2008 ATP Tour
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.[ 1]
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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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
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 .
See also
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