2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

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

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

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6^5	7^7	7^7
	8	Ivo Karlović	7^7	6^5	6^4
								1	Rafael Nadal	7	6
								3	Andy Roddick	5	4
	3	Andy Roddick	w/o
	6	Andy Murray
															1	Rafael Nadal	7^8	7
															2	Novak Djokovic	6^6	5
	5	Richard Gasquet	4	6	6^3
	4	David Nalbandian	6	3	7^7
								4	David Nalbandian	1	0
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	11	Lleyton Hewitt	2	2
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Nadal	6	6
WC	J Björkman	7^7	4	6			WC	J Björkman	2	2
	I Kunitsyn	6^3	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	7^10	6
	O Patience	7	5	6				O Patience	6^8	3
16	S Querrey	5	7	4																	1	R Nadal	6^5	7^7	7^7
10	F González	7^7	6																		8	I Karlović	7^7	6^5	6^4
Q	R Bloomfield	6^5	3				10	F González	6	7^7
	M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	3	6^3
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	6^6	6	6
	R Ginepri	6	7^7					R Ginepri	7^8	1	1
	V Spadea	4	6^4											3	A Roddick	7^7
	C Guccione	6	6^2	7										15	M Fish	6^5	r
	Y-h Lu	4	7^7	5				C Guccione	6	6^0	4
	É Roger-Vasselin	1	4				15	M Fish	4	7^7	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	7^9	3
	K Vliegen	4	5					E Gulbis	6	6^7	6
	E Gulbis	6	7												E Gulbis	7	1	4
	S Grosjean	7^8	6											6	A Murray	5	6	6
Q	R de Voest	6^6	1					S Grosjean	0^r
							6	A Murray	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	R Gasquet	6	6
	F Dancevic	2^r						S Bolelli	3	3
	S Bolelli	2												5	R Gasquet	7^7	6
	N Lapentti	5	3												M Ančić	6^5	4
	M Ančić	7	6					M Ančić	7^8	6
	H-t Lee	3^r					9	F Verdasco	6^6	4
9	F Verdasco	5																			5	R Gasquet	4	6	6^3
14	F López	3	7^7	6^4																	4	D Nalbandian	6	3	7^7
	N Mahut	6	6^4	7^7				N Mahut	7	6
	K Anderson	6^5	4					J Isner	5	4
	J Isner	7^7	6												N Mahut	4	1
	D Sela	4	4											4	D Nalbandian	6	6
	V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	4	6^4
							4	D Nalbandian	6	7^7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	P-H Mathieu	6	3	6
	M Čilić	7^7	7^7					M Čilić	3	6	4
	J Melzer	6^2	6^5											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	7^7	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
	I Navarro	6^2	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	6^7
							2	N Djokovic	6	7^9

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw