2008 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
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Seeds

1. Sergiy Stakhovsky (second round)
2. Kevin Anderson (first round)
3. Benjamin Becker (first round)
4. Robert Kendrick (qualified)
5. Brian Dabul (qualifying competition)
6. Philipp Petzschner (qualifying competition)
7. Alejandro Falla (first round)
8. Jan Hernych (qualified)
9. Nicolás Massú (second round)
10. Andreas Beck (qualified)
11. Kei Nishikori (moved to Main Draw)
12. Paul Capdeville (qualified)
13. Kristian Pless (second round)
14. Go Soeda (first round)
15. Gilles Müller (qualified)
16. Stéphane Bohli (qualified)
17. Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
18. Björn Phau (qualified)
19. Thiago Alves (qualified)
20. Thierry Ascione (qualifying competition)
21. Leonardo Mayer (second round)
22. Flavio Cipolla (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
23. Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)
24. Simon Stadler (qualifying competition)
25. Jesse Huta Galung (qualifying competition)
26. Joseph Sirianni (first round)
27. Rik de Voest (qualified)
28. Xavier Malisse (first round)
29. Ilija Bozoljac (first round)
30. Santiago Giraldo (first round)
31. Robert Smeets (qualified)
32. Andrey Golubev (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Björn Phau
2. Jan Minář
3. Robert Smeets
4. Robert Kendrick
5. Tomáš Zíb
6. Thiago Alves
7. Ryler DeHeart
8. Jan Hernych
9. Rui Machado
10. Andreas Beck
11. Rik de Voest
12. Paul Capdeville
13. Ryan Sweeting
14. Pablo Cuevas
15. Gilles Müller
16. Stéphane Bohli

Lucky losers

1. Flavio Cipolla
2. Andrey Golubev
3. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sergiy Stakhovsky	5	7	6
		Stefano Galvani	7	5	3
								1	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6	4	4
								WC	Ričardas Berankis	1	6	6
		David Marrero	7	3	5
	WC	Ričardas Berankis	5	6	7
															WC	Ričardas Berankis	6	4	2
															18	Björn Phau	4	6	6
	WC	Jean-Yves Aubone	6	6
		Melle van Gemerden	4	1
								WC	Jean-Yves Aubone	2	4
								18	Björn Phau	6	6
		Jesse Witten	3	4
	18	Björn Phau	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kevin Anderson	63	4
		Giovanni Lapentti	77	6
									Giovanni Lapentti	6	77
									Lukáš Rosol	2	61
	WC	Tim Smyczek	3	2
		Lukáš Rosol	6	6
																Giovanni Lapentti	6	5	61
																Jan Minář	2	7	77
		Jan Minář	6	3	6
		Josselin Ouanna	3	6	2
									Jan Minář	3	6	6
									Víctor Estrella Burgos	6	2	2
		Víctor Estrella Burgos	6	6
	28	Xavier Malisse	4	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Benjamin Becker	4	7	66
		Gianluca Naso	6	5	78
									Gianluca Naso	4	7	77
									Hugo Armando	6	5	64
		Adam Feeney	67	4
		Hugo Armando	79	6
																Gianluca Naso	3	68
															31	Robert Smeets	6	710
		Matwé Middelkoop	2	7	6
		Jean-Christophe Faurel	6	5	4
									Matwé Middelkoop	6	4	3
								31	Robert Smeets	2	6	6
		Mikhail Ledovskikh	65	2
	31	Robert Smeets	77	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Robert Kendrick	77	4	6
		Dušan Vemić	64	6	2
								4	Robert Kendrick	6	6
									Caio Zampieri	4	2
	WC	Travis Helgeson	77	5	1
		Caio Zampieri	65	7	6
															4	Robert Kendrick	77	6
															24	Simon Stadler	65	3
		Rajeev Ram	3	6	63
		Peter Polansky	6	2	77
									Peter Polansky	2	4
								24	Simon Stadler	6	6
		Jaroslav Pospíšil	4	2
	24	Simon Stadler	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Brian Dabul	6	3	6
		Carles Poch-Gradin	4	6	3
								5	Brian Dabul	4	6	6
									Björn Rehnquist	6	1	3
		Frédéric Niemeyer	4	4
		Björn Rehnquist	6	6
															5	Brian Dabul	62	1
																Tomáš Zíb	77	6
		Tomáš Zíb	77	6
		Sébastien de Chaunac	65	0
									Tomáš Zíb	6	7
									Michael Yani	3	5
		Michael Yani	6	6
	30	Santiago Giraldo	4	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Philipp Petzschner	3	6	77
		Andrea Stoppini	6	4	63
								6	Philipp Petzschner	6	6
									Karol Beck	4	3
	WC	Alex Clayton	4	2
		Karol Beck	6	6
															6	Philipp Petzschner	3	60
															19	Thiago Alves	6	77
	WC	Bryan Koniecko	3	4
		Martin Fischer	6	6
									Martin Fischer	2	3
								19	Thiago Alves	6	6
		Matthias Bachinger	4	1
	19	Thiago Alves	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alejandro Falla	4	1
		Diego Hartfield	6	6
									Diego Hartfield	6	6
									Josh Goodall	4	2
		Josh Goodall	6	6
		Miguel Ángel López Jaén	3	3
																Diego Hartfield	6	5	63
																Ryler DeHeart	4	7	77
		Nicholas Monroe	1	4
		Ryler DeHeart	6	6
									Ryler DeHeart	6	64	7
									Jun Woong-sun	1	77	5
		Jun Woong-sun	6	6
	26	Joseph Sirianni	3	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Jan Hernych	77	6
		Chen Ti	62	3
								8	Jan Hernych	6	65	6
									Ricardo Hocevar	3	77	3
	WC	Chase Buchanan	6	3	66
		Ricardo Hocevar	1	6	78
															8	Jan Hernych	6	6
																Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	4	3
		Ricardo Mello	1	6	3
		Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6	1	6
									Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6	711
								21	Leonardo Mayer	4	69
		Brydan Klein	2	2
	21	Leonardo Mayer	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Nicolás Massú	6	6
		André Miele	2	3
								9	Nicolás Massú	2	6	3
									Rui Machado	6	3	6
		Rui Machado	6	6
		Eric Nunez	4	4
																Rui Machado	77	6
															22	Flavio Cipolla	65	3
		Alex Bogdanovic	66	4
		Lukáš Lacko	78	6
									Lukáš Lacko	6	4	1
								22	Flavio Cipolla	2	6	6
		Dawid Olejniczak	5	2
	22	Flavio Cipolla	7	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Andreas Beck	6	77
		Benedikt Dorsch	3	64
								10	Andreas Beck	79	1	6
									Harel Levy	67	6	3
		Marsel İlhan	4	3
		Harel Levy	6	6
															10	Andreas Beck	77	6
															20	Thierry Ascione	65	1
	WC	Michael McClune	3	4
		Franko Škugor	6	6
									Franko Škugor	65	1
								20	Thierry Ascione	77	6
		Michael Quintero	4	1
	20	Thierry Ascione	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd	1	6	4
		Todd Widom	6	4	6
									Todd Widom	5	2
									Filip Prpic	7	6
		Filip Prpic	6	6
	PR	Ivo Heuberger	1	4
																Filip Prpic	1	2
															27	Rik de Voest	6	6
		Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6	6
		Santiago González	1	2
									Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6	3	4
								27	Rik de Voest	4	6	6
		Alberto Brizzi	3	3
	27	Rik de Voest	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Paul Capdeville	6	6
		Gary Lugassy	0	1
								12	Paul Capdeville	6	77
									Daniel Muñoz de la Nava	4	65
	WC	Ryan Harrison	6	4	3
		Daniel Muñoz de la Nava	3	6	6
															12	Paul Capdeville	7	77
															25	Jesse Huta Galung	5	60
		Alexander Slabinsky	4	3
		K. J. Hippensteel	6	6
									K. J. Hippensteel	2	1
								25	Jesse Huta Galung	6	6
		Francesco Piccari	2	2
	25	Jesse Huta Galung	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Kristian Pless	6	6
		Adrian Ungur	3	3
								13	Kristian Pless	3	4
									Ryan Sweeting	6	6
		Ryan Sweeting	6	6
		Prakash Amritraj	3	4
																Ryan Sweeting	2	6	6
															23	Kevin Kim	6	3	2
		Lukáš Dlouhý	6	65	3
		Paolo Lorenzi	4	77	6
									Paolo Lorenzi	6	3	2
								23	Kevin Kim	2	6	6
		Colin Ebelthite	4	4
	23	Kevin Kim	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Go Soeda	64	66
		Alex Kuznetsov	77	78
									Alex Kuznetsov	79	77
									Alexandre Sidorenko	67	65
		Izak van der Merwe	77	3	4
		Alexandre Sidorenko	62	6	6
																Alex Kuznetsov	3	6	4
															17	Pablo Cuevas	6	4	6
		Nicolas Coutelot	2	6	6
		Alexander Peya	6	0	3
									Nicolas Coutelot	3	5
								17	Pablo Cuevas	6	7
		Richard Bloomfield	77	3	4
	17	Pablo Cuevas	63	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Gilles Müller	69	78	7
		Lamine Ouahab	711	66	5
								15	Gilles Müller	77	7
									Adrian Mannarino	62	5
		Adrian Mannarino	77	6
		Zack Fleishman	62	3
															15	Gilles Müller	6	4	6
																Tobias Kamke	3	6	2
		Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras	64	4
		Sam Groth	77	6
									Sam Groth	4	5
									Tobias Kamke	6	7
		Tobias Kamke	77	2	6
	29	Ilija Bozoljac	65	6	3

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Stéphane Bohli	6	6
		Martin Slanar	3	1
								16	Stéphane Bohli	6	6
									Alexander Kudryavtsev	2	3
		Ivo Klec	64	1
		Alexander Kudryavtsev	77	6
															16	Stéphane Bohli	6	6
															32	Andrey Golubev	4	3
		Michał Przysiężny	5	6	78
		Daniel Brands	7	4	66
									Michał Przysiężny	5	6	4
								32	Andrey Golubev	7	2	6
		João Souza	2	4
	32	Andrey Golubev	6	6

References

• 2008 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation