# 2008 Qatar Open – Singles

Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Stanislas Wawrinka.
Third-seeded Andy Murray won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, against unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka.

## Seeds

* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (first round)
* Andy Murray (champion)
* Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)
* Ivo Karlović (first round)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)
* Igor Andreev (first round)
* Dmitry Tursunov (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | 3 | Andy Murray | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Stanislas Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6$^1$ | 4 | | Stanislas Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Stanislas Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Dorsch | 3 | 0 | | 1 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 4 | 6 | 2 | | F Santoro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | D Tursunov | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S de Chaunac | 4 | 3 | | | N Kiefer | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 2 | 5 | | 8 | D Tursunov | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Tursunov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Davydenko | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| | O Rochus | 0 | 2 | | 3 | A Murray | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Schüttler | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | R Schüttler | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Haji | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | M Berrer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Andreev | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 3 | 1 | | 6 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hartfield | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | F Volandri | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 6 | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 4 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Tipsarević | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Koubek | 4 | 4 | | 4 | I Ljubičić | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Ljubičić | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| 5 | I Karlović | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | C Rochus | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | C Rochus | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M Mirnyi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | A Calleri | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 6 | 6 | | | H-t Lee | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | A Calleri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Robredo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |