2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles

2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion   Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-up   Rafael Nadal
Final score   6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kevin Anderson.

Nikolay Davydenko won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Rafael Nadal.

Contents

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Roger Federer (Quarterfinals)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Final)
  3. Novak Djokovic (Second Round)
  4. Nikolay Davydenko (Champion)
  5. David Ferrer (Second Round)
  6. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
  7. David Nalbandian (Second Round)
  8. Richard Gasquet (Second Round)
  9. James Blake (Quarterfinals)
  10. Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)
  11. Mikhail Youzhny (Fourth Round)
  12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third Round)
  13. Andy Murray (Second Round)
  14. Tommy Robredo (Second Round)
  15. Guillermo Cañas (Fourth Round)
  16. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fourth Round)
  1. Fernando González (Third Round)
  2. Juan Mónaco (Third Round)
  3. Ivo Karlović (Second Round)
  4. Carlos Moyá (Third Round)
  5. Lleyton Hewitt (Second Round)
  6. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third Round)
  7. Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)
  8. Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
  9. Jarkko Nieminen (Second Round)
  10. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second Round)
  11. Radek Štěpánek (Fourth Round)
  12. Stanislas Wawrinka (Second Round)
  13. Fernando Verdasco (Second Round)
  14. Juan Ignacio Chela (Second Round)
  15. Igor Andreev (Quarterfinals)
  16. Feliciano López (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Roger Federer 64 6 3  
6   Andy Roddick 7 4 6  
  6   Andy Roddick 65 2    
  4   Nikolay Davydenko 7 6    
4   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
      Janko Tipsarević 2 1    
    4   Nikolay Davydenko 6 6  
  2   Rafael Nadal 4 2  
  10   Tomáš Berdych 6 6    
31   Igor Andreev 4 4    
  10   Tomáš Berdych 66 2  
  2   Rafael Nadal 7 6    
9   James Blake 6 3 1
  2   Rafael Nadal 3 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    1   R Federer 6 6    
    G Monfils 68 6 6         G Monfils 3 4    
WC   J Isner 7 3 3       1   R Federer 6 3    
    R Söderling 6 6             R Söderling 4 0 r  
    S Koubek 0 1           R Söderling 3 6 6
    28   S Wawrinka 6 4 3  
      1   R Federer 7 6  
          J Acasuso 65 2  
    21   L Hewitt 3 64    
    J Acasuso 6 6           J Acasuso 6 7    
    S Ventura 2 4             J Acasuso 6 6  
    H-t Lee 4 3             D Sela 4 4    
    D Sela 6 6           D Sela 7 6  
    14   T Robredo 65 1    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    12   J-W Tsonga 64 7 6  
    J Melzer 7 7           J Melzer 7 5 1  
    M Llodra 66 65         12   J-W Tsonga 3 3    
    R Schüttler 6 1 2           J Benneteau 6 6    
    J Benneteau 1 6 6         J Benneteau 3 6 7
    19   I Karlović 6 4 62  
          J Benneteau 6 3 2
      6   A Roddick 4 6 6
    30   JI Chela 3 7 3  
    O Rochus 3 2       Q   I Minář 6 5 6  
Q   I Minář 6 6         Q   I Minář 64 4  
    V Hănescu 4 1         6   A Roddick 7 6    
Q   V Troicki 6 6       Q   V Troicki 7 2 4
    6   A Roddick 5 6 6  
 

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    4   N Davydenko 3 7 7  
    E Gulbis 6 4 6         E Gulbis 6 66 63  
    D Hrbatý 3 6 1       4   N Davydenko 65 7 6  
Q   S Giraldo 3 5             S Bolelli 7 5 1  
    S Bolelli 6 7           S Bolelli 6 6  
    26   P Kohlschreiber 4 3    
      4   N Davydenko 4 6 7
      WC   M Ančić 6 3 5
    18   J Mónaco 6 7    
Q   R Sweeting 6 6       Q   R Sweeting 3 5    
    F Volandri 3 2         18   J Mónaco 65 6 1
WC   M Ančić 6 62 6       WC   M Ančić 7 4 6  
    G Simon 2 7 3     WC   M Ančić 6 2 7
    13   A Murray 2 6 67  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    11   M Youzhny 6 6    
Q   B Reynolds 7 4 7     Q   B Reynolds 2 2    
    M Safin 63 6 65       11   M Youzhny 7 3 7  
    M Fish 3 3         24   N Almagro 64 6 66  
    A Clément 6 6           A Clément 2 2  
    24   N Almagro 6 6    
      11   M Youzhny 6 0 3
          J Tipsarević 3 6 6
    29   F Verdasco 4 64    
    J Tipsarević 6 4 6         J Tipsarević 6 7    
Q   Y-h Lu 1 6 4           J Tipsarević 6 6  
Q   I Kunitsyn 6 1 2           T Johansson 4 4    
    T Johansson 4 6 6         T Johansson 6 7  
    5   D Ferrer 4 5    
 

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    8   R Gasquet 3 7 65  
    D Tursunov 4 6 6         D Tursunov 6 62 7  
    E Korolev 6 3 2           D Tursunov 4 6 6  
    JM del Potro 7 6         32   F López 6 3 4  
WC   J Levine 5 1           JM del Potro 4 2  
    32   F López 6 6    
          D Tursunov 2 2  
      10   T Berdych 6 6  
    22   JC Ferrero 6 6    
WC   K Nishikori 5 2           Montañés 3 2    
    Montañés 7 6         22   JC Ferrero 1 3  
    C Berlocq 64 3         10   T Berdych 6 6    
    S Querrey 7 6           S Querrey 1 2  
    10   T Berdych 6 6    
 

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    15   G Cañas 6 4 7  
Q   S Warburg 7 6       Q   S Warburg 3 6 5  
    P Starace 62 2         15   G Cañas 7 7    
Q   P Cuevas 6 6         17   F González 66 5    
    V Spadea 4 2       Q   P Cuevas 3 3  
    17   F González 6 6    
      15   G Cañas 4 66  
      31   I Andreev 6 7  
    31   I Andreev 6 6    
    M Berrer 6 6           M Berrer 2 1    
Q   R Haase 4 4         31   I Andreev 6 64 6
    A Calleri 65 6 64       Q   K Anderson 4 7 4  
Q   K Anderson 7 3 7     Q   K Anderson 7 3 6
    3   N Djokovic 61 6 4  
 

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    7   D Nalbandian 1 4    
    O Hernández 1 1           X Malisse 6 6    
    X Malisse 6 6             X Malisse 3 64    
WC   G Kuerten 1 5         27   R Štěpánek 6 7    
    S Grosjean 6 7           S Grosjean 3 3  
    27   R Štěpánek 6 6    
      27   R Štěpánek 3 4  
      9   J Blake 6 6  
    23   I Ljubičić 64 6 3  
    F Santoro 6 6           F Santoro 7 2 6  
    J Björkman 1 0             F Santoro 3 7 4
    M Gicquel 6 4 2       9   J Blake 6 64 6  
    A Seppi 2 6 6         A Seppi 5 3  
    9   J Blake 7 6    
 

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
 
    16   P-H Mathieu 4 6 6  
    M Čilić 6 6           M Čilić 6 1 4  
    K Vliegen 3 2         16   P-H Mathieu 7 7    
    N Mahut 7 6         20   C Moyá 61 5    
    F Mayer 66 3           N Mahut 610 4  
    20   C Moyá 7 6    
      16   P-H Mathieu 4 4  
      2   R Nadal 6 6  
    25   J Nieminen 3 2    
    N Kiefer 4 7 6         N Kiefer 6 6    
LL   G García López 6 69 4           N Kiefer 2 4  
    S Roitman 3 4         2   R Nadal 6 6    
Q   B Becker 6 6       Q   B Becker 5 2  
    2   R Nadal 7 6    
 

External links