# 2008 Roma Open – Singles

Thierry Ascione was the defender of title; however, he chose not to play. Eduardo Schwank won in the final 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, against Éric Prodon.

## Seeds

* Flavio Cipolla (first round)
* Eduardo Schwank (champion)
* Éric Prodon (final)
* Daniel Köllerer (semifinals)
* David Guez (quarterfinals)
* Laurent Recouderc (first round)
* Hugo Armando (second round)
* Adrian Mannarino (semifinals)

## 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

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Adrian Mannarino | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Éric Prodon | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Éric Prodon | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Éric Prodon | 3 | 7 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 2/SE | Eduardo Schwank | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 |
| 4 | Daniel Köllerer | 1 | 2 | | 2/SE | Eduardo Schwank | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 |
| 2/SE | Eduardo Schwank | 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 | F Cipolla | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Brizzi | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Brizzi | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Chekhov | 2 | 1 | | | C Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Villagrán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Villagrán | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | T Oger | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 8 | A Mannarino | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | A van der Duim | 6 | 7 | | Q | A van der Duim | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 2 | 1 | | 8 | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Mannarino | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | É Prodon | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Q | A García | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Arnaboldi | 6$^3$ | 6$^7$ | | | C Zampieri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | É Prodon | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Aldi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Aldi | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 4 | 2 | | | F Aldi | 7 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Fabbiano | 3 | 1 | | 7 | H Armando | 6$^1$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | H Armando | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | L Recouderc | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Greul | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Biasella | 2 | 1 | | | S Vagnozzi | 4 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vagnozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Greul | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Lammer | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | D Köllerer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Crivoi | 7 | 2 | 6 | | V Crivoi | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ungur | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | D Köllerer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Köllerer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Köllerer | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | D Guez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/SE | E Schwank | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 4 | | 5 | D Guez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Decoud | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Decoud | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Savić | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | D Guez | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 2/SE | E Schwank | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Galvani | 2 | 6 | 2 | | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Petrazzuolo | 1 | 2 | | 2/SE | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/SE | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |