2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion   Tomáš Berdych
Runner-up   Juan Martín del Potro
Final score   6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Main article: 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín del Potro.

Tomáš Berdych won in the final 6–1, 6–4, against Juan Martín del Potro.

Contents

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
  2. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  3. Fernando González (Quarterfinals)
  4. Richard Gasquet (Semifinals)
  5. Juan Martín del Potro (Final)
  6. Tommy Robredo (Third Round)
  7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third Round, retired due to an abdominal strain)
  8. Mikhail Youzhny (Third Round)
  1. Tomáš Berdych (Champion)
  2. Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  3. Jarkko Nieminen (Third Round)
  4. Rainer Schüttler (Quarterfinals)
  5. Sam Querrey (Second Round)
  6. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
  7. Simone Bolelli (Second Round)
  8. Guillermo García López (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   David Ferrer 1 5    
5   Juan Martín del Potro 6 7    
  5   Juan Martín del Potro 6 4 7  
  4   Richard Gasquet 3 6 5  
4   Richard Gasquet 6 6  
  12   Rainer Schüttler 3 2    
    5   Juan Martín del Potro 1 4  
  9   Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
  9   Tomáš Berdych 6 6    
3   Fernando González 0 4    
9   Tomáš Berdych 63 7 7
  2   Andy Roddick 7 5 63  
    Viktor Troicki 3 4  
  2   Andy Roddick 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   D Ferrer 6 4 6  
    J Levine 4 6 6         J Levine 4 6 1  
Q   D Udomchoke 6 1 0       1   D Ferrer 4 6 6  
WC   Y Sugita 3 66         WC   T Suzuki 6 3 2  
WC   T Suzuki 6 7       WC   T Suzuki 7 4 7
    15   S Bolelli 65 6 65  
      1   D Ferrer 1 5  
      5   JM del Potro 6 7  
    11   J Nieminen 7 6    
Q   C Mamiit 3 7 6     Q   C Mamiit 67 4    
LL   B Evans 6 5 4       11   J Nieminen 1 3  
    D Sela 7 6         5   JM del Potro 6 6    
    B Phau 5 1           D Sela 5 0  
    5   JM del Potro 7 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   R Gasquet 6 6    
Q   M Slanar 4 6 6     Q   M Slanar 4 2    
    D Young 6 3 2       4   R Gasquet 6 6    
    K Nishikori 7 65 6           K Nishikori 1 2    
    R Kendrick 63 7 2         K Nishikori 6 6  
    16   G García López 4 4    
      4   R Gasquet 6 6  
      12   R Schüttler 3 2  
    12   R Schüttler 6 63 6  
WC   S Iwabuchi 1 4           H-t Lee 3 7 3  
    H-t Lee 6 6         12   R Schüttler 6 612 6
    F Cipolla 7 7         8   M Youzhny 3 7 4  
    I Navarro 65 64           F Cipolla 2 2  
    8   M Youzhny 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6   T Robredo 6 6    
    J Sirianni 6 6           J Sirianni 2 2    
Q   Y Ito 3 2         6   T Robredo 66 2    
    R Karanušić 6 6         9   T Berdych 7 6    
Q   H Kondo 2 2           R Karanušić 3 4  
    9   T Berdych 6 6    
      9   T Berdych 6 6  
      3   F González 0 4  
    13   S Querrey 65 3    
    G Soeda 4 2           A Delic 7 6    
    A Delic 6 6             A Delic 4 64  
    Y-h Lu 6 7         3   F González 6 7    
Q   L Gregorc 4 65           Y-h Lu 6 5 3
    3   F González 1 7 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   J-W Tsonga 4 7 6  
    B Reynolds 6 6           B Reynolds 6 64 4  
WC   T Ito 3 1         7   J-W Tsonga 7 1 r  
    W Odesnik 6 6             V Troicki 5 2    
    K Kim 4 3           W Odesnik 2 1  
        V Troicki 6 6    
          V Troicki 3 4  
      2   A Roddick 6 6  
    14   J Melzer 6 6    
    S Stadler 6 6           S Stadler 2 3    
    P Petzschner 2 4         14   J Melzer 62 2  
    I Minář 7 2 6       2   A Roddick 7 6    
    M Zverev 69 6 2         I Minář 611 7 62
    2   A Roddick 7 64 7  
 

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