ATP Cincinnati Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

Andy Murray won the 2008 Cincinnati Open, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from July 28 to August 3, 2008. The match log contains 76 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

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Champion
Andy Murray
def. Novak Djokovic , 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Dates
Jul 28 — Aug 3
Location
Cincinnati, United States
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$2,365,000

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Cincinnati Open 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Andy Murray #9 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Novak Djokovic #3 H2H Match data Aug 3, 2008* F
SF (2)
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 7-5 Rafael Nadal #2 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* SF
Andy Murray #9 6-4 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #22 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Andy Murray #9 2-6 6-3 6-1 Carlos Moya #41 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF
Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 6-4 Ernests Gulbis #53 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF
Ivo Karlovic #22 7-6(6) 7-6(3) Philipp Kohlschreiber #37 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF
Rafael Nadal #2 7-6(3) 6-1 Nicolas Lapentti #89 H2H Match data Aug 2, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Philipp Kohlschreiber #37 7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(8) Robin Soderling #45 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Ivo Karlovic #22 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5) Roger Federer #1 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nicolas Lapentti #89 6-3 7-5 Fernando Verdasco #12 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Ernests Gulbis #53 6-4 1-6 6-3 James Blake #8 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Carlos Moya #41 6-4 7-6(2) Igor Andreev #24 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 6-2 Andreas Seppi #39 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Andy Murray #9 6-3 6-3 Dmitry Tursunov #34 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 7-6(0) Tommy Haas #42 H2H Match data Aug 1, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
Nicolas Lapentti #89 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 David Ferrer #4 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Carlos Moya #41 7-6(8) 4-6 6-2 Nikolay Davydenko #5 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Philipp Kohlschreiber #37 6-2 6-2 Woong-Sun Jun #252 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(2) 7-6(2) Simone Bolelli #50 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Dmitry Tursunov #34 7-6(8) 6-0 Richard Gasquet #11 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Ivo Karlovic #22 6-3 7-6(3) Jose Acasuso #48 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Fernando Verdasco #12 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Chris Guccione #91 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Andreas Seppi #39 5-7 7-5 7-5 Tomas Berdych #21 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Ernests Gulbis #53 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) Arnaud Clement #70 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
James Blake #8 6-4 6-3 Gilles Simon #14 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Rafael Nadal #2 6-0 6-1 Florent Serra #84 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Roger Federer #1 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-0 Robby Ginepri #64 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Robin Soderling #45 7-6(6) 6-4 Tommy Robredo #16 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Andy Murray #9 7-6(3) 6-1 Sam Querrey #46 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Igor Andreev #24 3-6 7-6(8) 7-5 John Isner #107 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
Tommy Haas #42 5-1 (ret.) Gael Monfils #35 H2H Match data Jul 31, 2008* R32
R64 (24)
Robby Ginepri #64 6-0 7-6(5) Jonas Bjorkman #161 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Chris Guccione #91 6-3 6-4 Jesse Levine #108 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Gael Monfils #35 6-1 6-1 Donald Young #104 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Nicolas Lapentti #89 7-6(5) 6-2 Marin Cilic #32 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Igor Andreev #24 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-6(3) Radek Stepanek #20 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Florent Serra #84 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 Benjamin Becker #109 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Tommy Robredo #16 6-2 6-2 Mardy Fish #40 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Jose Acasuso #48 5-7 6-2 6-2 Paul Capdeville #133 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
John Isner #107 7-6(2) 6-3 Andrea Stoppini #234 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Simone Bolelli #50 6-3 7-6(1) Kevin Anderson #117 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Gilles Simon #14 7-6(5) 6-4 Rajeev Ram #200 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Andreas Seppi #39 7-5 7-5 Feliciano Lopez #27 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Carlos Moya #41 7-6(5) 7-5 Janko Tipsarevic #43 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Dmitry Tursunov #34 7-6(5) 6-4 Marat Safin #38 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Arnaud Clement #70 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3 Thomas Johansson #60 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #37 6-3 6-4 Michael Yani #229 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Ivo Karlovic #22 6-3 6-4 Thomaz Bellucci #77 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Fernando Verdasco #12 6-3 7-5 Victor Estrella — Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Sam Querrey #46 6-4 4-6 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #23 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Ernests Gulbis #53 7-6(7) 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #29 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Tommy Haas #42 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 Mikhail Youzhny #17 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Tomas Berdych #21 6-3 3-6 6-3 Fernando Gonzalez #15 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Robin Soderling #45 6-0 6-3 Julien Benneteau #57 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Richard Gasquet #11 3-6 6-1 1-0 (ret.) Michael Llodra #36 H2H Match data Jul 30, 2008* R64
Q2 Q (7)
Victor Estrella 7-5 6-0 Paul Capdeville #133 — Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Chris Guccione #91 6-4 6-3 Woong-Sun Jun #252 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Jonas Bjorkman #161 6-2 6-2 Rajeev Ram #200 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Benjamin Becker #109 7-6(1) 6-1 George Bastl #313 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Kevin Anderson #117 6-7(7) 6-2 7-6(3) Todd Widom #288 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Michael Yani #229 6-7(3) 6-1 7-5 Scott Oudsema #450 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Andrea Stoppini #234 6-4 6-4 Arnaud Clement #70 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (14)
Chris Guccione #91 6-4 6-3 Farrukh Dustov #369 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Todd Widom #288 6-3 6-1 Artem Sitak #306 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Arnaud Clement #70 6-2 6-4 Alberto Francis #302 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Andrea Stoppini #234 6-4 7-5 Toshihide Matsui #368 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Michael Yani #229 6-1 6-2 Rhyne Williams H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
George Bastl #313 6-3 4-6 6-3 Alex Kuznetsov #275 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Scott Oudsema #450 6-4 3-6 6-2 Wayne Odesnik #97 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jonas Bjorkman #161 6-2 6-3 Chase Buchanan #765 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Kevin Anderson #117 6-4 6-4 Phillip King #393 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Victor Estrella 6-4 6-4 Rohan Bopanna #329 — Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Woong-Sun Jun #252 7-6(4) 6-1 Denes Lukacs #1533 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Paul Capdeville #133 6-4 6-2 Ryan Harrison #715 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Benjamin Becker #109 6-3 6-4 Ti Chen #285 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q
Rajeev Ram #200 6-2 7-6(6) Erik Chvojka #363 H2H Match data Jul 28, 2008 Q1 Q

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Cincinnati Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 8 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 48 wins

Most Appearances

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

  1. Andy Murray 17 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent Cincinnati Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Arthur Fils #21 6-3 1-6 6-0 Frances Tiafoe #23 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 5-0 (ret.) Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 7-6(4) 6-2 Frances Tiafoe #20 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Carlos Alcaraz #1 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Borna Coric #152 7-6(0) 6-2 Stefanos Tsitsipas #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cincinnati Open held?
Cincinnati Open is held in Cincinnati, United States.
Who won the most recent Cincinnati Open?
The 2026 Cincinnati Open was won by Arthur Fils, who defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Who has won the most Cincinnati Open titles?
Roger Federer has won 7 Cincinnati Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Cincinnati Open played?
The first edition of Cincinnati Open was held in 1899.
What surface is Cincinnati Open played on?
Cincinnati Open is played on hard courts.