2008 Thailand Open – Singles

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Singles
2008 Thailand Open
Champion Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Runner-up Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Final score7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Thailand Open ·  2009  

Dmitry Tursunov was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–4, against Novak Djokovic.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (final)
  2. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Marat Safin (first round)
  8. Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 76 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 5 1  
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 644  
2 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 776 
4 Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 0 3  
2 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Serbia.svg N Djokovic 66 
  Flag of France.svg J Benneteau 5 1  Q Flag of Germany.svg S Stadler 1 3  
Q Flag of Germany.svg S Stadler 76 1 Flag of Serbia.svg N Djokovic 67 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Berrer 4 3  6 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 4 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 66   Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 1 3  
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi 2 4  6 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 66 
6 Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling 66 1 Flag of Serbia.svg N Djokovic 76 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 5 1  
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 76 
  Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 3 3    Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli 5 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli 66  3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 786 
WC Flag of Thailand.svg D Udomchoke 2 772   Flag of France.svg N Mahut 663  
  Flag of France.svg N Mahut 6656  Flag of France.svg N Mahut 63 6
WC Flag of Serbia.svg M Djokovic 2 0  5 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 4 63
5 Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 4 64 
  Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner 677   Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner 773 6
  Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 66   Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 6363
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Smeets 4 4    Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner 664  
Q Flag of Switzerland.svg G Bastl 3 64 4 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 786 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick 677   Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick 4 64 
4 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 677 
4 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 0 3  
8 Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer 66 2 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg D Young 3 3  8 Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer 677 
  Flag of France.svg F Santoro 642    Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 4 64 
  Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 776 8 Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer 3 2  
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Dlouhý 677 2 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 4 64 Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Dlouhý 69661
2 Flag of France.svg J-W Tsonga 7113 77

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