# 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo – Singles

Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in a rematch of the previous two years' finals, 7–5, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters. For the second consecutive year, Nadal did not lose a set during the tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (final)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals, retired due to a sore throat)
* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* David Nalbandian (quarterfinals)
* Richard Gasquet (third round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round, retired due to a neck injury)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Juan Mónaco (second round, retired due to a hand injury)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* Ivo Karlović (second round)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | David Nalbandian | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | David Nalbandian | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| | Sam Querrey | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sam Querrey | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 7 |
| | Igor Andreev | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 1 | 5 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Monfils | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 5 | 4 | | | G Monfils | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | 4 | 1$^r$ | 15 | I Karlović | 6$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | I Karlović | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | T Robredo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | S Wawrinka | 4 | 5 | | 12 | T Robredo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | R Söderling | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | 12 | T Robredo | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | O Rochus | 6 | 3 | | Q | O Rochus | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Kuerten | 1 | 2 | | | I Ljubičić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | A Murray | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | F Volandri | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 14 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | S Querrey | 4 | 0 |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Querrey | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 4 | 3 | | | A Seppi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | 7 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Vliegen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | K Vliegen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | M Youzhny | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7 | 6 | | | I Andreev | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | I Andreev | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Almagro | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J-R Lisnard | 4 | 4 | | | N Almagro | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 0 | 5 | | 11 | J Mónaco | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Andreev | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | P Kohlschreiber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 16 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | N Kiefer | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 16 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Bolelli | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 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 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Safin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | Q | N Lapentti | 7 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Tipsarević | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | JC Ferrero | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | M Llodra | 7$^9$ | 1 | 1 | 13 | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | J Nieminen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Gicquel | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | JC Ferrero | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | I Minář | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Ančić | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |