2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martín del Potro.

Men's singles
2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Runner-upArgentina Juan Martín del Potro
Score6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (6Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Ninth-seeded Tomáš Berdych won in the final 6–1, 6–4, against Juan Martín del Potro.

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
  2.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  3.   Fernando González (quarterfinals)
  4.   Richard Gasquet (semifinals)
  5.   Juan Martín del Potro (final)
  6.   Tommy Robredo (third round)
  7.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round, retired due to an abdominal strain)
  8.   Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
  9.   Tomáš Berdych (champion)
  10.   Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  11.   Jarkko Nieminen (third round)
  12.   Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
  13.   Sam Querrey (second round)
  14.   Jürgen Melzer (third round)
  15.   Simone Bolelli (second round)
  16.   Guillermo García López (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   David Ferrer 1 5  
5   Juan Martín del Potro 6 7  
5   Juan Martín del Potro 6 4 7
4   Richard Gasquet 3 6 5
4   Richard Gasquet 6 6  
12   Rainer Schüttler 3 2  
5   Juan Martín del Potro 1 4  
9   Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
9   Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
3   Fernando González 0 4  
9   Tomáš Berdych 63 7 77
2   Andy Roddick 77 5 63
    Viktor Troicki 3 4  
2   Andy Roddick 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   D Ferrer 6 4 6
    J Levine 4 6 6     J Levine 4 6 1
Q   D Udomchoke 6 1 0 1   D Ferrer 4 6 6
WC   Y Sugita 3 66   WC   T Suzuki 6 3 2
WC   T Suzuki 6 78   WC   T Suzuki 77 4 77
15   S Bolelli 65 6 65
1   D Ferrer 1 5  
5   JM del Potro 6 7  
11   J Nieminen 79 6  
Q   C Mamiit 3 7 6 Q   C Mamiit 67 4  
LL   B Evans 6 5 4 11   J Nieminen 1 3  
    D Sela 7 6   5   JM del Potro 6 6  
    B Phau 5 1       D Sela 5 0  
5   JM del Potro 7 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   R Gasquet 6 6  
Q   M Slanar 4 6 6 Q   M Slanar 4 2  
    D Young 6 3 2 4   R Gasquet 6 6  
    K Nishikori 77 65 6     K Nishikori 1 2  
    R Kendrick 63 77 2     K Nishikori 6 6  
16   G García López 4 4  
4   R Gasquet 6 6  
12   R Schüttler 3 2  
12   R Schüttler 6 63 6
WC   S Iwabuchi 1 4       H-t Lee 3 77 3
    H-t Lee 6 6   12   R Schüttler 6 612 6
    F Cipolla 77 77   8   M Youzhny 3 714 4
    I Navarro 65 64       F Cipolla 2 2  
8   M Youzhny 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   T Robredo 6 6  
    J Sirianni 6 6       J Sirianni 2 2  
Q   Y Ito 3 2   6   T Robredo 66 2  
    R Karanušić 6 6   9   T Berdych 78 6  
Q   H Kondo 2 2       R Karanušić 3 4  
9   T Berdych 6 6  
9   T Berdych 6 6  
3   F González 0 4  
13   S Querrey 65 3  
    G Soeda 4 2       A Delić 77 6  
    A Delić 6 6       A Delić 4 64  
    Y-h Lu 6 77   3   F González 6 77  
Q   L Gregorc 4 65       Y-h Lu 6 5 3
3   F González 1 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J-W Tsonga 4 77 6
    B Reynolds 6 6       B Reynolds 6 64 4
WC   T Ito 3 1   7   J-W Tsonga 7 1r
    W Odesnik 6 6       V Troicki 5 2  
    K Kim 4 3       W Odesnik 2 1  
    V Troicki 6 6  
    V Troicki 3 4  
2   A Roddick 6 6  
14   J Melzer 6 6  
    S Stadler 6 6       S Stadler 2 3  
    P Petzschner 2 4   14   J Melzer 62 2  
    I Minář 711 2 6 2   A Roddick 77 6  
    M Zverev 69 6 2     I Minář 611 77 62
2   A Roddick 713 64 77
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