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The 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.It was the 35th 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.
David Ferrer (quarterfinals); Andy Roddick (semifinals); Fernando González (quarterfinals); Richard Gasquet (semifinals); Juan Martín del Potro (final); Tommy Robredo (third round); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round, retired due to an abdominal strain)
The Japan Open was first held in 1972 as a minor ATP event and from 1973 was part of the Grand Prix tennis tour. The Japan Open was known as the "Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix" between 1973 and 1989. From 1990 it was part of the ATP Tour. From 1979 until 2008, the Japan Open was a joint tournament for both men and women.
The 2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.It was the 34th edition of the event known that year as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour.
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 L Dlouhý L Paes: 6: 7 G García López I Navarro: 4 5 1 L Dlouhý L Paes: 6: 7 7: ALT T Iwami T Matsui: 4 2
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 J Coetzee R Wassen: 6 5: 5 F Dancevic S Huss: 7 7: 7 F Dancevic S Huss: 3 6 [11] T Gabashvili V Spadea
Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals); Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round); Carlos Moyá (second round); Àlex Corretja (second round); Juan Ignacio Chela (third round); James Blake (second round)
Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.. Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil. With the victory, Hewitt became the last male player to win his debut event as a Grand Slam champion (having recently won the US Open) until Jannik Sinner in 2024.