2008 Masters Series Hamburg

The 2008 Masters Series Hamburg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Masters Series Hamburg, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from May 10 through May 18, 2008.

The men's field was headlined by World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer, Monte Carlo winner and 2007 Hamburg runner-up Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open and Rome winner Novak Djokovic. Other top seeds competing were Miami champion Nikolay Davydenko, Valencia Open winner David Ferrer, James Blake, Richard Gasquet and Tomáš Berdych.

Champions

Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3

Doubles

Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]

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2008 Masters (snooker)

The 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13–20 January 2008 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

Mark Selby won the tournament by defeating Stephen Lee 10–3 in the final. In the final frame, he tied Ken Doherty for the highest break of the tournament, recording a total clearance of 141.

Facts and figures

2007 Hamburg Masters

The 2007 Masters Series Hamburg presented by E.ON Hanse was the 2007 edition of the Hamburg Masters. Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, ending Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay. Carlos Moyà reached his first Masters Series semi-final in three years, after languishing well outside the top-20 at the start of the year. Lleyton Hewitt was also a surprise semi-finalist pushing Nadal to three sets. This was Hewitt's first masters semi-final since Indian Wells in 2005. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the doubles title.

As the penultimate event before the 2007 French Open, it was now believed that Federer represented a significant threat to Nadal's reign as the King of Clay. Federer himself said that he had found the formula to beat Nadal on clay. However, Nadal was able to retain his French Open crown in 4 sets.

Champions

Singles

Roger Federer def. Rafael Nadal, 2–6, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett, 6–3, 6–4

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2009 International German Open

The 2009 International German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the event known that year as the International German Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany, from July 20 through July 26, 2009.

ATP entrants

Seeds

*Seedings based on the July 13, 2009 rankings.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

Daniel Brands

Florian Mayer

Simon Greul

Kevin Krawietz

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Potito Starace

Victor Crivoi

Pablo Cuevas

Evgeny Korolev

Pere Riba

Marcel Granollers-Pujol

Champions

Singles

Nikolay Davydenko def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley def. Marcelo Melo / Filip Polášek, 6–3, 6–3

References

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German Open Tennis Championships

The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts at the tennis center Am Rothenbaum. In the past, it was contested in May, as a precursor to the French Open. Currently, it is held in July instead. A men's doubles event was added in 1902.

Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event, between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Super Series. From 1990 to 2008 it was part of the ATP Masters Series. In 2009 the tournament was downgraded to an ATP World Tour 500 event. According to tournament officials, this seriously hinders its ability to attract top-ranking players, who are more likely to participate in tournaments that earn them more points. Tournament officials sued the ATP in 2007 to stop the downgrade but a US jury decided in 2008 that it did not constitute a breach of monopoly laws. After a court-ordered mediation the tournament saw its appeal to the verdict rejected in 2010. As the tournament stands now with its new position in the ATP calendar, it is an attractive event for many players who dislike playing on faster surfaces. Its new position will prevent top-ranked players from playing there, since it is after Wimbledon and the focus moves towards preparing for the North American summer hardcourt surface before the start of the U.S. Open.

Hamburg (surname)

Hamburg is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hamburg, New Jersey

Hamburg is a borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,277, reflecting an increase of 172 (+5.5%) from the 3,105 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 539 (+21.0%) from the 2,566 counted in the 1990 Census.

In 1753, when Sussex County was formed, the area of present-day Hamburg was part of New Town; on February 25, 1762, it became part of the newly established Hardyston Township. On April 8, 1793, when Vernon Township was formed from Hardyston, Hamburg was included within the boundaries of Vernon. In 1852, the boundary line was changed so that Hamburg was again in Hardyston Township. Hamburg was incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1920, from portions of Hardyston Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1920. The borough was named for Hamburg, Germany.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.165 square miles (3.016 km²), including 1.142 square miles (2.957 km²) of land and 0.023 square miles (0.059 km²) of water (1.96%).