# 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andy Murray.
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick won in the final 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–4, 6–2, against Feliciano López.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (first round)
* Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* Andy Roddick (champion)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (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 |
| 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Feliciano López | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 6 | Andy Roddick | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 6 | Andy Roddick | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Andy Roddick | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Federer | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Murray | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Schüttler | 6$^7$ | 6 | 1 | | F Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Murray | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Hernych | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ghareeb | 4 | 0 | | 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Davydenko | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | T Haas | 3 | 0 | | 4 | D Ferrer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 1 | 2 | | | O Rochus | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F López | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 3 | 2 | | 8 | T Berdych | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 4 | 4 | | 7 | R Gasquet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Minář | 3 | 4 | | | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Andreev | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | F Santoro | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 4 | 3 | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 6 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | JC Ferrero | 2 | 4 | | 6 | A Roddick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Sirianni | 4 | 4 | | | P-H Mathieu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Roddick | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Al Baloushi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Ledovskikh | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Ledovskikh | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |