2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Singles
2008 Artois Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Final score	7–6(8–6), 7–5
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal won in the final 7–6^(8–6), 7–5, against Novak Djokovic. It was the first time since 1999 that neither Lleyton Hewitt nor Andy Roddick won the title.

Seeds[]

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	65	77	77
	8	Ivo Karlović	77	65	64
								1	Rafael Nadal	7	6
								3	Andy Roddick	5	4
	3	Andy Roddick	w/o
	6	Andy Murray
															1	Rafael Nadal	78	7
															2	Novak Djokovic	66	5
	5	Richard Gasquet	4	6	63
	4	David Nalbandian	6	3	77
								4	David Nalbandian	1	0
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	11	Lleyton Hewitt	2	2
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	J Björkman	77	4	6			WC	J Björkman	2	2
		I Kunitsyn	63	6	4										1	R Nadal	6	3	6
		A Falla	6	4	2											K Nishikori	4	6	3
		K Nishikori	2	6	6				K Nishikori	710	6
		O Patience	7	5	6				O Patience	68	3
	16	S Querrey	5	7	4																	1	R Nadal	65	77	77
	10	F González	77	6																		8	I Karlović	77	65	64
	Q	R Bloomfield	65	3				10	F González	6	77
		M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	3	63
	Q	J Ward	6	1	4										10	F González	3	5
	WC	A Bogdanovic	3	3											8	I Karlović	6	7
	Q	J Sirianni	6	6				Q	J Sirianni	3	2
								8	I Karlović	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Roddick	66	6	6
		R Ginepri	6	77					R Ginepri	78	1	1
		V Spadea	4	64											3	A Roddick	77
		C Guccione	6	62	7										15	M Fish	65	r
		Y-h Lu	4	77	5				C Guccione	6	60	4
		É Roger-Vasselin	1	4				15	M Fish	4	77	6
	15	M Fish	6	6																		3	A Roddick	w/o
	12	A Seppi	6	4	6																	6	A Murray
		A Clément	3	6	1			12	A Seppi	3	79	3
		K Vliegen	4	5					E Gulbis	6	67	6
		E Gulbis	6	7												E Gulbis	7	1	4
		S Grosjean	78	6											6	A Murray	5	6	6
	Q	R de Voest	66	1					S Grosjean	0r
								6	A Murray	2

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	R Gasquet	6	6
		F Dancevic	2r						S Bolelli	3	3
		S Bolelli	2												5	R Gasquet	77	6
		N Lapentti	5	3												M Ančić	65	4
		M Ančić	7	6					M Ančić	78	6
		H-t Lee	3r					9	F Verdasco	66	4
	9	F Verdasco	5																			5	R Gasquet	4	6	63
	14	F López	3	77	64																	4	D Nalbandian	6	3	77
		N Mahut	6	64	77				N Mahut	7	6
		K Anderson	65	4					J Isner	5	4
		J Isner	77	6												N Mahut	4	1
		D Sela	4	4											4	D Nalbandian	6	6
		V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	4	64
								4	D Nalbandian	6	77

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P-H Mathieu	6	3	6
		M Čilić	77	77					M Čilić	3	6	4
		J Melzer	62	65											7	P-H Mathieu	4	4
	WC	D Evans	1	1											11	L Hewitt	6	6
	WC	X Malisse	6	6				WC	X Malisse	3	2
	WC	J Goodall	4	4				11	L Hewitt	6	6
	11	L Hewitt	6	6																		11	L Hewitt	2	2
	13	J Tipsarević	77	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
		I Navarro	62	4				13	J Tipsarević	3	6	6
		B Reynolds	1	5					I Minář	6	3	4
		I Minář	6	7											13	J Tipsarević	6	1	4
		F Cipolla	4	3											2	N Djokovic	2	6	6
		R Karanušić	6	6					R Karanušić	2	67
								2	N Djokovic	6	79

External links[]

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw