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
Duration29 December 2007 – 9 November 2008
Tournaments68
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
ATP Masters Series (9)
ATP International Series Gold (9)
ATP International Series (42)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesSpain Rafael Nadal (8)
Most tournament finalsSpain Rafael Nadal (10)
Prize money leaderSpain Rafael Nadal ($6,773,773)
Points leaderSpain Rafael Nadal (6,675)
Awards
Player of the yearSpain Rafael Nadal
Doubles team of the yearSerbia Nenad Zimonjić
Canada Daniel Nestor
Most improved
player of the year
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Newcomer of the yearJapan Kei Nishikori
Comeback
player of the year
Germany Rainer Schüttler
2007
2009

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

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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 ATP Tour, with player progression documented until the quarter-final stage.[1]

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events


January

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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
SinglesDoubles
France Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–4
Finland Jarkko Nieminen France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Australia Joseph Sirianni
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Vince Spadea
Germany Benjamin Becker
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Argentina Martín García
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Australia Chris Guccione
Australia Robert Smeets
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
International Series
Hard – $436,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
6–0, 6–1
Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Carlos Moyá
Croatia Marin Čilić
Spain Guillermo García-López
France Florent Serra
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Netherlands Robin Haase
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–4, 7–5
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
France Marc Gicquel
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
International Series
Hard – $1,049,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie
7 Jan Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
International Series
Hard – $464,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero France Julien Benneteau
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Spain David Ferrer
Chile Nicolás Massú
France Michaël Llodra
Germany Florian Mayer
Peru Luis Horna
Argentina Juan Mónaco
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Medibank International
Sydney, Australia
International Series
Hard – $465,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Australia Chris Guccione France Fabrice Santoro
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
France Sébastien Grosjean
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Argentina Agustín Calleri
France Richard Gasquet
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
4–6, 6–4, [11–9]
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
14 Jan
21 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – AU$9,609,870 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Switzerland Roger Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
United States James Blake
Spain David Ferrer
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
China Sun Tiantian
7–6(7–4), 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Sania Mirza
28 Jan Moviestar Open
Viña del Mar, Chile
International Series
Clay – $462,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
Walkover
Argentina Juan Mónaco Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Santiago Ventura
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Italy Fabio Fognini
Argentina José Acasuso
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 3–0, retired
Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Juan Mónaco

February

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

March

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

April

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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
SinglesDoubles
Switzerland Roger Federer
7–6(7–5), 1–2 ret.
Russia Nikolay Davydenko Germany Denis Gremelmayr
France Florent Serra
Portugal Frederico Gil
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Italy Flavio Cipolla
France Marc Gicquel
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Wesley Moodie
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
US Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, United States
International Series
$436,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Marcel Granollers
6–4, 1–6, 7–5
United States James Blake Spain Óscar Hernández
United States Wayne Odesnik
Argentina Agustín Calleri
United States Mardy Fish
Brazil Marcos Daniel
Argentina Sergio Roitman
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Germany Rainer Schüttler
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Marcel Granollers
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
Valencia, Spain
International Series
€370,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain David Ferrer
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Spain Nicolás Almagro Spain Tommy Robredo
Russia Evgeny Korolev
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Italy Potito Starace
Netherlands Robin Haase
Argentina Juan Mónaco
Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Juan Mónaco
7–5, 7–5
United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek
21 Apr Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Masters Series
€2,270,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
7–5, 7–5
Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Argentina David Nalbandian
United States Sam Querrey
Russia Igor Andreev
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Rafael Nadal
Spain Tommy Robredo
6–3, 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
28 Apr Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
International Series Gold
€824,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Spain Rafael Nadal
6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Spain David Ferrer Germany Denis Gremelmayr
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Albert Montañés
Spain Tommy Robredo
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–3, 6–2
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
BMW Open
Munich, Germany
International Series
€370,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
Chile Fernando González
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Italy Simone Bolelli France Paul-Henri Mathieu
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Croatia Marin Čilić
South Korea Lee Hyung-taik
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Russia Marat Safin
Germany Michael Berrer
Germany Rainer Schüttler
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin

May

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

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Sep BCR Open
Bucharest, Romania
International Series
€370,000 – clay
SinglesDoubles
France Gilles Simon
6–3, 6–4
Spain Carlos Moyá France Richard Gasquet
Argentina José Acasuso
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Spain Guillermo García-López
Spain Iván Navarro
France Florent Serra
France Nicolas Devilder
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
7–6(7–4), 6–7(9–11), [22–20]
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland 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)
SinglesDoubles
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Serbia Novak Djokovic Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
France Gaël Monfils
Sweden Robin Söderling
France Nicolas Mahut
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
China Open
Beijing, China
International Series
$524,000 – hard
SinglesDoubles
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Israel Dudi Sela