2008 Chennai Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Chennai Open
Champion Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-up Rafael Nadal
Score6–0, 6–1
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8

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

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

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Rafael Nadal 63 710 77
3 Carlos Moyá 77 68 61
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 78 77   Q R Ram 2 1  
  Y Schukin 66 62   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 77
WC B Salva-Vidal 63 7 4 7 W Eschauer 6 5 63
7 W Eschauer 77 5 6 1 R Nadal 63 710 77
3 C Moyá 6 6   3 C Moyá 77 68 61
  T Gabashvili 4 1   3 C Moyá 6 64 6
Q A Kudryavtsev 6 4 710 Q A Kudryavtsev 3 77 2
WC P Amritraj 3 6 68 3 C Moyá 6 6  
  I Navarro 4 66     F Serra 3 4  
  F Serra 6 78     F Serra 7 4 77
  K Vliegen 77 6     K Vliegen 5 6 63
8 M Gicquel 65 4  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 J Melzer 6 6  
  P Capdeville 2 4   6 J Melzer 63 2  
  G Müller 4 3     X Malisse 77 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 78 6   M Čilić 6 6  
  V Troicki 6 66 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