2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona – Singles
# 2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona – Singles

Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating David Ferrer in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, to win the singles title at the 2008 Barcelona Open. It was his record fourth title at the Barcelona Open.

## Seeds

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

* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* David Ferrer (final)
* David Nalbandian (third round)
* James Blake (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* Andy Murray (second round)
* Ivo Karlović (second round)
* Guillermo Cañas (third round)
* Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (withdrew)
* Jarkko Nieminen (first round)
* Fernando Verdasco (first round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (semifinals)
* Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
* Feliciano López (third round)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Denis Gremelmayr | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Denis Gremelmayr | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Denis Gremelmayr | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 10 | Nicolás Almagro | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nicolás Almagro | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Ferrer | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | Albert Montañés | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Ferrer | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | 14 | Stanislas Wawrinka | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | David Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Tommy Robredo | $6^4$ | 4 | | 2 | David Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | David Ferrer | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luczak | $6^4$ | 1 | | | P Starace | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Marrai | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | F López | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Martín | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 2 | r | | 16 | F López | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F López | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | JI Chela | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | JI Chela | 4 | 2 |
| | G García López | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | JI Chela | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Minář | 1 | r | | Q | M López | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M López | 3 | | | | | | | | 17 | JI Chela | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 4 | 2 | r | | E Gulbis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4/WC | J Blake | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 7 | 2 | | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Ramírez Hidalgo | $6^7$ | 1 | r | | | | | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | D Tursunov | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | I Navarro | 1 | 4 | | | M Daniel | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 4 | 3 | | 15 | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | N Almagro | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Almagro | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ |
| | V Troicki | 2 | 0 | r | 10 | N Almagro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 2 | 4 | | | F Volandri | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | N Almagro | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Ančić | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 1 | 0 | | WC | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7/WC | A Murray | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | I Karlović | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Montañés | $6^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montañés | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Montañés | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | JP Brzezicki | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | Q | M Kukushkin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | P Cuevas | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Nieminen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Montañés | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Wawrinka | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 |
| Q | JA Sánchez de Luna | 3 | 3 | | 14 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Schukin | 6 | 6 | | LL | Y Schukin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 1 | 3 | | | A Calleri | 6 | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 6 | 6 | | | R Haase | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mirnyi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | G Cañas | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Coria | 7 | 4 | 4 | | T Gabashvili | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 1 | 4 | | 9 | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | $6^4$ | 4 |
| 13 | F Verdasco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | N Lapentti | 6 | $6^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 2 | 1 | | Q | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Eschauer | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Trujillo Soler | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | G Trujillo Soler | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
* Yuri Schukin (qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
* Andrey Golubev (qualifying competition)
* Christophe Rochus (first round)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
* Mikhail Ledovskikh (first round)
* Oliver Marach (qualifying competition)
* Marc López (qualified)
* Gabriel Trujillo Soler (qualified)
* Pere Riba (qualifying competition)
* Max Mirnyi (qualified)
* Miguel Ángel López Jaén (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Marc López
* Max Mirnyi
* Matteo Marrai
* José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Gabriel Trujillo Soler

### Lucky losers

* Yuri Schukin
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 0 | 1 | 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $7^9$ | $7^7$ |
| | | | | 12 | Pere Riba | $6^7$ | $6^3$ |
| | Manuel Jorquera | 3 | 4 | 12 | Pere Riba | $6^7$ | $6^3$ |
| 12 | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Yuri Schukin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Enrico Burzi | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Enrico Burzi | 5 | 4 | 2 | Yuri Schukin | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Marc López | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Steven Diez | 4 | 1 | 10 | Marc López | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Marc López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Guillermo Alcaide | 6 | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | Guillermo Alcaide | 6 | 0 | $6^3$ | 3 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 13 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Gerard Granollers | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Max Mirnyi | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 0 | | 4 | Andrey Golubev | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | Matteo Marrai | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
| | Matteo Marrai | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Matteo Marrai | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
| 8 | Mikhail Ledovskikh | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Christophe Rochus | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | $6^2$ | 1 |
| | Héctor Ruiz-Cadenas | 3 | 4 | | 14 | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | $6^2$ | 1 |
| 14 | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Guillermo Olaso | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| Alt | Guillermo Olaso | 5 | 1 | 6 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 9 | Oliver Marach | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Andrea Stoppini | 5 | 1 | 9 | Oliver Marach | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Oliver Marach | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Denis Istomin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carles Poch Gradin | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Carles Poch Gradin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Denis Istomin | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | 11 | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 7 | 7 |
| WC | Guillermo Alcorta Olarra | 1 | 4 | | 11 | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
