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2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
2008 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsChina Sun Tiantian
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-upIndia Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Score7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Sun Tiantian and Nenad Zimonjić won the mixed doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–4.

Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Likhovtseva did not participate in this Australian Open. Nestor partnered with Zheng Jie, but lost in the first round to Chan Yung-jan and Eric Butorac.

Seeds

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  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / Australia Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Lisa Raymond / Sweden Simon Aspelin (second round)
  3. China Yan Zi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles (semifinals)
  4. China Zheng Jie / Canada Daniel Nestor (first round)
  5. China Sun Tiantian / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung / Israel Jonathan Erlich (quarterfinals)
  7. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Czech Republic Martin Damm (quarterfinals)
  8. France Nathalie Dechy / Israel Andy Ram (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
5 China Sun Tiantian
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
4 7 [10]
3 China Yan Zi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6 5 [6]
5 China Sun Tiantian
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
77 6  
  India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
64 4  
8 France Nathalie Dechy
Israel Andy Ram
4 2  
  India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia P Hanley
77 6  
  United States B Mattek
Australia J Kerr
65 2   1 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia P Hanley
6 6  
WC Australia J Moore
Australia G Jones
4 6 [10] WC Australia J Moore
Australia G Jones
1 1  
  Australia R Stubbs
Australia T Perry
6 4 [4] 1 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia P Hanley
6 67 [8]
  Spain A Medina Garrigues
Argentina M García
5 63   5 China T Sun
Serbia N Zimonjić
4 79 [10]
  United States L Huber
United Kingdom J Murray
7 77     United States L Huber
United Kingdom J Murray
2 4  
  United States V King
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
1 3   5 China T Sun
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 6  
5 China T Sun
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 6   5 China T Sun
Serbia N Zimonjić
4 7 [10]
3 China Z Yan
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 3 [10] 3 China Z Yan
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 5 [6]
  Czech Republic V Uhlířová
South Africa J Coetzee
3 6 [6] 3 China Z Yan
The Bahamas M Knowles
7 6  
  Belarus V Azarenka
Belarus M Mirnyi
3 64     United States M Tu
Poland M Matkowski
5 2  
  United States M Tu
Poland M Matkowski
6 77   3 China Z Yan
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 6  
  Hungary Á Szávay
India L Paes
2 6 [10] 6 Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
Israel J Erlich
4 4  
  Czech Republic R Voráčová
Czech Republic D Škoch
6 2 [6]   Hungary Á Szávay
India L Paes
     
WC Australia J Gajdosova
Australia S Groth
6 1 r 6 Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
Israel J Erlich
w/o    
6 Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
Israel J Erlich
4 4  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 France N Dechy
Israel A Ram
6 6  
WC Australia S Ferguson
Australia A Feeney
3 4   8 France N Dechy
Israel A Ram
6 5 [10]
  Slovakia J Husárová
Poland M Fyrstenberg
6 7     Slovakia J Husárová
Poland M Fyrstenberg
3 7 [4]
  Austria T Paszek
Brazil M Melo
3 5   8 France N Dechy
Israel A Ram
6 6  
  France V Razzano
United States A Roddick
6 6     Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
United States E Butorac
1 2  
WC Australia M Adamczak
Australia S Huss
4 2     France V Razzano
United States A Roddick
6 5 [5]
  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
United States E Butorac
7 77     Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
United States E Butorac
1 7 [10]
4 China J Zheng
Canada D Nestor
5 61   8 France N Dechy
Israel A Ram
4 2  
7 Czech Republic K Peschke
Czech Republic M Damm
6 77     India S Mirza
India M Bhupathi
6 6  
WC Australia I Holland
Australia B Klein
1 65   7 Czech Republic K Peschke
Czech Republic M Damm
6 6  
Alt Czech Republic Z Ondrášková
Czech Republic P Frelich
0 1   Alt Russia G Voskoboeva
Czech Republic F Čermák
1 1  
Alt Russia G Voskoboeva
Czech Republic F Čermák
6 6   7 Czech Republic K Peschke
Czech Republic M Damm
     
WC Australia A Molik
Australia N Healey
1 4     India S Mirza
India M Bhupathi
w/o    
  India S Mirza
India M Bhupathi
6 6     India S Mirza
India M Bhupathi
6 2 [10]
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Czech Republic L Friedl
4 2   2 United States L Raymond
Sweden S Aspelin
3 6 [7]
2 United States L Raymond
Sweden S Aspelin
6 6  
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