2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
# 2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated the defending champion David Nalbandian in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Paris Masters.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals, retired due to a right knee injury)
* Roger Federer (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
* Novak Djokovic (third round)
* Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
* David Nalbandian (final)
* Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
* Gilles Simon (third round)
* James Blake (semifinals)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
* Richard Gasquet (withdrew due to an elbow injury)
* Fernando Verdasco (third round)
* Gaël Monfils (third round)

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 0 | | 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | David Nalbandian | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | $6^3$ | 3 | | 8 | David Nalbandian | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | David Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | David Nalbandian | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Andy Roddick | 7 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | James Blake | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 11 | James Blake | w/o | | | 11 | James Blake | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Cañas | 6 | 5 | 3 | LL | F Serra | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | F Serra | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Safin | 0 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 16 | G Monfils | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Mónaco | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 1 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | 12 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ginepri | 4 | 5 | | | T Berdych | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | T Berdych | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Troicki | 3 | 4 | | Q | I Ljubičić | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 5 | 7 | $2^r$ | | S Querrey | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | F Verdasco | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| WC | J Chardy | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | T Robredo | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | F Verdasco | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | $6^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Ančić | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | JM del Potro | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 4 | 5 | | | N Kiefer | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 4 | | | F López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Roddick | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | G Simon | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7 | 6 | | | I Andreev | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | G Simon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Roddick | 7 | 4 | $6^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 13 | J-W Tsonga | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 4 | 6 | 4 | | R Štěpánek | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Mannarino | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | D Tursunov | 2 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 5 | 4 | Q | S Bolelli | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | J Blake | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Blake | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | |
| | | | | Q | M Granollers | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 7 | 6 | | M Čilić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | M Čilić | 3 | 4 | | | |
| WC | J Ouanna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | R Söderling | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Simone Bolelli (qualified)
* Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
* Juan Mónaco (qualified)
* Marcel Granollers (qualified)
* Viktor Troicki (qualified)
* Robby Ginepri (qualified)
* Guillermo García López (first round)
* Florent Serra (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Nicolas Devilder (first round)
* Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Iván Navarro (qualifying competition)
* Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Simone Bolelli
* Ivan Ljubičić
* Juan Mónaco
* Marcel Granollers
* Viktor Troicki
* Robby Ginepri

### Lucky losers

* Florent Serra
* Guillermo Cañas

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | $6^6$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 4 | $7^8$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 4 | $7^8$ | 5 | 1 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Florent Serra | 3 | 4 |
| WC | David Guez | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Florent Serra | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Florent Serra | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Laurent Recouderc | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| | Laurent Recouderc | 3 | $6^3$ | 2 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| WC | Gary Lugassy | 0 | 1 | 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Guillermo Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Juan Mónaco | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Eysseric | $7^9$ | $6^1$ | $0^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Eysseric | $7^9$ | $6^1$ | $0^r$ | 3 | Juan Mónaco | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| WC | Mathieu Rodrigues | 3 | 1 | | 12 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Marcel Granollers | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Marcel Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nicolas Mahut | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | Nicolas Mahut | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Nicolas Devilder | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Viktor Troicki | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 2 | $1^r$ | | 5 | Viktor Troicki | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Olivier Rochus | 5 | 5 |
| | Olivier Rochus | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Olivier Rochus | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 2 | 6 | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Iván Navarro | 3 | 2 |
| Alt | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 3 | 2 | 11 | Iván Navarro | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Iván Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
