2008 ATP Tour

2008 ATP Tour
Rafael Nadal at the 2008 French Open. Nadal won eight titles in 2008 including two Grand Slam tournaments. He finished the year ranked No. 1 and was voted Player of the Year.
Details
Duration 31 December 2007 – 9 November 2008
Tournaments 68
Categories Grand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (10)
ATP International Series (42)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Spain Rafael Nadal (8)
Most tournament finals Spain Rafael Nadal (10)
Prize money leader Spain Rafael Nadal ($6,773,773)
Points leader Spain Rafael Nadal (6,675)
Awards
Player of the year Spain Rafael Nadal
Doubles Team of the year Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Canada Daniel Nestor
Most improved
player of the year
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Newcomer of the year Japan Kei Nishikori
Comeback
player of the year
Germany Rainer Schüttler
2007
2009

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 of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
31 DecemberHopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
AU$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 United States
2–1
 Serbia
Round Robin losers (Group A)
 France
 Chinese Taipei
 Argentina
Round Robin losers (Group B)
 India
 Australia
 Czech Republic
Next Generation Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
International Series
$465 000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–4
Finland Jarkko NieminenFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Australia Joseph Sirianni
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Vince Spadea
Germany Benjamin Becker
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Argentina Martín García
Brazil Marcelo Melo

6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Australia Chris Guccione
Australia Robert Smeets
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
International Series
$436 000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
6–0, 6–1
Spain Rafael NadalSpain Carlos Moyá
Croatia Marin Čilić
Spain Guillermo García-López
France Florent Serra
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Netherlands Robin Haase
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana

6–4, 7–5
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
France Marc Gicquel
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
International Series
$1,049,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Switzerland Stanislas WawrinkaRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Czech Republic David Škoch

6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie
7 January 2008Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
International Series
$464,000 – Hard – 32S/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroFrance Julien Benneteau
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Spain David Ferrer
Chile Nicolás Massú
France Michaël Llodra
Germany Florian Mayer
Peru Luis Horna
Argentina Juan Mónaco

6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
International Series
$465,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Australia Chris GuccioneFrance Fabrice Santoro
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
France Sébastien Grosjean
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Argentina Agustín Calleri
France Richard Gasquet
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
14 January
21 January
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
AU$9,609,870 – Hard – 128S/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Serbia Novak Djokovic
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
France Jo-Wilfried TsongaSwitzerland Roger Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
United States James Blake
Spain David Ferrer
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram

7–5, 7–6(7–4)
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
China Sun Tiantian

7–6(7–4), 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Sania Mirza
28 JanuaryMoviestar Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
International Series
$462,000 – Clay – 32S/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Chile Fernando González
Walkover
Argentina Juan MónacoUruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Santiago Ventura
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Italy Fabio Fognini
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto

6–1, 3–0, retired
Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Juan Mónaco

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 FebruaryDavis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Carpet (i)
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay (Red)
Ramat HaSharon, Israel – Hard
Braunschweig, Germany – Clay (Red) (i)
Lima, Peru – Clay (Red)
Sibiu, Romania – Hard (i)
Vienna, Austria – Clay (Red) (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 FebruaryBrasil Open
Costa do Sauípe, Brazil
International Series
$485,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Nicolás Almagro
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–5
Spain Carlos MoyáEcuador Nicolás Lapentti
Italy Fabio Fognini
Spain Óscar Hernández
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
Czech Republic Ivo Minář
Italy Filippo Volandri
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá

4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, United States
International Series
$436,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Japan Kei Nishikori
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
United States James BlakeUnited States Robby Ginepri
United States Sam Querrey
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
United States Mardy Fish
United States Vincent Spadea
United States Bobby Reynolds
Belarus Max Mirnyi
United Kingdom Jamie Murray

6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Open 13
Marseille, France
International Series
€534,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–3, 6–4
Croatia Mario Ančić
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
France Gilles Simon
France Nicolas Mahut
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Sweden Robin Söderling
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner

7–6(7–0), 7–5
Switzerland Yves Allegro
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
18 FebruaryCopa Telmex
Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Series
$485,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina David Nalbandian
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Argentina José AcasusoArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Italy Filippo Volandri
Italy Potito Starace
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Russia Igor Andreev
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Peru Luis Horna

6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]
Austria Werner Eschauer
Australia Peter Luczak
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
International Series Gold
€765,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Michaël Llodra
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Sweden Robin SöderlingFrance Gilles Simon
Croatia Ivo Karlović
Italy Andreas Seppi
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Germany Mischa Zverev
Netherlands Robin Haase
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Russia Dmitry Tursunov

7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
SAP Open
San José, United States
International Series
$436,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 7–5
Czech Republic Radek ŠtěpánekSpain Guillermo García-López
United States Robby Ginepri
United States Mardy Fish
United States John Isner
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
United States James Blake
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin

7–6(7–4), 7–5
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
25 FebruaryAbierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
International Series Gold
$794,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Nicolás Almagro
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Argentina David NalbandianPeru Luis Horna
Argentina José Acasuso
Italy Potito Starace
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Marcel Granollers
Chile Nicolás Massú
Austria Oliver Marach
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák

6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Peru Luis Horna
Morgan Keegan Championships
Memphis, United States
International Series Gold
$769,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Belgium Steve Darcis
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Sweden Robin SöderlingCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Andy Roddick
Australia Chris Guccione
Germany Benjamin Becker
United States Donald Young
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles

7–6(7–5), 6–2
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Zagreb, Croatia
International Series
€370,250 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
7–5, 6–4
Croatia Ivan LjubičićCroatia Mario Ančić
Italy Simone Bolelli
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Netherlands Robin Haase
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Jordan Kerr

6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Germany Christopher Kas
Netherlands Rogier Wassen

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 MarchBarclays Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE
International Series Gold
$1,426,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Andy Roddick
6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–2
Spain Feliciano LópezRussia Nikolay Davydenko
Serbia Novak Djokovic
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Spain David Ferrer
Russia Igor Andreev
Spain Rafael Nadal
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles

7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Channel Open
Las Vegas, United States
International Series
$500,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Sam Querrey
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
South Africa Kevin AndersonUnited States Robby Ginepri
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
United States Amer Delic
France Julien Benneteau
France Julien Benneteau
France Michaël Llodra

6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
10 March
17 March
Pacific Life Open
Indian Wells, United States
Masters Series
$3,589,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Serbia Novak Djokovic
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
United States Mardy FishSwitzerland Roger Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
Germany Tommy Haas
Argentina David Nalbandian
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
United States James Blake
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram

6–4, 6–4
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
24 March
31 March
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
Masters Series
$3,770,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–4, 6–2
Spain Rafael NadalUnited States Andy Roddick
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Switzerland Roger Federer
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Russia Igor Andreev
United States James Blake
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

6–2, 6–2
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 AprilDavis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay (Red)
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 AprilEstoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Switzerland Roger Federer
7–6(7–5), 1–2 ret.
Russia Nikolay DavydenkoGermany Denis Gremelmayr
France Florent Serra
Portugal Frederico Gil
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Italy Flavio Cipolla
France Marc Gicquel
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie

6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, United States
International Series
$436,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Marcel Granollers Pujol
6–4, 1–6, 7–5
United States James BlakeSpain Óscar Hernández
United States Wayne Odesnik
Argentina Agustín Calleri
United States Mardy Fish
Brazil Marcos Daniel
Argentina Sergio Roitman
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Germany Rainer Schüttler

7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Marcel Granollers
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain David Ferrer
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Spain Nicolás AlmagroSpain Tommy Robredo
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Italy Potito Starace
Netherlands Robin Haase
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Juan Mónaco

7–5, 7–5
United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek
21 AprilMonte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
7–5, 7–5
Switzerland Roger FedererSerbia Novak Djokovic
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Argentina David Nalbandian
United States Sam Querrey
Russia Igor Andreev
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Tommy Robredo

6–3, 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
28 AprilOpen Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
International Series Gold
€824,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Spain David FerrerGermany Denis Gremelmayr
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Tommy Robredo
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

6–3, 6–2
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Chile Fernando González
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Italy Simone BolelliFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Croatia Marin Čilić
South Korea Lee Hyung-taik
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Russia Marat Safin
Germany Michael Berrer
Germany Rainer Schüttler

7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 MayInternazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Serbia Novak Djokovic
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Switzerland Stanislas WawrinkaCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek
United States Andy Roddick
Switzerland Roger Federer
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Tommy Robredo
United States James Blake
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
12 MayHamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
Switzerland Roger FedererItaly Andreas Seppi
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Carlos Moyá
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić

6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
19 MayGrand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Gilles Simon
7–5, 6–2
France Julien BenneteauFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Santiago Ventura
France Marc Gicquel
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Spain Óscar Hernández
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu

6–1, 6–2
United States James Cerretani
Australia Todd Perry
Hypo Group Tennis International
Pörtschach, Austria
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Argentina Juan MónacoRussia Igor Kunitsyn
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Italy Andreas Seppi
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver
United States Robby Ginepri
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá

7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]
Austria Julian Knowle
Austria 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 June
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
€7,077,680 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–1, 6–3, 6–0
Switzerland Roger FedererFrance Gaël Monfils
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Chile Fernando González
Spain David Ferrer
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Peru Luis Horna

6–2, 6–3
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Mixed Doubles:
United States Bob Bryan
Belarus Victoria Azarenka

6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 JuneGerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW, Germany
International Series
€713,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–4
Germany Philipp KohlschreiberGermany Nicolas Kiefer
United States James Blake
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
France Michaël Llodra
Sweden Robin Söderling
Germany Andreas Beck
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Germany Mischa Zverev

6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
Queen's Club Championships
Queen's Club, London, UK
International Series
€713,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Serbia Novak DjokovicUnited States Andy Roddick
Argentina David Nalbandian
Croatia Ivo Karlović
United Kingdom Andy Murray
France Richard Gasquet
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić

6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá
Warsaw Open
Warsaw, Poland
International Series
€425,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–3, 6–3
Spain Tommy RobredoItaly Fabio Fognini
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Óscar Hernández
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski

6–0, 3–6, [10–4]
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
16 JuneOrdina Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
International Series
€370,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain David Ferrer
6–4, 6–2
France Marc GicquelArgentina Juan Martín del Potro
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Croatia Mario Ančić
France Arnaud Clément
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Croatia Mario Ančić
Austria Jürgen Melzer

7–6(7–5), 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, UK
International Series
€370,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Croatia Ivo Karlović
7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(10–8)
Spain Fernando VerdascoFrance Gaël Monfils
Croatia Marin Čilić
United States Vincent Spadea
Italy Andreas Seppi
France Gilles Simon
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Brazil Bruno Soares
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

6–2, 7–6(7–5)
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
23 June
30 June
The Championships, Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London, UK
Grand Slam
£5,257,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7
Switzerland Roger FedererRussia Marat Safin
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Croatia Mario Ančić
Spain Feliciano López
France Arnaud Clément
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić

7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Mixed Doubles:
United States Bob Bryan
Australia Samantha Stosur

7–5, 6–4
United States Mike Bryan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 JulySwedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International Series
€326,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Tommy Robredo
6–4, 6–1
Czech Republic Tomáš BerdychSpain David Ferrer
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Sweden Robin Söderling
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Italy Potito Starace
Sweden Björn Rehnquist
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Robin Söderling

6–2, 6–2
Sweden Johan Brunström
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer
Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
International Series
€389,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Romania Victor Hănescu
6–3, 6–4
Russia Igor AndreevSwitzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Spain Guillermo García-López
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
France Jérémy Chardy
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Croatia Marin Čilić
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Slovakia Filip Polášek

3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Switzerland Stéphane Bohli
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
International Series
$385,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Fabrice Santoro
6–3, 7–5
India Prakash AmritrajCanada Frank Dancevic
United States Vincent Spadea
India Rohan Bopanna
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Austria Alexander Peya
Spain Iván Navarro
United States Mardy Fish
United States John Isner

6–4, 7–6(7–1)
India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
International Series Gold
€568,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
6–4, 7–5
France Richard GasquetArgentina Eduardo Schwank
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Germany Michael Berrer
Spain Albert Montañés
Germany Christopher Kas
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber

6–3, 6–4
Germany Michael Berrer
Germany Mischa Zverev
14 JulyDutch Open
Amersfoort, Netherlands
International Series
€326,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Albert Montañés
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Belgium Steve DarcisFrance Marc Gicquel
Spain Óscar Hernández
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina José Acasuso
Czech Republic František Čermák
Netherlands Rogier Wassen

7–5, 7–5
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Indianapolis, United States
International Series
$525,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Gilles Simon
6–4, 6–4
Russia Dmitry TursunovUnited States James Blake
United States Sam Querrey
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
Chile Paul Capdeville
United States Bobby Reynolds
Germany Tommy Haas
Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Tripp Phillips

3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
International Series Gold
€571,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
6–2, 6–1
Austria Jürgen MelzerRomania Victor Hănescu
Italy Potito Starace
France Nicolas Devilder
Argentina Brian Dabul
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United States James Cerretani
Romania Victor Hănescu

6–3, 7–5
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
International Series
€326,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Fernando Verdasco
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Russia Igor AndreevItaly Fabio Fognini
Argentina Máximo González
Germany Mischa Zverev
Spain Carlos Moyá
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Croatia Roko Karanušić
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Czech Republic Petr Pála

2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Italy Fabio Fognini
21 JulyRogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
Masters Series
$2,615,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–2
Germany Nicolas KieferFrance Gilles Simon
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Croatia Marin Čilić
United States James Blake
Serbia Novak Djokovic
France Richard Gasquet
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić

6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
28 JulyWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters
Mason, United States
Masters Series
$2,615,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United Kingdom Andy Murray
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Serbia Novak DjokovicCroatia Ivo Karlović
Spain Rafael Nadal
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Spain Carlos Moyá
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
4 AugustCountrywide Classic
Los Angeles, United States
International Series
$475,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
United States Andy RoddickGermany Denis Gremelmayr
United States Mardy Fish
France Marc Gicquel
Russia Marat Safin
United States Amer Delic
France Florent Serra
India Rohan Bopanna
United States Eric Butorac

7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
United States Travis Parrot
Serbia Dušan Vemić
11 AugustSummer Olympic Games
Beijing, China
Olympics
Hard
 Gold Silver BronzeFourth PlaceSwitzerland Roger Federer
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
France Gaël Monfils
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Chile Fernando GonzálezSerbia Novak Djokovic
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
United States James Blake
Switzerland Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka

6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Thomas Johansson
United States Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
France Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D. C., United States
International Series
$508,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
6–3, 6–3
Serbia Viktor TroickiRussia Igor Kunitsyn
Germany Tommy Haas
United States Andy Roddick
India Somdev Devvarman
Colombia Alejandro Falla
United States John Isner
France Marc Gicquel
Sweden Robert Lindstedt

7–6(8–6), 6–3
Brazil Bruno Soares
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
18 AugustPilot Pen Tennis
New Haven, United States
International Series
$708,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Croatia Marin Čilić
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
United States Mardy FishSpain Fernando Verdasco
Slovenia Luka Gregorc
Germany Mischa Zverev
United States Jesse Levine
Russia Igor Andreev
Italy Andreas Seppi
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá

7–5, 6–2
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
25 August
1 September
US Open
Flushing, New York, United States
Grand Slam
$9,350,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–2, 7–5, 6–2
United Kingdom Andy MurraySpain Rafael Nadal
Serbia Novak Djokovic
United States Mardy Fish
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
United States Andy Roddick
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
Mixed Doubles:
India Leander Paes
Zimbabwe Cara Black

7–6(8–6), 6–4
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
United States Liezel Huber

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 SeptemberBCR Open
Bucharest, Romania
International Series
€370,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Gilles Simon
6–3, 6–4
Spain Carlos MoyáFrance Richard Gasquet
Argentina José Acasuso
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Spain Guillermo García-López
Spain Iván Navarro
France Florent Serra
France Nicolas Devilder
France Paul-Henri Mathieu

7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20]
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
15 SeptemberDavis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay (Red)
Madrid, Spain – Clay (Red)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Semifinal winners
 Argentina 3–2
 Spain 4–1
Semifinal losers
 Russia
 United States
22 SeptemberThailand Open
Bangkok, Thailand
International Series
$576,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Serbia Novak DjokovicCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych
France Gaël Monfils
Sweden Robin Söderling
France Nicolas Mahut
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes

6–4, 7–6(7–4)
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
China Open
Beijing, China
International Series
$524,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Israel Dudi SelaGermany Rainer Schüttler
Germany Björn Phau
Spain Tommy Robredo
France Richard Gasquet
Chile Fernando González
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins

7–5, 6–4
Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Bobby Reynolds
29 SeptemberOpen de Moselle
Metz, France
International Series
€370,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4
France Paul-Henri MathieuCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek
France Adrian Mannarino
Spain Carlos Moyá
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
France Marc Gicquel
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra

5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
International Series Gold
$969,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6–1, 6–4
Argentina Juan Martín del PotroFrance Richard Gasquet
United States Andy Roddick
Spain David Ferrer
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Chile Fernando González
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Germany Mischa Zverev

6–3, 6–4

Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 OctoberKremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
International Series
$1,049,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Igor Kunitsyn
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Russia Marat SafinGermany Mischa Zverev
France Fabrice Santoro
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Serbia Viktor Troicki
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
France Jérémy Chardy
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Italy Potito Starace
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
If Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
International Series
€713,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Argentina David Nalbandian
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Sweden Robin SöderlingFinland Jarkko Nieminen
Japan Kei Nishikori
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Óscar Hernández
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Croatia Mario Ančić
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–1, 6–3
Sweden Johan Brunström
Sweden Michael Ryderstedt
Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy
Vienna, Austria
International Series Gold
€674,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–4, 6–4
France Gaël MonfilsSpain Feliciano López
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Spain Carlos Moyá
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Chile Fernando González
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram
6–1, 7–5
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Alexander Peya
13 OctoberMutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
France Gilles SimonSpain Rafael Nadal
Switzerland Roger Federer
Spain Feliciano López
Croatia Ivo Karlović
France Gaël Monfils
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski

6–4, 6–2
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
20 OctoberDavidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
International Series
€891,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–3, 6–4
Argentina David NalbandianSpain Feliciano López
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Italy Simone Bolelli
United States James Blake
Russia Igor Andreev
Germany Benjamin Becker
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles

6–3, 6–3
Germany Christopher Kas
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
International Series
€713,000 – Carpet (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Sweden Robin Söderling
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
France Julien BenneteauFrance Gilles Simon
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
United States Andy Roddick
France Josselin Ouanna
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Belgium Steve Darcis
France Michaël Llodra
Israel Andy Ram

6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
St Petersburg Open
Saint Petersburg, Russia
International Series
$1,049,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–1, 6–1
Kazakhstan Andrey GolubevSpain Fernando Verdasco
Romania Victor Hănescu
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Germany Mischa Zverev
Russia Michail Elgin
United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek

3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
India Rohan Bopanna
Belarus Max Mirnyi
27 OctoberBNP Paribas Masters
Paris, France
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Argentina David NalbandianRussia Nikolay Davydenko
United States James Blake
Spain Rafael Nadal
United Kingdom Andy Murray
United States Andy Roddick
Switzerland Roger Federer
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

6–2, 6–2
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Round Robin
2 November
No tournaments scheduled.
9 NovemberMasters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000 – Hard (i)
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Serbia Novak Djokovic
6–1, 7–5
Russia Nikolay DavydenkoUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
France Gilles Simon
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
United States Andy Roddick
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Switzerland Roger Federer
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić

7–6(7–3), 6–2
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
16 NovemberDavis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Mar del Plata, Argentina – Hard (i)
 Spain 3–1 Argentina

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:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

  • Spain 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 France 8 (Adelaide, Rotterdam, Casablanca, Newport, Indianapolis, Bucharest, Bangkok, and Paris Masters)
  • Russia Russia 7 (Sydney, Chennai, Miami Masters, Portschach, Warsaw, Metz and Moscow)
  • Argentina Argentina 6 (Buenos Aires, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and Stockholm)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 5 (Doha, Marseille, Cincinnati Masters, Madrid Masters, and St. Petersburg)
  • Serbia Serbia 4 (Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Rome Masters and Tennis Masters Cup)
  • Switzerland Switzerland 4 (Estoril, Halle, US Open, and Basel)
  •  United States 4 (San Jose, Dubai, Las Vegas and Beijing)
  • Chile Chile 2 (Viña del Mar and Munich)
  • Croatia Croatia 2 (Nottingham and New Haven)
  • Germany Germany 2 (Auckland and Vienna)
  • Belgium Belgium 1 (Memphis)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 (Tokyo)
  • Japan Japan 1 (Delray Beach)
  • Romania Romania 1 (Gstaad)
  • Sweden Sweden 1 (Lyon)
  • Ukraine Ukraine 1 (Zagreb)

Entry rankings

Singles

As of 31 December 2007[2]
Rk Name Nation Points
1Roger Federer  SUI7,180
2Rafael Nadal ESP5,735
3Novak Djokovic SRB4,470
4Nikolay Davydenko RUS2,825
5David Ferrer ESP2,750
6Andy Roddick USA2,530
7Fernando González CHI2,005
8Richard Gasquet FRA1,930
9David Nalbandian ARG1,775
10Tommy Robredo ESP1,765
11Andy Murray GBR1,755
12Tommy Haas GER1,720
13James Blake USA1,710
14Tomáš Berdych CZE1,685
15Guillermo Cañas ARG1,653
16Marcos Baghdatis CYP1,600
17Carlos Moyá ESP1,585
18Ivan Ljubičić CRO1,580
19Mikhail Youzhny RUS1,570
20Juan Ignacio Chela ARG1,425
As of 17 November 2008[3]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1Rafael Nadal ESP6,67512Increase 1
2Roger Federer  SUI5,30512Decrease 1
3Novak Djokovic SRB5,29533Steady
4Andy Murray GBR3,720422Increase 7
5Nikolay Davydenko RUS2,71546Decrease 1
6Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA2,050638Increase 37
7Gilles Simon FRA1,980736Increase 22
8Andy Roddick USA1,97069Decrease 2
9Juan Martín del Potro ARG1,945881Increase 35
10James Blake USA1,775715Increase 3
11David Nalbandian ARG1,725711Decrease 2
12David Ferrer ESP1,695412Decrease 7
13Stanislas Wawrinka  SUI1,510935Increase 23
14Gaël Monfils FRA1,4751465Increase 24
15Fernando González CHI1,420725Decrease 8
16Fernando Verdasco ESP1,4151131Increase 10
17Robin Söderling SWE1,3251759Increase 24
18Nicolás Almagro ESP1,2701131Increase 10
19Igor Andreev RUS1,2451837Increase 14
20Tomáš Berdych CZE1,215928Decrease 6

Point distribution

Points are awarded as follows:

Tournament categoryTotal financial
commitment
WFSF
(3rd/4th)
QFR16R32R64R128Additional
qualifying points
Grand Slam$6,784,000 to $9,943,00010007004502501507535515
Tennis Masters Cup$4,450,000750^
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 $3,450,00050035022512575355 (20)(5)15*
Olympics400280205/15510050255
International Series Gold$1,000,00030021013575250 (15)(0)10*
International Series Gold$800,00025017511060250 (15)(0)10*
International Series$1,000,00025017511060250 (15)(0)10*
International Series$800,00022515510055200 (10)(0)10*
International Series$600,000200140905015 (20)0 (10)(0)5
International Series$400,00017512075401505
Challenger$150,000+H1007045231003
Challenger$150,00090634021903
Challenger$125,00080563619803
Challenger$100,00070493116703
Challenger$75,00060422714603
Challenger$50,000 or $35,000+H55382413502
Futures$15,000+H24168410
Futures$15,00018126310
Futures$10,0001284210

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 0.85 USD/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

Rk Name Nation Grand Slams Masters Series Best other Total
AUS RGA WIM USO IND MIA MON ROM HAM TOR CIN MAD PAR 1 2 3 4 5
1 Rafael Nadal  ESP 90
SF
200
W
200
W
90
SF
45
SF
70
F
100
W
1
R32
100
W
100
W
45
SF
45
SF
25
QF
80
W
60
W
45
W
24
F
15
QF
1335
2 Roger Federer   SUI 90
SF
140
F
140
F
200
W
45
SF
25
QF
70
F
25
QF
70
F
1
R32
15
R16
45
SF
25
QF
50
W
45
W
35
W
20
QF
0
R32
1041
3 Novak Djokovic  SRB 200
W
90
SF
7
R64
90
SF
100
W
1
R64
45
SF
100
W
45
SF
25
QF
70
F
15
R16
15
R16
41
3rd
31
F
27
SF
24
F
3
R16
929
4 Andy Murray  GBR 1
R128
15
R32
50
QF
140
F
15
R16
1
R64
15
R16
7
R32
15
R16
45
SF
100
W
100
W
25
QF
50
W
50
W
40
W
15
QF
0
R32
684
5 Nikolay Davydenko  RUS 30
R16
15
R32
1
R128
30
R16
7
R32
100
W
45
SF
15
R16
15
R16
15
R16
1
R32
1
R32
45
SF
35
W
35
W
27
SF
24
F
22
SF
463
6 Andy Roddick  USA 15
R32
7
R64
50
QF
1
R64
45
SF
45
SF
15
R16
15
R16
25
QF
60
W
35
W
35
W
24
F
22
SF
394
7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  FRA 140
F
15
R32
15
R16
7
R32
1
R64
7
R32
15
R16
100
W
35
W
20
SF
15
SF
15
SF
5
R16
390
8 Juan Martín del Potro  ARG 7
R64
7
R64
7
R64
50
QF
4
R64
4
R64
25
QF
15
R16
50
W
50
W
35
W
35
W
80 369*
9 Gilles Simon  FRA 15
R32
15
R32
1
R128
15
R32
4
R64
1
R128
1
R64
7
R32
7
R32
45
SF
7
R32
70
F
15
R16
36
W
35
W
35
W
27
SF
20
SF
356
10 James Blake  USA 50
QF
7
R64
7
R64
15
R32
25
QF
25
QF
25
QF
1
R32
25
QF
15
R16
1
R32
45
SF
31
4th
24
F
24
F
20
SF
15
SF
355
11 David Nalbandian  ARG 15
R32
7
R64
1
R128
15
R32
25
QF
1
R64
25
QF
1
R34
15
R16
70
F
45
W
35
W
35
F
35
F
20
SF
345
12 David Ferrer  ESP 50
QF
50
QF
15
R32
15
R32
7
R32
1
R64
25
QF
1
R32
15
R16
15
R16
1
R32
1
R32
1
R32
42
F
35
W
35
W
15
QF
15
SF
339
13 Stanislas Wawrinka   SUI 7
R64
15
R32
30
R16
30
R16
25
QF
1
R64
1
R64
70
F
7
R32
15
R16
15
R16
1
R32
35
F
27
SF
15
SF
5
2R
3
R16
302
14 Fernando González  CHI 15
R32
50
QF
7
R64
30
R16
1
R64
7
R32
15
R16
7
R32
1
R64
1
R32
56
F
35
W
35
W
12
QF
12
QF
284
15 Fernando Verdasco  ESP 7
R64
30
R16
30
R16
15
R32
7
R32
1
R64
1
R64
15
R16
25
QF
7
R32
15
R16
1
R32
15
R16
35
W
24
F
22
SF
18
SF
15
SF
283
16 Gaël Monfils  FRA 90
SF
30
R16
1
R128
4
R64
15
R16
1
R64
7
R32
25
QF
15
R16
35
F
20
QF
15
SF
15
SF
6 279*
17 Robin Söderling  SWE 15
R32
7
R64
1
R128
4
R64
7
R32
7
R32
1
R64
15
R16
15
R16
15
R16
7
R32
7
R32
45
W
42
F
35
F
31
F
11
QF
265
18 Igor Andreev  RUS 15
R32
7
R64
7
R64
30
R16
1
R64
25
QF
25
QF
15
R16
1
R64
15
R16
15
R16
1
R64
7
R32
24
F
24
F
15
QF
12
QF
10
R16
249
19 Nicolás Almagro  ESP 1
R128
50
QF
7
R64
15
R32
1
R64
7
R32
15
R16
25
QF
1
R64
50
W
35
W
24
F
15
QF
0 246
20 Tomáš Berdych  CZE 30
R16
7
R64
15
R32
1
R128
1
R64
45
SF
1
R32
7
R32
7
R32
7
R32
15
R16
50
W
24
F
15
SF
10
R16
8
QF
243

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 withdrew his name due to a foot injury.

As of October 5, the following entrants remain entered in the competition:[4]

# Singles Entrant Doubles Team Entrant
1. Switzerland Roger Federer United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2. Serbia Novak Djokovic Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3. United Kingdom Andy Murray India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
4. Russia Nikolay Davydenko Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
5. United States Andy Roddick South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie
6. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
7. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
8. France Gilles Simon Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Peru Luis Horna

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.

Rk Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
1United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
200
W
100
W
100
W
100
W
90
SF
70
F
70
F
60
W
50
QF
50
QF
25
QF
25
QF
25
QF
24
F
989
2Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
200
W
140
F
100
W
100
W
70
F
70
F
50
QF
45
W
45
SF
30
R16
27
SF
25
QF
12
QF
12
QF
926
3India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
90
SF
70
F
70
F
70
F
60
W
45
SF
40
W
30
R16
28
F
25
QF
25
QF
22
QF
15
SF
8
QF
593
4Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
200
W
100
W
70
F
50
QF
30
R16
27
SF
25
QF
15
SF
15
R32
11
QF
8
QF
551
5Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
140
F
50
QF
45
W
45
SF
45
SF
45
SF
25
QF
25
QF
15
R16
15
SF
15
R32
11
QF
476
6Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
140
F
90
SF
45
SF
35
W
35
F
31
F
30
R16
25
QF
431
7Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
100
W
42
F
35
W
30
R16
25
QF
25
QF
24
F
24
F
15
R32
15
R16
15
R16
15
R16
15
QF
15
SF
395
8South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie
90
SF
45
SF
45
SF
45
SF
42
F
35
W
20
SF
15
R32
15
R16
15
R16
15
R32
375
9Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá
40
W
35
W
35
W
31
F
30
R16
30
R16
22
SF
15
R32
15
R16
15
R16
15
R16
15
SF
15
R16
14
SF
328
10Sweden Simon Aspelin
Austria Julian Knowle
30
R16
27
SF
27
SF
27
SF
25
QF
25
QF
25
QF
25
QF
20
QF
18
SF
15
R32
12
QF
10
QF
8
QF
294

Points distribution (Singles & Doubles)

Tournament categoryTotal financial
commitment
WFSFQFR16R32R64R128Additional
qualifying points
Grand Slam$6,784,000 to $9,943,00020014090503015713
Tennis Masters Cup$4,450,000150if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win,
+40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist)
ATP Masters Series$2,450,000 to $3,450,0001007045251571(4)(1)3*
Olympic Games$08056413rd
314th
201051-
International Series Gold$1,000,000604227155312*
International Series Gold$800,000503522125312*
International Series$1,000,000503522125312*
International Series$800,000453120114212*
International Series$600,000402818103(4)1(2)(1)1
International Series$400,0003524158311

(*) 1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).[5]

Prize money leaders

As of 17 November 2008
1.Spain Rafael Nadal$6,773,773
2.Switzerland Roger Federer$5,886,879
3.Serbia Novak Djokovic$5,689,077
4.United Kingdom Andy Murray$3,705,648
5.Russia Nikolay Davydenko$2,317,082
6.France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga$1,695,138
7.France Gilles Simon$1,425,489
8.United States Andy Roddick$1,337,888
9.Argentina Juan Martín del Potro$1,322,497
10.Spain 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:

  •  USA Hugo Armando (born on May 27, 1978, in Miami, United States) He 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.
  •  SWE Jonas Björkman (born 23 March 1972 in Alvesta, Sweden) He 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.
  •  BRA Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976, in Florianópolis, Brazil) He 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.[6]
  •  ESP 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.[7]

See also

References

  1. "2008 Results Archive". ATP. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  2. "ATP rankings, as of 31 December 2007". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. "ATP rankings, as of 17 November 2008". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. Association of Tennis Professionals, Tennis Masters Cup (2006-06-10). "del Potro Charges Towards Shanghai". Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
  5. ATP Race Points Breakdown atptennis.com
  6. ATP Player Activity page
  7. ATP Player Activity page
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