# 2008 Shelbourne Irish Open – Singles

Rohan Bopanna was the defending champion but chose not to compete this year.
Robert Smeets won the title, defeating Frederik Nielsen in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Mischa Zverev (first round)
* Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
* Roko Karanušić (first round)
* Kristian Pless (second round)
* Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (second round)
* Robert Smeets (champion)
* Alexander Kudryavtsev (first round)
* Matwé Middelkoop (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 |
| 6 | Robert Smeets | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Tomáš Cakl | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Tomáš Cakl | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 6 | Robert Smeets | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Frederik Nielsen | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | Jonathan Marray | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Frederik Nielsen | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | Frederik Nielsen | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | M Zverev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Koning | 6 | 6 | Q | M Koning | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Heavey | 4 | 3 | | P Amritraj | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Amritraj | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Cluskey | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | R Smeets | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Feeney | 6 | 7 | | A Feeney | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ryderstedt | 6$^2$ | 4 | 6 | R Smeets | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Smeets | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Smeets | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | R Karanušić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Cakl | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | G Lugassy | 2 | 5 | 3 | R Karanušić | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Klec | 6 | 6 | Q | I Klec | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bloomfield | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | I Klec | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | T Cakl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | T Cakl | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Fischer | 6$^4$ | 4 | Q | T Cakl | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C O'Brien | 3 | 6$^3$ | 5 | A-u-H Quershi | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A-u-H Quershi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Middelkoop | 6 | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rehnquist | 3 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | B Rehnquist | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Slabinsky | 6 | 6 | | | A Slabinsky | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Niland | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Rehnquist | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Marray | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Marray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Mankad | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Marray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Farron-Mahon | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | K Pless | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Pless | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | J Marray | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 7 | A Kudryavtsev | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F Nielsen | 6$^8$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | F Nielsen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | F Nielsen | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Goodall | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | A Coelho | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coelho | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | F Nielsen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Chekhov | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Müller | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | C Ebelthite | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Ebelthite | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Felder | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | G Müller | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Müller | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |