2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Singles
2008 Stella Artois Championships
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	7–6(8–6), 7–5
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2008 Artois Championships

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6^(8–6), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Queen's Club Championships.

Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Nadal. This marked the first time since 1999 that neither Lleyton Hewitt nor 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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	65	77	77
	8	Ivo Karlović	77	65	64
								1	Rafael Nadal	7	6
								3	Andy Roddick	5	4
	3	Andy Roddick	w/o
	6	Andy Murray
															1	Rafael Nadal	78	7
															2	Novak Djokovic	66	5
	5	Richard Gasquet	4	6	63
	4	David Nalbandian	6	3	77
								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	77	4	6			WC	J Björkman	2	2
		I Kunitsyn	63	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	710	6
		O Patience	7	5	6				O Patience	68	3
	16	S Querrey	5	7	4																	1	R Nadal	65	77	77
	10	F González	77	6																		8	I Karlović	77	65	64
	Q	R Bloomfield	65	3				10	F González	6	77
		M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	3	63
	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	66	6	6
		R Ginepri	6	77					R Ginepri	78	1	1
		V Spadea	4	64											3	A Roddick	77
		C Guccione	6	62	7										15	M Fish	65	r
		Y-h Lu	4	77	5				C Guccione	6	60	4
		É Roger-Vasselin	1	4				15	M Fish	4	77	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	79	3
		K Vliegen	4	5					E Gulbis	6	67	6
		E Gulbis	6	7												E Gulbis	7	1	4
		S Grosjean	78	6											6	A Murray	5	6	6
	Q	R de Voest	66	1					S Grosjean	0r
								6	A Murray	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	R Gasquet	6	6
		F Dancevic	2r						S Bolelli	3	3
		S Bolelli	2												5	R Gasquet	77	6
		N Lapentti	5	3												M Ančić	65	4
		M Ančić	7	6					M Ančić	78	6
		H-t Lee	3r					9	F Verdasco	66	4
	9	F Verdasco	5																			5	R Gasquet	4	6	63
	14	F López	3	77	64																	4	D Nalbandian	6	3	77
		N Mahut	6	64	77				N Mahut	7	6
		K Anderson	65	4					J Isner	5	4
		J Isner	77	6												N Mahut	4	1
		D Sela	4	4											4	D Nalbandian	6	6
		V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	4	64
								4	D Nalbandian	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P-H Mathieu	6	3	6
		M Čilić	77	77					M Čilić	3	6	4
		J Melzer	62	65											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	77	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
		I Navarro	62	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	67
								2	N Djokovic	6	79