# 2008 French Open – Boys' singles

The 2008 French Open boys' singles tournament was an event during the 2008 French Open tennis tournament. Vladimir Ignatic was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors in this year.
Tsung-hua Yang won in the final 6–3, 7–6(5), against Jerzy Janowicz.

## Seeds

* Bernard Tomic (quarterfinals)
* César Ramírez (semifinals)
* Jonathan Eysseric (third round)
* Yuki Bhambri (first round)
* Henrique Cunha (second round)
* José Pereira (second round)
* Marcelo Arévalo (first round)
* Juan Vázquez-Valenzuela (first round)
* Ryan Harrison (third round)
* Alexei Grigorov (first round)
* Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (first round)
* Jerzy Janowicz (final)
* Peerakit Siributwong (first round)
* Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
* Alexandre Folie (first round)
* David Goffin (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

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bernard Tomic | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Guido Pella | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Guido Pella | 7 | 6 | | Q | Guido Pella | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tsung-hua Yang | 6 | 7 |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Tsung-hua Yang | 6 | 7 |
| | Tsung-hua Yang | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tsung-hua Yang | 4 | 6 | 8 | | Tsung-hua Yang | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | César Ramírez | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Soong-jae Cho | 4 | 1 | | 2 | César Ramírez | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | César Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Bernard Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilija Vucic | 3 | 4 | | 1 | B Tomic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nassim Slilam | 3 | 7 | 9 | WC | N Slilam | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Borut Puc | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-F Brunken | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Bradley Klahn | 2 | 2 | | | J-F Brunken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 0 | 3 | | 16 | D Goffin | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| 10 | Alexei Grigorov | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Pella | 7 | 6 |
| | Andrew Thomas | 6 | 7 | | | A Thomas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 2 | 7 | 6 | | V Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | José Hernández | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Thomas | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Guido Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Thomas Knights | 0 | 1 | | Q | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | François-Arthur Vibert | 6 | 6 | | WC | F-A Vibert | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marcelo Arévalo | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Jonathan Eysseric | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chase Buchanan | 0 | 2 | | 3 | J Eysseric | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Saavedra-Corvalán | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wu Di | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | J Eysseric | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Henri Kontinen | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 14 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Willis | 6 | 7 | | | M Willis | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Yannik Reuter | 3 | 2 | | 14 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Dimitrov | 4 | '6 | 3 |
| 12 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Janowicz | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Alexander Lobkov | 1 | 0 | r | 12 | J Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Draganja | 6 | 7 | | | M Draganja | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Julien Obry | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 12 | J Janowicz | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Antoine Feret | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Feret | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Kittiphong Wachiramanowong | 6$^8$ | 4 | | WC | A Feret | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jared Easton | 6$^0$ | 6 | 3 | 5 | H Cunha | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Henrique Cunha | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 8 | Juan Vázquez-Valenzuela | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Evans | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | D Evans | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 7 | 3 | 6 | | E Donskoy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Axel Michon | 6$^7$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | E Donskoy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mirza Bašić | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | F Krajinovic-Piskovic | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Filip Krajinović-Piskovic | 1 | 7 | 6 | | F Krajinovic-Piskovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Verryth | 7 | 6 | | | M Verryth | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E Donskoy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Alexandre Folie | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | T-h Yang | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| | Tsung-hua Yang | 6 | 7 | | | T-h Yang | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Takanyi Garanganga | 7 | 6 | | | T Garanganga | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Constantin Belot | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | T-h Yang | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | Marius Copil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Rufin | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Jarmere Jenkins | 3 | 3 | | Q | M Copil | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillaume Rufin | 6 | 6 | | | G Rufin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yuki Bhambri | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | José Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Adrien Puget | 3 | 4 | | 6 | J Pereira | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soong-jae Cho | 6 | 2 | 6 | | S-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Cox | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | S-j Cho | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tak Khunn Wang | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | R Harrison | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milos Raonic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | 9 | R Harrison | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ryan Harrison | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Soong-jae Cho | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Peerakit Siributwong | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Ramírez | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Nikolaus Moser | 7 | 6 | | Q | N Moser | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jérôme Inzerillo | 6 | 6 | | | J Inzerrillo | 6$^5$ | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giacomo Miccini | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | N Moser | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 6 | 6$^3$ | 0 | | | | | | 2 | C Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Daniel Smethurst | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | D Smethurst | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tadayuki Longhi | 0 | 1 | | 2 | C Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | César Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |