2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships

TennisEventInfo|2008|AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
date=September 29 – October 5
edition=36th
champms= flagicon|CZE Tomas Berdych
champws= flagicon|DEN Caroline Wozniacki
champmd= flagicon|RUS Mikhail Youzhny / flagicon|GER Mischa Zverev
champwd= flagicon|USA Jill Craybas / flagicon|NZL Marina Erakovic

The 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 29 through October 5, 2008.

The men's field was led by ATP No. 5, Valencia and 's-Hertogenbosch winner, Tokyo defending champion David Ferrer, Dubai, San Jose and Beijing champion Andy Roddick, and Olympic silver medalist, Viña del Mar, Munich titlist Fernando Gonzalez. Also present were Stuttgart finalist Richard Gasquet, Stuttgart, Kitzbühel, Los Angeles, Washington winner Juan Martin del Potro, Tommy Robredo, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mikhail Youzhny.

The women's line up included Stockholm and New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki, Fes and Portoroz runner-up, Strasbourg winner Anabel Medina Garrigues, and Wimbledon semifinalist Jie Zheng. Other seeded players were Estoril, Barcelona and Seoul titlist Maria Kirilenko, French Open quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi, Shahar Peer, Tamarine Tanasugarn and Aleksandra Wozniak.

Champions

Men's Singles

flagicon|CZE Tomas Berdych def. flagicon|ARG Juan Martin del Potro, 6–1, 6–4
*It was Tomas Berdych's 1st title of the year, and his 4th overall.

Women's Singles

flagicon|DEN Caroline Wozniacki def. flagicon|EST Kaia Kanepi, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
*It was Caroline Wozniacki's 3rd title of the year, and overall.

Men's Doubles

flagicon|RUS Mikhail Youzhny / flagicon|GER Mischa Zverev def. flagicon|CZE Lukas Dlouhy / flagicon|IND Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4

Women's Doubles

flagicon|USA Jill Craybas / flagicon|NZL Marina Erakovic def. flagicon|JPN Ayumi Morita / flagicon|JPN Aiko Nakamura, 4–6, 7–5, 10–6

External links

* [http://aigopen.jp/08/index.shtml Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/329/mds.pdf Men's Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/329/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/329/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles Draw]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/events/2008/tokyo2_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles, and Qualifying Singles Draws]