2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
and the W&S Financial Group Women's Open
2007 champion   Roger Federer
Champion   Andy Murray
Runner-up   Novak Djokovic
Final score   7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–5)
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović.

Andy Murray won in the final 7–6 (7–4), 7–6 (7–5), against Novak Djokovic.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Roger Federer (Third Round)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Final)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (Second Round)
  5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
  6. Andy Roddick (Withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
  7. James Blake (Third Round)
  8. Andy Murray (Champion)
  1. Stanislas Wawrinka (Withdrew due to a right knee injury)
  2. Fernando Verdasco (Third Round)
  3. Richard Gasquet (Second Round)
  4. Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
  5. Fernando González (First Round)
  6. Mikhail Youzhny (First Round)
  7. Radek Štěpánek (First Round)
  8. Ivo Karlović (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  16   Ivo Karlović 7 7    
    Philipp Kohlschreiber 66 63    
  16   Ivo Karlović 4 4    
  8   Andy Murray 6 6    
    Carlos Moyá 6 3 1
  8   Andy Murray 2 6 6  
    8   Andy Murray 7 7  
  3   Novak Djokovic 64 65  
      Ernests Gulbis 3 4    
3   Novak Djokovic 6 6    
  3   Novak Djokovic 6 7  
  2   Rafael Nadal 1 5    
    Nicolás Lapentti 63 1  
  2   Rafael Nadal 7 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   R Federer 62 7 6  
Q   J Björkman 0 65           R Ginepri 7 65 0  
    R Ginepri 6 7         1   R Federer 66 6 65  
LL   P Capdeville 7 2 2       16   I Karlović 7 4 7  
    J Acasuso 5 6 6         J Acasuso 3 63  
    T Bellucci 3 4       16   I Karlović 6 7    
16   I Karlović 6 6         16   I Karlović 7 7  
12   T Robredo 6 6             P Kohlschreiber 66 63  
    M Fish 2 2       12   T Robredo 66 4    
    J Benneteau 0 3           R Söderling 7 6    
    R Söderling 6 6             R Söderling 64 7 68
    P Kohlschreiber 6 6             P Kohlschreiber 7 5 7  
Q   M Yani 3 4           P Kohlschreiber 6 6  
    LL   W-s Jun 2 2    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   N Davydenko 68 6 2  
    J Tipsarević 65 5           C Moyá 7 4 6  
    C Moyá 7 7             C Moyá 6 7    
WC   J Isner 7 6             I Andreev 4 62    
Q   A Stoppini 62 3       WC   J Isner 6 68 5
    I Andreev 7 64 7         I Andreev 3 7 7  
15   R Štěpánek 64 7 63           C Moyá 6 3 1
11   R Gasquet 3 6 1       8   A Murray 2 6 6
    M Llodra 6 1 0r     11   R Gasquet 68 0    
    D Tursunov 7 6           D Tursunov 7 6    
WC   M Safin 65 4             D Tursunov 3 3  
    S Querrey 6 4 6       8   A Murray 6 6    
    P-H Mathieu 4 6 3         S Querrey 63 1  
    8   A Murray 7 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   J Blake 6 6    
LL   R Ram 65 4           G Simon 4 3    
    G Simon 7 6         7   J Blake 4 6 3  
    J Nieminen 67 2             E Gulbis 6 1 6  
    E Gulbis 7 6           E Gulbis 6 3 7
    T Johansson 64 7 3     LL   A Clément 4 6 65  
LL   A Clément 7 65 6           E Gulbis 3 4  
13   F González 3 6 3       3   N Djokovic 6 6  
    T Berdych 6 3 6         T Berdych 7 5 5  
    F López 5 5           A Seppi 5 7 7  
    A Seppi 7 7             A Seppi 1 2  
Q   K Anderson 3 61         3   N Djokovic 6 6    
    S Bolelli 6 7           S Bolelli 62 62  
    3   N Djokovic 7 7    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   D Ferrer 62 6 3  
    N Lapentti 7 6           N Lapentti 7 3 6  
    M Čilić 65 2             N Lapentti 6 7    
WC   J Levine 3 4         10   F Verdasco 3 5    
Q   C Guccione 6 6       Q   C Guccione 64 64  
Q   V Estrella 3 5       10   F Verdasco 7 7    
10   F Verdasco 6 7             N Lapentti 63 1  
14   M Youzhny 62 6 4       2   R Nadal 7 6  
    T Haas 7 2 6         T Haas 5      
    G Monfils 6 6           G Monfils 1 r    
WC   D Young 1 1             T Haas 4 60  
Q   B Becker 6 66 4       2   R Nadal 6 7    
    F Serra 4 7 6         F Serra 0 1  
    2   R Nadal 6 6    
 

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