# 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters. It was his first Masters title. Rafael Nadal's 32 match winning-streak ended in the semifinals when he was defeated by Djokovic.
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Ivo Karlović.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (third round)
* Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Andy Roddick (withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
* James Blake (third round)
* Andy Murray (champion)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (withdrew due to a right knee injury)
* Fernando Verdasco (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (second round)
* Fernando González (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (first round)
* Ivo Karlović (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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Ivo Karlović | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | 16 | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Andy Murray | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Björkman | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | R Ginepri | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| LL | P Capdeville | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | I Karlović | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Acasuso | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 3 | 4 | | 16 | I Karlović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | I Karlović | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ |
| | M Fish | 2 | 2 | | 12 | T Robredo | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 0 | 3 | | | R Söderling | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Söderling | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |
| Q | M Yani | 3 | 4 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | W-s Jun | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6$^8$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | C Moyá | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | I Andreev | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Stoppini | 6$^2$ | 3 | | WC | J Isner | 6 | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | I Andreev | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Štěpánek | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | R Gasquet | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Llodra | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | 11 | R Gasquet | 6$^8$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | D Tursunov | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | D Tursunov | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | S Querrey | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R Ram | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | G Simon | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | E Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | LL | A Clément | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Clément | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Gulbis | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | F González | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Berdych | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 5 | 5 | | | A Seppi | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Seppi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Anderson | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Bolelli | 6$^2$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | J Levine | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | F Verdasco | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | C Guccione | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Guccione | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Estrella | 3 | 5 | | 10 | F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| 14 | M Youzhny | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | T Haas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | G Monfils | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Young | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Haas | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| Q | B Becker | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | F Serra | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | F Serra | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |