# 2008 China Open – Men's singles

Fernando González was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Björn Phau.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick won in the final 6–4, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, against Dudi Sela.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Andy Roddick (champion)
* Fernando González (quarterfinals)
* Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* Rainer Schüttler (semifinals)
* Sam Querrey (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Dudi Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rainer Schüttler | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rainer Schüttler | 3 | 3 | | | Dudi Sela | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | Björn Phau | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| 2 | Andy Roddick | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Devilder | 4 | 3 | | | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Minář | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H-t Lee | 3 | 6 | 2 | | I Minář | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 4 | 5 | | 6 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Robredo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Sela | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Schüttler | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-c Xu | 4 | 3 | | | Y-h Lu | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | P Sun | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | R Schüttler | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J-C Scherrer | 6 | 7$^9$ | | Q | J-C Scherrer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Navarro | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Schüttler | 2 | 6 | 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 |
| 8 | S Querrey | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Levine | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | 8 | S Querrey | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phau | 6 | 6 | | | B Phau | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H-w Nam | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Phau | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Y Bai | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | F González | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 6 | 7 | | | G Soeda | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | F González | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Phau | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 5/WC | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | B Reynolds | 3 | 3 | | 5/WC | F Verdasco | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | JC Ferrero | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtsev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | B Evans | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Karanušić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | Q | B Evans | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |