2008 Mercedes Cup
The 2008 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the Mercedes Cup, and was part of the ATP [International Series Gold|International Series Gold] of the ATP Tour">Association of Tennis Professionals">ATP Tour. It took place at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 July until 13 July 2008.
The announced field was headlined by ATP No. 2, Stuttgart defending champion, French Open and new Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon] titlist Rafael Nadal, Sydney doubles winner and 2008 [Queen's Club Championships - Singles#Finals|Queen's Club quarterfinalist] Richard Gasquet, and French Open – Men's Singles#Finals|French Open quarterfinalist], Costa do Sauípe and Acapulco champion Nicolás Almagro. Also competing were Auckland titlist Philipp Kohlschreiber, 2008 [BMW Open|Munich] runner-up Simone Bolelli, Agustín Calleri, José Acasuso and Eduardo Schwank.
Finals
Singles
defeated Richard Gasquet 6–4, 7–5- It was Juan Martín del Potro's 1st career title.