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{{Infobox tennis event|2008|Rogers Cup|
| date    = July 19–27 (men)<br />July 26 – August 3 (women)
| edition = 119th (men) / 107th (women)
| category= [[ATP Masters Series|Masters Series]] (men) <br> [[WTA Tier I Events|Tier I Series]] (women)
| surface = Hard / outdoor
| main_name = Canadian Open (tennis){{!}} Canadian Open
| location= Toronto (men) <br> Montreal (women) <br> Canada
| champms = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=2008 Toronto – Men's Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/2008/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
| champws = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
| champmd = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Zimonjić]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=2007 Montreal – Men's Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/toronto/421/2007/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
| champwd = {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]]
}}

[[File:Rafael Nadal holding the 2008 Rogers Cup trophy.jpg|222px|right|thumb|Men's singles champion [[Rafael Nadal]]]]

The '''2008 Canada Masters''' (also known as the '''2008 Rogers Masters''' and '''2008 Rogers Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) was a [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 119th edition of the [[Canada Masters]] for the men (the 107th edition for the women), and was part of the [[ATP Masters Series]] of the [[2008 ATP Tour]], and of the [[WTA Tier I Events|Tier I Series]] of the [[2008 WTA Tour]]. The men's event took place at the [[Rexall Centre]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada, from July 19 through July 27, 2008, and the women's event at the [[Uniprix Stadium]] in [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada, from July 26 through August 3, 2008. The event was scheduled two weeks earlier than the usual early-August date to avoid conflicting with the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].

The men's field featured [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players|World No. 1]], [[2008 French Open|French Open]] and [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] runner-up [[Roger Federer]], [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] No. 2, [[2008 French Open|French Open]] and new [[2008 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] winner [[Rafael Nadal]], and [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] titlist and [[2007 Canada Masters|Canada Masters defending champion]] [[Novak Djokovic]]. Also competing were [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] No. 4, [[2008 Miami Masters|Miami Masters]], [[2008 Hypo Group Tennis International|Pörtschach]] and [[2008 Orange Warsaw Open|Warsaw]] titlist [[Nikolay Davydenko]], [[2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia]] and [[2008 Ordina Open|s'Hertogenbosch]] winner [[David Ferrer]], [[Andy Roddick]], [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] and [[Andy Murray]].

On the women's side were present [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] and [[2008 French Open|French Open]] champion [[Ana Ivanovic]], [[2008 Rome Masters|Rome Tier I]] winner and [[2007 Canada Masters]] runner-up [[Jelena Janković]], and reigning [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]] champion [[Maria Sharapova]]. Other top seeded players were [[2008 French Open – Women's singles#Finals|French Open semifinalist]] [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Finals|Wimbledon semifinalist]] and [[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] titlist [[Elena Dementieva]], [[Anna Chakvetadze]], [[Dinara Safina]] and [[Vera Zvonareva]].

==Finals==

===Men's singles===
{{main|2008 Rogers Masters – Singles}}
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nicolas Kiefer]] 6–3, 6–2
*It was Rafael Nadal's 7th title of the year, and his 30th overall. It was his 3rd Masters title of the year, his 12th overall, and his 2nd win at the event.

===Women's singles===
{{main|2008 Rogers Cup – Singles}}
{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]] defeated {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dominika Cibulková]] 6–2, 6–1
*It was Dinara Safina's 3rd title of the year, and her 8th overall. It was her 2nd Tier I title of the year, and overall.

===Men's doubles===
{{main|2008 Rogers Masters – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Zimonjić]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]] 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]

===Women's doubles===
{{main|2008 Rogers Cup – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]] 6–1, 6–1

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.rogerscup.com Official website]
*[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2008/421/mds.pdf Men's Singles draw]
*[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2008/421/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles draw]
*[http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2008/421/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles draw]
*[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/global/Pdfs/events/2008/canada_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles and Qualifying Singles draws]

{{Canada Masters tournaments}}
{{2008 ATP Tour}}
{{2008 WTA Tour}}
{{2008 US Open Series}}

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