China Open 2008 (tennis) / men

ATP World Tour
China Open 2008

date	September 22, 2008 - September 28, 2008
Edition	9
navigation	2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009
venue	Beijing People's Republic of China China People's Republic
Tournament number	747
category	International Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	28E / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 499,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 524,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Chile Fernando González
Last year's winner (double)	South Africa Rik De Voest Ashley Fisher Australia

Winner (singles)	United States Andy Roddick
Winner (doubles)	Australia Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins United Kingdom

Tournament director	Zhang Jun Hui
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev (216)

As of February 22, 2016

The China Open 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place in Beijing from September 22nd to 28th . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on hard courts. The same week the Thailand Open was played in Bangkok . Just like the tournament in Beijing, this tournament is included in the International Series category .

Fernando González was the defending champion in the singles, who failed in the quarterfinals against the German Björn Phau . In the final, Andy Roddick, second in the seeding list, won in three sets 6: 4, 6: 7, ⁶ , 6: 3 against the unset Israeli Dudi Sela , who reached his first ATP final. Roddick celebrated his 26th tournament victory with the win. In doubles, Rik De Voest and Ashley Fisher were successful in the previous year. Only Fisher appeared again with Bobby Reynolds and failed only in the final on the tournament winners Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins , who prevailed 7: 5, 6: 4 and won their third and first title.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize money was $ 499,000; total financial liabilities were $ 524,000.

qualification

The qualification for the China Open 2008 took place from September 20th to 21st, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
China People's Republic Xu Junchao
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
Korea South Nam Hyun-woo
United States Brendan Evans

Prize money and world ranking points

At the China Open 2008 the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not cumulative (prize money for the double competition per team).

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	175	$ 85,000
final	120	$ 46,400
Semifinals	75	$ 26,000
Quarter finals	40	$ 15,000
Round of 16	15th	$ 9,000
First round	0	$ 5,000

Qualification individual
round	Points	Prize money
Qualifier	5
Qualifying round	0	$ 565
First round	0	$ 320

Double
round	Points	Prize money
victory	175	$ 23,570
final	120	$ 13,850
Semifinals	75	$ 8,150
Quarter finals	40	$ 4,915
First round	0	$ 2,000

singles

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Spain David Ferrer	Round of 16
02.	United States Andy Roddick	victory
03.	Chile Fernando González	Quarter finals
04th	France Richard Gasquet	Quarter finals

No.	player	Round reached
05.	Spain Fernando Verdasco	Round of 16
06th	Spain Tommy Robredo	Quarter finals
07th	Germany Rainer Schüttler	Semifinals
08th.	United States Sam Querrey	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

D. Ferrer

3

N. Devilder

4th

3

Israel D. Sela

6th

Israel D. Sela

6th

Israel D. Sela

6th

Czech Republic I. Minář

6th

3

6th

6th

T. Robredo

4th

1

H.-t. lee

3

6th

2

I. Minář

2

3

G. García-López

4th

5

6th

Spain T. Robredo

6th

6th

Spain T. Robredo

6th

7th

Israel D. Sela

6th

7th

R. Schüttler

3

4th

France R. Gasquet

7th

6th

Q

J. Xu

4th

3

Y.-h. Lu

5

1

Chinese Taipei Y.-h. Lu

6th

4th

R. Gasquet

6th

3

4th

WC

P. Sun

4th

6 ⁷

7th

Germany R. Schüttler

4th

6th

Q

Switzerland J.-C. Scherrer

6th

7th

Q

J.-C. Scherrer

1

4th

I. Navarro

6th

3

4th

7th

Germany R. Schüttler

6th

7th

Germany R. Schüttler

2

6th

D. Sela

4th

7th

3

8th

United States S. Querrey

1

6th

7th

2

United States A. Roddick

6th

6 ⁶

6th

J. Levine

6th

2

6 ⁴

8th

S. Querrey

7th

3

4th

Germany B. Phau

6th

Germany B. Phau

5

6th

Q

H.-w. Nam

1

3

Germany B. Phau

6th

4th

6th

WC

Y. Bai

4th

5

3

F. González

3

6th

3

Japan G. Soeda

6th

7th

G. Soeda

6th

6 ⁴

1

3

Chile F. González

3

7th

6th

B. Phau

2

7th

1

5 toilets

Spain F. Verdasco

6th

2

United States A. Roddick

6th

6 ⁴

6th

B. Reynolds

3

5 toilets

F. Verdasco

5

4th

Spain JC Ferrero

6th

Spain JC Ferrero

7th

6th

A. Kudryavtsev

4th

3

JC Ferrero

6th

3

4th

Q

United States B. Evans

7th

1

7th

2

United States A. Roddick

2

6th

R. Karanušić

6 ⁵

6th

6 ¹⁰

Q

B. Evans

4th

3

2

United States A. Roddick

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Brazil Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares Brazil	Quarter finals
02.	United States Travis Parrott Filip Polášek Slovakia	1 round
03.	Australia Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds United States	final
04th	United States James Cerretani Jean-Claude Scherrer Switzerland	Quarter finals