# 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's singles

James Blake was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Marin Čilić won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, against Mardy Fish.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
* Ivo Karlović (third round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to fatigue)
* Igor Andreev (quarterfinals)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Marin Čilić (champion)
* Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
* Mardy Fish (final)
* Marc Gicquel (third round)
* Simone Bolelli (second round)
* Jürgen Melzer (third round)
* Agustín Calleri (second round)
* Marcel Granollers (second round)
* José Acasuso (second round)
* Eduardo Schwank (second round)
* Victor Hănescu (third 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 | Final |
| 1 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Fernando Verdasco | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Mardy Fish | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | Jesse Levine | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | Mardy Fish | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Mardy Fish | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mardy Fish | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | Mardy Fish | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Igor Andreev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Igor Andreev | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Luka Gregorc | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | Luka Gregorc | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | Luka Gregorc | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | D Sela | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Young | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Minář | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Minář | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 7 | 3 | 3 | | I Minář | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | E Schwank | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Zverev | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 12 | A Calleri | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Horna | 6$^4$ | 2 | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Zverev | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Serra | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Mónaco | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | LL | J Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione | 5 | 3 | | | G García López | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | J Levine | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Darcis | 0 | r | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 5 | 0 | r | | S Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | M Granollers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Levine | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Fish | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 9 | M Gicquel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montañés | 7 | 7 | | | Montañés | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Devilder | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | M Gicquel | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Odesnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 5 | 4 | | | W Odesnik | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Fish | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7 | 2 | 6 | | V Troicki | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | J Melzer | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | J Melzer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Andreev | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 16 | V Hănescu | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Gremelmayr | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Daniel | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | V Hănescu | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I Andreev | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Korolev | 4 | 4 | | | O Rochus | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | I Andreev | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | P Starace | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 4 | 4 | r | | F Fognini | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | S Bolelli | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Gregorc | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 14 | J Acasuso | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Delgado | 2 | 6 | 0 | Q | L Gregorc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Gregorc | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Isner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | I Karlović | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 4 | 4 | | WC | J Isner | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | I Karlović | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |