ATP Australian Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

Novak Djokovic won the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2) in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 14 to January 27, 2008. The match log contains 239 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)
Dates
Jan 14 — Jan 27
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
A$9,609,870

Results

Round of 128

Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 6-2 7-6(5)
Simone Bolelli #70 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3
Rajeev Ram #233
Sam Querrey #62 6-3 6-2 7-5
Dmitry Tursunov #32 6-7(1) 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt #22 6-0 6-3 6-0
Denis Istomin #216 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(4) 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis #16 7-6(0) 6-2 3-6 6-3
Marat Safin #58 CH 6-0 6-4 7-6(2)
Vincent Spadea #80 2-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Denis Gremelmayr #119 6-1 0-6 6-4 7-5
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-4 6-3 6-1
Alun Jones #137 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-2
David Nalbandian #10 6-1 6-1 7-6(3)
Peter Luczak #90 6-1 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3× 6-0 6-3 6-0
Fabrice Santoro #36 6-2 6-2 6-4
John Isner #109
Janko Tipsarevic #49 7-5 6-2 6-7(6) 0-6 6-0
Fernando Verdasco #28 6-4 6-0 6-3
Tomas Berdych #13 6-4 6-4 6-4
Oscar Hernandez #60 1-6 7-6(5) 6-2 6-1
Ivo Minar #102
Juan Monaco #23 7-6(5) 7-5 6-1
Amer Delic #136 6-4 7-5 6-2
James Blake #15 6-3 6-2 6-2
Michael Russell #101 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3
Sebastien Grosjean #46 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(0)
Robin Haase #103 6-7(2) 6-3 6-0 7-6(1)
Marin Cilic #57 7-6(4) 7-5 6-2
Jurgen Melzer #71 6-3 6-4 6-4
Hyung-Taik Lee #47 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6(5)
Sam Warburg #172 2-6 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #86 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-2
Alejandro Falla #84 5-7 7-5 6-7(8) 6-2 7-5
Richard Gasquet #8 6-0 6-1 3-6 6-2
Feliciano Lopez #37 7-6(6) 6-1 6-4
Igor Andreev #35 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) 6-3
Kristof Vliegen #105 6-0 6-1 7-6(3)
Mikhail Youzhny #14 6-0 6-2 7-6(3)
Andreas Seppi #48 6-4 6-2 6-1
Harel Levy #160
Ivo Karlovic #24 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-4
Dudi Sela #66 6-2 6-4 6-2
Nikolay Davydenko #4 7-5 7-5 6-3
Nicolas Mahut #44 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 3-6 7-5
Marc Gicquel #73 6-3 4-6 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2
Stan Wawrinka #29 6-3 6-3 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 7-5 6-1
Florent Serra #88 6-3 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Gilles Simon #33 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Rainer Schuettler #92 6-4 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2
Paul Capdeville #100 6-4 7-5 6-4
Stefan Koubek #68 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-5 6-4
Agustin Calleri #41 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen #26 6-3 6-1 5-7 2-6 6-1
Jesse Levine #170 6-1 7-5 6-1
Mardy Fish #43 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
Tommy Robredo #12 4-6 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4 7-5
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1
Evgeny Korolev #82 7-5 6-2 6-0
Andy Roddick #6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Michael Berrer #54 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(5)

Round of 64

Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 6-2 6-2
Sam Querrey #62 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-2
Lleyton Hewitt #22 7-6(5) 6-3 5-7 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis #16 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2
Marat Safin #58 CH
David Ferrer #5 6-3 6-4 (ret.)
Vincent Spadea #80 4-6 6-2 6-3 2-6 9-7
Juan Carlos Ferrero #21 6-4 6-4 6-2
Alun Jones #137
David Nalbandian #10 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3× 6-1 6-2 6-0
Janko Tipsarevic #49 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
Tomas Berdych #13 6-2 6-1 6-3
Juan Monaco #23 6-3 7-6(6) 5-7 6-7(8) 8-6
Amer Delic #136
James Blake #15 6-3 6-2 6-2
Sebastien Grosjean #46 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-7(4) 6-4
Marin Cilic #57 6-4 6-3 6-4
Fernando Gonzalez #7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #86 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-6(6)
Richard Gasquet #8 6-2 6-1 6-3
Igor Andreev #35 7-5 7-5 6-2
Mikhail Youzhny #14 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(4)
Ivo Karlovic #24 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-1
Dudi Sela #66
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-4 6-0 6-3
Marc Gicquel #73 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) 2-1 (ret.)
Rafael Nadal #2 6-0 6-2 6-2
Gilles Simon #33 6-2 6-2 6-1
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4 6-4
Stefan Koubek #68 6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(5)
Jarkko Nieminen #26 6-2 7-5 7-6(2)
Mardy Fish #43 6-1 6-2 6-3
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 6-2 0-1 (ret.)
Andy Roddick #6 6-2 6-2 6-4

Round of 32

Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 6-1 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt #22 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
David Ferrer #5 6-3 6-3 6-2
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3× 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 5-7 6-1 10-8
Tomas Berdych #13 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2
James Blake #15 4-6 2-6 6-0 7-6(5) 6-2
Marin Cilic #57 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1
Richard Gasquet #8 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Mikhail Youzhny #14 6-2 6-4 6-2
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-3 6-2 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-2 6-3
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6
Jarkko Nieminen #26 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber #27 6-4 3-6 7-6(9) 6-7(3) 8-6

Round of 16

Novak Djokovic #3 7-5 6-3 6-3
David Ferrer #5 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-1
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3× 6-4 7-6(7) 6-3
James Blake #15 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3
Mikhail Youzhny #14 7-6(2) 6-3 6-1
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Jarkko Nieminen #26 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(9) 6-3

Quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 6-3 7-5
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3× 7-5 7-6(5) 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 7-5 6-0 7-6(6)
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-3 6-1

Semifinals

Novak Djokovic #3 7-5 6-3 7-6(5)
Roger Federer #1 DEF · 3×
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #38 6-2 6-3 6-2

Final

Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2)

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 11 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Australian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 Novak Djokovic #4 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 7-6 6-3 Alexander Zverev #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #4 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #5 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Daniil Medvedev #2 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Who won the most recent Australian Open?
The 2026 Australian Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
Novak Djokovic has won 10 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Australian Open played?
The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905.
What surface is Australian Open played on?
Australian Open is played on hard courts.