2008 Swedish Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Swedish Open
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
Final score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw28 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Swedish Open ·  2009  

David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Tommy Robredo.

Contents

Thirds-seeded Tommy Robredo won in the final 6–4, 6–1, against fourth-seeded Tomáš Berdych.

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo (champion)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (final)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (first round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to an ankle injury)
  7. Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 61 2
3 Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 2 66
3 Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 66 
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 4 1  
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 2 66
2 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 63 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 76 
Q Flag of Chile.svg N Massú 2 3    Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 5 1  
  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 66 1 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 7636
  Flag of France.svg M Gicquel 3 4  8 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 5 771
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg O Rochus 3 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 1 775 8 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 66 
8 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 66471 Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer 61 2
3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 2 66
3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers 3 1    Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 2 3  
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 66 3 Flag of Spain.svg T Robredo 677 
Q Flag of Austria.svg D Köllerer 640  7 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 2 64 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis 776   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis 3 1  
  Flag of Argentina.svg S Roitman 4 2  7 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 
7 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 77664
  Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 64786  Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 773 6
Q Flag of Spain.svg M López 665    Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 6464
  Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 787   Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 3 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 776 4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 66 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg F Prpic 643    Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 622  
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 776 
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 2 66
LL Flag of Sweden.svg T Göransson 1 2  2 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 63 2
WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Ryderstedt 66 WC Flag of Sweden.svg M Ryderstedt 3 5  
LL Flag of Poland.svg M Przysiężny 5 2  Q Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 67 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 76 Q Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 61 0
WC Flag of Sweden.svg E Eleskovic 66 2 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 2 66
  Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 4 4  WC Flag of Sweden.svg E Eleskovic 0 2r
2 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 64  

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