^"Ramírez Hidalgo se quedó con el challenger de La Serena" [Ramírez Hidalgo won the La Serena challenger]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). La Serena. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2017. Meanwhile, Ecuatorian Lapentti got his revenge at the doubles competition, in which he won the title alongside Argentinian Eduardo Schwank, by defeating also Argentinians Sebastián Decoud y Cristian Villagrán in the final, 6–4, 6–0, in just 1 hour of match time.