French Open 2008 / men's singles

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French Open 2008
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Men's singles at the French Open 2008 .

As in the previous two years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal contested the final . Nadal won in three sets and thus defended his title without losing a set. This was his fourth triumph at the French Open (after 2005 , 2006 and 2007 ) and also his fourth Grand Slam title overall.

qualification

The qualification of the French Open 2008 took place for the men from May 20th to 23rd, 2008. 16 qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also seven lucky losers.

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
RomaniaRomania Victor Crivoi SpainSpain David Marrero SpainSpain Pablo Andújar
ChileChile Paul Capdeville MonacoMonaco Jean-René Lisnard ColombiaColombia Santiago Giraldo
ArgentinaArgentina Diego Junqueira United StatesUnited States Scoville Jenkins PeruPeru Luis Horna
NetherlandsNetherlands Jesse Huta Galung GermanyGermany Simon Greul RussiaRussia Yevgeny Korolyov
SpainSpain Miguel Ángel López Jaén ArgentinaArgentina Eduardo Schwank FranceFrance Josselin Ouanna
PortugalPortugal Frederico Gil FranceFrance Nicolas Devilder ArgentinaArgentina Sebastián Decoud
ArgentinaArgentina Máximo González BrazilBrazil Thomaz Bellucci SpainSpain Marc López
CroatiaCroatia Roco Karanušić GermanyGermany Daniel Brands

Prize money and world ranking points

At the French Open 2008 the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative.

singles
round Points Prize money
victory 1000 € 1,000,000
final 700 € 530,000
Semifinals 450 € 265,000
Quarter finals 250 € 132,500
Round of 16 150 € 66,250
Third round 75 € 39,400
Second round 35 € 23,760
First round 5 € 14,290
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 15th
Qualifying round 8th € 7,500
Second round 4th € 3,750
First round 0 € 2,000

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer final
02. SpainSpain Rafael Nadal victory
03. SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković Semifinals
04th RussiaRussia Nikolai Davydenko 3rd round

05. SpainSpain David Ferrer Quarter finals

06th ArgentinaArgentina David Nalbandian 2nd round

07th United StatesUnited States James Blake 2nd round

08th. FranceFrance Richard Gasquet retreat

09. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 3rd round

10. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray 3rd round

11. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych 2nd round

12. SpainSpain Tommy Robredo 3rd round

13. ArgentinaArgentina Juan Mónaco 1 round

14th FranceFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retreat

15th RussiaRussia Mikhail Juschny 3rd round

16. SpainSpain Carlos Moyá 1 round
No. player Round reached
17th Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 1 round

18th FranceFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu Round of 16

19th SpainSpain Nicolás Almagro Quarter finals

20th CroatiaCroatia Ivo Karlović 1 round

21st Czech RepublicCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek Round of 16
22nd SpainSpain Fernando Verdasco Round of 16
23. SpainSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero 1 round
24. ChileChile Fernando González Quarter finals
25th AustraliaAustralia Lleyton Hewitt 3rd round
26th FinlandFinland Jarkko Nieminen 3rd round
27. RussiaRussia Igor Andreyev 2nd round
28. CroatiaCroatia Ivan Ljubičić Round of 16
29 ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Cañas 1 round
30th RussiaRussia Dmitri Tursunov 3rd round
31. ItalyItaly Andreas Seppi 1 round
32. SerbiaSerbia Janko Tipsarevic 1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 2 6th 6th 6th              
24  ChileChile Fernando González 6th 2 3 4th    
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 6th 5 6th 7th  
     FranceFrance Gaël Monfils 2 7th 3 5    
   FranceFrance Gaël Monfils 6th 3 6th 6th  
 
  5  SpainSpain David Ferrer 3 6th 3 1    
  1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 1 3 0    
  2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th 6th    
     LatviaLatvia Ernests Gulbis 5 6 3 5      
3  SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković 7th 7th 7th      
3  SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković 4th 2 6 3    
  2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th 7th      
19th  SpainSpain Nicolás Almagro 1 1 1    
 
  2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 6th 6th                      
   United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 4th 4th 3       1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6 5 6th 6th 6th  
   SpainSpain A. Montañés 7th 7th 7th          SpainSpain A. Montañés 7th 1 0 4th    
   BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 6 5 6 2 6 3         1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 6th 6th    
Q  RomaniaRomania V. Crivoi 3 3 7th 4th          CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 3 4th 2      
Q  SpainSpain D. Marrero 6th 6th 5 6th     Q  SpainSpain D. Marrero 6th 0 3 2    
   CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 6th 7th 6th          CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 4th 6th 6th 6th    
31  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 2 6 1 2         1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 7th 7th    
20th  CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 6th 6 4 6 6 7th 4th        FranceFrance J. Benneteau 4th 5 5    
   ColombiaColombia A. Falla 3 7th 7th 5 6th      ColombiaColombia A. Falla 6th 6 6 3 7th 0  
   FranceFrance J. Benneteau 6th 6th 3 3 6th      FranceFrance J. Benneteau 1 7th 6th 6 4 6th  
   United StatesUnited States V. Spadea 4th 4th 6th 6th 3        FranceFrance J. Benneteau 1 7th 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany M. Zverev 1 4th 2            SwedenSweden R. Soderling 6th 6 6 0 1    
Q  ChileChile P. Capdeville 6th 6th 6th       Q  ChileChile P. Capdeville 3 2 4th      
   SwedenSweden R. Soderling 6th 6th 6th          SwedenSweden R. Soderling 6th 6th 6th      
13  ArgentinaArgentina J. Mónaco 2 3 1        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
9  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 6th 6th                      
   GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 3 4th 3       9  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 7th 7th 6th    
   CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 7th 6th 7th          CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6 3 6 4 1      
   NetherlandsNetherlands R. Haase 6 6 2 6 4         9  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 7th 6th 4th 4th 4th
LL  SpainSpain P. Andújar 6 6 6th 6th 6th       24  ChileChile F. González 5 2 6th 6th 6th  
   ItalyItaly F. Volandri 7th 2 3 3     LL  SpainSpain P. Andújar 5 0 7th 6 3    
   UruguayUruguay P. Cuevas 3 3 1       24  ChileChile F. González 7th 6th 6 4 7th    
24  ChileChile F. González 6th 6th 6th         24  ChileChile F. González 7th 6th 6th    
27  RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6th 6 3 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 6 4 3 1    
   ItalyItaly P. Starace 1 7th 1 4th     27  RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6th 2 6 5 2    
   United StatesUnited States D. Young 2 6th 6 4 2        United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 4th 6th 7th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 6th 3 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 6th 6th 6th    
   IsraelIsrael D. Sela 6th 2 6th 4th 3        FranceFrance F. Serra 4th 4th 4th      
   RomaniaRomania V. Hănescu 4th 6th 4th 6th 6th      RomaniaRomania V. Hănescu 4th 3 7th 6 5    
   FranceFrance F. Serra 6th 6th 6th          FranceFrance F. Serra 6th 6th 6 5 7th    
LL  ColombiaColombia S. Giraldo 4th 3 2        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
4th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 6th 6th 6th                      
   SwedenSweden T. Johansson 3 3 3       4th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 7th 6th 6th    
Q  MonacoMonaco J.-R. Lisnard 7th 1 3 2        RussiaRussia M. Safin 6 4 2 2      
   RussiaRussia M. Safin 6 5 6th 6th 6th       4th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 6th 6th 3 2 4th
Q  ArgentinaArgentina D. Junqueira 6th 6th 6th         28  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 4th 2 6th 6th 6th  
WC  FranceFrance A. Mannarino 1 2 2       Q  ArgentinaArgentina D. Junqueira 3 4th 2      
WC  FranceFrance É. Prodon 5 6 6 6 4       28  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 6th 6th 6th      
28  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 7th 7th 7th         28  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 6 1 6th 3 2  
23  SpainSpain JC Ferrero 7th 2 r            FranceFrance G. Monfils 7th 4th 6th 6th  
   BrazilBrazil M. Daniel 6 5 2            BrazilBrazil M. Daniel 6th 3 6th 3 4th  
   AustriaAustria J. Melzer 6th 6th 6th          AustriaAustria J. Melzer 4th 6th 2 6th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia P. Luczak 3 2 4th            AustriaAustria J. Melzer 6th 5 6th 0 2
   FranceFrance G. Monfils 7th 6th 6th            FranceFrance G. Monfils 4th 7th 4th 6th 6th  
   FranceFrance A. Clement 5 3 1          FranceFrance G. Monfils 7th 6th 7th      
Q  United StatesUnited States S. Jenkins 4th 7th 3 0     LL  PeruPeru L. Horna 6 5 4th 5      
LL  PeruPeru L. Horna 6th 5 6th 6th      

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
12  SpainSpain T. Robredo 5 6th 6th 6th                    
PR  ArgentinaArgentina G. Coria 7th 4th 1 4th     12  SpainSpain T. Robredo 6 7 6th 6th 6th  
OLD  SerbiaSerbia V. Troicki 4th 3 6th 5        FranceFrance M. Gicquel 7th 4th 4th 4th    
   FranceFrance M. Gicquel 6th 6th 4th 7th       12  SpainSpain T. Robredo 3 2 1    
Q  NetherlandsNetherlands J. Huta Galung 3 5 2         21st  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6th 6th 6th      
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Vaněk 6th 7th 6th          Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Vaněk 1 0 7th 3    
   FranceFrance G. Simon 2 4th 1       21st  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6th 6th 6 7 6th    
21st  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6th 6th 6th         21st  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6th 2 6th 3 3
25th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 6th 6th         5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 4th 6th 1 6th 6th
   FranceFrance N. Mahut 4th 2 4th       25th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 6th 6th      
   ArgentinaArgentina A. Calleri 7th 4th 2 4th        United StatesUnited States M. Fish 4th 3 2      
   United StatesUnited States M. Fish 6 6 6th 6th 6th       25th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 2 6th 6th 3 4th
   FranceFrance F. Santoro 7th 6th 6th         5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 6th 3 3 6th 6th  
LL  RussiaRussia J. Korolyov 6 3 1 4th          FranceFrance F. Santoro 0 1 0      
   BelgiumBelgium S. Darcis 3 4th 3       5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 6th 6th 6th      
5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 6th 6th 6th        

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
7th  United StatesUnited States J. Blake 6th 6th 7th                      
   GermanyGermany R. Schüttler 4th 1 6 3       7th  United StatesUnited States J. Blake 6 2 6th 5 3  
Q  GermanyGermany S. Greul 4th 0 4th          LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 7th 3 7th 6th    
   LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 6th 6th 6th            LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 6th 7th 6th    
   FranceFrance T. Ascione 6 2 6th 3 2          EcuadorEcuador N. Lapentti 3 5 2      
   United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds 7th 4th 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds 5 4th 7th 5    
   EcuadorEcuador N. Lapentti 6th 4th 6th 7th        EcuadorEcuador N. Lapentti 7th 6th 5 7th    
32  SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 4th 6th 1 6 7          LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 6th 7th 6th    
17th  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 2 4th 2            FranceFrance M. Llodra 4th 6 4 3    
   ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 6th 6th 6th          ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 3 7th 7th 6th    
LL  FranceFrance J. Ouanna 3 2 3          ArgentinaArgentina JM del Potro 6th 6 0 5 2    
   ArgentinaArgentina JM del Potro 6th 6th 6th            ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 6 2 4th 6 5    
   FranceFrance M. Llodra 3 7th 6th 7th          FranceFrance M. Llodra 7th 6th 7th      
WC  FranceFrance O. Patience 6th 6 1 3 5        FranceFrance M. Llodra 6th 4th 5 6th 6th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia R. Smeets 1 0 0       11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 3 6th 7th 3 4th  
11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 6th 6th 6th        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
16  SpainSpain C. Moyá 6 4 2 7th 6th 3                  
Q  ArgentinaArgentina E. Schwank 7th 6th 6 1 4th 6th   Q  ArgentinaArgentina E. Schwank 6 5 6th 6th 6th  
   SpainSpain M. Granollers 6th 3 6th 6th        SpainSpain M. Granollers 7th 2 4th 4th    
   GermanyGermany M. Berrer 3 6th 2 3       Q  ArgentinaArgentina E. Schwank 2 3 6th 6 9  
   SpainSpain O. Hernández 4th 7th 6th 7th       18th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 6th 6th 3 7th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Minář 6th 6 5 3 5        SpainSpain O. Hernández 6th 6th 4th 3 2  
WC  BrazilBrazil G. Kuerten 3 4th 2       18th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 2 1 6th 6th 6th  
18th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 6th 6th 6th         18th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 4th 3 4th    
29  ArgentinaArgentina G. Cañas 6 6 6 3 6 8         3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 6th 6th 6th    
WC  United StatesUnited States W. Odesnik 7th 7th 7th       WC  United StatesUnited States W. Odesnik 6th 4th 6th 6th    
   SwedenSweden J. Bjorkman 4th 4th 3          Korea SouthSouth Korea H.-t. lee 2 6th 3 2    
   Korea SouthSouth Korea H.-t. lee 6th 6th 6th         WC  United StatesUnited States W. Odesnik 5 4th 2    
   CanadaCanada F. Dancevic 6 6 6th 5 6 2       3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 6th 6th      
Q  SpainSpain M. Á. López Jaén 7th 3 7th 7th     Q  SpainSpain M. Á. López Jaén 1 1 3      
OLD  GermanyGermany D. Gremelmayr 6th 3 5 2     3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 6th 6th 6th      
3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 4th 6th 7th 6th      

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
6th  ArgentinaArgentina D. Nalbandian 6th 6th 6th                      
   ArgentinaArgentina C. Berlocq 2 4th 1       6th  ArgentinaArgentina D. Nalbandian 6th 6th 2 1 2
WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 6th 6th 7th       WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 3 4th 6th 6th 6th  
Q  PortugalPortugal F. Gil 3 2 6 1         WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 7th 6th 6th    
   SpainSpain G. García-López 6th 6th 7th         30th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 6 1 3 4th      
   ArgentinaArgentina S. Roitman 2 4th 6 5          SpainSpain G. García-López 6 4 0 0      
Q  GermanyGermany D. Brands 2 4th 5       30th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 7th 6th 6th      
30th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 6th 6th 7th         WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 6 0 6 7 5    
19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 6th 7th 6th         19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 7th 7th 7th    
   SerbiaSerbia B. Pašanski 4th 5 1       19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 7th 6th 6th      
LL  ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud 3 6th 6th 6 8 6th   LL  ArgentinaArgentina S. Decoud 6 2 2 1      
   BelgiumBelgium O. Rochus 6th 4th 3 7th 1     19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 6th 6 3 6th 7th  
PR  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hrbatý 4th 2 4th         10  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 3 7th 3 5    
   ArgentinaArgentina J. Acasuso 6th 6th 6th          ArgentinaArgentina J. Acasuso 4th 0 4th      
WC  FranceFrance J. Eysseric 2 6th 6th 0 2   10  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 6th 6th      
10  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 1 4th 6th 6th    

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
15th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 6th 6th 7th                      
   GermanyGermany B. Becker 1 3 6 4       15th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 6th 6th 6th    
Q  ArgentinaArgentina M. González 6th 7th 4th 3 6th   Q  ArgentinaArgentina M. González 3 2 2      
Q  CroatiaCroatia R. Karanušić 3 5 6th 6th 2     15th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 6 5 7th 5 1  
   United StatesUnited States J. Isner 6th 6th 5 3 4th     22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 7th 5 7th 6th    
   ArgentinaArgentina JI Chela 2 3 7th 6th 6th      ArgentinaArgentina JI Chela 5 6th 3 5    
   SpainSpain S. Ventura 6th 3 4th 7th 1   22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 7th 4th 6th 7th    
22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 4th 6th 6th 6 6 6th     22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 1 0 2    
26th  FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 2 6th 6th 6th       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th 6th    
LL  SpainSpain M. López 6th 3 4th 3     26th  FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 7th 6th 3 7th    
   ArgentinaArgentina M. Vassallo Argüello 7th 6th 3 4th 6th      ArgentinaArgentina M. Vassallo Argüello 5 1 6th 6 2    
   SpainSpain F. López 6 1 4th 6th 6th 3     26th  FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 1 3 1    
   AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione 4th 1 4th         2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th 6th      
Q  FranceFrance N. Devilder 6th 6th 6th       Q  FranceFrance N. Devilder 4th 0 1      
Q  BrazilBrazil T. Bellucci 5 3 1       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th 6th      
2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 7th 6th 6th        

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