# 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy – Singles

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Philipp Petzschner won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Gaël Monfils.

## Seeds

* Stanislas Wawrinka (first round)
* Fernando González (quarterfinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (second round, withdrew due to a left toe injury)
* Ivo Karlović (first round)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Robredo (withdrew due to a left hip injury)
* Gilles Simon (first round)
* Gaël Monfils (final)

## 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 |
| Q | Philipp Petzschner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | Philipp Petzschner | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Gaël Monfils | 4 | 4 |
| | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 4 | 7 | 6$^2$ | 8 | Gaël Monfils | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Gaël Monfils | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Petzschner | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | J Hernych | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Karanušić | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | Q | P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | C Moyá | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | M Berrer | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | E Schwank | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Simon | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Petzschner | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | I Karlović | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | JC Ferrero | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | J Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Melzer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | F López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Koubek | 1 | 2 | | LL | S Giraldo | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Crivoi | 4 | 4 | | 5 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Cañas | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | F Verdasco | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 2 | 2 | | | P Kohlschreiber | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Fischer | 6$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | 3 | JM del Potro | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | JM del Potro | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 7 | 6$^2$ |
| 8 | G Monfils | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | A Peya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Snobel | 4 | 2 | | | R Štěpánek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | F González | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 2 | 3 | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | 2 | F González | 4 | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F González | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |