# 2008 Nottingham Open – Singles

Ivo Karlović was the defending champion, and won in the final 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, against Fernando Verdasco.

## Seeds

* Radek Štěpánek (second round, withdrew due to a rib injury)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* Fernando Verdasco (final)
* Ivo Karlović (champion)
* Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
* Dmitry Tursunov (second round, defaulted)
* Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
* Gaël Monfils (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 8 | Gaël Monfils | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivo Karlović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivo Karlović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | Ivo Karlović | 7 | 6$^4$ | 7$^{10}$ |
| | | | | 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ |
| 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ |
| | Marin Čilić | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

### 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 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 3 | 2 | | 1 | R Štěpánek | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 6 | 7 | | Q | V Spadea | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Slabinsky | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | V Spadea | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 8 | G Monfils | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Monfils | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ |
| 4 | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | J Björkman | 3 | 4 | | 4 | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 7$^{16}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Falla | 3 | 4 | | | S Querrey | 6$^3$ | 6$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I Karlović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | F Nielsen | 3 | 3 | | | E Schwank | 1 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 1 | 4 | | 5 | G Simon | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Baker | 6$^7$ | 3 | | Q | S Groth | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Groth | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | G Simon | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 5 | 6 | 4 | | B Reynolds | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Daniel | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | D Tursunov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 3 | 1 |
| | Y-h Lu | 5 | 4 | | 6 | D Tursunov | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Nishikori | 5 | r | | | T Johansson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 7 | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Bogdanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Ward | 3 | 4 | | Q | A Bogdanovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |