# 2008 Thailand Open – Singles

Dmitry Tursunov was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
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.
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
* Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
* Gaël Monfils (semifinals)
* Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Marat Safin (first round)
* Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Gaël Monfils | 0 | 3 | 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 5 | 1 | | Q | S Stadler | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stadler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | R Söderling | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-u-H Qureshi | 2 | 4 | | 6 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 3 | 3 | | | S Bolelli | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Udomchoke | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | N Mahut | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Djokovic | 2 | 0 | | 5 | J Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Safin | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | P Petzschner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | M Zverev | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Smeets | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | P Petzschner | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | G Bastl | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 4 | G Monfils | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Kendrick | 6 | 7$^7$ | | R Kendrick | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | G Monfils | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Monfils | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 |
| | D Young | 3 | 3 | 8 | J Melzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6$^4$ | 2 | | V Troicki | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Melzer | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | L Dlouhý | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Becker | 4 | 6$^4$ | Q | L Dlouhý | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |