# 2008 Brasil Open – Singles

Guillermo Cañas was the defending champion but chose not to participate that year.
Nicolás Almagro won in the final 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, 7–5, against Carlos Moyá.

## Seeds

* Carlos Moyá (final)
* Nicolás Almagro (champion)
* Igor Andreev (first round)
* Potito Starace (first round)
* Filippo Volandri (quarterfinals)
* Agustín Calleri (first round)
* José Acasuso (first round)
* Albert Montañés (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | Carlos Moyá | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nicolás Almagro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 |
| | Fabio Fognini | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Nicolás Almagro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Moyá | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | C Moyá | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Patience | 6 | 7 | | | O Patience | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JP Brzezicki | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | Ó Hernández | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | Ó Hernández | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Roitman | 6 | 6 | | | S Roitman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Calleri | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | I Andreev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| Q | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luczak | 7 | 6 | | | P Luczak | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Daniel | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | E Schwank | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | T Bellucci | 2 | 2 | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Decoud | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | Q | S Decoud | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Acasuso | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Devilder | 4 | 4 | | 8 | Montañés | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | F Fognini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | F Fognini | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | G Kuerten | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | I Minář | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 7 | 6 | | | C Berlocq | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Minář | 6 | 4 | 6 | | I Minář | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Starace | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Muñoz de la Nava | 2 | 4 | | 5 | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coria | 6 | 7 | | | G Coria | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Aldi | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | F Volandri | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Pašanski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Almagro | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 4 | 4 | | | B Pašanski | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 3 | 2 | | 2 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |