Wimbledon Championships 2008 / Men's Singles

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Wimbledon Championships 2008
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Men's singles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships .

As in the previous two years, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal contested the final . This time Nadal won in five sets; it was his first triumph at the Wimbledon Championships and his fifth Grand Slam title overall.

qualification

The qualification of the Wimbledon Championships 2008 took place for the men in singles from June 20th to 22nd, 2008. 16 qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also two lucky losers.

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

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
United StatesUnited States Kevin Kim United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chris Eaton SerbiaSerbia Ilija Bozoljac
GermanyGermany Philipp Petzschner PortugalPortugal Frederico Gil GermanyGermany Tobias Kamke
UkraineUkraine Serhiy Stachowskyj ItalyItaly Stefano Galvani
AustriaAustria Alexander Peya GermanyGermany Andreas Beck
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Pavel Šnobel Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Hernych
GermanyGermany Simon Stadler PolandPoland David Olejniczak
South AfricaSouth Africa Izak van der Merwe United StatesUnited States Jesse Levine
BelgiumBelgium Christophe Rochus FranceFrance Édouard Roger-Vasselin

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Wimbledon Championships 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 £ 750,000
final 700 £ 375,000
Semifinals 450 £ 187,500
Quarter finals 250 £ 93,750
Round of 16 150 £ 50,000
Third round 75 £ 28,125
Second round 35 £ 17,000
First round 5 £ 10,250
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 15th
Qualifying round 8th £ 6,500
Second round 4th £ 3,250
First round 0 £ 1,625

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer final
02. SpainSpain Rafael Nadal victory
03. SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković 2nd round
04th RussiaRussia Nikolai Davydenko 1 round

05. SpainSpain David Ferrer 3rd round

06th United StatesUnited States Andy Roddick 2nd round

07th ArgentinaArgentina David Nalbandian 1 round

08th. FranceFrance Richard Gasquet Round of 16

09. United StatesUnited States James Blake 2nd round

10. Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis Round of 16

11. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych 3rd round

12. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray Quarter finals

13. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Round of 16

14th FranceFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu 3rd round

15th ChileChile Fernando González 2nd round

16. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek 3rd round
No. player Round reached
17th RussiaRussia Mikhail Juschny Round of 16

18th CroatiaCroatia Ivo Karlović 1 round

19th SpainSpain Nicolás Almagro 2nd round

20th AustraliaAustralia Lleyton Hewitt Round of 16

21st SpainSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero 2nd round
22nd SpainSpain Fernando Verdasco Round of 16
23. SpainSpain Tommy Robredo 2nd round
24. FinlandFinland Jarkko Nieminen 2nd round
25th RussiaRussia Dmitri Tursunov 3rd round
26th CroatiaCroatia Ivan Ljubičić 1 round
27. GermanyGermany Nicolas Kiefer 3rd round
28. FranceFrance Gilles Simon 3rd round
29 ItalyItaly Andreas Seppi 3rd round
30th SpainSpain Feliciano López Quarter finals
31. FranceFrance Gaël Monfils retreat
32. FranceFrance Michaël Llodra 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 6th 7th 6th                
   CroatiaCroatia Mario Ančić 1 5 4th      
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 6th 7th 6th    
     RussiaRussia Marat Safin 3 6 3 4th      
   RussiaRussia Marat Safin 3 7th 7th 6th  
 
  30th  SpainSpain Feliciano López 6th 5 6 1 3    
  1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 4th 4th 7th 7th 7th
  2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 6th 6 5 6 8 9
     GermanyGermany Rainer Schüttler 6th 5 7th 6 7 8th  
   FranceFrance Arnaud Clément 3 7th 6 6 7th 6th  
   GermanyGermany Rainer Schüttler 1 6 3 4th    
  2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 6th 7th 6th      
12  United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray 3 2 4th    
 
  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                      
PR  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hrbatý 3 2 2       1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 6th 7th    
   SwedenSweden R. Soderling 7th 0 6th 6th        SwedenSweden R. Soderling 3 4th 6 3      
Q  United StatesUnited States K. Kim 5 6th 3 4th       1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance M. Gicquel 4th 7th              FranceFrance M. Gicquel 3 3 1      
   JapanJapan K. Nishikori 6th 5 r          FranceFrance M. Gicquel 4th 5 7th 7th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione 6th 4th 4th 3     LL  SerbiaSerbia I. Bozoljac 6th 7th 6 1 6 0 3  
LL  SerbiaSerbia I. Bozoljac 3 6th 6th 6th       1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 7th 6th 6th    
20th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6 4 6th 6th 6 1 6th     20th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6 7 2 4th    
   NetherlandsNetherlands R. Haase 7th 3 3 7th 2   20th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 7th 6th 6th      
   SpainSpain A. Montañés 6th 7th 6th          SpainSpain A. Montañés 6 4 0 2      
   ArgentinaArgentina C. Berlocq 3 6 2 4th         20th  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 6th 7th    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Bogdanovic 6 4 6th 3 6 4          ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 1 3 6 2      
   ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 7th 4th 6th 7th        ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 7th 7th 3 7th    
   United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 6 3 5 5       15th  ChileChile F. González 6 8 6 7 6th 6 4    
15th  ChileChile F. González 7th 7th 7th        

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 4th 6th 6th 3 7th                  
   RussiaRussia J. Korolyov 6th 1 4th 6th 5   11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 6 5 7th 6th 6th  
   RomaniaRomania V. Hănescu 6th 6 2 6th 6th        RomaniaRomania V. Hănescu 7th 6 6 1 2    
OLD  ColombiaColombia A. Falla 3 7th 0 4th       11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 4th 4th 0    
   IsraelIsrael D. Sela 4th 5 4th         22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6th 6th 6th      
   BelgiumBelgium O. Rochus 6th 7th 6th          BelgiumBelgium O. Rochus 6 4 7th 1 1    
   GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 4th 3 2       22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 7th 6 5 6th 6th    
22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6th 6th 6th         22nd  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6th 6th 3 4th 11
32  FranceFrance M. Llodra 4th 6 7 0 r          CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 3 4th 6th 6th 13
   CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 6th 7th 2          CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 6th 6th 6 1 4th 6th  
   Korea SouthSouth Korea H.-t. lee 7th 1 4th r     Q  GermanyGermany P. Petzschner 1 4th 7th 6th 3  
Q  GermanyGermany P. Petzschner 6 4 6th 6th            CroatiaCroatia M. Ančić 6th 6th 6 5 7th  
   RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6 6 7th 6th 6th       5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 4th 4th 7th 6 3    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Vaněk 7th 6 2 2 2        RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6th 3 4th 2    
Q  UkraineUkraine S. Stachowskyj 6 6 3 3 r     5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 3 6th 6th 6th    
5  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 7th 6th 1        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 2 6th 6th                    
   GermanyGermany M. Berrer 5 6th 3 0     3  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 4th 6 3 2    
   RussiaRussia M. Safin 6th 6th 7th          RussiaRussia M. Safin 6th 7th 6th      
   ItalyItaly F. Fognini 1 2 6 3            RussiaRussia M. Safin 7th 3 7th 6th  
   FranceFrance F. Serra 6th 6th 6 3 6th       29  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 6 5 6th 6 3 4th    
   TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Y.-H. Lu 4th 4th 7th 3        FranceFrance F. Serra 3 7th 2 7th 4th  
LL  GermanyGermany T. Kamke 7th 3 2 4th     29  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 6th 6 4 6th 6 5 6th  
29  ItalyItaly A. Seppi 5 6th 6th 6th          RussiaRussia M. Safin 6th 6th 5 6th  
21st  SpainSpain JC Ferrero 2 6th 6th 6th       13  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 4th 3 7th 1  
   United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6th 4th 4th 4th     21st  SpainSpain JC Ferrero 4th 4th 1 r    
Q  AustriaAustria A. Peya 3 4th 4th          GermanyGermany M. Zverev 6th 6th 2      
   GermanyGermany M. Zverev 6th 6th 6th            GermanyGermany M. Zverev 5 1 r    
   ArgentinaArgentina JM del Potro 6th 6th 6th         13  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 7th 6th        
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Šnobel 4th 2 3          ArgentinaArgentina JM del Potro 6 5 3 5      
   BrazilBrazil M. Daniel 3 2 5       13  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 7th 6th 7th      
13  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 6th 7th        

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
10  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 6th 6th 6 5 6th                    
   BelgiumBelgium S. Darcis 3 2 7th 3     10  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 6th 6th 6th    
   SwedenSweden T. Johansson 6 8 6 5 6th 6th 6th      SwedenSweden T. Johansson 4th 4th 4th      
OLD  United StatesUnited States V. Spadea 7th 7th 3 4th 3     10  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 7th 6th 6th    
   BrazilBrazil T. Bellucci 7th 7th 3 6th       Q  GermanyGermany S. Stadler 6 2 4th 2      
OLD  RussiaRussia I. Kunitsyn 6 5 6 5 6th 2        BrazilBrazil T. Bellucci 6th 3 1 7th 6th  
Q  GermanyGermany S. Stadler 4th 7th 6th 7th     Q  GermanyGermany S. Stadler 3 6th 6th 6 5 8th  
18th  CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 6th 6 4 3 5       10  Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 7th 2 6th 6 4 6th
30th  SpainSpain F. López 7th 3 6th 6th       30th  SpainSpain F. López 5 6th 3 7th 8th
OLD  ArgentinaArgentina B. Dabul 6 1 6th 3 4th     30th  SpainSpain F. López 6th 6th 6th      
OLD  CroatiaCroatia R. Karanušić 7th 6th 6th       OLD  CroatiaCroatia R. Karanušić 3 3 4th      
   PeruPeru L. Horna 6 4 3 1         30th  SpainSpain F. López 6th 7th 4th 6th  
   ItalyItaly F. Volandri 2 2 r            United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds 4th 5 6th 4th    
   United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds 4th 7th 6th 6th    
OLD  CanadaCanada F. Dancevic 6th 6th 6th       OLD  CanadaCanada F. Dancevic 6th 6 10 4th 4th    
7th  ArgentinaArgentina D. Nalbandian 4th 2 4th        

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
6th  United StatesUnited States A. Roddick 7th 6th 7th                      
   ArgentinaArgentina E. Schwank 5 4th 6 0       6th  United StatesUnited States A. Roddick 7th 5 4th 6 4  
   SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 7th 6th 6th          SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 6 5 7th 6th 7th    
OLD  FranceFrance T. Ascione 6 4 4th 2            SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 7th 7th 6th    
OLD  SerbiaSerbia B. Pašanski 3 6 6 4th         25th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 6 1 6 3 3      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Eaton 6th 7th 6th       Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Eaton 6 2 2 4th      
   FranceFrance N. Mahut 4th 7th 6 7 6th 5   25th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 7th 6th 6th      
25th  RussiaRussia D. Tursunov 6th 6 8 7th 3 7th        SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 4th 6th 4th 6 4  
19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 4th 6th 7th 6th          GermanyGermany R. Schüttler 6th 3 6th 7th  
   SpainSpain M. Granollers 6th 3 5 2     19th  SpainSpain N. Almagro 3 6th 7th 1 2  
   SpainSpain G. García-López 7th 6th 6th          SpainSpain G. García-López 6th 3 5 6th 6th  
Q  South AfricaSouth Africa I. van der Merwe 5 2 2            SpainSpain G. García-López 2 3 4th    
   SpainSpain S. Ventura 3 2 4th            GermanyGermany R. Schüttler 6th 6th 6th      
   GermanyGermany R. Schüttler 6th 6th 6th          GermanyGermany R. Schüttler 6th 6 8 4th 6th 6th  
Q  BelgiumBelgium C. Rochus 6th 3 1 4th     9  United StatesUnited States J. Blake 3 7th 6th 4th 4th  
9  United StatesUnited States J. Blake 3 6th 6th 6th      

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
14th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 3 6th 6th 6th                    
   SpainSpain O. Hernández 6th 2 0 2     14th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 6th 7th 7th    
WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 7th 6 1 4th 6th 6th   WC  FranceFrance J. Chardy 3 5 6 1      
Q  PortugalPortugal F. Gil 5 7th 6th 4th 3     14th  FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 7th 3 4th 6 6  
Q  FranceFrance É. Roger Vasselin 4th 3 6 4            CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6 5 6th 6th 7th    
   CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 6th 7th          CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 3 6th 6 6 7th  
OLD  United StatesUnited States W. Odesnik 3 r         24  FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 4th 6th 3 7th 5  
24  FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 6th                CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 3 5 2    
26th  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 4th 6 7 6th 6th 3        FranceFrance A. Clement 6th 7th 6th    
   AustriaAustria J. Melzer 6th 7th 4th 2 6th      AustriaAustria J. Melzer 4th 6th 3 6th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States J. Levine 4th 6th 6th 6th     Q  United StatesUnited States J. Levine 6th 2 6th 4th 1  
   United StatesUnited States D. Young 6th 2 3 4th          AustriaAustria J. Melzer 6th 3 4th 4th  
   SwedenSweden J. Bjorkman 6th 6 4 4th 6 4          FranceFrance A. Clement 4th 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance A. Clement 4th 7th 6th 7th        FranceFrance A. Clement 7th 7th 6th      
   GermanyGermany B. Becker 6th 6th 6th          GermanyGermany B. Becker 6 7 6 3 3      
4th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 4th 4th 4th        

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
8th  FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 6th 6th                      
   United StatesUnited States M. Fish 3 4th 2       8th  FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 6th      
   FranceFrance S. Grosjean 6th 7th 6th          FranceFrance S. Grosjean 2 2 r      
   ItalyItaly P. Starace 2 5 1         8th  FranceFrance R. Gasquet 6th 6th 6 3 6th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson 6th 5 5 1       28  FranceFrance G. Simon 3 3 7th 3    
   ArgentinaArgentina A. Calleri 4th 7th 7th 6th        ArgentinaArgentina A. Calleri 7th 2 3 4th    
Q  PolandPoland D. Olejniczak 3 4th 2       28  FranceFrance G. Simon 5 6th 6th 6th    
28  FranceFrance G. Simon 6th 6th 6th         8th  FranceFrance R. Gasquet 7th 6th 6 3 2 4th
23  SpainSpain T. Robredo 6th 6th 6 4 6th       12  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 5 3 7th 6th 6th
   BelgiumBelgium K. Viegen 1 3 7th 4th     23  SpainSpain T. Robredo 4th 4th 3      
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Cañas 6th 4th 4th 4th        GermanyGermany T. Haas 6th 6th 6th      
   GermanyGermany T. Haas 3 6th 6th 6th          GermanyGermany T. Haas 4th 7th 3 2  
WC  BelgiumBelgium X. Malisse 6th 6th 6th         12  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 6 4 6th 6th    
   GermanyGermany D. Gremelmayr 3 4th 2       WC  BelgiumBelgium X. Malisse 4th 2 2      
   FranceFrance F. Santoro 3 4th 6 5       12  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 6th 6th      
12  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 6th 7th        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6th 7th 6th                      
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Hernych 3 5 0       16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 6 1 6 3 6th 6th 6th
   SerbiaSerbia V. Troicki 6th 4th            SerbiaSerbia V. Troicki 7th 7th 3 1 2  
   EcuadorEcuador N. Lapentti 3 0 r         16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 5 7th 4th 7th 3
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Baker 4th 2 3         17th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 7th 6 5 6th 6 4 6th  
Q  ItalyItaly S. Galvani 6th 6th 6th       Q  ItalyItaly S. Galvani 6th 4th 3 6th 3  
   ArgentinaArgentina S. Roitman 1 4th 0       17th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 4th 6th 6th 3 6th  
17th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 6th 6th 6th         17th  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 3 3 1    
27  GermanyGermany N. jaw 6th 7th 6th         2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance J. Benneteau 1 5 3       27  GermanyGermany N. jaw 6th 6th 6th      
OLD  ArgentinaArgentina M. Vassallo Argüello 6th 2 2 6th 6th   OLD  ArgentinaArgentina M. Vassallo Argüello 0 3 1      
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic I. Minář 4th 6th 6th 2 2     27  GermanyGermany N. jaw 6 3 2 3    
   United StatesUnited States J. Isner 5 5 7th 6 6       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 7th 6th 6th      
   LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 7th 7th 6 3 7th        LatviaLatvia E. Gulbis 7th 2 6 2 3    
Q  GermanyGermany A. Beck 4th 4th 6 0       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 5 6th 7th 6th    
2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 6th 7th        

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