# 2008 Masters Series Hamburg – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Hamburg European Open.
This was the last edition of the tournament played as an ATP Masters Series event, as it was downgraded to an ATP Tour 500 event for the 2009 season.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (final)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* David Ferrer (third round)
* Andy Roddick (withdrew due to a back injury)
* James Blake (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (second round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Juan Mónaco (third round)
* Tommy Robredo (second round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* Nicolás Almagro (withdrew due to a wrist injury)

## 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 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andreas Seppi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Kiefer | 3 | 7 | 5 | | Andreas Seppi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | Albert Montañés | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Carlos Moyá | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | J Nieminen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Schüttler | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | R Söderling | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Söderling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | 14 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J-W Tsonga | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Youzhny | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | F Verdasco | 3 | 3 |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | M Llodra | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | F López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | |
| LL | I Minář | 6 | 6 | | LL | I Minář | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6$^4$ | | I Ljubičić | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6$^6$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 3 | 3 | | | S Wawrinka | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | N Kiefer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | N Kiefer | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | J Mónaco | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Seppi | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | F Volandri | 1 | 0 | r | 12 | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Granollers | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | J Mónaco | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Berrer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Gasquet | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Beck | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | J Tipsarević | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Fish | 1 | 3 | | | A Montañés | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 5 | | | | J Acasuso | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Vliegen | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | A Montañés | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | T Robredo | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | 13 | T Robredo | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Zverev | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | I Karlović | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | I Karlović | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | JA Sanchez de Luna | 3 | 3 | | | JI Chela | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 9 | T Berdych | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 5 | 2 | | Q | M Safin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Safin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Safin | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| Q | G Naso | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | 11 | C Moyá | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| LL | O Rochus | 7$^{13}$ | 2 | 6 | LL | O Rochus | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Benneteau | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | 11 | C Moyá | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | 11 | C Moyá | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | D Tursunov | 4 | 1 | | 15 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 4 | 5 | | | G Simon | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | A Murray | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | L Horna | 3 | 2 | r | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 4 | | | P Starace | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Marcel Granollers (qualified)
* Julien Benneteau (qualified)
* Olivier Rochus (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Ivo Minář (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Victor Hănescu (first round)
* Marat Safin (qualified)
* Jürgen Melzer (first round)
* Kristof Vliegen (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Evgeny Korolev (qualifying competition)
* Pablo Cuevas (first round)
* Boris Pašanski (qualifying competition)
* Luis Horna (qualified)
* Flavio Cipolla (first round)
* Alberto Martín (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Marcel Granollers
* Julien Benneteau
* Alberto Martín
* Luis Horna
* José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
* Marat Safin
* Gianluca Naso

### Lucky losers

* Olivier Rochus
* Ivo Minář
* Kristof Vliegen

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Leonardo Azzaro | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Leonardo Azzaro | 4 | 2 | 1 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Kristof Vliegen | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Júlio Silva | 4 | 5 | 8 | Kristof Vliegen | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexander Waske | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexander Waske | 3 | 2 | 2 | Julien Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Boris Pašanski | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Max Mirnyi | 4 | 2 | 11 | Boris Pašanski | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Boris Pašanski | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jan Mertl | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Jan Mertl | 4 | 4 | | 3 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | Alberto Martín | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Ivan Cerović | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Alberto Martín | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ivo Minář | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Minář | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Minář | 0$^r$ | | | 4 | Ivo Minář | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | Luis Horna | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Simone Vagnozzi | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | 12 | Luis Horna | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Luis Horna | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | |
| | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | |
| | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | Denis Istomin | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6 | 6 |
| | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6 | 2 | 6 | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Pablo Cuevas | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6/WC | Marat Safin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Julian Reister | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Julian Reister | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6/WC | Marat Safin | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 9 | Evgeny Korolev | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Stefan Seifert | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 | 9 | Evgeny Korolev | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| 9 | Evgeny Korolev | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Jürgen Melzer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Gianluca Naso | 6 | 6 |
| | Gianluca Naso | 7 | 6 | | | Gianluca Naso | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Flavio Cipolla | 5 | 3 | | | | | |