2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Singles
2008 Artois Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Final score	7–6(8–6), 7–5

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