# 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's singles

Juan Ignacio Chela was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Agustín Calleri.
Sixth-seeded Nicolás Almagro won in the final 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, against David Nalbandian.

## Seeds

* David Nalbandian (final)
* Carlos Moyá (second round)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Guillermo Cañas (second round)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (champion)
* Igor Andreev (first round)
* Potito Starace (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 |
| 1 | David Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Luis Horna | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Luis Horna | 5 | 1 | | 1 | David Nalbandian | 1 | 6$^1$ |
| | | | | | 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | José Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pašanski | 2 | 5 | | 1 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 6 | 6 | | | S Ventura | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Ramírez | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Roitman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | P Starace | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | P Luczak | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 4 | 2 | | 8 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | J Mónaco | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Horna | 5 | 1 |
| | JP Brzezicki | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | J Mónaco | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Horna | 6 | 7 | | | L Horna | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | L Horna | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Echagaray | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Calleri | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | A Calleri | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Cuevas | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 5 | JI Chela | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | JI Chela | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | I Andreev | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montañés | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Montañés | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Granollers-Pujol | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Granollers-Pujol | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Rodríguez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | M Granollers-Pujol | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | G Cañas | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Cañas | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Almagro | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | J Vaněk | 1 | 2 | | 6 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Minář | 4 | 5 | | | F Volandri | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | N Almagro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Massú | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 3 | 4 | | | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Eschauer | 4 | 4 | | 2 | C Moyá | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |