AIG OPEN 2008Facts

Tournament's Name

AIG JAPAN OPEN 2008 ( AIG JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHP 2008 )

Organized by

Japan Tennis Association ( JTA )

Title Sponsors

American International Group, Inc.

• AIU Insurance Company
• ALICO Japan
• AIG Star Life
• American Home Assurance
• AIG Edison Life

Sanctioned by

• ATP (International Series Gold)
• Sony Ericsson WTA Tour (Tier III)
• International Tennis Federation

Supported by

• The Tokyo Metropolitan Government
• New Tokyo Waterfront Subcenter Machizukuri Committee
• The Yomiuri Shimbun

Suppliers

• YONEX
• Bourbon Corporation Japan
• GOSEN co.,LTD.
• DUNLOP SRI Sports
• Mercedes-Benz Japan
• DIADORA Japan
• Japan Hewlet Pckers
• Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.
• NISSIN Food Products
• South Africa Airways
• Grand Pacific LE DAIBA
• Sony Ericson Mobile Communications
• NIPPO Corp
• JFC Sports vanguard

Cooperation of

• Kanto Tennis Association
• All Japan Student Tennis Federation
• Japan Ladies Tennis Federation
• Japan Professional Tennis Association
• Japan Tennis Industry Association
• Kanto Student Tennis Federation
• All Japan Student Tennis Circle Association
• Kanto Tennis Circle Association

Broad Caster

NHK

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GAORA

• Sep. 29 10:00〜17:58
• Sep. 30 10:00〜17:58
• Oct. 1 10:00〜22:00

Tournament Date

Main Draw

Sep.29 (Mon) to Oct. 5 (Sun), 2008

Qualifying

Sep. 27 (Sat) and 28 (Sun), 2008

Venue

Ariake Colosseum and Ariake Tennis Forest Park's courts
2-2-22 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063

Prize Money

Total

US$ 969,000

Men

US$ 794,000

Women

US$ 175,000

Surface

Hard Court

Ball

“SRIXON”

Draw

Men

Singles 48, Doubles 16

Women

Singles 32, Doubles 16

Schedule

See "Schedule" page.

Tournament Rules

• Tournament; best of 3-set match
• 7-point tie-break system for 6 games all
• Best of three-set match for men’s doubles
• No advantage rule for the 1^st and 2^nd sets; 7-point tie-break system after 6 games
• 10-point match tie-break system for the final set

Ticket Information

See "Ticket Information" page.