2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles
# 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles

Andy Murray defeated Gilles Simon in the final, 6–4, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Madrid Open. It was his second Masters title.

David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro.

This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on indoor hard courts, as it would switch to outdoor clay courts the following year.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
* Roger Federer (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (third round)
* Andy Murray (champion)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* David Nalbandian (third round)
* Andy Roddick (third round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
* James Blake (second round)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
* Richard Gasquet (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)

## Draw

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gilles Simon | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 14 | Ivo Karlović | $6^1$ | 6 | $6^2$ | | Gilles Simon | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Gilles Simon | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gilles Simon | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | Gilles Simon | 4 | $6^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 7 |
| | Gaël Monfils | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Andy Murray | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 9 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 7 | 4 | 5 | | E Gulbis | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Darcis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | R Gasquet | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | M Fish | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | R Gasquet | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | F López | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Montañés | $6^4$ | 3 | | | F López | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | $6^8$ | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | V Hănescu | $7^{10}$ | $6^6$ | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Hănescu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | |
| Q | F Serra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | I Karlović | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | R Söderling | $6^7$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | I Karlović | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | I Karlović | $6^1$ | 6 | $6^2$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Simon | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | 11 | J Blake | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 4 | 6 | 7 | | G Simon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | G Simon | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | R Ginepri | 7 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| Q | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Ginepri | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | T Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Roddick | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Monfils | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | F Fognini | 2 | 4 | | | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | F González | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Monfils | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | F Verdasco | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Rochus | 3 | 5 | | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
| LL | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | $6^4$ | 1 | | LL | S Bolelli | 0 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | D Nalbandian | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 1 | 2 | | | T Berdych | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Nieminen | 2 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | JM del Potro | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | JM del Potro | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | J-W Tsonga | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 4 | | Q | M Granollers | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | R Štěpánek | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Janko Tipsarević (first round)
* Simone Bolelli (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* José Acasuso (qualifying competition)
* Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
* Agustín Calleri (first round)
* Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition)
* Florent Serra (qualified)
* Eduardo Schwank (qualifying competition)
* Marcel Granollers (qualified)
* Steve Darcis (qualified)
* Guillermo García López (first round)
* Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Robby Ginepri
* Steve Darcis
* Florent Serra
* Marcel Granollers
* Olivier Rochus
* Victor Hănescu

### Lucky loser

* Simone Bolelli

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Janko Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Robby Ginepri | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Eduardo Schwank | $6^2$ | 4 |
| WC | Óscar Burrieza | $6^5$ | 4 | | 8 | Eduardo Schwank | $6^2$ | 4 |
| 8 | Eduardo Schwank | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 4 | 3 | 2 | Simone Bolelli | $6^4$ | $6^2$ |
| | | | | 10 | Steve Darcis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
| | Nicolas Devilder | 4 | $6^1$ | 10 | Steve Darcis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
| 10 | Steve Darcis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | José Acasuso | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 6 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 6 | $0^r$ | 3 | José Acasuso | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ivan Ljubičić | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | 9 | Marcel Granollers | 7 | 7 |
| WC | Carlos Gómez-Herrera | 0 | 2 | 9 | Marcel Granollers | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Agustín Calleri | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | Olivier Rochus | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Guillermo Cañas | 5 | 3 |
| | Gilles Müller | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | Guillermo Cañas | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Guillermo Cañas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Julien Benneteau | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | 6 | Julien Benneteau | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
| | Victor Hănescu | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Guillermo García López | 1 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
