# 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International – Singles

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Unseeded Michaël Llodra won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against third-seeded Jarkko Nieminen.

## Seeds

* Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (quarterfinals)
* Jarkko Nieminen (final)
* Gilles Simon (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (first round, retired due to a foot injury)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (first round)
* Sébastien Grosjean (first 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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 | 3 | Jarkko Nieminen | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 |
| | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Joseph Sirianni | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 2 | 2 | | 1 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | J Acasuso | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | L Hewitt | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Golubev | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 2 | | E Gulbis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 |
| Q | I Klec | 2 | 4 | | 3 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Dancevic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | F Dancevic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 3 | J Nieminen | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6$^5$ | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | M Zverev | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Spadea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Grosjean | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | JM del Potro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | M Russell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Smeets | 6 | 4 | 2 | | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Becker | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Korolev | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | A Jones | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | E Korolev | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Simon | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Llodra | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| 5 | R Štěpánek | 6$^3$ | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Sirianni | 3 | 6$^8$ |
| WC | J Sirianni | 7$^7$ | 4 | | WC | J Sirianni | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7 | 6 | | | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | J Sirianni | 1 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| WC | C Guccione | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| Q | W Odesnik | 5 | 6$^5$ | | WC | C Guccione | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6$^2$ | 5 | | 2 | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P-H Mathieu | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |