# 2008 Swedish Open – Singles

David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Tommy Robredo.
Thirds-seeded Tommy Robredo won in the final 6–4, 6–1, against fourth-seeded Tomáš Berdych.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Fernando Verdasco (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (champion)
* Tomáš Berdych (final)
* Carlos Moyá (first round)
* Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to an ankle injury)
* Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)
* Robin Söderling (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 Ferrer | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Tommy Robredo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Tommy Robredo | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Tommy Robredo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Massú | 2 | 3 | | | B Pašanski | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pašanski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Söderling | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | O Rochus | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 1 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 8 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Söderling | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Robredo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 3 | 1 | | | J Björkman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Robredo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | D Köllerer | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | 7 | J Nieminen | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Darcis | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Roitman | 4 | 2 | | 7 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Nieminen | 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 |
| 5 | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | P Starace | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M López | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | M Safin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | P Starace | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | F Prpic | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | T Johansson | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | T Göransson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| WC | M Ryderstedt | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Ryderstedt | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Przysiężny | 5 | 2 | | Q | B Rehnquist | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rehnquist | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Rehnquist | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | E Eleskovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 4 | 4 | | WC | E Eleskovic | 0 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |