ATP Canadian Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

Rafael Nadal won the 2008 Canadian Open, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-2 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Toronto, Canada, from July 21 to July 27, 2008. The match log contains 76 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Canadian Open is run in Toronto and Montreal, with the ATP and WTA events using opposite host cities in a given season.

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Champion
Rafael Nadal
def. Nicolas Kiefer , 6-3 6-2
Dates
Jul 21 — Jul 27
Location
Toronto, Canada
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$2,365,000
Canadian Open 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Rafael Nadal #2 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #37 H2H Match data Jul 27, 2008* F
SF (2)
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(2) 6-3 Andy Murray #9 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* SF
Nicolas Kiefer #37 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(5) Gilles Simon #22 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(12) 6-2 6-1 Richard Gasquet #12 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Andy Murray #9 6-3 7-6(3) Novak Djokovic #3 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Nicolas Kiefer #37 6-1 6-2 James Blake #8 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
Gilles Simon #22 3-6 6-2 6-3 Marin Cilic #44 H2H Match data Jul 26, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Richard Gasquet #12 6-3 6-3 David Ferrer #5 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
James Blake #8 4-6 6-1 6-4 Dmitry Tursunov #30 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Gilles Simon #22 6-3 6-4 Jose Acasuso #55 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Novak Djokovic #3 6-4 6-4 Robin Soderling #49 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Andy Murray #9 6-2 0-6 6-4 Stan Wawrinka #10 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Marin Cilic #44 6-4 4-6 6-4 Andy Roddick #6 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 7-6(1) Igor Andreev #26 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
Nicolas Kiefer #37 4-6 6-4 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #4 H2H Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
James Blake #8 1-6 6-1 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman #188 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Andy Roddick #6 6-1 6-7(6) 6-3 Nicolas Mahut #95 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-3 7-6(6) Tommy Haas #46 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Andy Murray #9 6-4 6-4 Thomas Johansson #64 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Novak Djokovic #3 6-4 6-4 Frank Dancevic #82 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Jose Acasuso #55 6-3 3-6 6-3 Fernando Gonzalez #15 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Marin Cilic #44 6-3 6-4 Tommy Robredo #14 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Stan Wawrinka #10 6-3 6-4 Marat Safin #42 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Igor Andreev #26 6-4 3-6 6-4 Tomas Berdych #21 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Richard Gasquet #12 7-5 6-3 Alexander Kudryavtsev #203 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Gilles Simon #22 2-6 7-5 6-4 Roger Federer #1 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-4 Robby Ginepri #65 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Dmitry Tursunov #30 6-3 7-6(6) Feliciano Lopez #31 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Nicolas Kiefer #37 7-6(4) 7-5 Mikhail Youzhny #16 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Jesse Levine #123 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
Robin Soderling #49 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 Fernando Verdasco #11 H2H Match data Jul 24, 2008* R32
R64 (24)
Mikhail Youzhny #16 7-6(1) 6-2 Andreas Seppi #35 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Dmitry Tursunov #30 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #74 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Tomas Berdych #21 6-3 6-1 Jarkko Nieminen #29 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Jesse Levine #123 6-2 6-4 Peter Polansky #276 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Tommy Robredo #14 7-6(4) 6-1 Frederic Niemeyer #208 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Gilles Simon #22 6-1 6-3 Donald Young #110 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Igor Andreev #26 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Gael Monfils #39 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Alexander Kudryavtsev #203 6-2 7-6(7) Philipp Kohlschreiber #33 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Robby Ginepri #65 6-3 4-6 6-4 Paul-Henri Mathieu #23 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Robin Soderling #49 7-5 6-1 Guillermo Canas #59 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Richard Gasquet #12 6-2 4-6 6-3 Michael Llodra #36 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Feliciano Lopez #31 4-6 6-3 6-4 Radek Stepanek #18 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Tommy Haas #46 6-3 6-2 Carlos Moya #28 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Nicolas Kiefer #37 7-5 7-6(4) Mardy Fish #41 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Nicolas Mahut #95 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 Janko Tipsarevic #45 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Fernando Verdasco #11 1-6 6-3 6-2 Thomaz Bellucci #80 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Marin Cilic #44 6-3 4-6 6-3 Lukas Dlouhy #213 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Thomas Johansson #64 7-6(4) 6-1 Andrey Golubev #155 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Stan Wawrinka #10 6-4 7-6(4) Simone Bolelli #48 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Jose Acasuso #55 6-7(1) 6-3 7-5 Ernests Gulbis #53 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Fernando Gonzalez #15 6-2 6-1 Julien Benneteau #57 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Marat Safin #42 6-3 6-3 Sam Querrey #38 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Frank Dancevic #82 6-3 6-4 Mario Ancic #24 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jonas Bjorkman #188 6-3 3-6 6-0 Arnaud Clement #72 H2H Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64
Q2 Q (7)
Alexander Kudryavtsev #203 7-5 7-6(4) Ti Chen #302 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Jesse Levine #123 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) Benjamin Becker #111 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Andrey Golubev #155 7-6(5) 6-7(0) 6-4 Rohan Bopanna #322 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Arnaud Clement #72 5-7 6-3 6-2 Alejandro Falla #116 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Donald Young #110 6-3 6-2 Go Soeda #126 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Lukas Dlouhy #213 6-3 6-2 Farrukh Dustov #383 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Jonas Bjorkman #188 6-3 6-4 Thomas Johansson #64 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (14)
Lukas Dlouhy #213 6-2 1-6 7-5 George Bastl #317 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Arnaud Clement #72 6-4 6-0 Illya Marchenko #307 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Andrey Golubev #155 6-4 6-4 Phillip King #377 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Donald Young #110 6-1 6-2 Vasek Pospisil #1163 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Farrukh Dustov #383 6-0 6-4 Marco Gualdi #1334 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Benjamin Becker #111 6-1 6-1 Devin Britton H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Jesse Levine #123 6-1 6-7(2) 5-3 (ret.) Woong-Sun Jun #253 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Go Soeda #126 6-4 6-4 Tatsuma Ito #338 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Rohan Bopanna #322 6-4 6-4 Yen-Hsun Lu #70 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Thomas Johansson #64 6-7(4) 7-6(1) 6-2 Philip Bester #810 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Jonas Bjorkman #188 6-3 6-4 Gary Lugassy #220 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Ti Chen #302 (w/o) Wayne Odesnik #101 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Alexander Kudryavtsev #203 6-3 6-4 Milos Raonic #931 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q
Alejandro Falla #116 6-4 7-5 Milan Pokrajac #411 H2H Match data Jul 21, 2008 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Canadian Open titles
PlayerTitles
Ivan Lendl 6
Rafael Nadal 5
Novak Djokovic 4
Andre Agassi 3
Andy Murray 3
Ben Shelton 2
Guillermo Vilas 2
John McEnroe 2
Roger Federer 2

Recent Finals

Recent Canadian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Ben Shelton #6 6-3 7-6(4) Brandon Nakashima #22 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Ben Shelton #6 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) Karen Khachanov #12 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Alexei Popyrin #30 6-2 6-4 Andrey Rublev #6 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Jannik Sinner #8 6-4 6-1 Alex de Minaur #18 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Pablo Carreno Busta #23 3-6 6-3 6-3 Hubert Hurkacz #10 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Canadian Open held?
Canadian Open is held in Toronto, Canada.
Who won the most recent Canadian Open?
The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(4).
Who has won the most Canadian Open titles?
Ivan Lendl has won 6 Canadian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Canadian Open played?
The first edition of Canadian Open was held in 1881.
What surface is Canadian Open played on?
Canadian Open is played on hard courts.