2008 Seniors Torneo Godó

2008 Seniors Torneo Godó
2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Michael Stich
Score	6–3, 6–3

The 2008 Seniors Torneo Godó was the third edition of the Seniors Torneo Godó and it took place from April 24–28, 2008.

Tie-breaks were used for the first two sets of each match, which was the best of three sets. If the score was tied at one set all, a "champions tie break" (the first player to win at least 10 points or by a margin of two points) would be used.

Sergi Bruguera was the defending champion, but had to withdraw (due to an injury) before his 3rd match of the round robin.

Marcelo Ríos won the title by defeating Michael Stich 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Cédric Pioline took the third place.

Draw

The main draw was announced on 23 April.

Red Group	Blue Group
Albert Costa	Sergi Bruguera (defending champion)
Magnus Larsson	Cédric Pioline
Henri Leconte	Marcelo Ríos
Michael Stich	Carl-Uwe Steeb
Emilio Sánchez (replaced by Leconte)	Magnus Gustafsson (replaced by Steeb)

Group stage

Group A

		Costa	Larsson	Leconte	Stich	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
	Albert Costa		7–6, 6–4	6–3, 6–2	3–6, 4–6	2–1	4–2 (66.7%)	32–27 (54.2%)
	Magnus Larsson	6–7, 4–6		6–3, 4–6, [10–7]	6–3, 7–6(7–3)	2–1	4–3 (57.1%)	34–31 (52.3%)	3
	Henri Leconte	3–6, 2–6	3–6, 6–4, [7–10]		3–6, 4–6	0–3	1–6 (14.3%)	21–35 (37.5%)	4
	Michael Stich	6–3, 6–4	3–6, 6–7(3–7)	6–3, 6–4		2–1	4–2 (66.7%)	33–25 (56.9%)

Group B

		Bruguera	Pioline	Ríos	Steeb	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
	Sergi Bruguera		6–4, 6–1	Withdrew	6–2, 6–1	2–1	4–0 (100%)	24–8 (75.0%)	X
	Cédric Pioline	1–6, 4–6		6–3, 3–6, [7–10]	6–1, 6–4	1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	26–27 (49.1%)
	Marcelo Ríos	Walkover	3–6, 6–3, [10–7]		6–1, 6–2	3–0	4–1 (80.0%)	22–12 (64.7%)
	Carl-Uwe Steeb	2–6, 1–6	1–6, 4–6	1–6, 2–6		0–3	0–6 (0.0%)	11–36 (23.4%)	3

Bruguera had to withdraw before his match against Ríos due to an injury in his right knee.

Final four

Third-place playoff

Third-place playoff
Cédric Pioline	77	3
Albert Costa (ret.)	65	1

Final

Final
Marcelo Ríos	6	6
Michael Stich	3	3

Exhibition match

Exhibition match
Marcelo Ríos	7
Alberto Martín	6

External links

• Official Results Archive of the 2008 season (ATP) (Downloadable PDF file. Barcelona appears in page 7)