| Tournament Name | AIG JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 |
| Location: | TOKYO, JAPAN - REVISED |
| Dates: | SEPTEMBER 29 -OCTOBER 5, 2008 |
| Prize Money: | US$869,000 (US$769,000) |
| Draw / ID: | 48 DRAW / # 2008-329 |
| SITE: |
ARIAKE TENNIS FOREST PARK/ ARIAKE COLOSSEUM 2-2-22 ARIAKE, KOTO-KU |
| SURFACE: | HARDCOURT |
| BALL: | SRIXON |
| PRIZE MONEY: | US DOLLARS |
| WEB SITE: | http://aigopen.jp/07/index.shtml |
| SIGN-IN: |
SINGLES QUALIFYING ENTRY DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 8. ALTERNATE SIGN-IN: 10:30AM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 ON-SITE. DOUBLES SIGN-IN DEADLINE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 6:00PM ON-SITE |
| SCHEDULE: | MAIN DRAW WILL BE MADE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 4:00PM
ON-SITE. DAILY PLAY BEGINS MONDAY-SATURDAY AT 10:00AM AND SUNDAY AT 11:00AM. SINGLES FINAL WILL BE THE BEST OF THREE SETS. IF THE SINGLES FINAL IS CANCELLED OR LASTS NO MORE THAN 60 MINUTES, THE TOURNAMENT ELECTS TO HOST A SINGLES EXHIBITION AND/OR REQUEST A BEST OF FIVE SET DOUBLES FINAL |
|
Winner |
Finalist |
SF |
QF |
R/16 |
R/32 |
R/48 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | |
| Race Points | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Entry Points | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Singles $ | 135,000 | 69,000 | 37,000 | 20,000 | 11,000 | 5,300 | 2,825 | 810 | 425 | |
| Doubles $ | 47,000 | 25,500 | 13,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 |
2008 ENTRY DEADLINE: 18 AUGUST
2007 SINGLES QUALIFYING CUT OFF: 560
2007 DOUBLES MAIN DRAW CUT-OFF: 172