2008 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles

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Singles
2008 Grand Prix Hassan II
Champion Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Final score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Grand Prix Hassan II ·  2009  

Paul-Henri Mathieu was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Qualifier Gilles Simon won in the final 7–5, 6–2, against fifth-seeded Julien Benneteau.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals, withdrew due to a knee injury)
  2. Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (second round)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri (semifinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau (final)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Florent Serra (first round)
  8. Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1/WC Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga    
Q Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon w/o  
Q Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 76 
5 Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau 5 2  
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri 61 3
5 Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau 1 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 6712
  Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés 4 6101/WC Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello 5 2 WC Flag of Algeria.svg L Ouahab 3 2  
WC Flag of Algeria.svg L Ouahab 761/WC Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
  Flag of France.svg A Clément 661   Flag of Spain.svg S Ventura 3 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg S Ventura 786  Flag of Spain.svg S Ventura 2 66
  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 6656  Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 64 0
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Guccione 4 772 1/WC Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga    
4 Flag of France.svg M Gicquel 66Q Flag of France.svg G Simon w/o  
Q Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 3 0 4 Flag of France.svg M Gicquel 62 77
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 4 66  Flag of Argentina.svg G Coria 1 662
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky 64 3 4 Flag of France.svg M Gicquel 3 2  
  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 2 677Q Flag of France.svg G Simon 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 63 63  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 64 3
Q Flag of France.svg G Simon 65 6Q Flag of France.svg G Simon 3 66
7 Flag of France.svg F Serra 2 73

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Romania.svg V Hănescu 2 783
WC Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 6666WC Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 67
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Luczak 1r  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 3 5
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hrbatý 2 WC Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui    
  Flag of Brazil.svg M Daniel 77604 3 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri w/o  
  Flag of France.svg O Patience 65776  Flag of France.svg O Patience 2 5
  Flag of France.svg T Ascione 61 2 3 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 67
3 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 3 663 Flag of Argentina.svg A Calleri 61 3
5 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 2 665 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 1 66
  Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 63 4 5 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 66
  Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 66  Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 4 4
Q Flag of South Korea.svg W-s Jun 4 1 5 Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 65  
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Dancevic 774 65  Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández 3 2r
  Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández 64677  Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg G García López 75 0 2 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 3 2  
2 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 6 76

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