Men's tennis circuit
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.
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) 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 Stanislas 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:
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).
Prize money leaders 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. 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 . 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 References
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