Brendan Evans and Ryan Sweeting were the defending champions, but Sweeting did not compete this year. Evans teamed up with Jamie Baker and lost in quarterfinals to tournament winners Alessandro Da Col and Andrea Stoppini.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Alessandro Da Col Andrea Stoppini |
| Runners-up |  Olivier Charroin Érik Chvojka |
| Score | 6–2, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q/1LL) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Alessandro Da Col and Andrea Stoppini won the title by defeating Olivier Charroin and Érik Chvojka 6–2, 2–6, [10–8] in the final.[1][2]
Seeds edit
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana (quarterfinals)
Harel Levy / 
Jim Thomas (semifinals)- Ryler DeHeart / Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
Alessandro Da Col / Andrea Stoppini (champions)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Fugate B Koniecko
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana
| 67 | 77 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
| O Charroin É Chvojka
| 7 | 6 | O Charroin É Chvojka
| 79 | 63 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Okun A Weintraub
| 5 | 4 | O Charroin É Chvojka
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R DeHeart R Ram
| 6 | 6 | Q | S Bass T Paul
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Gaston S Jenkins
| 3 | 1 | 3 | R DeHeart R Ram
| 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Pomeroy J Statham
| 6 | 4 | [7] | Q | S Bass T Paul
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Bass T Paul
| 2 | 6 | [10] | O Charroin É Chvojka
| 2 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
 J Baker B Evans
| 4 | A Da Col A Stoppini
| 6 | 2 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Francis K Kim
| w/o | J Baker B Evans
| 6 | 0 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | B Battistone J Ludlow
| 4 | 6 | [11] | 4 | A Da Col A Stoppini
| 1 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Da Col A Stoppini
| 6 | 4 | [13] | 4 | A Da Col A Stoppini
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S Devvarman R Rizza
| 2 | 6 | [6] | 2 | H Levy J Thomas
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 V Estrella S González
| 6 | 3 | [10] | V Estrella S González
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Agostinelli B Cox
| 4 | 2 | 2 | H Levy J Thomas
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Levy J Thomas
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Young stars shine at Fifth Third". Lexington Herald-Leader. July 27, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
Alessandro Da Col and Andrea Stoppini of Italy downed Olivier Charroin and Erik Chvojka 6-2, 2-6 (10-8) in the men's final.
- ^ "Tournament Notes - Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships" (PDF). United States Tennis Association. Lexington, Kentucky. July 18, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
Lexington Past Winners, Doubles - Year: 2008 - Winners: Alessandro Da Col (ITA) – Andrea Stoppini (ITA)