ATP Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

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

Champion
Tomas Berdych
def. Juan Martin del Potro , 6-1 6-4
Dates
Sep 29 — Oct 5
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$769,000
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 5, 2008* F Tomas Berdych #27 6-1 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro #12 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 4, 2008* SF 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
QF (4)
Oct 4, 2008* QF Richard Gasquet #13 6-3 6-2 Rainer Schuettler #35 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 #5 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 3, 2008* R16 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 #5 4-6 6-3 6-2 Takao Suzuki #593 H2H Match data
Oct 3, 2008* R16 Rainer Schuettler #35 6-3 6-7(12) 6-4 Mikhail Youzhny #21 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Oct 2, 2008* R32 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 #35 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 #5 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
R64 (16)
Oct 1, 2008* R64 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
Q2 Q (6)
Sep 29, 2008 Q2 Q 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
Q1 Q (12)
Sep 29, 2008 Q1 Q 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

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Recent Finals

SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
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2023 Hard Ben Shelton 7-5 6-1 Aslan Karatsev H2H Match data
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships held?
Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships?
The 2025 Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships titles?
Stefan Edberg has won 4 Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships played?
The first edition of Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships was held in 1972.
What surface is Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships played on?
Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.