2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Tomáš Berdych
Runner-up	Juan Martín del Potro
Final score	6–1, 6–4
Draw	64 (6Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

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.

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)
9. Tomáš Berdych (Champion)
10. Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
11. Jarkko Nieminen (Third Round)
12. Rainer Schüttler (Quarterfinals)
13. Sam Querrey (Second Round)
14. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
15. Simone Bolelli (Second Round)
16. Guillermo García López (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	6^3	7	7^7
								2	Andy Roddick	7^7	5	6^3
		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	6^6											WC	T Suzuki	6	3	2
WC	T Suzuki	6	7^8				WC	T Suzuki	7^7	4	7^7
							15	S Bolelli	6^5	6	6^5
																					1	D Ferrer	1	5
																					5	JM del Potro	6	7
							11	J Nieminen	7^9	6
Q	C Mamiit	3	7	6			Q	C Mamiit	6^7	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	7^7	6^5	6											K Nishikori	1	2
	R Kendrick	6^3	7^7	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	6^3	6
WC	S Iwabuchi	1	4					H-t Lee	3	7^7	3
	H-t Lee	6	6											12	R Schüttler	6	6^12	6
	F Cipolla	7^7	7^7											8	M Youzhny	3	7^14	4
	I Navarro	6^5	6^4					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	6^6	2
	R Karanušić	6	6											9	T Berdych	7^8	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	6^5	3
	G Soeda	4	2					A Delic	7^7	6
	A Delic	6	6												A Delic	4	6^4
	Y-h Lu	6	7^7											3	F González	6	7^7
Q	L Gregorc	4	6^5					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	7^7	6
	B Reynolds	6	6					B Reynolds	6	6^4	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	6^2	2
	I Minář	7^11	2	6										2	A Roddick	7^7	6
	M Zverev	6^9	6	2				I Minář	6^11	7^7	6^2
							2	A Roddick	7^13	6^4	7^7

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw