ATP Japan Open 2008 Draw & Results

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Tomas Berdych won the 2008 Japan Open, defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played September 29–October 5 on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan.

The Japan Open is Tokyo's ATP tournament and is played on hard courts at Ariake Tennis Park.

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Champion
Tomas Berdych
def. Juan Martin del Potro , 6-1 6-4
Dates
Sep 29 — Oct 5
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$769,000

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

Results

Match type

65 recorded singles results

Japan Open 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Tomas Berdych #27 6-1 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #12 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2008* F
SF (2)
Juan Martin del Potro #12 6-3 4-6 7-5 Richard Gasquet #13 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* SF
Tomas Berdych #27 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3) Andy Roddick #8 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Richard Gasquet #13 6-3 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #35CH H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* QF
Andy Roddick #8 6-3 6-4 Viktor Troicki #65 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* QF
Tomas Berdych #27 6-0 6-4 Fernando Gonzalez #11 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* QF
Juan Martin del Potro #12 6-1 7-5 David Ferrer #5DEF H2H Match data Oct 4, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Richard Gasquet #13 6-1 6-2 Kei Nishikori #84 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Viktor Troicki #65 5-7 2-1 (ret.) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #16 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Juan Martin del Potro #12 6-1 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #33 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Fernando Gonzalez #11 6-4 7-6(4) Amer Delic #135 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Tomas Berdych #27 7-6(6) 6-2 Tommy Robredo #17 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Andy Roddick #8 7-6(2) 6-2 Jurgen Melzer #38 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
David Ferrer #5DEF 4-6 6-3 6-2 Takao Suzuki #593 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
Rainer Schuettler #35CH 6-3 6-7(12) 6-4 Mikhail Youzhny #21 H2H Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
Fernando Gonzalez #11 1-6 7-5 6-3 Yen-Hsun Lu #69 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Tommy Robredo #17 6-2 6-2 Joseph Sirianni #143 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Takao Suzuki #593 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(5) Simone Bolelli #46 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Kei Nishikori #84 6-4 6-4 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #60 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Rainer Schuettler #35CH 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 Hyung-Taik Lee #155 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Jarkko Nieminen #33 7-6(7) 6-4 Cecil Mamiit #420 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Richard Gasquet #13 6-4 6-2 Martin Slanar #232 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Amer Delic #135 7-6(5) 6-3 Sam Querrey #39 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Juan Martin del Potro #12 7-5 6-0 Dudi Sela #66 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Viktor Troicki #65 6-2 6-1 Wayne Odesnik #109 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Tomas Berdych #27 6-3 6-4 Roko Karanusic #105 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Andy Roddick #8 7-6(11) 6-7(4) 7-6(2) Ivo Minar #102 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Mikhail Youzhny #21 6-2 6-2 Flavio Cipolla #129 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
David Ferrer #5DEF 6-4 4-6 6-1 Jesse Levine #101 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Jurgen Melzer #38 6-2 6-3 Simon Stadler #142 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #16 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Bobby Reynolds #89 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32
R64 (16)
Simon Stadler #142 6-2 6-4 Philipp Petzschner #116 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Bobby Reynolds #89 6-3 6-1 Tatsuma Ito #358 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Takao Suzuki #593 6-3 7-6(6) Yuichi Sugita #441 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Flavio Cipolla #129 7-6(5) 7-6(4) Ivan Navarro #70 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Roko Karanusic #105 6-2 6-2 Hiroki Kondo #589 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Kei Nishikori #84 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-2 Robert Kendrick #100 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Amer Delic #135 6-4 6-2 Go Soeda #125 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Hyung-Taik Lee #155 6-1 6-4 Satoshi Iwabuchi #339 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Ivo Minar #102 7-6(9) 2-6 6-2 Mischa Zverev #96 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Yen-Hsun Lu #69 6-4 7-6(5) Luka Gregorc #245 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Cecil Mamiit #420 3-6 7-5 6-4 Brendan Evans #176 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Dudi Sela #66 7-5 6-1 Bjorn Phau #117 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Martin Slanar #232 4-6 6-3 6-2 Donald Young #131 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Jesse Levine #101 4-6 6-1 6-0 Danai Udomchoke #159 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Wayne Odesnik #109 6-4 6-3 Kevin Kim #122 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Joseph Sirianni #143 6-3 6-2 Yuichi Ito #622 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2008* R64
Q2 Q (6)
Danai Udomchoke #159 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 Toshihide Matsui #428 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Cecil Mamiit #420 4-6 6-3 6-4 Franko Skugor #334 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Hiroki Kondo #589 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) Brendan Evans #176 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Martin Slanar #232 7-6(5) 6-4 Gouichi Motomura #322 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Luka Gregorc #245 6-1 6-2 Ti Chen #278 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Yuichi Ito #622 5-7 4-5 (ret.) Tasuku Iwami #412 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (12)
Tasuku Iwami #412 6-1 1-0 (ret.) Robert Smeets #170 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Gouichi Motomura #322 6-0 6-3 Kyu Tae Im #490 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Danai Udomchoke #159 6-2 7-5 Junn Mitsuhashi #400 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Martin Slanar #232 6-4 6-3 Kento Takeuchi #450 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Luka Gregorc #245 6-4 6-4 Jimmy Wang #676 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Yuichi Ito #622 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Woong-Sun Jun #252 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Cecil Mamiit #420 6-7(14) 6-4 7-6(4) Alexander Peya #164 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Brendan Evans #176 6-2 3-0 (ret.) Jae-Sung An #376 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Toshihide Matsui #428 6-2 7-6(3) Tsung-Hua Yang #481 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Franko Skugor #334 6-1 6-4 Hiroki Moriya #1408 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Ti Chen #278 7-6(2) 6-4 Hyun-Woo Nam #449 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q
Hiroki Kondo #589 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) Rohan Bopanna #350 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Japan Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Stefan Edberg 5 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Stefan Edberg 27 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Takao Suzuki 15 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 Japan Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #3 7-6(4) 6-4 Jiri Lehecka #19 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-4 6-4 Taylor Fritz #4 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Arthur Fils #21 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 Ugo Humbert #15 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Ben Shelton #19 7-5 6-1 Aslan Karatsev #50 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Taylor Fritz #11 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Frances Tiafoe #19 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 500 tournaments in 2008

Previous editions of Japan Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who is the latest recorded Japan Open winner?
The 2026 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Stefan Edberg has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Japan Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Japan Open in TennisDB is 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.