2008 Chennai Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Chennai Open
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Final score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Chennai Open ·  2009  

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

Contents

Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–0, 6–1, against first-seeded Rafael Nadal.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (final)
  2. Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis (first round)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny (champion)
  5. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut (second round)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer (second round)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer (second round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6371077
3 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 776861
1 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 0 1  
4 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 66 
4 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 66 
  Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 2 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
  Flag of France.svg M Montcourt 2 4  1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 7877 Q Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 2 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg Y Schukin 6662 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 66 
Q Flag of Austria.svg A Peya 4 4    Flag of Spain.svg G García López 3 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg G García López 66   Flag of Spain.svg G García López 4 777
WC Flag of Spain.svg B Salva-Vidal 6374 7 Flag of Austria.svg W Eschauer 65 63
7 Flag of Austria.svg W Eschauer 775 61 Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal 6371077
3 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 3 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 776861
  Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 4 1  3 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 6646
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtsev 64 710Q Flag of Russia.svg A Kudryavtsev 3 772
WC Flag of India.svg P Amritraj 3 6683 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg I Navarro 4 66   Flag of France.svg F Serra 3 4  
  Flag of France.svg F Serra 678   Flag of France.svg F Serra 74 77
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Vliegen 776   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Vliegen 5 663
8 Flag of France.svg M Gicquel 654  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer 66 
  Flag of Chile.svg P Capdeville 2 4  6 Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer 632  
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller 4 3    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 776 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 4 4  
  Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin 66 4 Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
WC Flag of India.svg V Vardhan 1 2    Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin 5 62
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Vaněk 3 2  4 Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 71 6
4 Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 4 Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 66 
5 Flag of France.svg N Mahut 66   Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 2 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg D Gremelmayr 3 3  6 Flag of France.svg N Mahut 2 4  
  Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 3 786  Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 66 
  Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 6661   Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 4 66
Q Flag of Croatia.svg L Zovko 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 62 3
  Flag of France.svg T Ascione 4 0  Q Flag of Croatia.svg L Zovko 1 5  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 67 
2 Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 3 4  

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