Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2008

This article shows the men's results at the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters; for the women's results see the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open .

Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2008
date	July 27, 2008 - August 3, 2008
Edition	110
navigation	2007  ◄  2008  ►  2009
ATP World Tour
venue	Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati United States
Tournament number	422
category	ATP Masters Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	56E / 28Q / 24D
Prize money	US $ 2,365,000
Financial. Obligation	US $ 2,615,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Roger Federer
Last year's winner (double)	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Winner (singles)	Andy Murray
Winner (doubles)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Tournament director	Bruce Flory
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes Carlos Sanches
Last direct assumption	Florent Serra (76)
As of March 20, 2008

The Western & Souther Financial Group Masters 2008 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 27th to August 3rd, 2008 in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati . It was part of the ATP Tour 2008 and was played outdoors on hard courts. This season it was the seventh of nine tournaments in the ATP Masters Series . No other tournaments were played in the same week. The tournament followed the Canada Masters , which took place the previous week.

Roger Federer was the defending champion in the singles, who failed this year as the first seeding listener in the round of 16 to Ivo Karlović . In the final, Brit Andy Murray, seeded eighth, won 7: 6 ⁴ , 7: 6 ⁵ against third seed Novak Đoković . With this, Murray won his third title in 2008 and his first in the Masters category . Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were successful in doubles last year. They could not defend their title and were defeated in the final to Bob and Mike Bryan 6: 4, 6: 7 ² , [7:10].

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The total prize pool was $ 2,365,000 and the total financial debt was $ 2,615,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 25th to 26th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also four lucky losers.

→ Main article : Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2008 / Qualifications

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

Qualifiers		Lucky Loser
Jonas Björkman	Chris Guccione	Paul Capdeville
Michael Yani	Victor Estrella	Jun Woong-sun
Andrea Stoppini	Donald Young	Rajeev Ram
Kevin Anderson		Arnaud Clément

Prize money and world ranking points

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 500 $ 420,000 final 350 $ 210,000 Semifinals 225 $ 105,000 Quarter finals 125 $ 51,000 Round of 16 75 $ 26,200 Second round 35 $ 17,250 First round 5 $ 8,500

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 15th Qualifying round 8th $ 2000 First round 0 $ 1000

Double round Points Prize money victory 500 $ 130,000 final 350 $ 75,000 Semifinals 225 $ 34,200 Quarter finals 125 $ 14,100 Round of 16 75 $ 7,600 First round 35 $ 3,500

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Roger Federer Round of 16 02.  Rafael Nadal Semifinals 03.  Novak Đoković final 04th  Nikolai Davydenko 2nd round 05.  David Ferrer 2nd round 06th  Andy Roddick retreat 07th  James Blake Round of 16 08th.  Andy Murray victory

No. player Round reached 09.  Stanislas Wawrinka retreat 10.  Fernando Verdasco Round of 16 11.  Richard Gasquet 2nd round 12.  Tommy Robredo 2nd round 13.  Fernando González 1 round 14th  Mikhail Juschny 1 round 15th  Radek Štěpánek 1 round 16.  Ivo Karlović Semifinals

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

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

16

Ivo Karlović

4th

4th

8th

Andy Murray

6th

6th

8th

Andy Murray

7th

7th

3

Novak Đoković

6 4

6 5

3

Novak Đoković

6th

7th

2

Rafael Nadal

1

5

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

R. Federer

6 2

7th

6th

Q

J. Bjorkman

0

6 5

R. Ginepri

7th

6 5

0

R. Ginepri

6th

7th

1

R. Federer

6 2

6th

6 5

LL

P. Capdeville

7th

2

2

16

I. Karlović

7th

4th

7th

J. Acasuso

5

6th

6th

J. Acasuso

3

6 3

T. Bellucci

3

4th

16

I. Karlović

6th

7th

16

I. Karlović

6th

6th

16

I. Karlović

7th

7th

12

T. Robredo

6th

6th

P. Kohlschreiber

6 6

6 3

M. Fish

2

2

12

T. Robredo

6 6

4th

J. Benneteau

0

3

R. Soderling

7th

6th

R. Soderling

6th

6th

R. Soderling

7th

5

6 8

P. Kohlschreiber

6th

6th

P. Kohlschreiber

6 4

6th

7th

Q

M. Yani

3

4th

P. Kohlschreiber

6th

6th

LL

W.-s. Jun

2

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

N. Dawydenko

6 8

6th

2

J. Tipsarevic

6 5

5

C. Moyá

7th

4th

6th

C. Moyá

7th

7th

C. Moyá

6th

7th

WC

J. Isner

7th

6th

I. Andreev

4th

6 2

Q

A. Stoppini

6 2

3

WC

J. Isner

6th

6 8

5

I. Andreev

7th

6 4

7th

I. Andreev

3

7th

7th

15th

R. Štěpánek

6 4

7th

6 3

C. Moyá

6th

3

1

11

R. Gasquet

3

6th

8th

A. Murray

2

6th

6th

M. Llodra

6th

1

r

11

R. Gasquet

6 8

0

D. Tursunov

7th

6th

D. Tursunov

7th

6th

WC

M. Safin

6 5

4th

D. Tursunov

3

3

S. Querrey

6th

4th

6th

8th

A. Murray

6th

6th

P.-H. Mathieu

4th

6th

3

S. Querrey

6 3

1

8th

A. Murray

7th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

J. Blake

6th

6th

LL

R. Ram

6 5

2

G. Simon

4th

3

G. Simon

7th

6th

7th

J. Blake

4th

6th

3

J. Nieminen

6 7

4th

E. Gulbis

6th

1

6th

E. Gulbis

7th

6th

E. Gulbis

6th

3

7th

J. Johansson

6 4

7th

3

LL

A. Clement

4th

6th

6 5

LL

A. Clement

7th

6 5

6th

E. Gulbis

3

4th

13

F. González

3

6th

3

3

N. Đoković

6th

6th

T. Berdych

6th

3

6th

T. Berdych

7th

5

5

F. López

5

5

A. Seppi

5

7th

7th

A. Seppi

7th

7th

A. Seppi

1

2

Q

K. Anderson

3

6 1

3

N. Đoković

6th

6th

S. Bolelli

6th

7th

S. Bolelli

6 2

6 2

3

N. Đoković

7th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

D. Ferrer

6 2

6th

3

N. Lapentti

7th

6th

N. Lapentti

7th

3

6th

M. Čilić

6 5

2

N. Lapentti

6th

7th

WC

J. Levine

3

4th

10

F. Verdasco

3

5

Q

C. Guccione

6th

6th

Q

C. Guccione

6 4

6 4

Q

V. Estrella

3

5

10

F. Verdasco

7th

7th

10

F. Verdasco

6th

7th

N. Lapentti

6 3

1

14th

M. Juschny

6 2

6th

4th

2

R. Nadal

7th

6th

T. Haas

7th

2

6th

T. Haas

5

WC

G. Monfils

6th

6th

WC

G. Monfils

1

r

Q

D. Young

1

1

T. Haas

4th

6 0

B. Becker

6th

6 6

4th

2

R. Nadal

6th

7th

F. Serra

4th

7th

6th

F. Serra

0

1

2

R. Nadal

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   victory 02.  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić   Semifinals 03.  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram   final 04th  Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett   Round of 16 06th  Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes   Quarter finals 07th  Martin dam Pavel Vízner   Round of 16 08th.  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski   Quarter finals

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

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

J. Blake S. Querrey

6 2

6th

[7]

T. Widom M. Yani

1

2

OLD

T. Widom M. Yani

7th

3

[10]

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

7th

P. Hanley J. Ker

6th

7th

8th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

4th

6 0

T. Robredo A. Sá

1

5

P. Hanley J. Ker

4th

7th

[5]

8th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

6th

6 5

[10]

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

4th

7th

[10]

4th

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

6th

6 7

[8th]

4th

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

w.

O.

F. López F. Verdasco

5

6 6

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

T. Berdych R. Štěpánek

7th

7th

4th

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

7th

6 5

[12]

OLD

C. Ti P. King

4th

6 2

WC

M. Fish J. Isner

5

7th

[10]

WC

M. Fish J. Isner

6th

7th

WC

M. Fish J. Isner

7th

7th

5

J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett

6 4

6 14

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

4th

7th

[10]

3

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

6 2

[7]

7th

M. Dam P. Vízner

6th

7th

S. Aspelin J. Murray

7th

6th

S. Aspelin J. Murray

3

6 5

R. Bopanna J. Cerretani

6 5

2

S. Aspelin J. Murray

3

3

WC

J. Levine D. Young

6 8

6 1

3

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

6th

R. Lindstedt J. Nieminen

7th

7th

R. Lindstedt J. Nieminen

6th

3

[10]

3

J. Erlich A. Ram

3

6th

[12]

3

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

5

[10]

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

4th

7th

[7]

6th

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

6th

F. González J. Tipsarević

I. Karlović R. Wassen

4th

2

I. Karlović R. Wassen

w.

O.

6th

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6 6

6 5

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

7th

2

[10]

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

7th

7th

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6 4

6th

[5]

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

3

2

2

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

6th

6th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 77 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 56 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 67 kB)