# 2008 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Andy Murray was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–1, 6–1, against Andrey Golubev.

## Seeds

* Andy Murray (champion)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round, withdrew due to a wrist injury)
* Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Marin Čilić (first round)
* Dmitry Tursunov (first round)
* Mario Ančić (first round)
* Marat Safin (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 0 | 3 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Q | Andrey Golubev | 1 | 1 |
| Q | Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | Q | Andrey Golubev | 1 | 1 |
| | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 0 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 3 | 3 | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G García-López | 0 | 2 | | | E Gulbis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | J Tipsarević | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| | P Starace | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | J Tipsarević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Chardy | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Ančić | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | F Verdasco | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 0 | 3 |
| Q | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Lejnieks | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | K Lejnieks | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 3 | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Tursunov | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 4 | | 8 | M Safin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Q | A Golubev | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | F Serra | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Zverev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Navarro | 2 | 1 | | 4 | M Youzhny | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Golubev | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | M Čilić | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 0 |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^8$ | Q | M Kukushkin | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Korolev | 1 | 2 | | | V Hănescu | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Elgin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Elgin | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 4 | 4 | | WC | M Elgin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione | 4 | 4 | | 2 | N Davydenko | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |