# 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Donald Young was the defending champion, but did not complete in the Juniors this year.
Grigor Dimitrov defeated Henri Kontinen in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.
Kontinen would go on to become a future World No. 1 doubles player and win the 2016 Mixed Doubles title at these Championships. This event also featured future Wimbledon Men's Singles finalist Milos Raonic.

## Seeds

    01. Bernard Tomic (semifinals)
    02. Yang Tsung-hua (third round)
    03. César Ramírez (quarterfinals)
    04. Jerzy Janowicz (second round)
    05. Yuki Bhambri (first round)
    06. Henrique Cunha (quarterfinals)
    07. Ryan Harrison (second round)
    08. Marcelo Arévalo (first round)
    09. Grigor Dimitrov (champion)
    10. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (second round)
    11. Alexei Grigorov (second round)
    12. Peerakit Siributwong (first round)
    13. David Goffin (first round)
    14. Chase Buchanan (second round)
    15. Marcus Willis (third round)
    16. Bradley Klahn (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bernard Tomic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Henrique Cunha | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Henrique Cunha | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Bernard Tomic | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Henri Kontinen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Henri Kontinen | 6 | 6 | | | Henri Kontinen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Dane Propoggia | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dane Propoggia | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Henri Kontinen | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | César Ramírez | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | César Ramírez | 3 | 5 | | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Filip Krajinović | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Filip Krajinović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | Filip Krajinović | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Andrew Thomas | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Bernard Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss | 2 | 1 | | 1 | B Tomic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 3 | 7 | 6 | | C Rungkat | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | James Marsalek | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Devin Britton | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 15 | M Willis | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Hiroyasu Ehara | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | Q | H Ehara | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giacomo Miccini | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | M Willis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Marcus Willis | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Alexei Grigorov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | H Cunha | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Takanyi Garanganga | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | A Grigorov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Neil Pauffley | 3 | 4 | | Q | P Lang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Philipp Lang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | P Lang | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | Milos Raonic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 6 | H Cunha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | James Chaudry | 4 | 6$^5$ | | Q | M Raonic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jarmere Jenkins | 2 | 3 | | 6 | H Cunha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Henrique Cunha | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Jerzy Janowicz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mathew James | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | J Janowicz | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Thomas Knights | 4 | 4 | | | Z Zhang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Zhang | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Henri Kontinen | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | H Kontinen | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| | Alexandre Folie | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | H Kontinen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tadayuki Longhi | 3 | 6$^7$ | | 14 | C Buchanan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Chase Buchanan | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Kontinen | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Peerakit Siributwong | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Propoggia | 2 | 2 |
| | Dan Evans | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | D Evans | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Erik Crepaldi | 4 | 1 | | | G Rufin | 6$^8$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillaume Rufin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Evans | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Dane Propoggia | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | Q | D Propoggia | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Borut Puc | 4 | 6 | 9 | Q | D Propoggia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mirza Bašić | 6 | 6 | | | M Bašić | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marcelo Arévalo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Yuki Bhambri | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ty Trombetta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Trombetta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Xander Spong | 2 | 3 | | | M Verryth | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Verryth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Trombetta | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Stephan Werthauer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 9 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Werthauer | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Blaž Rola | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 9 | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Bradley Klahn | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Ramírez | 3 | 5 |
| | Wu Di | 4 | 7$^9$ | 0 | 16 | B Klahn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorenzo Papasidero | 3 | 3 | | | D Smethurst | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Smethurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | B Klahn | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Juan Carlos Spir | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | 3 | C Ramírez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| LL | Nikolaus Moser | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | JC Spir | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 3 | 3 | | 3 | C Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | César Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Ryan Harrison | 6$^5$ | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 4 | 7 | R Harrison | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Draganja | 4 | 5 | | Q | F Krajinović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Filip Krajinović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hiroki Moriya | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Easton | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jared Easton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Easton | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Michael Thompson | 1 | 2 | | 10 | C-M Stebe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Krajinović | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | David Goffin | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | A Thomas | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | Andrew Thomas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Thomas | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Cox | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Cox | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Mbonisi Ndimande | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kittipong Wachiramanowong | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | T-h Yang | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Alessandro Giannessi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | A Giannessi | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | José Hernández-Fernández | 4 | 3 | | 2 | T-h Yang | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Yang Tsung-hua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |