2008 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles

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Singles
2008 Next Generation Adelaide International
Champion Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Runner-up Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen
Final score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Next Generation Adelaide International ·  2009  

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Unseeded Michaël Llodra won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against third-seeded Jarkko Nieminen.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (Quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu (Quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen (Final)
  4. Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (First Round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek (First Round, retired due to a foot injury)
  6. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Semifinals)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro (First Round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 4  
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 66 
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 3 4  
  Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra 66 
  Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra 6710 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Sirianni 3 68 

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
  Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 2 2  1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 
  Flag of Colombia.svg A Falla 3 63   Flag of Argentina.svg J Acasuso 2 2  
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Acasuso 677 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 4 2  
  Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis 69666 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Golubev 7114 2   Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis 3 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg V Hănescu 3 65 6 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
6 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 64 76 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 2 4  
3 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 3 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg I Klec 2 4  3 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Dancevic 677 Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg F Dancevic 4 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli 2 63 3 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 776777
  Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 3 3    Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 657965
  Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 66   Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 3 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 4 66  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 67 
8 Flag of France.svg S Grosjean 61 3

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Argentina.svg JM del Potro 3 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 66   Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 4 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 64 2   Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 3 66  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 654  
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Korolev 679   Flag of France.svg M Llodra 776 
LL Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Jones 2 67   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Korolev 633  
  Flag of France.svg M Llodra 776   Flag of France.svg M Llodra 776 
4 Flag of France.svg G Simon 633    Flag of France.svg M Llodra 6710 
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 633rWC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Sirianni 3 68 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Sirianni 774  WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Sirianni 6566
  Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey 76   Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey 772 3
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis 5 4  WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Sirianni 1 678
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Guccione 777 2 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 61 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg W Odesnik 5 65 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Guccione 63 4
  Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 625  2 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 4 66
2 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 777 

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