2008 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Men's Singles
2008 Italian Open
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka
Final score4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Seeds16
Main article: 2008 Italian Open (tennis)

Novak Djokovic won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 against Stanislas Wawrinka.

Seeds

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

  1. Roger Federer (Quarterfinals)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Second Round)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (Third Round)
  5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
  6. Andy Roddick (Semifinals, retired due to a back injury)
  7. David Nalbandian (Second Round)
  8. James Blake (Quarterfinals)
  9. Richard Gasquet (First Round)
  10. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (First Round)
  11. Carlos Moyá (First Round)
  12. Fernando González (Third Round, withdrew due to a right hamstring injury)
  13. Juan Mónaco (Second Round)
  14. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
  15. Paul-Henri Mathieu (First Round)
  16. Andy Murray (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Roger Federer 64 67  
  Radek Štěpánek 7 7  
  Radek Štěpánek 0 0 r
3 Novak Djokovic 6 1  
3 Novak Djokovic 6 1  
  Nicolás Almagro 1 0 r
3 Novak Djokovic 4 6 6
  Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 3
6 Andy Roddick 6 4 7
14 Tommy Robredo 3 6 64
6 Andy Roddick 0 r  
  Stanislas Wawrinka 3    
8 James Blake 7 65 1
  Stanislas Wawrinka 65 7 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 R Federer 6 6  
  G Cañas 68 6 6   G Cañas 3 3  
WC G Naso 7 3 2 1 R Federer 7 6  
  P Starace 6 2 6   I Karlović 64 3  
  M Čilić 4 6 4   P Starace 3 7 63
  I Karlović 7 6     I Karlović 6 65 7
15 P-H Mathieu 64 2   1 R Federer 64 67  
9 R Gasquet 4 1     R Štěpánek 7 7  
Q L Horna 6 6   Q L Horna 6 7  
  D Tursunov 4 2     J Acasuso 3 61  
  J Acasuso 6 6   Q L Horna 4 6 3
  J Nieminen 3 6 3   R Štěpánek 6 1 6
  R Štěpánek 6 3 6   R Štěpánek 4 6 6
5 D Ferrer 6 2 1

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 N Djokovic 6 6  
  S Darcis 7 7     S Darcis 4 0  
  I Ljubičić 5 65   3 N Djokovic 6 3 6
  H-t Lee 4 5     I Andreev 3 6 3
  I Andreev 6 7     I Andreev 4 6 6
Q P Cuevas 0 4   13 J Mónaco 6 1 4
13 J Mónaco 6 6   3 N Djokovic 6 1  
12 F González 3 7 7   N Almagro 1 0 r
  J Tipsarević 6 60 66 12 F González 6 6  
Q E Korolev 1 6 6 Q E Korolev 3 2  
  R Söderling 6 3 4 12 F González      
  N Almagro 6 6     N Almagro w/o    
WC F Cipolla 1 3     N Almagro 6 7  
7 D Nalbandian 4 5  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 A Roddick 6 6  
  M Llodra 5 6 62   M Fish 1 4  
  M Fish 7 3 7 6 A Roddick 7 6  
  S Bolelli 6 6     S Bolelli 65 3  
Q O Patience 0 3     S Bolelli 6 6  
  G Simon 6 4 7   G Simon 4 4  
10 J-W Tsonga 2 6 66 6 A Roddick 6 4 7
14 T Robredo 6 6   14 T Robredo 3 6 64
  JI Chela 4 1   14 T Robredo 7 7  
  N Mahut 65 6 7   N Mahut 5 65  
Q T Fabbiano 7 4 5 14 T Robredo 4 6 7
WC M Ančić 6 6   4 N Davydenko 6 2 64
  F López 4 4   WC M Ančić 2 2  
4 N Davydenko 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 J Blake 7 3 6
  A Seppi 6 6     A Seppi 65 6 1
  F Santoro 4 2   8 J Blake 5 7 6
  F Volandri 66 6 2   F Verdasco 7 5 2
Q N Lapentti 7 2 6 Q N Lapentti 2 7 2
  F Verdasco 6 6     F Verdasco 6 5 6
11 C Moyá 3 4   8 J Blake 7 65 1
16 A Murray 5 6 1   S Wawrinka 65 7 6
Q JM del Potro 7 4 0r 16 A Murray 2 65  
WC M Safin 7 2 1   S Wawrinka 6 7  
  S Wawrinka 65 6 6   S Wawrinka 6 6  
  JC Ferrero 65 6 6   JC Ferrero 4 3  
  N Kiefer 7 3 4   JC Ferrero 7 6  
2 R Nadal 5 1  
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