2008 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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.

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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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.   Cara Black /   Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
  2.   Lisa Raymond /   Simon Aspelin (second round)
  3.   Yan Zi /   Mark Knowles (semifinals)
  4.   Zheng Jie /   Daniel Nestor (first round)
  5.   Sun Tiantian /   Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
  6.   Chuang Chia-jung /   Jonathan Erlich (quarterfinals)
  7.   Květa Peschke /   Martin Damm (quarterfinals)
  8.   Nathalie Dechy /   Andy Ram (semifinals)

Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   C Black
  P Hanley
77 6  
    B Mattek
  J Kerr
65 2   1   C Black
  P Hanley
6 6  
WC   J Moore
  G Jones
4 6 [10] WC   J Moore
  G Jones
1 1  
    R Stubbs
  T Perry
6 4 [4] 1   C Black
  P Hanley
6 67 [8]
    A Medina Garrigues
  M García
5 63   5   T Sun
  N Zimonjić
4 79 [10]
    L Huber
  J Murray
7 77       L Huber
  J Murray
2 4  
    V King
  K Ullyett
1 3   5   T Sun
  N Zimonjić
6 6  
5   T Sun
  N Zimonjić
6 6   5   T Sun
  N Zimonjić
4 7 [10]
3   Z Yan
  M Knowles
6 3 [10] 3   Z Yan
  M Knowles
6 5 [6]
    V Uhlířová
  J Coetzee
3 6 [6] 3   Z Yan
  M Knowles
7 6  
    V Azarenka
  M Mirnyi
3 64       M Tu
  M Matkowski
5 2  
    M Tu
  M Matkowski
6 77   3   Z Yan
  M Knowles
6 6  
    Á Szávay
  L Paes
2 6 [10] 6   C-j Chuang
  J Erlich
4 4  
    R Voráčová
  D Škoch
6 2 [6]     Á Szávay
  L Paes
     
WC   J Gajdosova
  S Groth
6 1 r 6   C-j Chuang
  J Erlich
w/o    
6   C-j Chuang
  J Erlich
4 4  

Bottom half

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