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. [edit] Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 ATP Tour, with player progression documented until the quarter-final stage.[1] | Grand Slam tournaments | | Tennis Masters Cup | | ATP Masters Series | | ATP International Series Gold | | ATP International Series | | Team events | [edit] January The opening week of the year featured three tournaments, across the regions of Oceania, South East Asia, and the Middle East. All three of these events began on December 31, 2007. One of the semi-finals in Chennai, India, between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya featured a notable match in the history of the ATP Tour, with Nadal coming out on top, 6–7(3), 7–6(8), 7–6(1). The contest was significant because it was the longest three-set match since 1993, when Andrei Cherkasov defeated Andrea Gaudenzi, 6–7(6), 7–6(2), 7–5 at the ATP Tel Aviv. Both matches ran for three hours and fifty-four minutes.[2] Two further tournaments were played in the week prior to the Australian Open; both were in close proximity to the Grand Slam tournament, in Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney, Australia. The Australian Open saw Novak Djokovic claim his first Grand Slam title, and also saw him becoming the first representative of Serbia to win a Grand Slam title.[3] Djokovic was able to beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals and consequently broke up his monopoly of hard court slam titles, of which he had won the last five. The event also saw the shock emergence of French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who reached the final and drew comparison with Muhammed Ali due to his appearance and audacious style of play.[4] This was the first Australian Open to take place on the new Plexicushion surface, which was designed to have lower heat retention and a more predictable bounce.[5] On January 28, the Viña del Mar tournament commenced in Chile. This was the first event in a series of South and Central American clay court tournaments.
| Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 31 December 2007 | 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia International Series $465,000 Hard | Michael 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 | | 31 December 2007 | 2008 Chennai Open Chennai, India International Series $436,000 Hard | Mikhail Youzhny 6–0, 6–1 | Rafael Nadal | Carlos Moya Marin Cilic | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Florent Serra Xavier Malisse Robin Haase | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana 6–4, 7–5 | Marcos Baghdatis Marc Gicquel | | 31 December 2007 | 2008 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar International Series $1,049,000 Hard | Andy Murray 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Stanislas Wawrinka | Nikolay Davydenko Ivan Ljubicic | Dmitry Tursunov Thomas Johansson Philipp Kohlschreiber Agustin Calleri | Philipp Kohlschreiber David Škoch 6–4, 4–6, 11–9 | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | | 7 January 2008 | 2008 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand International Series $464,000 Hard | Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(4), 7–5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Julien Benneteau Juan Monaco | David Ferrer Nicolas Massu Michael Llodra Florian Mayer | Luis Horna Juan Monaco 6–4, 3–6, 10–7 | Xavier Malisse Jurgen Melzer | | 7 January 2008 | 2008 Medibank International Sydney, Australia International Series $465,000 Hard | Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(3), 7–6(4) | Chris Guccione | Fabrice Santoro Radek Štěpánek | Sebastien Grosjean Evgeny Korolev Tomáš Berdych Agustin Calleri | Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 11–9 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | | 14 January 2008 | 2008 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam A$ 9,609,870 Hard | Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(2) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Roger Federer Rafael Nadal | James Blake David Ferrer Mikhail Youzhny Jarkko Nieminen | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 7–5, 7–6(4) | Arnaud Clément Michael Llodra | Mixed Doubles: Nenad Zimonjic Sun Tiantian 7–6(4), 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Sania Mirza | | 28 January 2008 | 2008 Movistar Open Viña del Mar, Chile International Series $462,000 Clay | Fernando Gonzalez W/O | Juan Monaco | Pablo Cuevas Santiago Ventura | Carlos Berlocq Jose Acasuso Juan Pablo Brzezicki Fabio Fognini | Jose Acasuso Sebastian Prieto 6–1, 3–0 ret. | Maximo Gonzalez Juan Monaco | [edit] February The month of February saw Andy Murray and Michael Llodra sustain their good form from the start of the season, with both picking up their second titles of the year.[6][7] Nicolas Almagro became the third player to win a second title, with both his wins coming during February. He completed the month with a win-loss record of 14–1 (including two Davis Cup ties for Spain).[8] Elsewhere, several players continued to lay down important milestones in the history of the ATP Tour. Kei Nishikori, world number 244, shocked number 1 seed James Blake at Delray Beach and became the first Japanese man in nearly 16 years to win an ATP title (the last to do so was Shuzo Matsuoka, at the ATP Seoul in 1992).[9] Sergiy Stakhovsky, playing at the Zagreb Indoors, became the first man since Christian Miniussi, at the São Paulo event in 1991, to win an ATP Tour event after entering the tournament as a lucky loser. The feat had only been achieved a total of four times since the inception of the tour.[10] Stakhovsky's win-loss record on the main tour prior to the final had been 6–13. | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 11 February | 2008 Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe, Brazil International Series $485,000 Clay | Nicolas Almagro 7–6(4), 3–6, 7–5 | Carlos Moya | Nicolas Lapentti Fabio Fognini | Oscar Hernandez Eduardo Schwank Ivo Minář Filippo Volandri | Marcelo Melo Andre Sa 4–6, 6–2, 10–7 | Albert Montanes Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | | 11 February | 2008 Delray Beach ITC Delray Beach, USA International Series $436,000 Hard | 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 | | 11 February | 2008 Open 13 Marseille, France International Series €534,000 Hard (indoor) | Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4 | Mario Ancic
| Paul-Henri Mathieu Marcos Baghdatis
| Gilles Simon Nicolas Mahut Mikhail Youzhny Robin Söderling | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner 7–6(0), 7–5 | Yves Allegro Jeff Coetzee | | 18 February | 2008 Copa Telmex Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $485,000 Clay | David Nalbandian 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 | Jose Acasuso | Juan Ignacio Chela Filippo Volandri | Potito Starace Nicolas Almagro Igor Andreev Agustin Calleri | Agustin Calleri Luis Horna 6–0, 6–7(6), 10–2 | Werner Eschauer Peter Luczak | | 18 February | 2008 World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands International Series Gold €765,000 Hard (indoor) | Michael Llodra 6–7(3), 6–3, 7–6(4) | Robin Söderling | Gilles Simon Ivo Karlovic | Andreas Seppi Teimuraz Gabashvili Mischa Zverev Robin Haase | Tomáš Berdych Dmitry Tursunov 7–5, 3–6, 10–7 | Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny | | 18 February | 2008 SAP Open San José, USA International Series $436,000 Hard (indoor) | Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–5 | Radek Štěpánek | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Robby Ginepri | Mardy Fish John Isner Lu Yen-hsun James Blake | Scott Lipsky David Martin 7–6(4), 7–5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | | 25 February | 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico International Series Gold $794,000 Clay | Nicolas Almagro 6–1, 7–6(1) | David Nalbandian | Luis Horna Jose Acasuso | Potito Starace Agustin Calleri Marcel Granollers Nicolas Massu | Oliver Marach Michal Mertinak 6–2, 6–7(3), 10–7 | Agustin Calleri Luis Horna | | 25 February | 2008 M.K. Championships Memphis, USA International Series Gold $769,000 Hard (indoor) | Steve Darcis 6–3, 7–6(5) | Robin Söderling | Radek Štěpánek Jonas Bjorkman | Andy Roddick Chris Guccione Benjamin Becker Donald Young | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 7–6(5), 6–2 | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | | 25 February | 2008 PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb, Croatia International Series €370,250 Hard (indoor) | Sergiy Stakhovsky 7–5, 6–4 | Ivan Ljubicic | Mario Ancic Simone Bolelli
| Teimuraz Gabashvili Robin Haase Olivier Rochus Janko Tipsarevic | Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr 6–3, 3–6, 10–8 | Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen | Novak Djokovic endured a month of mixed fortunes, but stayed atop the ATP Race. In March, fewer tournaments were competed, with two of them (Indian Wells and Miami) taking place over a two week period and being played in conjunction with Women's Tennis Association (WTA) events. These were the first Masters Series events of the year. Novak Djokovic, a finalist at Indian Wells in 2007, was able to go one better there, defeating surprise finalist Mardy Fish. However, Djokovic was unable to maintain his good form, and lost to Kevin Anderson in his first match at the Miami event.[11] Aside from this victory, Anderson had made an earlier breakthrough in Las Vegas, reaching the final before losing to Sam Querrey. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Andy Roddick was in impressive form, dispatching Rafael Nadal and Djokovic before defeating Feliciano Lopez in the final.[12] World number 1 Roger Federer's slump in form continued, with the Swiss making a first round exit in Dubai, and failing to the reach the final of either Indian Wells or Miami. This was the first time since the year 2000, long before Federer became number 1, that he had not won a title in the first three months of the year.[13] Rafael Nadal's coinciding trophy drought meant that this was the first time since 1999, when Pete Sampras and Carlos Moya occupied the world number 1 and 2 spots, that neither of world's top two players had won a tournament prior to the start of the European clay court season.[14]
| Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 3 March | 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE International Series Gold $1,426,000 Hard | Andy Roddick 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–2 | Feliciano Lopez | Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray David Ferrer Igor Andreev Rafael Nadal | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 7–5, 7–6(7) | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | | 3 March | 2008 Tennis Channel Open Las Vegas, USA International Series $500,000 Hard | Sam Querrey 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Kevin Anderson | Robby Ginepri Guillermo Canas | Evgeny Korolev Ernests Gulbis Amer Delic Julien Benneteau | Julien Benneteau Michael Llodra 6–4, 4–6, 10–8 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | | 10 March | 2008 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, USA Masters Series $3,589,000 Hard | 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 Zimonjic | | 24 March | 2008 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, USA Masters Series $3,770,000 Hard | Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 6–2 | Rafael Nadal | Andy Roddick Tomáš Berdych | Roger Federer Janko Tipsarevic Igor Andreev James Blake | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | April was a month that augured better for out-of-form world number 1 Roger Federer, who won his first title of the year in Estoril, and reached the final of Monte Carlo for the third year in a row. However, it was Rafael Nadal who proved to be most efficient, winning both tournaments he played on his favoured clay surface. By the end of the month, Nadal had taken his overall record on clay to 108 wins out of his last 109 matches.[15] Countryman David Ferrer also had a successful month, winning in Valencia and reaching the final of Barcelona. At the Munich event, Fernando Gonzalez won the tenth title of his career. The event also saw the re-emergence of Younes El Aynaoui, who was the oldest man (36) to reach the semi-final stage of an ATP level event since Jimmy Connors at the SAP Open in 1993. Connors was 40 at the time of his achievement.[16] | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 14 April | 2008 Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal International Series €370,000 Clay | Roger Federer 7–6(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 | | 14 April | 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, USA International Series $436,000 Clay | Marcel Granollers Pujol 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 | James Blake | Oscar Hernandez Wayne Odesnik | Agustin Calleri Mardy Fish Marcos Daniel Sergio Roitman | Ernests Gulbis Rainer Schuettler 7–5, 7–6(3) | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | | 14 April | 2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana Valencia, Spain International Series €370,000 Clay | David Ferrer 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(2) | Nicolas Almagro | Tommy Robredo Evgeny Korolev | Fernando Verdasco Potito Starace Robin Haase Juan Monaco | Maximo Gonzalez Juan Monaco 7–5, 7–5 | Travis Parrott Filip Polasek | | 21 April | 2008 Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series €2,270,000 Clay | 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 April | 2008 Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold €824,000 Clay | Rafael Nadal 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | David Ferrer | Denis Gremelmayr Stanislas Wawrinka | Juan Ignacio Chela Nicolas Almagro Albert Montanes Tommy Robredo | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–2 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | | 28 April | 2008 BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series €370,000 Clay | Fernando Gonzalez 7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–3 | Simone Bolelli | Paul-Henri Mathieu Younes El Aynaoui | Marin Cilic Lee Hyung-taik Juan Martin del Potro Marat Safin | Michael Berrer Rainer Schuettler 7–5, 3–6, 10–8 | Scott Lipsky David Martin | May saw the culmination of the European clay court swing, with Rafael Nadal adding two further titles to his tally (including the French Open). Nadal had three titles to defend, in Barcelona (held in April), Rome, and Monte Carlo (in addition to playing in Hamburg) in consecutive weeks, and criticized the ATP Tour for scheduling this way, calling it "impossible".[18] Nadal said that his second defeat in 109 clay court matches, against Juan Carlos Ferrero in Rome, could be partially attributed to a foot injury he sustained as a result of the scheduling. The Rome Masters Series event was beset by injuries, with the semi-final opponents of both Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka retiring; several other high-profile retirements occurred earlier in the tournament. The 2008 clay court season was condensed because American television broadcasters requested that the US spring hard court season finish a week later, due to scheduling requirements. This was as a result of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which started a week later than usual; the Olympics were also a factor in a general restructuring of the tour, and American James Blake suggested that the Davis Cup should not be played in Olympic years.[19][20] Djokovic also called for the ATP to "take care of the players".[19] The second Grand Slam tournament of the year saw Nadal beat Roger Federer for the fourth year in a row, and for the third year, in the final. Nadal produced his most comprehensive victory over Federer at Roland Garros, and became the first man since Björn Borg (1978–81) to win four French Open titles in a row. Nadal further cemented his place in history by becoming only the seventh man to win a Grand Slam title without losing a set. For Federer, the defeat saw him lose his first set to love in a Grand Slam since the 1999 French Open, against Pat Rafter.[21] Gaël Monfils delighted the French crowd by becoming the first home player to reach the semi-finals since 2001.[22] Nikolay Davydenko also won his third Hypo Group Tennis International in four years, and in team competition, the Sweden team of Robin Söderling, Thomas Johansson, and Robert Lindstedt won the World Team Cup, thus giving Sweden its first victory since 1995. | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 5 May | 2008 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Masters Series €2,270,000 Clay | Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Stanislas Wawrinka | Radek Štěpánek Andy Roddick | Roger Federer Nicolas Almagro Tommy Robredo James Blake | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–4, 10–8 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic | | 12 May | 2008 Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Masters Series €2,270,000 Clay | Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–3 | Roger Federer | Andreas Seppi Novak Djokovic | Fernando Verdasco Nicolas Kiefer Albert Montanes Carlos Moya | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic 6–4, 5–7, 10–8 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | | 19 May | 2008 Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series €370,000 Clay | Gilles Simon 7–5, 6–2 | Julien Benneteau | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Agustin Calleri | Santiago Ventura Marc Gicquel Younes El Aynaoui Oscar Hernandez | Albert Montanes Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 6–1, 6–2 | James Cerretani Todd Perry | | 19 May | 2008 Hypo Group Tennis International Pörtschach, Austria International Series €370,000 Clay | Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | Juan Monaco | Igor Kunitsyn Ivan Ljubicic | Andreas Seppi Jurgen Melzer Daniel Gimeno-Traver Robby Ginepri | Marcelo Melo Andre Sa 7–5, 6–7(3), 13–11 | Julian Knowle Jurgen Melzer | | 20 May | 2008 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 | 2008 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam €7,077,680 Clay | Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | Roger Federer | Gaël Monfils Novak Djokovic | Fernando Gonzalez David Ferrer Ernests Gulbis Nicolas Almagro | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna 6–2, 6–3 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic | Mixed Doubles: Bob Bryan Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 7–6(4) | Nenad Zimonjic Katarina Srebotnik | At the 2008 Queen's Club Championships, defending champion Andy Roddick made a strong showing running to the semifinals. But there, he met number two Rafael Nadal and fell. Third ranked Novak Djokovic reached the final, but fell to the Spaniard Nadal 7-6(6), 7-5[23][24]. Meanwhile, top-ranked Roger Federer came to the 2008 Gerry Weber Open on grass courts looking for a title. He won the tournament, beating the home-favored Philipp Kohlschreiber in Halle, NRW, Germany, in the final. While Federer played impressive tennis, Kohlschreiber procured a magnificent win over James Blake in the semifinals before falling to Federer.[25] Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev won their first of two titles together in 2008 as well at the tournament. Nikolay Davydenko stayed behind and won the 2008 Orange Warsaw Open on the Polish red clay, beating a spirited Juan Mónaco in the final.[26] The Russian also reached the doubles final with Yuri Schukin but fell to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, 6-0, 3-6, [10-4].[27] The following week, with one week until the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. With both tournaments of the week taking place on grass, it would be the only week in the season when all tournaments were played on grass courts. David Ferrer pulled through as the top seed to win the title in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands at the 2008 Ordina Open, beating Marc Gicquel with relative ease in the final.[28] Mario Ančić and Jürgen Melzer won the doubles title. Croatia's Ivo Karlović defended his title for the second successive year at the 2008 Nottingham Open, winning over Fernando Verdasco. Wimbledon turned out to be a stunning tournament with lots of television coverage. Marat Safin blew out Novak Djokovic in front of millions on television in straight sets. The upset came in the second round, when the former number one Russian continued his run of form all the way through to the semifinals, beating Andreas Seppi, Stanislas Wawrinka and Feliciano López in succession to reach the semifinals against number one and five-time defending champion Roger Federer. Rainer Schüttler defeated James Blake in a rocky five setter that was also televised to go on and make a run to the semifinals. However, Nadal beat Schüttler to race into the final without the loss of more than one set, having had won Hamburg, Roland Garros, Queen's Club, and racing into the Wimbledon final. However, the final that was contested between Federer and Nadal was won by the Spaniard 9-7 in the final set and watched by many. Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić beat Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in a long four set final that saw the first two sets be decided by split tiebreaks, but then the Canadian-Serbian team dominated, also on television. Samantha Stosur and Bob Bryan captured the mixed doubles title, defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Bob's twin Mike Bryan in the final.[29] | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 9 June | 2008 Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany International Series €713,000 Grass | Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | Nicolas Kiefer James Blake | Marcos Baghdatis Michael Llodra Robin Söderling Andreas Beck | Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev 6–3, 4–6, 10–3 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | | 9 June | 2008 Queen's Club Championships Queen's Club, London, UK International Series €713,000 Grass | Rafael Nadal 7–6(6), 7–5 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Roddick David Nalbandian | Ivo Karlovic Andy Murray Richard Gasquet Lleyton Hewitt | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic 6–4, 7–6(3) | Marcelo Melo Andre Sa | | 9 June | 2008 Orange Warsaw Open Warsaw, Poland International Series €425,000 Clay | Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–3 | Tommy Robredo | Fabio Fognini Juan Monaco | Evgeny Korolev Guillermo Canas Marcel Granollers Oscar Hernandez | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–0, 3–6, 10–4 | Nikolay Davydenko Yuri Schukin | | 16 June | 2008 Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series €370,000 Grass | David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2 | Marc Gicquel | Juan Martin del Potro Guillermo Canas | Mario Ancic Arnaud Clément Viktor Troicki Jurgen Melzer | Mario Ancic Jurgen Melzer 7–6(5), 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | | 16 June | 2008 Nottingham Open Nottingham, UK International Series €370,000 Grass | Ivo Karlovic 7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(8) | Fernando Verdasco | Gaël Monfils Marin Cilic | Vincent Spadea Andreas Seppi Gilles Simon Thomas Johansson | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 7–6(5) | Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray | | 23 June | 2008 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam £5,257,000 Grass | Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin Rainer Schuettler | Mario Ancic Feliciano Lopez Arnaud Clément Andy Murray | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic 7–6(12), 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3 | Jonas Bjorkman Kevin Ullyett | Mixed Doubles: Bob Bryan Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–4 | Mike Bryan Katarina Srebotnik | | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 7 July | 2008 Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series €326,000 Clay | Tommy Robredo 6–4, 6–1 | Tomáš Berdych | David Ferrer Fernando Verdasco | Robin Söderling Jarkko Nieminen Potito Starace Björn Rehnquist | Jonas Bjorkman Robin Söderling 6–2, 6–2 | Johan Brunstrom Jean-Julien Rojer | | 7 July | 2008 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland International Series €389,000 Clay | Victor Hanescu 6–3, 6–4 | Igor Andreev | Stanislas Wawrinka Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | Guillermo Canas Jérémy Chardy Mikhail Youzhny Marin Cilic | Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polasek 3–6, 6–2, 11–9 | Stephane Bohli Stanislas Wawrinka | | 7 July | 2008 Campbell's Hall of Fame Championships Newport, RI, USA International Series $385,000 Grass | Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 7–5 | Prakash Amritraj | Frank Dancevic Vincent Spadea | Rohan Bopanna Igor Kunitsyn Alexander Peya Ivan Navarro | Mardy Fish John Isner 6–4, 7–6(1) | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | | 7 July | 2008 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold €568,000 Clay | Juan Martin del Potro 6–4, 7–5 | Richard Gasquet | Eduardo Schwank Agustin Calleri | Jan Hernych Philipp Kohlschreiber Michael Berrer Albert Montanes | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4 | Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev | | 14 July | 2008 Dutch Open Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series €326,000 Clay | Albert Montanes 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | Steve Darcis | Marc Gicquel Oscar Hernandez | Teimuraz Gabashvili Christophe Rochus Marcel Granollers Jose Acasuso | František Čermák Rogier Wassen 7–5, 7–5 | Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling | | 14 July | 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships Indianapolis, USA International Series $525,000 Hard | Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–4 | Dmitry Tursunov | James Blake Sam Querrey | Yen-hsun Lu Paul Capdeville Bobby Reynolds Tommy Haas | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips 3–6, 6–3, 10–5 | Scott Lipsky David Martin | | 14 July | 2008 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold €571,000 Clay | Juan Martin del Potro 6–2, 6–1 | Jurgen Melzer | Victor Hanescu Potito Starace | Nicolas Devilder Brian Dabul Eduardo Schwank Rainer Schuettler | James Cerretani Victor Hanescu 6–3, 7–5 | Lucas Arnold Ker Olivier Rochus | | 14 July | 2008 Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia International Series €326,000 Clay | Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) | Igor Andreev | Fabio Fognini Maximo Gonzalez | Mischa Zverev Carlos Moya Guillermo Canas Roko Karanusic | Michal Mertinak Petr Pála 2–6, 6–3, 10–5 | Carlos Berlocq Fabio Fognini | | 21 July | 2008 Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Masters Series $2,615,000 Hard | Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2 | Nicolas Kiefer | Gilles Simon Andy Murray | Marin Cilic James Blake Novak Djokovic Richard Gasquet | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjic 6–2, 4–6, 10–6 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | | 28 July | 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, USA Masters Series $2,615,000 Hard | Andy Murray 7–6(4), 7–6(5) | Novak Djokovic | Ivo Karlovic Rafael Nadal | Philipp Kohlschreiber Carlos Moya Ernests Gulbis Nicolas Lapentti | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6(2), 10–7 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | [edit] August | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 4 August | 2008 Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, USA International Series $475,000 Hard | Juan Martin del Potro 6–1, 7–6(2) | Andy Roddick | Denis Gremelmayr Mardy Fish | Marc Gicquel Marat Safin Amer Delic Florent Serra | Rohan Bopanna Eric Butorac 7–6(5), 7–6(5) | Travis Parrot Dušan Vemic | | 11 August | 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China Olympics Hard | 1 Gold | 2 Silver | 3 Bronze | Fourth Place | Roger Federer Paul-Henri Mathieu Gaël Monfils Jurgen Melzer | Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(2), 6–3 | Fernando Gonzalez | Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–6(4) | James Blake | Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3 | Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Arnaud Clément Michael Llodra | | 11 August | 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D. C., USA International Series $508,000 Hard | Juan Martin 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(6), 6–3 | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | | 18 August | 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, USA International Series $708,000 Hard | Marin Cilic 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | Mardy Fish | Fernando Verdasco Luka Gregorc | Mischa Zverev Jesse Levine Igor Andreev Andreas Seppi | Marcelo Melo Andre Sa 7–5, 6–2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | | 25 August | 2008 U.S. Open Flushing, New York, USA Grand Slam $9,350,000 Hard | Roger Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | Andy Murray | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic | Mardy Fish Juan Martin del Potro Andy Roddick Gilles Muller | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(5), 7–6(10) | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | Mixed Doubles: Leander Paes Cara Black 7–6(6), 6–4 | Jamie Murray Liezel Huber | [edit] September | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 8 September | 2008 BCR Open Romania Bucharest, Romania International Series €370,000 Clay | Gilles Simon 6–3, 6–4 | Carlos Moya | Richard Gasquet Jose Acasuso | Teimuraz Gabashvili Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Ivan Navarro Florent Serra | Nicolas Devilder Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6(4), 6–7(9), 22–20 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | | 22 September | 2008 Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand International Series $576,000 Hard (indoor) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6(4), 6–4 | Novak Djokovic | Tomáš Berdych Gaël Monfils | Robin Söderling Nicolas Mahut Philipp Petzschner Jurgen Melzer | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6(4) | Scott Lipsky David Martin | | 22 September | 2008 China Open Beijing, China International Series $524,000 Hard | Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–3 | Dudi Sela | Rainer Schuettler Björn Phau | Tommy Robredo Richard Gasquet Fernando Gonzalez Juan Carlos Ferrero | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins 7–5, 6–4 | Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds | | 29 September | 2008 Open de Moselle Metz, France International Series €370,000 Hard (indoor) | Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Radek Štěpánek Adrian Mannarino | Carlos Moya Eduardo Schwank Janko Tipsarevic Marc Gicquel | Arnaud Clément Michael Llodra 5–7, 6–3, 10–8 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | | 29 September | 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $969,000 Hard | Tomáš Berdych 6–1, 6–4 | Juan Martin del Potro | Richard Gasquet Andy Roddick | David Ferrer Rainer Schuettler Fernando Gonzalez Viktor Troicki | Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev 6–3, 6–4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | [edit] October | Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalists | | 6 October | 2008 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,049,000 Hard (indoor) | Igor Kunitsyn 7–6(6), 6–7(4), 6–3 | Marat Safin | Mischa Zverev Fabrice Santoro | Nikolay Davydenko Viktor Troicki Paul-Henri Mathieu Jérémy Chardy | Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace 7–6(4), 2–6, 10–6 | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins | | 6 October | 2008 Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden International Series €713,000 Hard (indoor) | David Nalbandian 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 | Robin Söderling | Jarkko Nieminen Kei Nishikori | Albert Montanes Oscar Hernandez Rainer Schuettler Mario Ancic | Jonas Bjorkman Kevin Ullyett 6–1, 6–3 | Johan Brunstrom Michael Ryderstedt | | 6 October | 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold €674,000 Hard (indoor) | Philipp Petzschner 6–4, 6–4 | Gaël Monfils | Feliciano Lopez Philipp Kohlschreiber | Carlos Moya Jurgen Melzer Fernando Verdasco Fernando Gonzalez | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram 6–1, 7–5 | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | | 13 October | 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Madrid, Spain Masters Series €2,270,000 Hard (indoor) | Andy Murray 6–4, 7–6(6) | Gilles Simon | Rafael Nadal Roger Federer | Feliciano Lopez Ivo Karlovic Gaël Monfils Juan Martin del Potro | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | | 20 October | 2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series €891,000 Hard (indoor) | Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4 | David Nalbandian | Feliciano Lopez Juan Martin del Potro | Simone Bolelli James Blake Igor Andreev Benjamin Becker | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 6–3, 6–3 | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber | | 20 October | 2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series €713,000 Carpet (indoor) | Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 | Julien Benneteau | Gilles Simon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Andy Roddick Josselin Ouanna Juan Carlos Ferrero Steve Darcis | Michael Llodra Andy Ram 6–3, 5–7, 10–8 | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins | | 20 October | 2008 St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia International Series $1,049,000 Hard (indoor) | Andy Murray 6–1, 6–1 | Andrey Golubev | Fernando Verdasco Victor Hanescu | Janko Tipsarevic Rainer Schuettler Mischa Zverev Michail Elgin | Travis Parrott Filip Polasek 3–6, 7–6(4), 10–8 | Rohan Bopanna Max Mirnyi | | 27 October | 2008 BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series €2,270,000 Hard (indoor) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | David Nalbandian | Nikolay Davydenko James Blake | Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Andy Roddick Roger Federer | Jonas Bjorkman Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 6–2 | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | [edit] November [edit] Statistical Information List of players and titles won (Grand Slam, Masters Cup and Olympic titles in bold), last name alphabetically: 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 - Vina 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 - Bastad (1) Fabrice Santoro - Newport (1) Robin Söderling - Lyon (1) Sergiy Stakhovsky - Zagreb (1) Fernando Verdasco - Umag (1) Mikhail Youzhny - Chennai (1) The following players won their first title: Titles won by Nation Spain 16 (Costa do Sauipe, Acapulco, Valencia, Houston, Monte Carlo Masters, Barcelona, Hamburg Masters, French Open, London, 's-Hertogenbosch, Wimbledon, Bastad, 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, Kitzbuhel, 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) [edit] ATP Entry Rankings [edit] Singles | As of 31 December 2007[30] | | 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 | | | As of 17 November 2008[31] | | Rk | Name | Nation | Points | High | Low | Change | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | 6,675 | 1 | 2 | +1 | | 2 | Roger Federer | SUI | 5,305 | 1 | 2 | -1 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | 5,295 | 3 | 3 | = | | 4 | Andy Murray | GBR | 3,720 | 4 | 22 | +7 | | 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | RUS | 2,715 | 4 | 6 | -1 | | 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | FRA | 2,050 | 6 | 38 | +37 | | 7 | Gilles Simon | FRA | 1,980 | 7 | 36 | +22 | | 8 | Andy Roddick | USA | 1,970 | 6 | 9 | -2 | | 9 | Juan Martín del Potro | ARG | 1,945 | 8 | 81 | +35 | | 10 | James Blake | USA | 1,775 | 7 | 15 | +3 | | 11 | David Nalbandian | ARG | 1,725 | 7 | 11 | -2 | | 12 | David Ferrer | ESP | 1,695 | 4 | 12 | -7 | | 13 | Stanislas Wawrinka | SUI | 1,510 | 9 | 35 | +23 | | 14 | Gaël Monfils | FRA | 1,475 | 14 | 65 | +24 | | 15 | Fernando González | CHI | 1,420 | 7 | 25 | -8 | | 16 | Fernando Verdasco | ESP | 1,415 | 11 | 31 | +10 | | 17 | Robin Söderling | SWE | 1,325 | 17 | 59 | +24 | | 18 | Nicolás Almagro | ESP | 1,270 | 11 | 31 | +10 | | 19 | Igor Andreev | RUS | 1,245 | 18 | 37 | +14 | | 20 | Tomáš Berdych | CZE | 1,215 | 9 | 28 | -6 | | [edit] Points Distribution Points are awarded as follows: | Tournament Category | Total Financial commitment€ | W | F | SF (3rd/4th) | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional qualifying points | | Grand Slam | $6,784,000 to $9,943,000 | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 15 | | Tennis Masters Cup | $4,450,000 | 750^ 550m | 500^ 300m | 300^ 100m | (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win) | | ATP Masters Series | $2,450,000 to $3,450,000 | 500 | 350 | 225 | 125 | 75 | 35 | 5(20) | (5) | 15* | | Olympics | | 400 | 280 | 205/155 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 5 | | | | International Series Gold | $1,000,000 | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 25 | 0(15) | (0) | | 10* | | International Series Gold | $800,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 0(15) | (0) | | 10* | | International Series | $1,000,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 0(15) | (0) | | 10* | | International Series | $800,000 | 225 | 155 | 100 | 55 | 20 | 0(10) | (0) | | 10* | | International Series | $600,000 | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 15(20) | 0(10) | (0) | | 5 | | International Series | $400,000 | 175 | 120 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 0 | | 5 | | Challenger | $150,000+H | 100 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 0 | | 3 | | Challenger | $150,000 | 90 | 63 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 0 | | 3 | | Challenger | $125,000 | 80 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | | 3 | | Challenger | $100,000 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 3 | | Challenger | $75,000 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | | 3 | | Challenger | $50,000 or $35,000+H | 55 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | | 2 | | Futures | $15,000+H | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | Futures | $15,000 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | Futures | $10,000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | (€): 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). [edit] Sources - [1] The 2008 ATP® Official Rulebook. VIII. ATP Rankings 5. Point Table (Page 153)
- [2] ITF Tennis - Olympic Tennis Event - Ranking Points
- [3] ATPtennis.com - Indesit ATP Ranking Points Breakdown 2007
- [4] stevegtennis.com - Entry System Tournament Points 2007
[edit] ATP Race [edit] 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
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. ATP RACE Race updated: 2008-10-27 [edit] 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[32]: [edit] 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. [edit] Points Distribution (Singles & Doubles) | Tournament category | Total financial commitment | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional qualifying points | | Grand Slam | $6,784,000 to $9,943,000 | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | Tennis Masters Cup | $4,450,000 | 150 | if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win, +40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist) | | ATP Masters Series | $2,450,000 to $3,450,000 | 100 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1(4) | (1) | 3* | | Olympic Games | $0 | 80 | 56 | 413rd 314th | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | | - | | International Series Gold | $1,000,000 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series Gold | $800,000 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $1,000,000 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $800,000 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $600,000 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3(4) | 1(2) | (1) | | 1 | | International Series | $400,000 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | (*) 1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).[33] [edit] ATP Prize Money Leaders - As of 17 November 2008
| 1. | Rafael Nadal | $6,773,773 | | 2. | Roger Federer | $5,886,879 | | 3. | Novak Djokovic | $5,689,077 | | 4. | Andy Murray | $3,705,648 | | 5. | Nikolay Davydenko | $2,317,082 | | 6. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $1,695,138 | | 7. | Gilles Simon | $1,425,489 | | 8. | Andy Roddick | $1,337,888 | | 9. | Juan Martín del Potro | $1,322,497 | | 10. | David Ferrer | $1,170,008 | [edit] See also [edit] References [edit] External links
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