2008 ATP Tour

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 tournament titles	Rafael Nadal (8)
Most tournament 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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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 organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 ATP Tour, with player progression documented until the quarter-final stage.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments

Tennis Masters Cup

ATP Masters Series

ATP International Series Gold

ATP International Series

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
31 Dec	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – AU$1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)	United States 2–1	Serbia	Round Robin (Group A) France Chinese Taipei Argentina	Round Robin (Group B) India Australia Czech Republic
	Next Generation Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia International Series Hard – $465,000 – 32S/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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Feb	BNP Paribas Davis Cup first round Moscow, Russia – hard (i) Ostrava, Czech Republic – carpet (i) Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay Ramat HaSharon, Israel – hard Braunschweig, Germany – clay (i) Lima, Peru – clay Sibiu, Romania – hard (i) Vienna, Austria – clay (i)	First Round winners Russia 3–2 Czech Republic 3–2 Argentina 4–1 Sweden 3–2 Germany 3–2 Spain 5–0 France 5–0 United States 4–1	First Round losers Serbia Belgium Great Britain Israel South Korea Peru Romania Austria
11 Feb	Brasil Open Costa do Sauípe, Brazil International Series $485,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–5	Carlos Moyá	Nicolás Lapentti Fabio Fognini	Óscar Hernández Eduardo Schwank Ivo Minář Filippo Volandri
		Marcelo Melo André Sá 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]	Albert Montañés Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
	Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, United States International Series $436,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Kei Nishikori 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	James Blake	Robby Ginepri Sam Querrey	Igor Kunitsyn Mardy Fish Vincent Spadea Bobby Reynolds
		Max Mirnyi Jamie Murray 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
	Open 13 Marseille, France International Series €534,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4	Mario Ančić	Paul-Henri Mathieu Marcos Baghdatis	Gilles Simon Nicolas Mahut Mikhail Youzhny Robin Söderling
		Martin Damm Pavel Vízner 7–6(7–0), 7–5	Yves Allegro Jeff Coetzee
18 Feb	Copa Telmex Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $485,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	David Nalbandian 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4	José Acasuso	Juan Ignacio Chela Filippo Volandri	Potito Starace Nicolás Almagro Igor Andreev Agustín Calleri
		Agustín Calleri Luis Horna 6–0, 6–7(6–8), [10–2]	Werner Eschauer Peter Luczak
	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands International Series Gold €765,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Michaël Llodra 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)	Robin Söderling	Gilles Simon Ivo Karlović	Andreas Seppi Teymuraz Gabashvili Mischa Zverev Robin Haase
		Tomáš Berdych Dmitry Tursunov 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]	Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny
	SAP Open San José, United States International Series $436,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Andy Roddick 6–4, 7–5	Radek Štěpánek	Guillermo García-López Robby Ginepri	Mardy Fish John Isner Lu Yen-hsun James Blake
		Scott Lipsky David Martin 7–6(7–4), 7–5	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
25 Feb	Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico International Series Gold $794,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Nicolás Almagro 6–1, 7–6(7–1)	David Nalbandian	Luis Horna José Acasuso	Potito Starace Agustín Calleri Marcel Granollers Nicolás Massú
		Oliver Marach Michal Mertiňák 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]	Agustín Calleri Luis Horna
	Morgan Keegan Championships Memphis, United States International Series Gold $769,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Steve Darcis 6–3, 7–6(7–5)	Robin Söderling	Radek Štěpánek Jonas Björkman	Andy Roddick Chris Guccione Benjamin Becker Donald Young
		Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana
	PBZ Zagreb Indoors Zagreb, Croatia International Series €370,250 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Sergiy Stakhovsky 7–5, 6–4	Ivan Ljubičić	Mario Ančić Simone Bolelli	Teymuraz Gabashvili Robin Haase Olivier Rochus Janko Tipsarević
		Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]	Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Mar	Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE International Series Gold $1,426,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Andy Roddick 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–2	Feliciano López	Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray David Ferrer Igor Andreev Rafael Nadal
		Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 7–5, 7–6(9–7)	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner
	Channel Open Las Vegas, United States International Series $500,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Sam Querrey 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Kevin Anderson	Robby Ginepri Guillermo Cañas	Evgeny Korolev Ernests Gulbis Amer Delic Julien Benneteau
		Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
10 Mar 17 Mar	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Masters Series $3,589,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Novak Djokovic 6–2, 5–7, 6–3	Mardy Fish	Roger Federer Rafael Nadal	Tommy Haas David Nalbandian Stanislas Wawrinka James Blake
		Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6–4, 6–4	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
24 Mar 31 Mar	Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States Masters Series $3,770,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 6–2	Rafael Nadal	Andy Roddick Tomáš Berdych	Roger Federer Janko Tipsarević Igor Andreev James Blake
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 6–2	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Apr	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – hard (i) Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay Bremen, Germany – hard (i) Winston-Salem, USA – hard (i)	Quarterfinal winners Russia 3–2 Argentina 4–1 Spain 4–1 United States 4–1	Quarterfinal losers Czech Republic Sweden Germany France
14 Apr	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 1–2 ret.	Nikolay Davydenko	Denis Gremelmayr Florent Serra	Frederico Gil Jiří Vaněk Flavio Cipolla Marc Gicquel
		Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]	Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett
	US Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, United States International Series $436,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Marcel Granollers 6–4, 1–6, 7–5	James Blake	Óscar Hernández Wayne Odesnik	Agustín Calleri Mardy Fish Marcos Daniel Sergio Roitman
		Ernests Gulbis Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers
	Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana Valencia, Spain International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	David Ferrer 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)	Nicolás Almagro	Tommy Robredo Evgeny Korolev	Fernando Verdasco Potito Starace Robin Haase Juan Mónaco
		Máximo González Juan Mónaco 7–5, 7–5	Travis Parrott Filip Polášek
21 Apr	Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 7–5, 7–5	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic Nikolay Davydenko	David Nalbandian Sam Querrey Igor Andreev David Ferrer
		Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–3	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
28 Apr	Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold €824,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–1, 4–6, 6–1	David Ferrer	Denis Gremelmayr Stanislas Wawrinka	Juan Ignacio Chela Nicolás Almagro Albert Montañés Tommy Robredo
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 6–2	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
	BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Fernando González 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3	Simone Bolelli	Paul-Henri Mathieu Younes El Aynaoui	Marin Čilić Lee Hyung-taik Juan Martín del Potro Marat Safin
		Michael Berrer Rainer Schüttler 7–5, 3–6, [10–8]	Scott Lipsky David Martin

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Stanislas Wawrinka	Radek Štěpánek Andy Roddick	Roger Federer Nicolás Almagro Tommy Robredo James Blake
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
12 May	Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Masters Series €2,270,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3	Roger Federer	Andreas Seppi Novak Djokovic	Fernando Verdasco Nicolas Kiefer Albert Montañés Carlos Moyá
		Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
19 May	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Gilles Simon 7–5, 6–2	Julien Benneteau	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Agustín Calleri	Santiago Ventura Marc Gicquel Younes El Aynaoui Óscar Hernández
		Albert Montañés Santiago Ventura Bertomeu 6–1, 6–2	James Cerretani Todd Perry
	Hypo Group Tennis International Pörtschach, Austria International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 2–6, 6–2	Juan Mónaco	Igor Kunitsyn Ivan Ljubičić	Andreas Seppi Jürgen Melzer Daniel Gimeno-Traver Robby Ginepri
		Marcelo Melo André Sá 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [13–11]	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany World Team Cup €1,500,000 – clay	Sweden 2–1	Russia	Italy United States	Spain Germany Argentina Czech Republic
26 May 2 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam €7,077,680 – clay Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0	Roger Federer	Gaël Monfils Novak Djokovic	Fernando González David Ferrer Ernests Gulbis Nicolás Almagro
		Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna 6–2, 6–3	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
		Mixed Doubles: Bob Bryan Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	Nenad Zimonjić Katarina Srebotnik

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jun	Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany International Series €713,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Nicolas Kiefer James Blake	Marcos Baghdatis Michaël Llodra Robin Söderling Andreas Beck
		Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev 6–3, 4–6, [10–3]	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
	Queen's Club Championships Queen's Club, London, UK International Series €713,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 7–6(8–6), 7–5	Novak Djokovic	Andy Roddick David Nalbandian	Ivo Karlović Andy Murray Richard Gasquet Lleyton Hewitt
		Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Marcelo Melo André Sá
	Warsaw Open Warsaw, Poland International Series €425,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–3	Tommy Robredo	Fabio Fognini Juan Mónaco	Evgeny Korolev Guillermo Cañas Marcel Granollers Óscar Hernández
		Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–0, 3–6, [10–4]	Nikolay Davydenko Yuri Schukin
16 Jun	Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series €370,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	David Ferrer 6–4, 6–2	Marc Gicquel	Juan Martín del Potro Guillermo Cañas	Mario Ančić Arnaud Clément Viktor Troicki Jürgen Melzer
		Mario Ančić Jürgen Melzer 7–6(7–5), 6–3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
	Nottingham Open Nottingham, UK International Series €370,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Ivo Karlović 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(10–8)	Fernando Verdasco	Gaël Monfils Marin Čilić	Vincent Spadea Andreas Seppi Gilles Simon Thomas Johansson
		Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray
23 Jun 30 Jun	The Championships, Wimbledon Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam £5,257,000 – grass Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7	Roger Federer	Marat Safin Rainer Schüttler	Mario Ančić Feliciano López Arnaud Clément Andy Murray
		Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
		Mixed Doubles: Bob Bryan Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–4	Mike Bryan Katarina Srebotnik

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series €326,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Tommy Robredo 6–4, 6–1	Tomáš Berdych	David Ferrer Fernando Verdasco	Robin Söderling Jarkko Nieminen Potito Starace Björn Rehnquist
		Jonas Björkman Robin Söderling 6–2, 6–2	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer
	Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland International Series €389,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Victor Hănescu 6–3, 6–4	Igor Andreev	Stanislas Wawrinka Guillermo García-López	Guillermo Cañas Jérémy Chardy Mikhail Youzhny Marin Čilić
		Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek 3–6, 6–2, [11–9]	Stéphane Bohli Stanislas Wawrinka
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, Rhode Island, United States International Series $385,000 – grass Singles – Doubles	Fabrice Santoro 6–3, 7–5	Prakash Amritraj	Frank Dancevic Vincent Spadea	Rohan Bopanna Igor Kunitsyn Alexander Peya Iván Navarro
		Mardy Fish John Isner 6–4, 7–6(7–1)	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold €568,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Juan Martín del Potro 6–4, 7–5	Richard Gasquet	Eduardo Schwank Agustín Calleri	Jan Hernych Philipp Kohlschreiber Michael Berrer Albert Montañés
		Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4	Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev
14 Jul	Dutch Open Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series €326,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Albert Montañés 1–6, 7–5, 6–3	Steve Darcis	Marc Gicquel Óscar Hernández	Teymuraz Gabashvili Christophe Rochus Marcel Granollers José Acasuso
		František Čermák Rogier Wassen 7–5, 7–5	Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling
	Indianapolis Tennis Championships Indianapolis, United States International Series $525,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–4	Dmitry Tursunov	James Blake Sam Querrey	Lu Yen-hsun Paul Capdeville Bobby Reynolds Tommy Haas
		Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips 3–6, 6–3, [10–5]	Scott Lipsky David Martin
	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold €571,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Juan Martín del Potro 6–2, 6–1	Jürgen Melzer	Victor Hănescu Potito Starace	Nicolas Devilder Brian Dabul Eduardo Schwank Rainer Schüttler
		James Cerretani Victor Hănescu 6–3, 7–5	Lucas Arnold Ker Olivier Rochus
	Croatia Open Umag, Croatia International Series €326,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Igor Andreev	Fabio Fognini Máximo González	Mischa Zverev Carlos Moyá Guillermo Cañas Roko Karanušić
		Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]	Carlos Berlocq Fabio Fognini
21 Jul	Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada Masters Series $2,615,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2	Nicolas Kiefer	Gilles Simon Andy Murray	Marin Čilić James Blake Novak Djokovic Richard Gasquet
		Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
28 Jul	Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Mason, United States Masters Series $2,615,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Andy Murray 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)	Novak Djokovic	Ivo Karlović Rafael Nadal	Philipp Kohlschreiber Carlos Moyá Ernests Gulbis Nicolás Lapentti
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists		Quarterfinalists
4 Aug	Countrywide Classic Los Angeles, United States International Series $475,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 7–6(7–2)	Andy Roddick	Denis Gremelmayr Mardy Fish		Marc Gicquel Marat Safin Amer Delic Florent Serra
		Rohan Bopanna Eric Butorac 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)	Travis Parrot Dušan Vemić
11 Aug	Summer Olympic Games Beijing, China Olympic Games Hard Singles – Doubles	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Quarterfinalists
		Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3	Fernando González	Novak Djokovic 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Fourth place James Blake	Roger Federer Paul-Henri Mathieu Gaël Monfils Jürgen Melzer
		Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3	Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson
	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D. C., United States International Series $508,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–3	Viktor Troicki	Igor Kunitsyn Tommy Haas		Andy Roddick Somdev Devvarman Alejandro Falla John Isner
		Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt 7–6(8–6), 6–3	Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett
18 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States International Series $708,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Marin Čilić 6–4, 4–6, 6–2	Mardy Fish	Fernando Verdasco Luka Gregorc		Mischa Zverev Jesse Levine Igor Andreev Andreas Seppi
		Marcelo Melo André Sá 7–5, 6–2	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
25 Aug 1 Sep	US Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $9,350,000 – hard Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Roger Federer 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic		Mardy Fish Juan Martín del Potro Andy Roddick Gilles Müller
		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
		Mixed Doubles: Leander Paes Cara Black 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Jamie Murray Liezel Huber

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Sep	BCR Open Bucharest, Romania International Series €370,000 – clay Singles – Doubles	Gilles Simon 6–3, 6–4	Carlos Moyá	Richard Gasquet José Acasuso	Teymuraz Gabashvili Guillermo García-López Iván Navarro Florent Serra
		Nicolas Devilder Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20]	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
15 Sep	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay Madrid, Spain – clay	Semifinal winners Argentina 3–2 Spain 4–1	Semifinal losers Russia United States
22 Sep	Thailand Open Bangkok, Thailand International Series $576,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Novak Djokovic	Tomáš Berdych Gaël Monfils	Robin Söderling Nicolas Mahut Philipp Petzschner Jürgen Melzer
		Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Scott Lipsky David Martin
	China Open Beijing, China International Series $524,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3	Dudi Sela	Rainer Schüttler Björn Phau	Tommy Robredo Richard Gasquet Fernando González Juan Carlos Ferrero
		Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins 7–5, 6–4	Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds
29 Sep	Open de Moselle Metz, France International Series €370,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Dmitry Tursunov 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–4	Paul-Henri Mathieu	Radek Štěpánek Adrian Mannarino	Carlos Moyá Eduardo Schwank Janko Tipsarević Marc Gicquel
		Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $969,000 – hard Singles – Doubles	Tomáš Berdych 6–1, 6–4	Juan Martín del Potro	Richard Gasquet Andy Roddick	David Ferrer Rainer Schüttler Fernando González Viktor Troicki
		Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev 6–3, 6–4	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,049,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Igor Kunitsyn 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3	Marat Safin	Mischa Zverev Fabrice Santoro	Nikolay Davydenko Viktor Troicki Paul-Henri Mathieu Jérémy Chardy
		Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]	Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
	If Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden International Series €713,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	David Nalbandian 6–2, 5–7, 6–3	Robin Söderling	Jarkko Nieminen Kei Nishikori	Albert Montañés Óscar Hernández Rainer Schüttler Mario Ančić
		Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett 6–1, 6–3	Johan Brunström Michael Ryderstedt
	Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold €674,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Philipp Petzschner 6–4, 6–4	Gaël Monfils	Feliciano López Philipp Kohlschreiber	Carlos Moyá Jürgen Melzer Fernando Verdasco Fernando González
		Max Mirnyi Andy Ram 6–1, 7–5	Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya
13 Oct	Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Madrid, Spain Masters Series €2,270,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Andy Murray 6–4, 7–6(8–6)	Gilles Simon	Rafael Nadal Roger Federer	Feliciano López Ivo Karlović Gaël Monfils Juan Martín del Potro
		Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–4, 6–2	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
20 Oct	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series €891,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4	David Nalbandian	Feliciano López Juan Martín del Potro	Simone Bolelli James Blake Igor Andreev Benjamin Becker
		Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles 6–3, 6–3	Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series €713,000 – carpet (i) Singles – Doubles	Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1	Julien Benneteau	Gilles Simon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Andy Roddick Josselin Ouanna Juan Carlos Ferrero Steve Darcis
		Michaël Llodra Andy Ram 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]	Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
	St Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia International Series $1,049,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Andy Murray 6–1, 6–1	Andrey Golubev	Fernando Verdasco Victor Hănescu	Janko Tipsarević Rainer Schüttler Mischa Zverev Michail Elgin
		Travis Parrott Filip Polášek 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]	Rohan Bopanna Max Mirnyi
27 Oct	BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France Masters Series €2,270,000 – hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	David Nalbandian	Nikolay Davydenko James Blake	Rafael Nadal Andy Murray Andy Roddick Roger Federer
		Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 6–2	Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Round robin
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

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

Singles

As of 31 December 2007 Rk Name Nation Points 1 Roger Federer SUI 7,180 2 Rafael Nadal ESP 5,735 3 Novak Djokovic SRB 4,470 4 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 2,825 5 David Ferrer ESP 2,750 6 Andy Roddick USA 2,530 7 Fernando González CHI 2,005 8 Richard Gasquet FRA 1,930 9 David Nalbandian ARG 1,775 10 Tommy Robredo ESP 1,765 11 Andy Murray GBR 1,755 12 Tommy Haas GER 1,720 13 James Blake USA 1,710 14 Tomáš Berdych CZE 1,685 15 Guillermo Cañas ARG 1,653 16 Marcos Baghdatis CYP 1,600 17 Carlos Moyá ESP 1,585 18 Ivan Ljubičić CRO 1,580 19 Mikhail Youzhny RUS 1,570 20 Juan Ignacio Chela ARG 1,425

Year-end rankings 2008 (29 December 2008) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Rafael Nadal ESP 6,675 1 2 1 2 Roger Federer SUI 5,305 1 2 1 3 Novak Djokovic SRB 5,295 3 3 4 Andy Murray GBR 3,720 4 22 7 5 Nikolay Davydenko RUS 2,715 4 6 1 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 2,050 6 38 37 7 Gilles Simon FRA 1,980 7 36 22 8 Andy Roddick USA 1,970 6 9 2 9 Juan Martín del Potro ARG 1,945 8 81 35 10 James Blake USA 1,775 7 15 3 11 David Nalbandian ARG 1,725 7 11 2 12 David Ferrer ESP 1,695 4 12 7 13 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

Points were awarded as follows:

Tournament category	Total financial commitment€	W	F	SF (3rd/4th)	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam	$6,784,000 to $9,943,000	1000	700	450	250	150	75	35	5	15
Tennis Masters Cup	$4,450,000	750^ 550m	500^ 300m	300^ 100m	(100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win)
ATP Masters Series	$2,450,000 to $3,450,000	500	350	225	125	75	35	5 (20)	(5)	15*
Olympics		400	280	205/155	100	50	25	5
International Series Gold	$1,000,000	300	210	135	75	25	0 (15)	(0)		10*
International Series Gold	$800,000	250	175	110	60	25	0 (15)	(0)		10*
International Series	$1,000,000	250	175	110	60	25	0 (15)	(0)		10*
International Series	$800,000	225	155	100	55	20	0 (10)	(0)		10*
International Series	$600,000	200	140	90	50	15 (20)	0 (10)	(0)		5
International Series	$400,000	175	120	75	40	15	0			5
Challenger	$150,000+H	100	70	45	23	10	0			3
Challenger	$150,000	90	63	40	21	9	0			3
Challenger	$125,000	80	56	36	19	8	0			3
Challenger	$100,000	70	49	31	16	7	0			3
Challenger	$75,000	60	42	27	14	6	0			3
Challenger	$50,000 or $35,000+H	55	38	24	13	5	0			2
Futures	$15,000+H	24	16	8	4	1	0
Futures	$15,000	18	12	6	3	1	0
Futures	$10,000	12	8	4	2	1	0

Glossary

(€): All prize money and fees for ATP Masters Series, International Series, and Challengers played in Europe must be paid in euros (€). In most cases they are calculated at the US$0.85/EUR exchange rate, but it varies and is often rounded throughout the 2008 ATP Official Rulebook.

(^): Tennis Masters Cup: maximum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round (after he qualified to the semifinal with 3 round-robin wins)

(m): Tennis Masters Cup: minimum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round (after he qualified to the semifinal with 1 round-robin win)

+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next higher prize money level in that category. Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.

Points are assigned to the losers of the round indicated. Any player who reaches the second round by drawing a bye and then loses shall be considered to have lost in the first round and shall receive first round loser's points (5 for Grand Slams and all AMS events). Wild cards at Grand Slams and AMS events receive points only from the 2nd round. No points are awarded for a first round loss at International Series Events, Challenger Series, or Futures Series events.

Players qualifying for the Main Draw through the qualifying competition shall receive qualifying points in addition to any points earned, as per the following table, with the exception of Futures.

(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (ATP Masters Series)

In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series, and International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:

• Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
• Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(**), 0 points for a first round loser
• International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(**), 0 points for a first round loser,

(**): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (ATP Masters Series).

Sources

• 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
• stevegtennis.com - Entry System Tournament Points 2007 Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

ATP race

Singles

Grand Slams and Masters Series in bold. Points are shown in order of scoring. The second row shows the result and the week in which it was achieved. Italics indicate that a player is not yet eliminated from a tournament.

18 events count towards the race, split as follows:

• 4 Grand Slam events
• 9 Masters Series events
• 5 other events

If a player has a valid forfeit or may not enter the Grand Slam or Masters Series, he may count the other events towards the race.

Race updated: 2008-10–27

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

Masters Cup entrants

The top eight players who qualify on the ATP Race (8 teams for doubles) will compete in the year-ending finale, in Shanghai, China, from November 9 through November 16. World no. 1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn his name due to a foot injury.

• Masters Cup official website

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

#	Singles Entrant	Doubles Team Entrant
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

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
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)

Tournament category	Total financial commitment	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam	$6,784,000 to $9,943,000	200	140	90	50	30	15	7	1	3
Tennis Masters Cup	$4,450,000	150	if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win, +40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist)
ATP Masters Series	$2,450,000 to $3,450,000	100	70	45	25	15	7	1(4)	(1)	3*
Olympic Games	$0	80	56	413rd 314th	20	10	5	1		-
International Series Gold	$1,000,000	60	42	27	15	5	3	1		2*
International Series Gold	$800,000	50	35	22	12	5	3	1		2*
International Series	$1,000,000	50	35	22	12	5	3	1		2*
International Series	$800,000	45	31	20	11	4	2	1		2*
International Series	$600,000	40	28	18	10	3(4)	1(2)	(1)		1
International Series	$400,000	35	24	15	8	3	1			1

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

Prize money leaders

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

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2008 season:

• Hugo Armando (born on May 27, 1978, in Miami, United States) turned professional in 1997 and reached no. 100 in singles the week of August 6, 2001, the only week he was within the top 100. His sole title and finals appearance came in doubles at the 2007 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships where he won with Xavier Malisse.
• Jonas Björkman (born 23 March 1972 in Alvesta, Sweden) turned professional in 1991 and became world no. 4 in singles and world no. 1 in doubles. He won three Australian Open doubles titles, two French Open doubles titles, three Wimbledon doubles titles, and one US Open doubles title, in addition to being a doubles finalist in six Grand Slam tournaments. He also won two doubles year-end championships. He retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.
• Daniel Elsner (born 4 January 1979 in Memmingerberg, Germany) turned professional in 1997 and reached no. 92 in singles in October 2000. He retired from professional tennis in October 2008 after competing at the ITF tournament in Croatia.
• Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976, in Florianópolis, Brazil) turned professional in 1995. He reached the world no. 1 ranking, won the French Open three times (1997, 2000, and 2001), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. He played his last match against Paul-Henri Mathieu at the French Open.
• Félix Mantilla (September 23, 1974, in Barcelona, Spain) He turned professional in 1993 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 10. He reached the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and earned 10 career titles. He played his last career match in July 2007 in Umag against Robin Haase.
• Martin Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) turned professional in 1996 and became world no. 14 in singles in September 2003. He won two singles titles and reached the final of the French Open. He retired from professional tennis after competing at the Open Tarragona Costa Daurada.

See also

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

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website