Men's tennis circuit
The 2008 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2008 tennis season. The
ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional
tennis organized by the
Association of Tennis Professionals . The ATP Tour includes the four
Grand Slam tournaments, the
Tennis Masters Cup , the
ATP Masters Series , the
International Series Gold and the
International Series tournaments.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 ATP Tour, with player progression documented until the quarter-final stage.
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Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
31 Dec
Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – AU$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
United States 2–1
Serbia
Round Robin (Group A)
France
Chinese Taipei
Argentina
Round Robin (Group B)
India
Australia
Czech Republic
Next Generation Adelaide International
Adelaide , Australia International Series Hard – $465,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Michaël Llodra 6–3, 6–4
Jarkko Nieminen
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Joseph Sirianni
Lleyton Hewitt
Vince Spadea
Benjamin Becker
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Martín García
Marcelo Melo 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Chris Guccione
Robert Smeets
Chennai Open
Chennai , India International Series Hard – $436,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mikhail Youzhny 6–0, 6–1
Rafael Nadal
Carlos Moyá
Marin Čilić
Guillermo García-López
Florent Serra
Xavier Malisse
Robin Haase
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana 6–4, 7–5
Marcos Baghdatis
Marc Gicquel
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha , Qatar International Series Hard – $1,049,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Stanislas Wawrinka
Nikolay Davydenko
Ivan Ljubičić
Dmitry Tursunov
Thomas Johansson
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Agustín Calleri
Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Škoch 6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
7 Jan
Heineken Open
Auckland , New Zealand International Series Hard – $464,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Julien Benneteau
Juan Mónaco
David Ferrer
Nicolás Massú
Michaël Llodra
Florian Mayer
Luis Horna
Juan Mónaco 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Xavier Malisse
Jürgen Melzer
Medibank International
Sydney , Australia International Series Hard – $465,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4)
Chris Guccione
Fabrice Santoro
Radek Štěpánek
Sébastien Grosjean
Evgeny Korolev
Tomáš Berdych
Agustín Calleri
Richard Gasquet
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
14 Jan 21 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – AU$9,609,870 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
James Blake
David Ferrer
Mikhail Youzhny
Jarkko Nieminen
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
Sun Tiantian 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Mahesh Bhupathi
Sania Mirza
28 Jan
Moviestar Open
Viña del Mar , Chile International Series Clay – $462,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Fernando González Walkover
Juan Mónaco
Pablo Cuevas
Santiago Ventura
Carlos Berlocq
José Acasuso
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Fabio Fognini
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto 6–1, 3–0, retired
Máximo González
Juan Mónaco
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Feb
BNP Paribas Davis Cup first round Moscow, Russia – hard (i)
Ostrava , Czech Republic – carpet (i)
Buenos Aires , Argentina – clay
Ramat HaSharon , Israel – hard
Braunschweig , Germany – clay (i)
Lima , Peru – clay
Sibiu , Romania – hard (i)
Vienna , Austria – clay (i)
First Round winners
Russia 3–2
Czech Republic 3–2
Argentina 4–1
Sweden 3–2
Germany 3–2
Spain 5–0
France 5–0
United States 4–1
First Round losers
Serbia
Belgium
Great Britain
Israel
South Korea
Peru
Romania
Austria
11 Feb
Brasil Open
Costa do Sauípe , Brazil International Series $485,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 7–5
Carlos Moyá
Nicolás Lapentti
Fabio Fognini
Óscar Hernández
Eduardo Schwank
Ivo Minář
Filippo Volandri
Marcelo Melo
André Sá 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Albert Montañés
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach , United States International Series $436,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Kei Nishikori 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
James Blake
Robby Ginepri
Sam Querrey
Igor Kunitsyn
Mardy Fish
Vincent Spadea
Bobby Reynolds
Max Mirnyi
Jamie Murray 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Open 13
Marseille , France International Series €534,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4
Mario Ančić
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Marcos Baghdatis
Gilles Simon
Nicolas Mahut
Mikhail Youzhny
Robin Söderling
Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner 7–6(7–0) , 7–5
Yves Allegro
Jeff Coetzee
18 Feb
Copa Telmex
Buenos Aires ,
Argentina International Series $485,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
David Nalbandian 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
José Acasuso
Juan Ignacio Chela
Filippo Volandri
Potito Starace
Nicolás Almagro
Igor Andreev
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri
Luis Horna 6–0, 6–7(6–8) , [10–2]
Werner Eschauer
Peter Luczak
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam , Netherlands International Series Gold €765,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Michaël Llodra 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Robin Söderling
Gilles Simon
Ivo Karlović
Andreas Seppi
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Mischa Zverev
Robin Haase
Tomáš Berdych
Dmitry Tursunov 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Mikhail Youzhny
SAP Open
San José , United States International Series $436,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–5
Radek Štěpánek
Guillermo García-López
Robby Ginepri
Mardy Fish
John Isner
Lu Yen-hsun
James Blake
Scott Lipsky
David Martin 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
25 Feb
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco , Mexico International Series Gold $794,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Nicolás Almagro 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
David Nalbandian
Luis Horna
José Acasuso
Potito Starace
Agustín Calleri
Marcel Granollers
Nicolás Massú
Oliver Marach
Michal Mertiňák 6–2, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
Agustín Calleri
Luis Horna
Morgan Keegan Championships
Memphis , United States International Series Gold $769,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Steve Darcis 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Robin Söderling
Radek Štěpánek
Jonas Björkman
Andy Roddick
Chris Guccione
Benjamin Becker
Donald Young
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Zagreb ,
Croatia International Series €370,250 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Sergiy Stakhovsky 7–5, 6–4
Ivan Ljubičić
Mario Ančić
Simone Bolelli
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Robin Haase
Olivier Rochus
Janko Tipsarević
Paul Hanley
Jordan Kerr 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Christopher Kas
Rogier Wassen
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Mar
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai ,
UAE International Series Gold $1,426,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Roddick 6–7(8–10) , 6–4, 6–2
Feliciano López
Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
David Ferrer
Igor Andreev
Rafael Nadal
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner
Channel Open
Las Vegas , United States International Series $500,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Sam Querrey 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Kevin Anderson
Robby Ginepri
Guillermo Cañas
Evgeny Korolev
Ernests Gulbis
Amer Delic
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Michaël Llodra 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
10 Mar 17 Mar
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells , United States Masters Series $3,589,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Mardy Fish
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Tommy Haas
David Nalbandian
Stanislas Wawrinka
James Blake
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram 6–4, 6–4
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
24 Mar 31 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne , United States Masters Series $3,770,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 6–2
Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick
Tomáš Berdych
Roger Federer
Janko Tipsarević
Igor Andreev
James Blake
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–2
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Apr
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – hard (i)
Buenos Aires , Argentina – clay
Bremen , Germany – hard (i)
Winston-Salem , USA – hard (i)
Quarterfinal winners
Russia 3–2
Argentina 4–1
Spain 4–1
United States 4–1
Quarterfinal losers
Czech Republic
Sweden
Germany
France
14 Apr
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 7–6(7–5) , 1–2 ret.
Nikolay Davydenko
Denis Gremelmayr
Florent Serra
Frederico Gil
Jiří Vaněk
Flavio Cipolla
Marc Gicquel
Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Jamie Murray
Kevin Ullyett
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston , United States International Series $436,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Marcel Granollers 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
James Blake
Óscar Hernández
Wayne Odesnik
Agustín Calleri
Mardy Fish
Marcos Daniel
Sergio Roitman
Ernests Gulbis
Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Pablo Cuevas
Marcel Granollers
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
David Ferrer 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Nicolás Almagro
Tommy Robredo
Evgeny Korolev
Fernando Verdasco
Potito Starace
Robin Haase
Juan Mónaco
Máximo González
Juan Mónaco 7–5, 7–5
Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek
21 Apr
Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin ,
France Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
Nikolay Davydenko
David Nalbandian
Sam Querrey
Igor Andreev
David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–3
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
28 Apr
Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona
Barcelona , Spain International Series Gold €824,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
David Ferrer
Denis Gremelmayr
Stanislas Wawrinka
Juan Ignacio Chela
Nicolás Almagro
Albert Montañés
Tommy Robredo
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–2
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
BMW Open
Munich , Germany International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Fernando González 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
Simone Bolelli
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Younes El Aynaoui
Marin Čilić
Lee Hyung-taik
Juan Martín del Potro
Marat Safin
Michael Berrer
Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Scott Lipsky
David Martin
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 May
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Stanislas Wawrinka
Radek Štěpánek
Andy Roddick
Roger Federer
Nicolás Almagro
Tommy Robredo
James Blake
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
12 May
Hamburg Masters
Hamburg , Germany Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3–7) , 6–3
Roger Federer
Andreas Seppi
Novak Djokovic
Fernando Verdasco
Nicolas Kiefer
Albert Montañés
Carlos Moyá
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
19 May
Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca ,
Morocco International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Gilles Simon 7–5, 6–2
Julien Benneteau
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Agustín Calleri
Santiago Ventura
Marc Gicquel
Younes El Aynaoui
Óscar Hernández
Albert Montañés
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 6–1, 6–2
James Cerretani
Todd Perry
Hypo Group Tennis International
Pörtschach , Austria International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Juan Mónaco
Igor Kunitsyn
Ivan Ljubičić
Andreas Seppi
Jürgen Melzer
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Robby Ginepri
Marcelo Melo
André Sá 7–5, 6–7(3–7) , [13–11]
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer
World Team Cup
Düsseldorf , Germany World Team Cup €1,500,000 – clay
Sweden 2–1
Russia
Italy
United States
Spain
Germany
Argentina
Czech Republic
26 May 2 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam €7,077,680 – clay
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Roger Federer
Gaël Monfils
Novak Djokovic
Fernando González
David Ferrer
Ernests Gulbis
Nicolás Almagro
Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna 6–2, 6–3
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
Mixed Doubles:
Bob Bryan
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Nenad Zimonjić
Katarina Srebotnik
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Jun
Gerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW , Germany International Series €713,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolas Kiefer
James Blake
Marcos Baghdatis
Michaël Llodra
Robin Söderling
Andreas Beck
Mikhail Youzhny
Mischa Zverev 6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club , London, UK International Series €713,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 7–6(8–6) , 7–5
Novak Djokovic
Andy Roddick
David Nalbandian
Ivo Karlović
Andy Murray
Richard Gasquet
Lleyton Hewitt
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Marcelo Melo
André Sá
Warsaw Open
Warsaw , Poland International Series €425,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–3
Tommy Robredo
Fabio Fognini
Juan Mónaco
Evgeny Korolev
Guillermo Cañas
Marcel Granollers
Óscar Hernández
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 6–0, 3–6, [10–4]
Nikolay Davydenko
Yuri Schukin
16 Jun
Ordina Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International Series €370,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles
David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2
Marc Gicquel
Juan Martín del Potro
Guillermo Cañas
Mario Ančić
Arnaud Clément
Viktor Troicki
Jürgen Melzer
Mario Ančić
Jürgen Melzer 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Nottingham Open
Nottingham , UK International Series €370,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles
Ivo Karlović 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(10–8)
Fernando Verdasco
Gaël Monfils
Marin Čilić
Vincent Spadea
Andreas Seppi
Gilles Simon
Thomas Johansson
Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray
23 Jun 30 Jun
The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London , UK Grand Slam £5,257,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(8–10) , 9–7
Roger Federer
Marat Safin
Rainer Schüttler
Mario Ančić
Feliciano López
Arnaud Clément
Andy Murray
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 7–6(14–12) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–3
Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett
Mixed Doubles:
Bob Bryan
Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–4
Mike Bryan
Katarina Srebotnik
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Jul
Swedish Open
Båstad , Sweden International Series €326,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Tommy Robredo 6–4, 6–1
Tomáš Berdych
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Robin Söderling
Jarkko Nieminen
Potito Starace
Björn Rehnquist
Jonas Björkman
Robin Söderling 6–2, 6–2
Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer
Suisse Open
Gstaad , Switzerland International Series €389,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Victor Hănescu 6–3, 6–4
Igor Andreev
Stanislas Wawrinka
Guillermo García-López
Guillermo Cañas
Jérémy Chardy
Mikhail Youzhny
Marin Čilić
Jaroslav Levinský
Filip Polášek 3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Stéphane Bohli
Stanislas Wawrinka
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, Rhode Island , United States International Series $385,000 – grass
Singles –
Doubles
Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 7–5
Prakash Amritraj
Frank Dancevic
Vincent Spadea
Rohan Bopanna
Igor Kunitsyn
Alexander Peya
Iván Navarro
Mardy Fish
John Isner 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart , Germany International Series Gold €568,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro 6–4, 7–5
Richard Gasquet
Eduardo Schwank
Agustín Calleri
Jan Hernych
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Michael Berrer
Albert Montañés
Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
Michael Berrer
Mischa Zverev
14 Jul
Dutch Open
Amersfoort , Netherlands International Series €326,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Albert Montañés 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Steve Darcis
Marc Gicquel
Óscar Hernández
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Christophe Rochus
Marcel Granollers
José Acasuso
František Čermák
Rogier Wassen 7–5, 7–5
Jesse Huta Galung
Igor Sijsling
Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Indianapolis , United States International Series $525,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–4
Dmitry Tursunov
James Blake
Sam Querrey
Lu Yen-hsun
Paul Capdeville
Bobby Reynolds
Tommy Haas
Ashley Fisher
Tripp Phillips 3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Scott Lipsky
David Martin
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel , Austria International Series Gold €571,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro 6–2, 6–1
Jürgen Melzer
Victor Hănescu
Potito Starace
Nicolas Devilder
Brian Dabul
Eduardo Schwank
Rainer Schüttler
James Cerretani
Victor Hănescu 6–3, 7–5
Lucas Arnold Ker
Olivier Rochus
Croatia Open
Umag ,
Croatia International Series €326,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Igor Andreev
Fabio Fognini
Máximo González
Mischa Zverev
Carlos Moyá
Guillermo Cañas
Roko Karanušić
Michal Mertiňák
Petr Pála 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Carlos Berlocq
Fabio Fognini
21 Jul
Rogers Cup
Toronto , Canada Masters Series $2,615,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2
Nicolas Kiefer
Gilles Simon
Andy Murray
Marin Čilić
James Blake
Novak Djokovic
Richard Gasquet
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
28 Jul
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Mason , United States Masters Series $2,615,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5)
Novak Djokovic
Ivo Karlović
Rafael Nadal
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Carlos Moyá
Ernests Gulbis
Nicolás Lapentti
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6(7–2) , [10–7]
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Aug
Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, United States International Series $475,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Andy Roddick
Denis Gremelmayr
Mardy Fish
Marc Gicquel
Marat Safin
Amer Delic
Florent Serra
Rohan Bopanna
Eric Butorac 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
Travis Parrot
Dušan Vemić
11 Aug
Summer Olympic Games
Beijing , China Olympic Games Hard
Singles –
Doubles
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Quarterfinalists
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Fernando González
Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Fourth place
James Blake
Roger Federer
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Gaël Monfils
Jürgen Melzer
Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
Simon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D. C. , United States International Series $508,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–3
Viktor Troicki
Igor Kunitsyn
Tommy Haas
Andy Roddick
Somdev Devvarman
Alejandro Falla
John Isner
Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett
18 Aug
Pilot Pen Tennis
New Haven , United States International Series $708,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Marin Čilić 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Mardy Fish
Fernando Verdasco
Luka Gregorc
Mischa Zverev
Jesse Levine
Igor Andreev
Andreas Seppi
Marcelo Melo
André Sá 7–5, 6–2
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
25 Aug 1 Sep
US Open
Flushing ,
New York , United States Grand Slam $9,350,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Roger Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Andy Murray
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Mardy Fish
Juan Martín del Potro
Andy Roddick
Gilles Müller
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(12–10)
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
Mixed Doubles:
Leander Paes
Cara Black 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Jamie Murray
Liezel Huber
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
8 Sep
BCR Open
Bucharest ,
Romania International Series €370,000 – clay
Singles –
Doubles
Gilles Simon 6–3, 6–4
Carlos Moyá
Richard Gasquet
José Acasuso
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Guillermo García-López
Iván Navarro
Florent Serra
Nicolas Devilder
Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(9–11) , [22–20]
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
15 Sep
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Buenos Aires , Argentina – clay
Madrid , Spain – clay
Semifinal winners
Argentina 3–2
Spain 4–1
Semifinal losers
Russia
United States
22 Sep
Thailand Open
Bangkok ,
Thailand International Series $576,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Novak Djokovic
Tomáš Berdych
Gaël Monfils
Robin Söderling
Nicolas Mahut
Philipp Petzschner
Jürgen Melzer
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Scott Lipsky
David Martin
China Open
Beijing , China International Series $524,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 6–3
Dudi Sela
Rainer Schüttler
Björn Phau
Tommy Robredo
Richard Gasquet
Fernando González
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins 7–5, 6–4
Ashley Fisher
Bobby Reynolds
29 Sep
Open de Moselle
Metz , France International Series €370,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(8–6) , 1–6, 6–4
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Radek Štěpánek
Adrian Mannarino
Carlos Moyá
Eduardo Schwank
Janko Tipsarević
Marc Gicquel
Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $969,000 – hard
Singles –
Doubles
Tomáš Berdych 6–1, 6–4
Juan Martín del Potro
Richard Gasquet
Andy Roddick
David Ferrer
Rainer Schüttler
Fernando González
Viktor Troicki
Mikhail Youzhny
Mischa Zverev 6–3, 6–4
Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,049,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Igor Kunitsyn 7–6(8–6) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
Marat Safin
Mischa Zverev
Fabrice Santoro
Nikolay Davydenko
Viktor Troicki
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Jérémy Chardy
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Potito Starace 7–6(7–4) , 2–6, [10–6]
Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins
If Stockholm Open
Stockholm , Sweden International Series €713,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
David Nalbandian 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Robin Söderling
Jarkko Nieminen
Kei Nishikori
Albert Montañés
Óscar Hernández
Rainer Schüttler
Mario Ančić
Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett 6–1, 6–3
Johan Brunström
Michael Ryderstedt
Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy
Vienna , Austria International Series Gold €674,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Philipp Petzschner 6–4, 6–4
Gaël Monfils
Feliciano López
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Carlos Moyá
Jürgen Melzer
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando González
Max Mirnyi
Andy Ram 6–1, 7–5
Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya
13 Oct
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Madrid , Spain Masters Series €2,270,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Gilles Simon
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Feliciano López
Ivo Karlović
Gaël Monfils
Juan Martín del Potro
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
20 Oct
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel , Switzerland International Series €891,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
David Nalbandian
Feliciano López
Juan Martín del Potro
Simone Bolelli
James Blake
Igor Andreev
Benjamin Becker
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles 6–3, 6–3
Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon , France International Series €713,000 – carpet (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1
Julien Benneteau
Gilles Simon
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Andy Roddick
Josselin Ouanna
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Steve Darcis
Michaël Llodra
Andy Ram 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Stephen Huss
Ross Hutchins
St Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg , Russia International Series $1,049,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Andy Murray 6–1, 6–1
Andrey Golubev
Fernando Verdasco
Victor Hănescu
Janko Tipsarević
Rainer Schüttler
Mischa Zverev
Michail Elgin
Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , [10–8]
Rohan Bopanna
Max Mirnyi
27 Oct
BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series €2,270,000 – hard (i)
Singles –
Doubles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko
James Blake
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
Andy Roddick
Roger Federer
Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 6–2
Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
November
Statistical information
List of players and titles won (Grand Slam, Masters Cup and Olympic titles in bold), listed in order of number of titles won:
Rafael Nadal – Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona, Hamburg Masters, French Open , London Queen's Club, Wimbledon , Canada Masters, and Beijing Olympics (8)
Andy Murray – Doha, Marseille, Cincinnati Masters, Madrid Masters, and St. Petersburg (5)
Novak Djokovic – Australian Open , Indian Wells Masters, Rome Masters and Tennis Masters Cup (4)
Roger Federer – Estoril, Halle, US Open , and Basel (4)
Juan Martín del Potro – Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. (4)
Nikolay Davydenko – Miami Masters, Portschach and Warsaw (3)
Andy Roddick – San Jose, Dubai and Beijing (3)
Gilles Simon – Casablanca, Indianapolis and Bucharest (3)
Nicolás Almagro – Costa do Sauipe and Acapulco (2)
David Ferrer – Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch (2)
Fernando González – Viña del Mar and Munich (2)
Michaël Llodra – Adelaide and Rotterdam (2)
David Nalbandian – Buenos Aires and Stockholm (2)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Bangkok and Paris Masters (2)
Dmitry Tursunov – Sydney and Metz (2)
Tomáš Berdych – Tokyo (1)
Marin Čilić – New Haven (1)
Steve Darcis – Memphis (1)
Marcel Granollers – Houston (1)
Victor Hănescu – Gstaad (1)
Ivo Karlović – Nottingham (1)
Philipp Kohlschreiber – Auckland (1)
Igor Kunitsyn – Moscow (1)
Albert Montañés – Amersfoort (1)
Kei Nishikori – Delray Beach (1)
Philipp Petzschner – Vienna (1)
Sam Querrey – Las Vegas (1)
Tommy Robredo – Båstad (1)
Fabrice Santoro – Newport (1)
Robin Söderling – Lyon (1)
Sergiy Stakhovsky – Zagreb (1)
Fernando Verdasco – Umag (1)
Mikhail Youzhny – Chennai (1)
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Spain 16 (Costa do Sauipe, Acapulco, Valencia, Houston, Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona, Hamburg Masters, French Open , London, 's-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon , Båstad, Amersfoort, Umag, Canada Masters, and Beijing Olympics )
France 8 (Adelaide, Rotterdam, Casablanca, Newport, Indianapolis, Bucharest, Bangkok, and Paris Masters)
Russia 7 (Sydney, Chennai, Miami Masters, Portschach, Warsaw, Metz and Moscow)
Argentina 6 (Buenos Aires, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and Stockholm)
United Kingdom 5 (Doha, Marseille, Cincinnati Masters, Madrid Masters, and St. Petersburg)
Serbia 4 (Australian Open , Indian Wells Masters, Rome Masters and Tennis Masters Cup )
Switzerland 4 (Estoril, Halle, US Open , and Basel)
United States 4 (San Jose, Dubai, Las Vegas and Beijing)
Chile 2 (Viña del Mar and Munich)
Croatia 2 (Nottingham and New Haven)
Germany 2 (Auckland and Vienna)
Belgium 1 (Memphis)
Czech Republic 1 (Tokyo)
Japan 1 (Delray Beach)
Romania 1 (Gstaad)
Sweden 1 (Lyon)
Ukraine 1 (Zagreb)
Entry rankings
Singles
As of 31 December 2007
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
1
Roger Federer
SUI
7,180
2
Rafael Nadal
ESP
5,735
3
Novak Djokovic
SRB
4,470
4
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS
2,825
5
David Ferrer
ESP
2,750
6
Andy Roddick
USA
2,530
7
Fernando González
CHI
2,005
8
Richard Gasquet
FRA
1,930
9
David Nalbandian
ARG
1,775
10
Tommy Robredo
ESP
1,765
11
Andy Murray
GBR
1,755
12
Tommy Haas
GER
1,720
13
James Blake
USA
1,710
14
Tomáš Berdych
CZE
1,685
15
Guillermo Cañas
ARG
1,653
16
Marcos Baghdatis
CYP
1,600
17
Carlos Moyá
ESP
1,585
18
Ivan Ljubičić
CRO
1,580
19
Mikhail Youzhny
RUS
1,570
20
Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG
1,425
Year-end rankings 2008 (29 December 2008)
[2]
Rk
Name
Nation
Points
High
Low
Change
1
Rafael Nadal
ESP
6,675
1
2
1
2
Roger Federer
SUI
5,305
1
2
1
3
Novak Djokovic
SRB
5,295
3
3
4
Andy Murray
GBR
3,720
4
22
7
5
Nikolay Davydenko
RUS
2,715
4
6
1
6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
FRA
2,050
6
38
37
7
Gilles Simon
FRA
1,980
7
36
22
8
Andy Roddick
USA
1,970
6
9
2
9
Juan Martín del Potro
ARG
1,945
8
81
35
10
James Blake
USA
1,775
7
15
3
11
David Nalbandian
ARG
1,725
7
11
2
12
David Ferrer
ESP
1,695
4
12
7
13
Stan Wawrinka
SUI
1,510
9
35
23
14
Gaël Monfils
FRA
1,475
14
65
24
15
Fernando González
CHI
1,420
7
25
8
16
Fernando Verdasco
ESP
1,415
11
31
10
17
Robin Söderling
SWE
1,325
17
59
24
18
Nicolás Almagro
ESP
1,270
11
31
10
19
Igor Andreev
RUS
1,245
18
37
14
20
Tomáš Berdych
CZE
1,215
9
28
6
Point distribution
Points were awarded as follows:
Tournament category
Total financial commitment€
W
F
SF (3rd/4th)
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam
$6,784,000 to $9,943,000
1000
700
450
250
150
75
35
5
15
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000
750^ 550m
500^ 300m
300^ 100m
(100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win)
ATP Masters Series
$2,450,000 to $3,450,000
500
350
225
125
75
35
5 (20)
(5)
15*
Olympics
400
280
205/155
100
50
25
5
International Series Gold
$1,000,000
300
210
135
75
25
0 (15)
(0)
10*
International Series Gold
$800,000
250
175
110
60
25
0 (15)
(0)
10*
International Series
$1,000,000
250
175
110
60
25
0 (15)
(0)
10*
International Series
$800,000
225
155
100
55
20
0 (10)
(0)
10*
International Series
$600,000
200
140
90
50
15 (20)
0 (10)
(0)
5
International Series
$400,000
175
120
75
40
15
0
5
Challenger
$150,000+H
100
70
45
23
10
0
3
Challenger
$150,000
90
63
40
21
9
0
3
Challenger
$125,000
80
56
36
19
8
0
3
Challenger
$100,000
70
49
31
16
7
0
3
Challenger
$75,000
60
42
27
14
6
0
3
Challenger
$50,000 or $35,000+H
55
38
24
13
5
0
2
Futures
$15,000+H
24
16
8
4
1
0
Futures
$15,000
18
12
6
3
1
0
Futures
$10,000
12
8
4
2
1
0
Glossary
(€): All prize money and fees for ATP Masters Series, International Series, and Challengers played in Europe must be paid in euros (€). In most cases they are calculated at the US$0.85/EUR exchange rate, but it varies and is often rounded throughout the 2008 ATP Official Rulebook.
(^): Tennis Masters Cup: maximum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round (after he qualified to the semifinal with 3 round-robin wins)
(m): Tennis Masters Cup: minimum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round (after he qualified to the semifinal with 1 round-robin win)
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next higher prize money level in that category. Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
Points are assigned to the losers of the round indicated. Any player who reaches the second round by drawing a bye and then loses shall be considered to have lost in the first round and shall receive first round loser's points (5 for Grand Slams and all AMS events). Wild cards at Grand Slams and AMS events receive points only from the 2nd round. No points are awarded for a first round loss at International Series Events, Challenger Series, or Futures Series events.
Players qualifying for the Main Draw through the qualifying competition shall receive qualifying points in addition to any points earned, as per the following table, with the exception of Futures.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (ATP Masters Series)
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series, and International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(**), 0 points for a first round loser
International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(**), 0 points for a first round loser,
(**): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (ATP Masters Series).
Sources
ATP race
Singles
Grand Slams and Masters Series in bold . Points are shown in order of scoring. The second row shows the result and the week in which it was achieved. Italics indicate that a player is not yet eliminated from a tournament.
18 events count towards the race, split as follows:
4 Grand Slam events
9 Masters Series events
5 other events
If a player has a valid forfeit or may not enter the Grand Slam or Masters Series, he may count the other events towards the race.
Race updated : 2008-10–27
Masters Cup entrants
The top eight players who qualify on the ATP Race (8 teams for doubles) will compete in the year-ending finale, in
Shanghai , China, from November 9 through November 16. World no. 1
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn his name due to a foot injury.
As of October 5, the following entrants remain entered in the competition:
[3]
Doubles
Unlike the ATP Singles Race, the Stanford ATP Doubles Race uses only the best fourteen tournaments on a team's ranking with no mandatory tournaments counting towards the ranking.
Points distribution (Singles & Doubles)
Tournament category
Total financial commitment
W
F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam
$6,784,000 to $9,943,000
200
140
90
50
30
15
7
1
3
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000
150
if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win, +40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist)
ATP Masters Series
$2,450,000 to $3,450,000
100
70
45
25
15
7
1(4)
(1)
3*
Olympic Games
$0
80
56
413rd 314th
20
10
5
1
-
International Series Gold
$1,000,000
60
42
27
15
5
3
1
2*
International Series Gold
$800,000
50
35
22
12
5
3
1
2*
International Series
$1,000,000
50
35
22
12
5
3
1
2*
International Series
$800,000
45
31
20
11
4
2
1
2*
International Series
$600,000
40
28
18
10
3(4)
1(2)
(1)
1
International Series
$400,000
35
24
15
8
3
1
1
(*) 1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).
[4]
Prize money leaders
As of 17 November 2008
1.
Rafael Nadal
$6,773,773
2.
Roger Federer
$5,886,879
3.
Novak Djokovic
$5,689,077
4.
Andy Murray
$3,705,648
5.
Nikolay Davydenko
$2,317,082
6.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
$1,695,138
7.
Gilles Simon
$1,425,489
8.
Andy Roddick
$1,337,888
9.
Juan Martín del Potro
$1,322,497
10.
David Ferrer
$1,170,008
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2008 season:
Hugo Armando (born on May 27, 1978, in Miami, United States) turned professional in 1997 and reached no. 100 in singles the week of August 6, 2001, the only week he was within the top 100. His sole title and finals appearance came in doubles at the
2007
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships where he won with
Xavier Malisse .
Jonas Björkman (born 23 March 1972 in Alvesta, Sweden) turned professional in 1991 and became world no. 4 in singles and world no. 1 in doubles. He won three Australian Open doubles titles, two French Open doubles titles, three Wimbledon doubles titles, and one US Open doubles title, in addition to being a doubles finalist in six Grand Slam tournaments. He also won two doubles year-end championships. He retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.
Daniel Elsner (born 4 January 1979 in Memmingerberg, Germany) turned professional in 1997 and reached no. 92 in singles in October 2000. He retired from professional tennis in October 2008 after competing at the ITF tournament in Croatia.
Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976, in Florianópolis, Brazil) turned professional in 1995. He reached the world no. 1 ranking, won the French Open three times (1997, 2000, and 2001), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. He played his last match against
Paul-Henri Mathieu at the French Open.
[5]
Félix Mantilla (September 23, 1974, in Barcelona, Spain) He turned professional in 1993 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 10. He reached the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and earned 10 career titles. He played his last career match in July 2007 in Umag against
Robin Haase .
[6]
Martin Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) turned professional in 1996 and became world no. 14 in singles in September 2003. He won two singles titles and reached the final of the French Open. He retired from professional tennis after competing at the
Open Tarragona Costa Daurada .
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