# 2008 Rogers Masters – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Nicolas Kiefer in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Canadian Open.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andy Murray.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (second round)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* David Ferrer (third round)
* Andy Roddick (third round)
* James Blake (quarterfinals)
* Andy Murray (semifinals)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (first round)
* Tommy Robredo (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Gilles Simon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Čilić | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Čilić | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Gilles Simon | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nicolas Kiefer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Nicolas Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | Nicolas Kiefer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | James Blake | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | James Blake | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | Nicolas Kiefer | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Andy Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 8 | Andy Murray | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | Richard Gasquet | 7$^{14}$ | 2 | 1 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 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 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Young | 1 | 3 | | | G Simon | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | J Acasuso | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 2 | 1 | | 14 | F González | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Simon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | T Robredo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| WC | F Niemeyer | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 12 | T Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Dlouhý | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | N Mahut | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 3 | 2 | | | T Haas | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Fish | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 15 | M Youzhny | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Youzhny | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 1 | 2 |
| | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | F López | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | D Tursunov | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | D Tursunov | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Clément | 3 | 6 | 0 | Q | J Björkman | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 1 | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Golubev | 6$^4$ | 1 | | LL | T Johansson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 3 | 3 | | WC | M Safin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 9 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | F Verdasco | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | F Verdasco | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 5 | 1 | | | R Söderling | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Söderling | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | F Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Ančić | 3 | 4 | | WC | F Dancevic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Ginepri | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | 10 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 6$^7$ | | Q | A Kudryavtsev | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Gasquet | 7$^{14}$ | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 6 |
| | J Nieminen | 3 | 1 | | 16 | T Berdych | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | I Andreev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | I Andreev | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| WC | P Polansky | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | J Levine | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Levine | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |