ATP US Open 2008 Draw & Results

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Roger Federer won the 2008 US Open, defeating Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played August 25–September 7 on hard courts in New York, United States.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
def. Andy Murray , 6-2 7-5 6-2
Dates
Aug 25 — Sep 7
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$9,350,000

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-0 6-3
Thiago Alves #137 4-6 1-6 6-1 7-6(2) 6-4
Radek Stepanek #30 7-5 6-3 6-1
Chris Guccione #87 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(6)
Igor Andreev #23 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4
Jeremy Chardy #80 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Fernando Verdasco #13 6-3 6-4 6-1
Rui Machado #200 6-4 7-6(7) 6-1
Gilles Muller #130 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4
Tommy Haas #39 6-7(3) 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2
Nicolas Almagro #18 6-3 6-4 7-5
Sam Warburg #169 6-2 1-0 (ret.)
Nikolay Davydenko #5 6-3 6-3 6-3
Dudi Sela #76
Dmitry Tursunov #27 7-5 4-6 7-5 7-6(5)
Victor Hanescu #54 7-6(5) 6-3 2-6 6-3
Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 6-3 6-4
Robert Kendrick #113 7-6(3) 6-4 5-7 7-5
Marin Cilic #24 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(7) 6-2
Robby Ginepri #61 6-1 6-2 7-6(5)
Amer Delic #131
Tommy Robredo #15 7-6(4) 6-2 6-1
Marat Safin #44 CH 3-6 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #19 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 6-3
Carlos Moya #42 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 6-2
Andy Roddick #8 CH 6-2 6-2 6-2
Ernests Gulbis #40 7-5 6-1 7-6(3)
Andreas Seppi #31 6-3 7-5 3-6 3-6 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #67 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Fernando Gonzalez #11 7-6(3) 6-3 4-6 7-6(5)
Bobby Reynolds #89 6-4 6-7(3) 2-6 6-4 7-6(4)
Tomas Zib #292
Jarkko Nieminen #37 6-3 6-3 7-5
Ivo Minar #81 4-6 6-1 6-4 4-1 (ret.)
Andy Murray #6 6-3 6-4 6-0
Michael Llodra #38 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
Jurgen Melzer #48 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 2-6 6-4
Jiri Vanek #123 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Stan Wawrinka #10 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Wayne Odesnik #114 2-6 6-0 4-6 6-3 6-4
Flavio Cipolla #142 6-7(2) 6-4 2-6 7-6(0) 7-6(4)
Yen-Hsun Lu #73 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Juan Martin del Potro #17 4-6 7-6(0) 6-4 6-1
Thomaz Bellucci #86 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5
Gilles Simon #16 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2
Jose Acasuso #52 6-4 6-2 6-2
Kei Nishikori #126 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2
Roko Karanusic #100 7-5 7-5 3-6 6-2
David Ferrer #4 7-6(1) 6-2 6-2
Andreas Beck #122 7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(3)
John Isner #125
Rafael Nadal #1 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)
Bjorn Phau #136
Ryler DeHeart #261 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Viktor Troicki #71 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber #26 6-2 6-3 6-2
Sam Querrey #55 6-3 6-1 6-2
Nicolas Devilder #63 6-4 6-2 6-2
Ivo Karlovic #14 7-5 6-1 6-4
Jan Minar #303
Florent Serra #69 7-6(8) 6-0 2-0 (ret.)
Mardy Fish #35 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-2
James Blake #9 6-1 3-6 6-1 4-6 6-4
Steve Darcis #62 6-1 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-4
Gael Monfils #33 6-4 6-4 6-1
Evgeny Korolev #98 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(9)
David Nalbandian #7 6-1 6-2 6-4
Andrey Golubev #161 6-4 6-3 6-2

Round of 64

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-3 7-5 6-4
Radek Stepanek #30 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2
Igor Andreev #23 7-6(3) 6-4 6-3
Fernando Verdasco #13 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-0
Gilles Muller #130 2-6 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Nicolas Almagro #18 6-3 6-4 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko #5 6-4 6-4 7-6(2)
Dmitry Tursunov #27 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 6-2
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(8) 6-4 6-4
Marin Cilic #24 6-4 2-6 6-2 7-5
Tommy Robredo #15 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-0
Marat Safin #44 CH
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #19 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Andy Roddick #8 CH 3-6 7-5 6-2 7-5
Andreas Seppi #31 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
Fernando Gonzalez #11 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4
Jarkko Nieminen #37 6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Ivo Minar #81
Andy Murray #6 6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6(7)
Jurgen Melzer #48 6-0 6-2 6-2
Jiri Vanek #123
Stan Wawrinka #10 6-4 7-6(6) 6-2
Flavio Cipolla #142 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
Juan Martin del Potro #17 4-6 6-1 7-5 6-3
Gilles Simon #16 6-4 6-1 6-4
Kei Nishikori #126 6-1 7-5 (ret.)
David Ferrer #4 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(5)
Rafael Nadal #1 6-1 6-2 6-4
Viktor Troicki #71 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Sam Querrey #55 7-6(6) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Ivo Karlovic #14 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
Mardy Fish #35 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4
James Blake #9 4-6 6-3 1-0 (ret.)
Gael Monfils #33 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-4
David Nalbandian #7 6-2 6-4 6-2

Round of 32

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-3 6-3 6-2
Igor Andreev #23 6-2 6-4 6-4
Gilles Muller #130 6-7(3) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 7-5
Nikolay Davydenko #5 6-2 7-6(3) 6-3
Novak Djokovic #3 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0)
Tommy Robredo #15 7-6(2) 6-2 6-3
Andy Roddick #8 CH 6-2 7-5 7-6(4)
Fernando Gonzalez #11 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
Andy Murray #6 6-7(5) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1 6-3
Stan Wawrinka #10 5-7 6-7(4) 6-4 6-0 6-4
Juan Martin del Potro #17 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 3-6 6-3
Kei Nishikori #126 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-5
Rafael Nadal #1 6-4 6-3 6-0
Sam Querrey #55 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-2
Mardy Fish #35 6-3 6-3 7-6(4)
Gael Monfils #33 6-3 6-4 6-2

Round of 16

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Gilles Muller #130 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6(10)
Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-3
Andy Roddick #8 CH 6-2 6-4 6-1
Andy Murray #6 6-1 6-3 6-3
Juan Martin del Potro #17 6-3 6-4 6-3
Rafael Nadal #1 6-2 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3
Mardy Fish #35 7-5 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(5)
Novak Djokovic #3 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
Andy Roddick #8 CH
Andy Murray #6 7-6(2) 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5
Rafael Nadal #1 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2

Semifinals

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2
Andy Murray #6 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4

Final

Roger Federer #2 DEF · 4× 6-2 7-5 6-2

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?
US Open is played on hard courts.