2008 Chennai Open – Singles

Xavier Malisse was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Youzhny.

Singles
2008 Chennai Open
Champion	Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Final score	6–0, 6–1
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2008 Chennai Open

Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–0, 6–1, against first-seeded Rafael Nadal.

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (Final)
2. Marcos Baghdatis (First Round)
3. Carlos Moyá (Semifinals)
4. Mikhail Youzhny (Champion)
5. Nicolas Mahut (Second Round)
6. Jürgen Melzer (Second Round)
7. Werner Eschauer (Second Round)
8. Marc Gicquel (First 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6^3	7^10	7^7
	3	Carlos Moyá	7^7	6^8	6^1
								1	Rafael Nadal	0	1
								4	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
	4	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
		Marin Čilić	2	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Nadal	6	6
		M Montcourt	2	4				1	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	R Ram	7^8	7^7				Q	R Ram	2	1
		Y Schukin	6^6	6^2											1	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	A Peya	4	4												G García López	3	2
		G García López	6	6					G García López	4	7	7^7
	WC	B Salva-Vidal	6^3	7	4			7	W Eschauer	6	5	6^3
	7	W Eschauer	7^7	5	6																	1	R Nadal	6^3	7^10	7^7
	3	C Moyá	6	6																		3	C Moyá	7^7	6^8	6^1
		T Gabashvili	4	1				3	C Moyá	6	6^4	6
	Q	A Kudryavtsev	6	4	7^10			Q	A Kudryavtsev	3	7^7	2
	WC	P Amritraj	3	6	6^8										3	C Moyá	6	6
		I Navarro	4	6^6												F Serra	3	4
		F Serra	6	7^8					F Serra	7	4	7^7
		K Vliegen	7^7	6					K Vliegen	5	6	6^3
	8	M Gicquel	6^5	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Melzer	6	6
		P Capdeville	2	4				6	J Melzer	6^3	2
		G Müller	4	3					X Malisse	7^7	6
		X Malisse	6	6												X Malisse	4	4
		É Roger-Vasselin	6	6											4	M Youzhny	6	6
	WC	V Vardhan	1	2					É Roger-Vasselin	5	6	2
		J Vaněk	3	2				4	M Youzhny	7	1	6
	4	M Youzhny	6	6																		4	M Youzhny	6	6
	5	N Mahut	6	6																			M Čilić	2	3
		D Gremelmayr	3	3				6	N Mahut	2	4
		M Čilić	3	7^8	6				M Čilić	6	6
		V Troicki	6	6^6	1											M Čilić	4	6	6
	Q	L Zovko	6	6												R Haase	6	2	3
		T Ascione	4	0				Q	L Zovko	1	5
		R Haase	6	6					R Haase	6	7
	2	M Baghdatis	3	4

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw