| 2008 Sony Ericsson Open | ||||
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| Date | March 26 – April 6 | |||
| Edition | 24th | |||
| Category | ATP Masters Series (men) Tier I Series (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. | |||
| Venue | Tennis Center at Crandon Park | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Nikolay Davydenko | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Serena Williams | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Katarina Srebotnik / Ai Sugiyama | ||||
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The2008 Miami Masters (also known as theSony Ericsson Open for sponsorship reasons) was atennis tournament played onoutdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of theMiami Masters, and was part of theATP Masters Series of the2008 ATP Tour, and of theTier I Series of the2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at theTennis Center at Crandon Park inKey Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 26 through April 6, 2008.
The men's field was headlined byWorld No. 1 andMasters Cup championRoger Federer,Chennai finalistAndy Roddick, andAustralian Open champion,Indian Wells Masters winner anddefending championNovak Djokovic. Other top players in the field were2007 Moscow titlistNikolay Davydenko,Masters Cup runner-upDavid Ferrer,Andy Roddick,David Nalbandian andRichard Gasquet.
The women's field was led byWorld No. 1 andTour Championships winnerJustine Henin,Australian Open runner-up andIndian Wells championAna Ivanovic, andIndian Wells finalistSvetlana Kuznetsova. Among other players competing wereAustralian Open semifinalist andIndian Wells semifinalistJelena Janković,Paris titlistAnna Chakvetadze,Venus Williams,Daniela Hantuchová andSerena Williams.
Nikolay Davydenko defeated
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–2
Serena Williams defeated
Jelena Janković 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan defeated
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Mark Knowles 6–2, 6–2
Katarina Srebotnik /Ai Sugiyama defeated
Cara Black /Liezel Huber 7–5, 4–6, [10–3]