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2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles
Main article: 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Andy Murray defeated Gilles Simon in the final, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Madrid Open. It was his second Masters title.
David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro.
This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on indoor hard courts, as it would switch to outdoor clay courts the following year.
Seeds
All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
- ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
- SUI Roger Federer (semifinals)
- SRB Novak Djokovic (third round)
- GBR Andy Murray (champion)
- RUS Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
- ESP David Ferrer (second round)
- ARG David Nalbandian (third round)
- USA Andy Roddick (third round)
- ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
- SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
- USA James Blake (second round)
- CHI Fernando González (second round)
- ESP Fernando Verdasco (second round)
- CRO Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
- FRA Richard Gasquet (third round)
- FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
Draw
Finals
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Top half
Section 1
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GER N Kiefer | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3=5 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=LAT E Gulbis | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=7 | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=BEL S Darcis | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA M Fish | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GER P Kohlschreiber | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ESP C Moyá | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ESP F López | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=ESP Montañés | RD1-score14-1=64 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ESP R Nadal | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=LAT E Gulbis | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA M Fish | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-seed04=15 | RD2-team04=FRA R Gasquet | RD2-score04-1=63 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=SUI S Wawrinka | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=7 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GER P Kohlschreiber | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=5 | RD2-score06-3=65 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ESP F López | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=ESP D Ferrer | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score08-2=64 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ESP R Nadal | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=15 | RD3-team02=FRA R Gasquet | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=SUI S Wawrinka | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=ESP F López | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ESP R Nadal | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=ESP F López | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=
Section 2
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=RUS D Tursunov | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=3 | RD1-seed04=Q | RD1-team04=ROU V Hănescu | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=FRA F Serra | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SWE R Söderling | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA G Simon | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=RUS I Andreev | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=67 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=FRA M Llodra | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=USA R Ginepri | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=SRB N Djokovic | RD2-score01-1=68 | RD2-score01-2=78 | RD2-score01-3=3 | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-team02=ROU V Hănescu | RD2-score02-1=710 | RD2-score02-2=66 | RD2-score02-3=1r | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SWE R Söderling | RD2-score03-1=67 | RD2-score03-2=68 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-team04=CRO I Karlović | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=USA J Blake | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=FRA G Simon | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=USA R Ginepri | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-team08=RUS N Davydenko | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=SRB N Djokovic | RD3-score01-1=64 | RD3-score01-2=65 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-team02=CRO I Karlović | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=FRA G Simon | RD3-score03-1=66 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=7 | RD3-seed04=Q | RD3-team04=USA R Ginepri | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=66 | RD4-seed01=14 | RD4-team01=CRO I Karlović | RD4-score01-1=61 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=62 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=FRA G Simon | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=7
Bottom half
Section 3
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ITA A Seppi | RD1-score03-1=65 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ESP T Robredo | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=FRA** G Monfils** | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=ITA F Fognini | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3= | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team11=BEL O Rochus | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=CRO M Čilić | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13=LL | RD1-team13=ITA S Bolelli | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ESP N Almagro | RD1-score14-1=64 | RD1-score14-2=1 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=USA** A Roddick** | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ESP T Robredo | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3= | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=FRA** G Monfils** | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-team04=CHI F González | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team05=ESP F Verdasco | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=CRO M Čilić | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3= | RD2-seed07=LL | RD2-team07=ITA S Bolelli | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3=r | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=GBR A Murray | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=USA A Roddick | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=FRA G Monfils | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=CRO M Čilić | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=62 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=GBR A Murray | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=FRA G Monfils | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=GBR A Murray | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Section 4
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GER R Schüttler | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CZE T Berdych | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3= | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=RUS M Youzhny | RD1-score05-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=FIN J Nieminen | RD1-score06-1=7 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA P-H Mathieu | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=ESP M Granollers | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ARG J Mónaco | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=CZE R Štěpánek | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3= | RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=ARG D Nalbandian | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=65 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CZE T Berdych | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=7 | RD2-score02-3=1 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=FIN J Nieminen | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=r | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=ARG JM del Potro | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-3= | RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-team05=FRA J-W Tsonga | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=ESP M Granollers | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=65 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=CZE R Štěpánek | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=66 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=SUI R Federer | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3= | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01=ARG D Nalbandian | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=ARG** JM del Potro** | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3= | RD3-seed03=16 | RD3-team03=FRA J-W Tsonga | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=SUI R Federer | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3= | RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=ARG JM del Potro | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=SUI R Federer | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
- SRB Janko Tipsarević (first round)
- ITA Simone Bolelli (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
- ARG José Acasuso (qualifying competition)
- CRO Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
- ARG Agustín Calleri (first round)
- FRA Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition)
- FRA Florent Serra (qualified)
- ARG Eduardo Schwank (qualifying competition)
- ESP Marcel Granollers (qualified)
- BEL Steve Darcis (qualified)
- ESP Guillermo García López (first round)
- ARG Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
- USA Robby Ginepri
- BEL Steve Darcis
- FRA Florent Serra
- ESP Marcel Granollers
- BEL Olivier Rochus
- ROM Victor Hănescu
Lucky loser
- ITA Simone Bolelli
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=SRB Janko Tipsarević | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=USA Robby Ginepri | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=6
| RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-team3=ESP Óscar Burrieza | RD1-score3-1=65 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=8 | RD1-team4=ARG Eduardo Schwank | RD1-score4-1=77 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=USA Robby Ginepri | RD2-score1-1=77 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=8 | RD2-team2=ARG Eduardo Schwank | RD2-score2-1=62 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=
Second qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=ITA Simone Bolelli | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=ECU Nicolás Lapentti | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=FRA Nicolas Devilder | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=61 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=10 | RD1-team4=BEL Steve Darcis | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=77 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=ITA Simone Bolelli | RD2-score1-1=64 | RD2-score1-2=62 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=10 | RD2-team2=BEL Steve Darcis | RD2-score2-1=77 | RD2-score2-2=77 | RD2-score2-3=
Third qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=ARG José Acasuso | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=2 | RD1-seed2=WC | RD1-team2=ESP Pablo Andújar | RD1-score2-1=3 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=0r
| RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-team3=BUL Grigor Dimitrov | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=FRA Florent Serra | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=ARG José Acasuso | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=4 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2=FRA Florent Serra | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=
Fourth qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=CRO Ivan Ljubičić | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=7 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=AUS Chris Guccione | RD1-score2-1=3 | RD1-score2-2=5 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-team3=ESP Carlos Gómez-Herrera | RD1-score3-1=0 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=9 | RD1-team4=ESP Marcel Granollers | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=CRO Ivan Ljubičić | RD2-score1-1=5 | RD2-score1-2=5 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=9 | RD2-team2=ESP Marcel Granollers | RD2-score2-1=7 | RD2-score2-2=7 | RD2-score2-3=
Fifth qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=ARG Agustín Calleri | RD1-score1-1=3 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=BEL Olivier Rochus | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=LUX Gilles Müller | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-3=4 | RD1-seed4=12 | RD1-team4=ARG Guillermo Cañas | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=6
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=BEL Olivier Rochus | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=12 | RD2-team2=ARG Guillermo Cañas | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=
Sixth qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=6 | RD1-team1=FRA Julien Benneteau | RD1-score1-1=64 | RD1-score1-2=77 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=ESP Iván Navarro | RD1-score2-1=77 | RD1-score2-2=64 | RD1-score2-3=3
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ROM Victor Hănescu | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=77 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=11 | RD1-team4=ESP Guillermo García López | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=62 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=6 | RD2-team1=FRA Julien Benneteau | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=ROM Victor Hănescu | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=
References
References
- (20 October 2008). "Madrid Masters 2008 Final Highlights - Gilles Simon v Andy Murray".
- (19 October 2008). "Masterful Murray sweeps to Madrid title". [[The Guardian]].
- (19 October 2008). "Murray defeats Simon to win Madrid". [[The New York Times]].
- (17 October 2008). "Martín del Potro destrona al 'rey' David Nalbandián". [[Diario AS]].
- (16 October 2008). "Del Potro fue el verdugo de David Nalbandian en el Masters de Madrid". [[Radio Cooperativa]].
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