokovic def. United States 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

Serbia Ana Ivanović def. Russia 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

Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram def. Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–4

Women's Doubles

Russia Dinara Safina / Russia Elena Vesnina def. China Zi Yan / China Jie Zheng, 6–1, 1–6, 10–8

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