The Tennis Masters Cup 2008 took place in Shanghai from November 9th to 16th . In addition to the four Grand Slam tournaments , the Masters Cup is the most important competition in men's professional tennis; it takes place at the end of the tennis year. World number one Rafael Nadal did not take part in the Masters Cup due to an injury.
The winner in the individual was for the first time the Serb Novak Đoković . The double-final was won by the Canadian-Serbian team Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić .
Prize money and points
The prize money was $ 4.55 million.
round
singles
Double 1
Points
Tournament winner
+ $ 625,000
+ $ 100,000
+ 250
Semi-final winner
+ $ 315,000
+ $ 25,000
+ 200
Group stage (3 wins)
$ 400,000
$ 95,000
300
Group stage (3 matches, 2 wins)
$ 300,000
$ 80,000
200
Group stage (3 matches, one win)
$ 200,000
$ 65,000
100
Group stage (3 matches, no win)
$ 100,000
$ 50,000
0
Substitute (no win)
$ 50,000
$ 20,000
-
1 Prize money is paid per team.
singles
Qualified players
Red group
Results
1 Štěpánek replaced Roddick after his ankle injury.
table
1 ES = substitute player
Golden group
Results
table
Semifinals
final
Double
Qualified players
Red group
Results
player
player
Result
United States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan United States
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna Peru
6: 1, 7: 6 4
India Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Bahamas
South Africa Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie South Africa
6: 2, 6: 3
United States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan United States
India Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Bahamas
7: 5, 3: 6, [10: 4]
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna Peru
South Africa Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie South Africa
6: 2, 6: 7 2 , [11: 9]
South Africa Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie South Africa
United States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan United States
6: 2, 2: 6, [12:10]
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna Peru
India Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Bahamas
6: 7 3 , 7: 6 4 , [10: 5]
table
Yellow group
Results
table
Semifinals
final
Individual evidence
↑ Nadal pulls out of Masters Cup. In: www.smh.com.au. November 4, 2008, accessed November 3, 2016 .
↑ Rafael Nadal out of Shanghai Masters Cup. In: telegraph.co.uk. November 3, 2008, accessed November 3, 2016 .
↑ a b Andy Roddick pulls out of the Masters Cup. In: telegraph.co.uk. November 12, 2008, accessed November 3, 2016 .
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