2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships CZE Tomáš Berdych ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 6–4 48 (6Q Qualifiers / 4WC Wild Cards) 16 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín del Potro. Ninth-seeded 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. 30em ESP David Ferrer (quarterfinals) USA Andy Roddick (semifinals) CHI Fernando González (quarterfinals) FRA Richard Gasquet (semifinals) ARG Juan Martín del Potro (final) ESP Tommy Robredo (third round) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round, retired due to an abdominal strain) RUS Mikhail Youzhny (third round) CZE Tomáš Berdych (champion) FRA Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a right shoulder injury) FIN Jarkko Nieminen (third round) GER Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals) USA Sam Querrey (second round) AUT Jürgen Melzer (third round) ITA Simone Bolelli (second round) ESP Guillermo García López (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 ESP David Ferrer 1 5   5 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6 7   4 FRA Richard Gasquet 6 6   12 GER Rainer Schüttler 3 2   9 CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 6   3 CHI Fernando González 0 4     SRB Viktor Troicki 3 4   2 USA Andy Roddick 6 6   5 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6 4 7 4 FRA Richard Gasquet 3 6 5 9 CZE Tomáš Berdych 63 7 77 2 USA Andy Roddick 77 5 63 5 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 1 4   9 CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Levine 4 6 6 Q THA D Udomchoke 6 1 0 WC JPN Y Sugita 3 66   WC JPN T Suzuki 6 78   Q PHI C Mamiit 3 7 6 LL USA B Evans 6 5 4   ISR D Sela 7 6     GER B Phau 5 1   1 ESP D Ferrer 6 4 6   USA J Levine 4 6 1 WC JPN T Suzuki 77 4 77 15 ITA S Bolelli 65 6 65 11 FIN J Nieminen 79 6   Q PHI C Mamiit 67 4     ISR D Sela 5 0   5 ARG JM del Potro 7 6   1 ESP D Ferrer 4 6 6 WC JPN T Suzuki 6 3 2 11 FIN J Nieminen 1 3   5 ARG JM del Potro 6 6   1 ESP D Ferrer 1 5   5 ARG JM del Potro 6 7   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q AUT M Slanar 4 6 6   USA D Young 6 3 2   JPN K Nishikori 77 65 6   USA R Kendrick 63 77 2 WC JPN S Iwabuchi 1 4     KOR H-t Lee 6 6     ITA F Cipolla 77 77     ESP I Navarro 65 64   4 FRA R Gasquet 6 6   Q AUT M Slanar 4 2     JPN K Nishikori 6 6   16 ESP G García López 4 4   12 GER R Schüttler 6 63 6   KOR H-t Lee 3 77 3   ITA F Cipolla 2 2   8 RUS M Youzhny 6 6   4 FRA R Gasquet 6 6     JPN K Nishikori 1 2   12 GER R Schüttler 6 612 6 8 RUS M Youzhny 3 714 4 4 FRA R Gasquet 6 6   12 GER R Schüttler 3 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS J Sirianni 6 6   Q JPN Y Ito 3 2     CRO R Karanušić 6 6   Q JPN H Kondo 2 2     JPN G Soeda 4 2     USA A Delić 6 6     TPE Y-h Lu 6 77   Q SLO L Gregorc 4 65   6 ESP T Robredo 6 6     AUS J Sirianni 2 2     CRO R Karanušić 3 4   9 CZE T Berdych 6 6   13 USA S Querrey 65 3     USA A Delić 77 6     TPE Y-h Lu 6 5 3 3 CHI F González 1 7 6 6 ESP T Robredo 66 2   9 CZE T Berdych 78 6     USA A Delić 4 64   3 CHI F González 6 77   9 CZE T Berdych 6 6   3 CHI F González 0 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA B Reynolds 6 6   WC JPN T Ito 3 1     USA W Odesnik 6 6     USA K Kim 4 3     GER S Stadler 6 6     GER P Petzschner 2 4     CZE I Minář 711 2 6   GER M Zverev 69 6 2 7 FRA J-W Tsonga 4 77 6   USA B Reynolds 6 64 4   USA W Odesnik 2 1     SRB V Troicki 6 6   14 AUT J Melzer 6 6     GER S Stadler 2 3     CZE I Minář 611 77 62 2 USA A Roddick 713 64 77 7 FRA J-W Tsonga 7 1r   SRB V Troicki 5 2   14 AUT J Melzer 62 2   2 USA A Roddick 77 6     SRB V Troicki 3 4   2 USA A Roddick 6 6   External links Draw Qualifying draw Men's Singles AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships