| 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel | |
|---|---|
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| Date | February 25 – March 2 |
| Edition | 15th (men) / 8th (women) |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Acapulco,Mexico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Nicolás Almagro | |
| Women's singles | |
 Flavia Pennetta | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Oliver Marach / Michal Mertiňák | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Nuria Llagostera Vives /María José Martínez Sánchez | |
The2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was atennis tournament played onoutdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the men's tournament (8th for the women) of theAbierto Mexicano Telcel, and was part of theInternational Series Gold of the2008 ATP Tour, and of theTier III Series of the2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at theFairmont Acapulco Princess inAcapulco, Mexico, from February 25 through March 2, 2008.
The men's singles featuredATP No. 8,Madrid andParis Masters champion andBuenos Aires winnerDavid Nalbandian,Costa do Sauípe runner-up andtwo-time Acapulco titlistCarlos Moyá, and recentViña del Mar singles and doubles finalistJuan Mónaco. Also present were2007 Metz semifinalistGuillermo Cañas,Buenos Aires semifinalistJuan Ignacio Chela,Nicolás Almagro,Igor Andreev andPotito Starace.
The women's field was led byViña del Mar champion,three-time Acapulco finalist and 2005 titlistFlavia Pennetta,DnipropetrovskSatellite winnerAlizé Cornet, andViña del Mar finalistKlára Zakopalová. Also competing in the draw wereViña del Mar andBogotá quarterfinalistMartina Müller,Auckland andBogotá quarterfinalistSara Errani,Yvonne Meusburger,Kaia Kanepi andEdina Gallovits.
Nicolás Almagro defeated
David Nalbandian, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Flavia Pennetta defeated
Alizé Cornet, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Oliver Marach /Michal Mertiňák defeatedAgustín Calleri /
Luis Horna, 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Nuria Llagostera Vives /María José Martínez Sánchez defeated
Iveta Benešová /Petra Cetkovská, 6–2, 6–4