Tennis Masters Cup 2008
Tennis Masters Cup 2008 | |
date | 11/9/2008 - 11/16/2008 |
Edition | 39 |
navigation | 2007 ◄ 2008 ► 2009 |
ATP World Tour | |
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venue |
Shanghai People's Republic of China |
Tournament number | 605 |
category | Tennis Masters Cup |
Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
Game surface | Hard court |
draw | 8E / 8D |
Prize money | US $ 4,550,000 |
Website | Official website |
Last year's winner (individual) | Roger Federer |
Last year's winner (double) |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
Winner (singles) | Novak Đoković |
Winner (doubles) |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
Tournament director | Brad Drewett |
Tournament supervisor | Wayne McKeweny (ITF) Mark Darby (ATP) |
As of February 8, 2016 |
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
Seeding list | rank | player |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Roger Federer |
2 | 3 | Novak Đoković |
3 | 4th | Andy Murray |
4th | 5 | Nikolai Davydenko |
5 | 6th |
|
6th | 7th | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
7th | 8th | Juan Martín del Potro |
8th | 9 |
Gilles Simon replaced Rafael Nadal |
1. Substitute player | Radek Štěpánek | |
2. Substitute player | Nicolas Kiefer |
Red group
Results
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Roger Federer | Gilles Simon | 6: 4, 4: 6, 3: 6 |
Andy Murray | Andy Roddick | 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 1 |
Andy Murray | Gilles Simon | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
Roger Federer | Radek Štěpánek 1 | 7: 6 4 , 6: 4 |
Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6: 4, 6: 7 3 , 5: 7 |
Radek Štěpánek | Gilles Simon | 1: 6, 4: 6 |
1 Štěpánek replaced Roddick after his ankle injury.
table
Item | Seeding list | player | sentences | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Andy Murray | 6: 2 | 3-0 |
2 | 8th | Gilles Simon | 4: 3 | 2: 1 |
3 | 1 | Roger Federer | 4: 4 | 1: 2 |
4th | IT 1 | Radek Štěpánek | 1: 6 | 0: 3 |
1 ES = substitute player
Golden group
Results
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Novak Đoković | Juan Martín del Potro | 7: 5, 6: 3 |
Nikolai Davydenko | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6: 7 6 , 6: 4, 7: 6 0 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Juan Martín del Potro | 6: 7 4 , 6: 7 5 |
Novak Đoković | Nikolai Davydenko | 7: 6 3 , 0: 6, 7: 5 |
Novak Đoković | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6: 1, 5: 7, 1: 6 |
Nikolai Davydenko | Juan Martín del Potro | 6: 4, 6: 2 |
table
Item | Seeding list | player | sentences | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Novak Đoković | 5: 3 | 2: 1 |
2 | 4th | Nikolai Davydenko | 5: 3 | 2: 1 |
3 | 7th | Juan Martín del Potro | 2: 4 | 1: 2 |
4th | 6th | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 3: 5 | 1: 2 |
Semifinals
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Novak Đoković | Gilles Simon | 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5 |
Andy Murray | Nikolai Davydenko | 5: 7, 2: 6 |
final
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Nikolai Davydenko | Novak Đoković | 1: 6, 5: 7 |
Double
Qualified players
Seeding list | rank | player |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2 | 2 |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
3 | 3 |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
4th | 4th |
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
5 | 6th |
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie |
6th | 7th |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7th | 8th |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
8th | 13 |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
Red group
Results
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
6: 1, 7: 6 4 |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie |
6: 2, 6: 3 |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
7: 5, 3: 6, [10: 4] |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie |
6: 2, 6: 7 2 , [11: 9] |
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6: 2, 2: 6, [12:10] |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
6: 7 3 , 7: 6 4 , [10: 5] |
table
Item | Seeding list | player | sentences | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
5: 3 | 2: 1 |
2 | 8th |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
4: 4 | 2: 1 |
3 | 3 |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
4: 4 | 1: 2 |
4th | 5 |
Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie |
3: 5 | 1: 2 |
Yellow group
Results
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7: 6 4 , 5: 7, [10: 4] |
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
6: 3, 7: 5 |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
6: 1, 6: 4 |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
7: 6 2 , 6: 3 |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
6: 1, 6: 4 |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
6: 2, 1: 6, [10: 6] |
table
Item | Seeding list | player | sentences | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6: 1 | 3-0 |
2 | 7th |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
5: 3 | 2: 1 |
3 | 4th |
Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett |
3: 5 | 1: 2 |
4th | 6th |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
0: 6 | 0: 3 |
Semifinals
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6: 4, 6: 4 |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna |
6: 1, 6: 3 |
final
player | player | Result |
---|---|---|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić |
6: 7 3 , 2: 6 |
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 .
Web links
Commons : Tennis Masters Cup 2008 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official Homepage of the tournament (English)
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 22 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 25 kB)