AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
TokyoHardCS2008
September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008$769,000
Draw & Results
Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Berdych(CZE) | 6-1, 6-4 | Juan Martin del Potro(ARG) | #27 | #12 | 01:18:00m |
Semi-Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Martin del Potro(ARG) | 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 | Richard Gasquet(FRA) | #12 | #13 | 02:04:00m |
| Tomas Berdych(CZE) | 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 | Andy Roddick(USA) | #27 | #8 | 02:13:00m |
Quarter-Finals
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Martin del Potro(ARG) | 6-1, 7-5 | David Ferrer(ESP) | #12 | #5 | 01:40:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 6-3, 6-2 | Rainer Schuettler(GER) | #13 | #35 | 01:00:00m |
| Tomas Berdych(CZE) | 6-0, 6-4 | Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) | #27 | #11 | 01:01:00m |
| Andy Roddick(USA) | 6-3, 6-4 | Viktor Troicki(SRB) | #8 | #65 | 01:21:00m |
Round of 16
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ferrer(ESP) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Takao Suzuki(JPN) | #5 | #593 | 01:56:00m |
| Juan Martin del Potro(ARG) | 6-1, 6-3 | Jarkko Nieminen(FIN) | #12 | #33 | 01:08:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 6-1, 6-2 | Kei Nishikori(JPN) | #13 | #84 | 00:55:00m |
| Tomas Berdych(CZE) | 7-6, 6-2 | Tommy Robredo(ESP) | #27 | #17 | 01:25:00m |
| Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) | 6-4, 7-6 | Amer Delic(BIH) | #11 | #135 | 01:16:00m |
| Viktor Troicki(SRB) | 5-7, 2-1 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) | #65 | #16 | 01:07:00m |
| Andy Roddick(USA) | 7-6, 6-2 | Jurgen Melzer(AUT) | #8 | #38 | 01:06:00m |
Round of 32
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ferrer(ESP) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 | Jesse Levine(CAN) | #5 | #101 | 01:48:00m |
| Takao Suzuki(JPN) | 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 | Simone Bolelli(ITA) | #593 | #46 | 02:27:00m |
| Jarkko Nieminen(FIN) | 7-6, 6-4 | Cecil Mamiit(PHI) | #33 | #420 | 01:28:00m |
| Juan Martin del Potro(ARG) | 7-5, 6-0 | Dudi Sela(ISR) | #12 | #66 | 01:09:00m |
| Richard Gasquet(FRA) | 6-4, 6-2 | Martin Slanar(AUT) | #13 | #232 | 01:23:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 6-4, 6-4 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(ESP) | #84 | #60 | 01:52:00m |
| Rainer Schuettler(GER) | 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 | Hyung-Taik Lee(KOR) | #35 | #155 | 02:15:00m |
| Mikhail Youzhny(RUS) | 6-2, 6-2 | Flavio Cipolla(ITA) | #21 | #129 | 01:10:00m |
| Tommy Robredo(ESP) | 6-2, 6-2 | Joseph Sirianni(AUS) | #17 | #143 | 01:05:00m |
| Tomas Berdych(CZE) | 6-3, 6-4 | Roko Karanusic(CRO) | #27 | #105 | 01:14:00m |
| Amer Delic(BIH) | 7-6, 6-3 | Sam Querrey(USA) | #135 | #39 | 01:08:00m |
| Fernando Gonzalez(CHI) | 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 | Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) | #11 | #69 | 01:54:00m |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA) | 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 | Bobby Reynolds(USA) | #16 | #89 | 02:00:00m |
| Viktor Troicki(SRB) | 6-2, 6-1 | Wayne Odesnik(USA) | #65 | #109 | 01:04:00m |
| Jurgen Melzer(AUT) | 6-2, 6-3 | Simon Stadler(GER) | #38 | #142 | 01:01:00m |
| Andy Roddick(USA) | 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 | Ivo Minar(CZE) | #8 | #102 | 02:44:00m |
Round of 64
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Levine(CAN) | 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 | Danai Udomchoke(THA) | #101 | #159 | 01:19:00m |
| Takao Suzuki(JPN) | 6-3, 7-6 | Yuichi Sugita(JPN) | #593 | #441 | 01:43:00m |
| Cecil Mamiit(PHI) | 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 | Brendan Evans(USA) | #420 | #176 | 01:41:00m |
| Dudi Sela(ISR) | 7-5, 6-1 | Bjorn Phau(GER) | #66 | #117 | 01:15:00m |
| Martin Slanar(AUT) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Donald Young(USA) | #232 | #131 | 01:53:00m |
| Kei Nishikori(JPN) | 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 | Robert Kendrick(USA) | #84 | #100 | 02:04:00m |
| Hyung-Taik Lee(KOR) | 6-1, 6-4 | Satoshi Iwabuchi(JPN) | #155 | #339 | 01:05:00m |
| Flavio Cipolla(ITA) | 7-6, 7-6 | Ivan Navarro(ESP) | #129 | #70 | 02:00:00m |
| Joseph Sirianni(AUS) | 6-3, 6-2 | Yuichi Ito(JPN) | #143 | #622 | 01:10:00m |
| Roko Karanusic(CRO) | 6-2, 6-2 | Hiroki Kondo(JPN) | #105 | #589 | 00:56:00m |
| Amer Delic(BIH) | 6-4, 6-2 | Go Soeda(JPN) | #135 | #125 | 01:10:00m |
| Yen-Hsun Lu(TPE) | 6-4, 7-6 | Luka Gregorc(SLO) | #69 | #245 | 01:42:00m |
| Bobby Reynolds(USA) | 6-3, 6-1 | Tatsuma Ito(JPN) | #89 | #358 | 01:11:00m |
| Wayne Odesnik(USA) | 6-4, 6-3 | Kevin Kim(USA) | #109 | #122 | 01:11:00m |
| Simon Stadler(GER) | 6-2, 6-4 | Philipp Petzschner(GER) | #142 | #116 | 01:09:00m |
| Ivo Minar(CZE) | 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 | Mischa Zverev(GER) | #102 | #96 | 01:35:00m |
2nd Round Qualifying
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danai Udomchoke(THA) | 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 | Toshihide Matsui(JPN) | #159 | #428 | 02:07:00m |
| Cecil Mamiit(PHI) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Franko Skugor(CRO) | #420 | #334 | 01:41:00m |
| Yuichi Ito(JPN) | 5-7, 4-5 | Tasuku Iwami(JPN) | #622 | #412 | 02:02:00m |
| Hiroki Kondo(JPN) | 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 | Brendan Evans(USA) | #589 | #176 | 01:52:00m |
| Martin Slanar(AUT) | 7-6, 6-4 | Gouichi Motomura(JPN) | #232 | #322 | 01:37:00m |
| Luka Gregorc(SLO) | 6-1, 6-2 | Ti Chen(TPE) | #245 | #278 | 01:07:00m |
1st Round Qualifying
| Winner | Score | Loser | W Rank | L Rank | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danai Udomchoke(THA) | 6-2, 7-5 | Junn Mitsuhashi(JPN) | #159 | #400 | 01:18:00m |
| Toshihide Matsui(JPN) | 6-2, 7-6 | Tsung-Hua Yang(TPE) | #428 | #481 | 01:28:00m |
| Cecil Mamiit(PHI) | 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 | Alexander Peya(AUT) | #420 | #164 | 02:26:00m |
| Franko Skugor(CRO) | 6-1, 6-4 | Hiroki Moriya(JPN) | #334 | #1408 | 01:33:00m |
| Tasuku Iwami(JPN) | 6-1, 1-0 | Robert Smeets(AUS) | #412 | #170 | 00:30:00m |
| Yuichi Ito(JPN) | 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 | Woong-Sun Jun(KOR) | #622 | #252 | 01:54:00m |
| Brendan Evans(USA) | 6-2, 3-0 | Jae-Sung An(KOR) | #176 | #376 | 00:44:00m |
| Hiroki Kondo(JPN) | 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 | Rohan Bopanna(IND) | #589 | #350 | 02:07:00m |
| Martin Slanar(AUT) | 6-4, 6-3 | Kento Takeuchi(JPN) | #232 | #450 | 01:12:00m |
| Gouichi Motomura(JPN) | 6-0, 6-3 | Kyu Tae Im(KOR) | #322 | #490 | 01:11:00m |
| Luka Gregorc(SLO) | 6-4, 6-4 | Jimmy Wang(TPE) | #245 | #676 | 01:21:00m |
| Ti Chen(TPE) | 7-6, 6-4 | Hyun-Woo Nam(KOR) | #278 | #449 | 01:54:00m |
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz | ESP | Hard |
| 2024 | Arthur Fils | FRA | Hard |
| 2023 | Ben Shelton | USA | Hard |
| 2022 | Taylor Fritz | USA | Hard |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | Hard |
| 2018 | Daniil Medvedev | RUS | Hard |
| 2017 | David Goffin | BEL | Hard |
| 2016 | Nick Kyrgios | AUS | Hard |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka | SUI | Hard |
| 2014 | Kei Nishikori | JPN | Hard |
| 2013 | Juan Martin del Potro | ARG | Hard |
| 2012 | Kei Nishikori | JPN | Hard |
| 2011 | Andy Murray | GBR | Hard |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | ESP | Hard |
| 2009 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | FRA | Hard |
| 2008 | Tomas Berdych | CZE | Hard |
| 2007 | David Ferrer | ESP | Hard |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | SUI | Hard |
| 2005 | Wesley Moodie | RSA | Hard |
| 2004 | Jiri Novak | CZE | Hard |
| 2003 | Rainer Schuettler | GER | Hard |
| 2002 | Kenneth Carlsen | DEN | Hard |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | Hard |
| 2000 | Sjeng Schalken | NED | Hard |
| 1999 | Nicolas Kiefer | GER | Hard |
| 1998 | Andrei Pavel | ROU | Hard |
| 1997 | — | — | Hard |
| 1996 | — | — | Hard |
| 1995 | — | — | Hard |
| 1994 | — | — | Hard |
| 1993 | — | — | Hard |