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2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup

Field	Value
date	February 24 – March 2
edition	33rd (men) / 23rd (women)
surface	Hard / indoor
location	Memphis, Tennessee, USA
venue	Racquet Club of Memphis
champms	BEL Steve Darcis
champws	USA Lindsay Davenport
champmd	IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BAH Mark Knowles
champwd	USA Lindsay Davenport / USA Lisa Raymond

The 2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup were tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the 23rd edition of the Cellular South Cup, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, from February 24 through March 2, 2008.

The men's singles featured ATP No. 6, 2007 Davis Cup champion and recent San Jose winner Andy Roddick, other Davis Cup champion, Australian Open quarterfinalist and Delray Beach runner-up James Blake, and three-time Memphis winner, defending champion Tommy Haas. Other seeded players were San Jose finalist Radek Štěpánek, Delray Beach semifinalist Sam Querrey, Thomas Johansson, Jürgen Melzer and Robin Söderling.

The women's side included WTA No. 8, Australian Open quarterfinalist and Memphis defending champion Venus Williams, Portorož winner Tatiana Golovin, and Australian Open doubles runner-up and 2007 Memphis finalist Shahar Pe'er. Also competing were 1997 Cellular South Cup titlist and recent Auckland champion Lindsay Davenport, Quebec City quarterfinalist Olga Govortsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Sofia Arvidsson and Laura Granville.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Singles

BEL Steve Darcis defeated SWE Robin Söderling 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

It was Darcis' 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall.

Women's singles

Main article: 2008 Cellular South Cup – Singles

USA Lindsay Davenport defeated BLR Olga Govortsova 6–2, 6–1

It was Davenport's 2nd title of the year, and her 55th overall. It was her 2nd win at the event.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles

IND Mahesh Bhupathi / BAH Mark Knowles defeated THA Sanchai Ratiwatana / THA Sonchat Ratiwatana, 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 2008 Cellular South Cup – Doubles

USA Lindsay Davenport / USA Lisa Raymond defeated USA Angela Haynes / USA Mashona Washington, 6–3, 6–1

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