2008 ATP Tour
The 2008 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the 2008 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis and includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 ATP Tour, with player progression documented until the quarter-final stage.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tennis Masters Cup |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP International Series Gold |
| ATP International Series |
| Team events |
August
Statistical information
List of players and titles won, listed in order of number of titles won:- Rafael Nadal – Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona, Hamburg Masters, French Open, London Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Canada Masters, and Beijing Olympics
- Andy Murray – Doha, Marseille, Cincinnati Masters, Madrid Masters, and St. Petersburg
- Novak Djokovic – Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Rome Masters and Tennis Masters Cup
- Roger Federer – Estoril, Halle, US Open, and Basel
- Juan Martín del Potro – Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
- Nikolay Davydenko – Miami Masters, Portschach and Warsaw
- Andy Roddick – San Jose, Dubai and Beijing
- Gilles Simon – Casablanca, Indianapolis and Bucharest
- Nicolás Almagro – Costa do Sauipe and Acapulco
- David Ferrer – Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch
- Fernando González – Viña del Mar and Munich
- Michaël Llodra – Adelaide and Rotterdam
- David Nalbandian – Buenos Aires and Stockholm
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Bangkok and Paris Masters
- Dmitry Tursunov – Sydney and Metz
- Tomáš Berdych – Tokyo
- Marin Čilić – New Haven
- Steve Darcis – Memphis
- Marcel Granollers – Houston
- Victor Hănescu – Gstaad
- Ivo Karlović – Nottingham
- Philipp Kohlschreiber – Auckland
- Igor Kunitsyn – Moscow
- Albert Montañés – Amersfoort
- Kei Nishikori – Delray Beach
- Philipp Petzschner – Vienna
- Sam Querrey – Las Vegas
- Tommy Robredo – Båstad
- Fabrice Santoro – Newport
- Robin Söderling – Lyon
- Sergiy Stakhovsky – Zagreb
- Fernando Verdasco – Umag
- Mikhail Youzhny – Chennai
- Marin Čilić – New Haven
- Juan Martín del Potro – Stuttgart
- Marcel Granollers – Houston
- Victor Hănescu – Gstaad
- Igor Kunitsyn – Moscow
- Albert Montañés – Amersfoort
- Kei Nishikori – Delray Beach
- Philipp Petzschner – Vienna
- Sam Querrey – Las Vegas
- Sergiy Stakhovsky – Zagreb
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Bangkok
- Spain 16
- France 8
- Russia 7
- Argentina 6
- United Kingdom 5
- Serbia 4
- Switzerland 4
- 4
- Chile 2
- Croatia 2
- Germany 2
- Belgium 1
- Czech Republic 1
- Japan 1
- Romania 1
- Sweden 1
- Ukraine 1
Entry rankings
Point distribution
''Points were awarded as follows:''Glossary
: All prize money and fees for ATP Masters Series, International Series, and Challengers played in Europe must be paid in euros. In most cases they are calculated at the US$0.85/EUR exchange rate, but it varies and is often rounded throughout the 2008 ATP Official Rulebook.: Tennis Masters Cup: maximum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round
: Tennis Masters Cup: minimum number of points that can be assigned to the player at this round
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next higher prize money level in that category. Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
Points are assigned to the losers of the round indicated. Any player who reaches the second round by drawing a bye and then loses shall be considered to have lost in the first round and shall receive first round loser's points. Wild cards at Grand Slams and AMS events receive points only from the 2nd round. No points are awarded for a first round loss at International Series Events, Challenger Series, or Futures Series events.
Players qualifying for the Main Draw through the qualifying competition shall receive qualifying points in addition to any points earned, as per the following table, with the exception of Futures.
: 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 or 64
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series, and International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
- Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
- Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser, 0 points for a first round loser
- International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser, 0 points for a first round loser,
ATP race
Singles
Grand Slams and Masters Series in bold. Points are shown in order of scoring. The second row shows the result and the week in which it was achieved. Italics indicate that a player is not yet eliminated from a tournament.18 events count towards the race, split as follows:
- 4 Grand Slam events
- 9 Masters Series events
- 5 other events
Masters Cup entrants
The top eight players who qualify on the ATP Race will compete in the year-ending finale, in Shanghai, China, from November 9 through November 16. World no. 1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn his name due to a foot injury.As of October 5, the following entrants remain entered in the competition:
| # | Singles Entrant | Doubles Team Entrant | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. |  DoublesUnlike the ATP Singles Race, the Stanford ATP Doubles Race uses only the best fourteen tournaments on a team's ranking with no mandatory tournaments counting towards the ranking.
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