2008 ATP Tour

Men's tennis circuit

2008 ATP Tour

Rafael Nadal finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships, and the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. He also won three Masters events.

Details
Duration| 29 December 2007 – 9 November 2008
Tournaments| 68
Categories| Grand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (42)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles|  Rafael Nadal (8)
Most finals|  Rafael Nadal (10)
Prize money
leader|  Rafael Nadal ($6,773,773)
Points leader|  Rafael Nadal (6,675)
Awards
Player of the year|  Rafael Nadal
Doubles team
of the year|  Nenad Zimonjić
Daniel Nestor
Most improved
player of the year|  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Newcomer
of the year|  Kei Nishikori
Comeback
player of the year|  Rainer Schüttler

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2009 ->

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 and includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

## Schedule

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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

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31 Dec | Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard (i) – AU$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) |  United States
2–1 |  Serbia |

Round Robin (Group A)

France
Chinese Taipei
Argentina |

Round Robin (Group B)

India
Australia
Czech Republic
Next Generation Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
International Series
Hard – $465,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–4 |  Jarkko Nieminen |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Joseph Sirianni |  Lleyton Hewitt
Vince Spadea
Benjamin Becker
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Martín García
Marcelo Melo
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |  Chris Guccione
Robert Smeets
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
International Series
Hard – $436,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Mikhail Youzhny
6–0, 6–1 |  Rafael Nadal |  Carlos Moyá
Marin Čilić |  Guillermo García-López
Florent Serra
Xavier Malisse
Robin Haase
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–4, 7–5 |  Marcos Baghdatis
Marc Gicquel
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
International Series
Hard – $1,049,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Andy Murray
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |  Stanislas Wawrinka |  Nikolay Davydenko
Ivan Ljubičić |  Dmitry Tursunov
Thomas Johansson
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Agustín Calleri
Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Škoch
6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |  Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
7 Jan | Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
International Series
Hard – $464,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Philipp Kohlschreiber
7–6(7–4), 7–5 |  Juan Carlos Ferrero |  Julien Benneteau
Juan Mónaco |  David Ferrer
Nicolás Massú
Michaël Llodra
Florian Mayer
Luis Horna
Juan Mónaco
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |  Xavier Malisse
Jürgen Melzer
Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
International Series
Hard – $465,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |  Chris Guccione |  Fabrice Santoro
Radek Štěpánek |  Sébastien Grosjean
Evgeny Korolev
Tomáš Berdych
Agustín Calleri
Richard Gasquet
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
14 Jan
21 Jan | Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – AU$9,609,870 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Novak Djokovic
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |  Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal |  James Blake
David Ferrer
Mikhail Youzhny
Jarkko Nieminen
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |  Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
Nenad Zimonjić
Sun Tiantian
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |  Mahesh Bhupathi
Sania Mirza
28 Jan | Moviestar Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
International Series
Clay – $462,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Fernando González
Walkover |  Juan Mónaco |  Pablo Cuevas
Santiago Ventura |  Carlos Berlocq
José Acasuso
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Fabio Fognini
José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 3–0, retired |  Máximo González
Juan Mónaco

### February

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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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
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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

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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

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10 Nov | Tennis Masters Cup
Shanghai, China
Tennis Masters Cup
$4,450,000 – hard (i)
Singles – Doubles |  Novak Djokovic
6–1, 7–5 |  Nikolay Davydenko |  Andy Murray
Gilles Simon |  Roger Federer
Radek Štěpánek
Andy Roddick
Juan Martín del Potro
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
17 Nov | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Mar del Plata, Argentina – hard (i) |  Spain 3–1 |  Argentina |  |

## Statistical information

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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:

* Marin Čilić – New Haven
* Juan Martín del Potro – Stuttgart
* Marcel Granollers – Houston
* Victor Hănescu – Gstaad
* Igor Kunitsyn – Moscow
* Albert Montañés – Amersfoort
* Kei Nishikori – Delray Beach
* Philipp Petzschner – Vienna
* Sam Querrey – Las Vegas
* Sergiy Stakhovsky – Zagreb
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Bangkok

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

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### Singles

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| 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

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Points were awarded as follows:

Tournament category | Total financial
commitment€ | W | F | SF
(3rd/4th) | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional
qualifying points

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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

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(€): 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

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* The 2015 ATP Official Rulebook. ATP rankings 5. Point Table (Page 153)
* ITF Tennis - Olympic Tennis Event - Ranking Points Archived 2008-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
* ATPtennis.com - Indesit ATP Ranking Points Breakdown 2007[dead link]
* stevegtennis.com - Entry System Tournament Points 2007 Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

## ATP race

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### Singles

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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

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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

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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.

* Masters Cup official website

As of October 5, the following entrants remain entered in the competition:[3]

#  | Singles Entrant  | Doubles Team Entrant

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1\.  |  Roger Federer |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
2\.  |  Novak Djokovic |  Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
3\.  |  Andy Murray |  Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
4\.  |  Nikolay Davydenko |  Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett
5\.  |  Andy Roddick |  Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
6\.  |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |  Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
7\.  |  Juan Martín del Potro |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
8\.  |  Gilles Simon |  Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna

### Doubles

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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

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1 |  Bob Bryan
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
2 |  Daniel Nestor
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
3 |  Mahesh Bhupathi
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
4 |  Jonathan Erlich
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
5 |  Jonas Björkman
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
6 |  Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes | 140
F | 90
SF | 45
SF | 35
W | 35
F | 31
F | 30
R16 | 25
QF |  |  |  |  |  |  | 431
7 |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
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
8 |  Jeff Coetzee
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
9 |  Marcelo Melo
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
10 |  Simon Aspelin
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)

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Tournament category | Total financial
commitment | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional
qualifying points

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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

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As of 17 November 2008
1. |  Rafael Nadal | $6,773,773

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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

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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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* ATP Entry Ranking
* 2008 in tennis
* 2008 WTA Tour
* ATP International Series Gold
* ATP International Series
* Tennis statistics
* ATP rankings

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Results Archive". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ ATP Race Points Breakdown[permanent dead link] atptennis.com
5. ^ ATP Player Activity page
6. ^ ATP Player Activity page

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