# 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Singles

Xavier Malisse was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Bobby Reynolds.
Kei Nishikori won his first ATP title at 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, against James Blake.

## Seeds

* James Blake (final)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Sam Querrey (semifinals)
* Dudi Sela (withdrew due to personal reasons)
* Florian Mayer (first round, retired due to a leg injury)
* Vincent Spadea (quarterfinals)
* Victor Hănescu (withdrew due to illness)
* Mardy Fish (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | James Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | Robby Ginepri | 4 | 4 | | 1 | James Blake | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | Q | Kei Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 2 | 6$^7$ | Q | Kei Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Kei Nishikori | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | J Blake | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kendrick | 5 | 5 | | 1 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Capdeville | 6 | 6 | | | P Capdeville | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Bowles | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | I Kunitsyn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 6$^5$ | 2 | | LL | M Mirnyi | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Blake | 6 | 6 |
| LL | A Bogomolov, Jr. | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Ginepri | 4 | 4 |
| | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | M Russell | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | WC | R Ginepri | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Montcourt | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Navarro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Fish | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Serra | 3 | 6 | 3 | | I Navarro | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Crugnola | 1 | 5 | | 8 | M Fish | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Fish | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 3 | 4 | | 6 | V Spadea | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | G Müller | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Levine | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 6 | V Spadea | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | W Odesnik | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | G García López | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Schukin | 1 | 4 | | 3 | S Querrey | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Querrey | 6 | 2 | 6$^7$ |
| 5 | F Mayer | 0 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Nishikori | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| Q | K Nishikori | 6 | 4 | | Q | K Nishikori | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 6$^7$ | 3 | | Q | A Delic | 7$^9$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Delic | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | B Reynolds | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 2 | 6 | 3 | | B Reynolds | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hartfield | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Hartfield | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Haas | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |