2008 Challenger de Providencia

The 2008 Challenger de Providencia, also named Copa Kia for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th 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 Club Providencia in Providencia, Santiago, Chile, from 25 February through 2 March 2008.

2008 Challenger de Providencia
Date25 February – 2 March
Edition4th
CategoryATP Challenger Series
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize moneyUSD $35,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationProvidencia, Santiago, Chile
VenueClub Providencia
Champions
Singles
Brazil Thomaz Bellucci
Doubles
Argentina Mariano Hood / Argentina Eduardo Schwank
← 2007 · Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup · 2009 →

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 55 38 24 13 5 0 2
Doubles 0

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $5,000 $3,000 $1,755 $1,020 $600 $365
Doubles * $2,200 $1,250 $760 $450 $250

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 123 1
  ESP Iván Navarro 126 2
  ARG Eduardo Schwank 141 3
  ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver 157 4
  ARG Brian Dabul 158 5
  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 181 6
  ESP Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras 188 7
  BRA Júlio Silva 195 8

1 Rankings as of 18 February 2008.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ARG Brian Dabul   AHO Jean-Julien Rojer 281 1
  BRA Thomaz Bellucci   ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 291 2
  ARG Sebastián Decoud   ARG Horacio Zeballos 293 3
  BRA Franco Ferreiro   URU Martín Vilarrubí 423 4

1 Rankings as of 18 February 2008.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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During the tournament

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "Tenis: brasileño Thomaz Bellucci gana torneo challenger de Santiago" [Tennis: brazilian Thomaz Bellucci wins Santiago Challenger tournament]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). EFE. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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