2008 La Serena Open

The 2008 La Serena Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd and final edition of the event, and part of the 2008 ATP Challenger Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the tennis courts at the La Serena Golf resort in La Serena, Chile, from 14 through 20 January 2008.

The highlight of the tournament was the presence of Argentinian Mariano Puerta, former French Open runner-up in 2005, who returned to tennis in June 2007 after a 2-year ban due to doping. A temporary court with a capacity of 1,500 was specially built for the tournament.

Prize money

 * per team

Seeds
1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * Guillermo Hormazábal
 * 🇪🇨 Nicolás Lapentti
 * Hans Podlipnik-Castillo

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇦🇷 Martín Alund
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Fabbri
 * 🇮🇹 Matteo Marrai
 * 🇪🇸 David Marrero

The following player received entry as lucky loser:
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Kon

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
 * 🇦🇷 Edgardo Massa → replaced by Kon

Retirements

 * 🇦🇷 Gustavo Marcaccio
 * 🇦🇷 Cristian Villagrán

Seeds
1 Rankings as of 7 January 2008.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * Jorge Aguilar / 🇸🇪 Pablo Figueroa
 * Adrián García / Rodrigo Urzúa
 * Guillermo Hormazábal / Hans Podlipnik-Castillo

The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇮🇹 Matteo Marrai / 🇮🇹 Walter Trusendi

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
 * 🇧🇷 Franco Ferreiro / 🇮🇹 Manuel Jorquera → replaced by Marrai/Trusendi

Singles
It was the 5th Challenger title for Ramírez Hidalgo in his singles career.
 * 🇪🇸 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo defeated 🇪🇸 David Marrero, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

 * 🇪🇨 Nicolás Lapentti / 🇦🇷 Eduardo Schwank defeated 🇦🇷 Sebastián Decoud / 🇦🇷 Cristian Villagrán, 6–4, 6–0