# 2008 Austrian Open – Singles

Juan Mónaco was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Juan Martín del Potro won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Jürgen Melzer.

## Seeds

* Andreas Seppi (withdrew due to a leg injury)
* Rainer Schüttler (quarterfinals)
* Agustín Calleri (first round)
* Potito Starace (semifinals)
* Eduardo Schwank (quarterfinals)
* Jürgen Melzer (final)
* Juan Martín del Potro (champion)
* Olivier Rochus (first 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 |
| 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Jürgen Melzer | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Potito Starace | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Jürgen Melzer | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Jürgen Melzer | 6 | 6$^6$ | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | M Bachinger | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Devilder | 6 | 6 | | | N Devilder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Coria | 7 | 0 | r | WC | A Peya | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Peya | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | N Devilder | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Roitman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Fischer | 4 | 2 | | | S Roitman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Ouanna | 3 | 3 | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | A Calleri | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | G García López | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Dabul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Dabul | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Bohli | 1 | 1 | | | B Dabul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Minář | 3 | 6 | 6 | | I Minář | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | O Rochus | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 4 | 1 | | 5 | E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Prodon | 3 | 4 | | Q | D Brands | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | E Schwank | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | D Köllerer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Oswald | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | WC | D Köllerer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 1 | 2 | | 4 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Starace | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Melzer | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | L Horna | 3 | 1 | | 6 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | L Mayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | J Melzer | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Hernych | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | R Schüttler | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 5 | 5 | | | J Hernych | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | 2 | R Schüttler | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Schüttler | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |