2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rafael Nadal.

Singles
2008 Artois Championships
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Novak Djokovic
Final score7–6(8–6), 7–5
Draw56
Seeds16

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.

  1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
  2. Novak Djokovic (Final)
  3. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  4. David Nalbandian (Semifinals)
  5. Richard Gasquet (Quarterfinals)
  6. Andy Murray (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a thumb injury)
  7. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third Round)
  8. Ivo Karlović (Quarterfinals)
  9. Fernando Verdasco (Second Round)
  10. Fernando González (Third Round)
  11. Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
  12. Andreas Seppi (Second Round)
  13. Janko Tipsarević (Third Round)
  14. Feliciano López (First Round)
  15. Mardy Fish (Third Round, retired due to an ankle injury)
  16. Sam Querrey (First 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  

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    

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  
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