2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid – Singles

Singles
Singles
2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
Final
Champion	Andy Murray
Runner-up	Gilles Simon
Score	6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw	48 (2WC/6Q/1LL)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Andy Murray defeated Gilles Simon in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6) to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Madrid Open. It was his second Masters title.^[1]^[2]^[3]

David Nalbandian was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Juan Martín del Potro.^[4]^[5]

This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on indoor hard courts, as it would switch to outdoor clay courts the following year.

Seeds edit

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
Roger Federer (semifinals)
Novak Djokovic (third round)
Andy Murray (champion)
Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
David Ferrer (second round)
David Nalbandian (third round)
Andy Roddick (third round)
Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
James Blake (second round)
Fernando González (second round)
Fernando Verdasco (second round)
Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
Richard Gasquet (third round)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Rafael Nadal	6	6

	Feliciano López	4	4
					1	Rafael Nadal	6	5	6⁶

						Gilles Simon	3	7	7
14	Ivo Karlović	6¹	6	6²

	Gilles Simon	7	4	7
											Gilles Simon	4	6⁶

										4	Andy Murray	6	7
	Gaël Monfils	2	2

4	Andy Murray	6	6
					4	Andy Murray	3	6	7

					2	Roger Federer	6	3	5
9	Juan Martín del Potro	3	3

2	Roger Federer	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	R Nadal	7	3	6
	N Kiefer	7	4	5		E Gulbis	5	6	3
	E Gulbis	5	6	7						1	R Nadal	6	6
Q	S Darcis	1	4							15	R Gasquet	4	2
	M Fish	6	6			M Fish	7	4	3
					15	R Gasquet	6³	6	6
														1	R Nadal	6	6
															F López	4	4
					10	S Wawrinka	3	7	7
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6			P Kohlschreiber	6	5	6⁵
	C Moyá	2	2							10	S Wawrinka	4	4
	F López	7	6								F López	6	6
WC	Montañés	6⁴	3			F López	6	7
					6	D Ferrer	4	6⁴

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	N Djokovic	6⁸	7⁸	3
	D Tursunov	6	2	3	Q	V Hănescu	7¹⁰	6⁶	1^r
Q	V Hănescu	4	6	6						3	N Djokovic	6⁴	6⁵
Q	F Serra	3	4							14	I Karlović	7	7
	R Söderling	6	6			R Söderling	6⁷	6⁸
					14	I Karlović	7	7
															14	I Karlović	6¹	6	6²
																G Simon	7	4	7
					11	J Blake	6	1	4
	G Simon	4	6	7		G Simon	3	6	6
	I Andreev	6	1	6⁷							G Simon	6⁶	6	7
	M Llodra	4	4							Q	R Ginepri	7	4	6⁶
Q	R Ginepri	6	6		Q	R Ginepri	4	6	6
					5	N Davydenko	6	4	4

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	A Roddick	6	6
	A Seppi	6⁵	6	3		T Robredo	3	4
	T Robredo	7	3	6						8	A Roddick	4	6	3
	G Monfils	6	6								G Monfils	6	3	6
WC	F Fognini	2	4			G Monfils	6	6
					12	F González	3	4
																G Monfils	2	2
															4	A Murray	6	6
					13	F Verdasco	2	3
Q	O Rochus	3	5			M Čilić	6	6
	M Čilić	6	7								M Čilić	5	6²
LL	S Bolelli	7	6							4	A Murray	7	7
	N Almagro	6⁴	1		LL	S Bolelli	0	1	r
					4	A Murray	6	2

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	D Nalbandian	6	6⁵	6
	R Schüttler	1	2			T Berdych	2	7	1
	T Berdych	6	6							7	D Nalbandian	4	2
	M Youzhny	5	6	2						9	JM del Potro	6	6
	J Nieminen	7	3	6		J Nieminen	2	2	r
					9	JM del Potro	6	4
														9	JM del Potro	3	3
														2	R Federer	6	6
					16	J-W Tsonga	3	6	7
	P-H Mathieu	4	4		Q	M Granollers	6	3	6⁵
Q	M Granollers	6	6							16	J-W Tsonga	4	1
	J Mónaco	1	1							2	R Federer	6	6
	R Štěpánek	6	6			R Štěpánek	3	6⁶
					2	R Federer	6	7

Qualifying edit

Qualifying seeds edit

Janko Tipsarević (first round)
Simone Bolelli (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
José Acasuso (qualifying competition)
Ivan Ljubičić (qualifying competition)
Agustín Calleri (first round)
Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition)
Florent Serra (qualified)
Eduardo Schwank (qualifying competition)
Marcel Granollers (qualified)
Steve Darcis (qualified)
Guillermo García López (first round)
Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky loser edit

Simone Bolelli

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Janko Tipsarević	3	6	2

	Robby Ginepri	6	3	6
						Robby Ginepri	7⁷	6

					8	Eduardo Schwank	6²	4
WC	Óscar Burrieza	6⁵	4

8	Eduardo Schwank	7⁷	6

Second qualifier edit

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Simone Bolelli	6	6

	Nicolás Lapentti	4	3
				2	Simone Bolelli	6⁴	6²

				10	Steve Darcis	7⁷	7⁷
	Nicolas Devilder	4	6¹

10	Steve Darcis	6	7⁷

Third qualifier edit

First round					Qualifying competition

3	José Acasuso	6	3	2

WC	Pablo Andújar	3	6	0^r
					3	José Acasuso	4	4

					7	Florent Serra	6	6
WC	Grigor Dimitrov	3	3

7	Florent Serra	6	6

Fourth qualifier edit

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7

	Chris Guccione	3	5
				4	Ivan Ljubičić	5	5

				9	Marcel Granollers	7	7
WC	Carlos Gómez-Herrera	0	2

9	Marcel Granollers	6	6

Fifth qualifier edit

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Agustín Calleri	3	1

	Olivier Rochus	6	6
						Olivier Rochus	7	6

					12	Guillermo Cañas	5	3
	Gilles Müller	6	2	4

12	Guillermo Cañas	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier edit

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Julien Benneteau	6⁴	7⁷	6

	Iván Navarro	7⁷	6⁴	3
					6	Julien Benneteau	4	3

						Victor Hănescu	6	6
	Victor Hănescu	6	7⁷

11	Guillermo García López	1	6²

References edit

^ "Madrid Masters 2008 Final Highlights - Gilles Simon v Andy Murray". YouTube. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ Roopanarine, Les (19 October 2008). "Masterful Murray sweeps to Madrid title". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Murray defeats Simon to win Madrid". The New York Times. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Martín del Potro destrona al 'rey' David Nalbandián" [Martín del Potro dethrones the 'king' David Nalbandian]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Del Potro fue el verdugo de David Nalbandian en el Masters de Madrid" [Del Potro was Nalbandian's executioner at the Madrid Masters]. Radio Cooperativa. es. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

External links edit

[1] "Madrid Masters 2008 Final Highlights - Gilles Simon v Andy Murray". YouTube. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[2] Roopanarine, Les (19 October 2008). "Masterful Murray sweeps to Madrid title". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[3] "Murray defeats Simon to win Madrid". The New York Times. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[4] "Martín del Potro destrona al 'rey' David Nalbandián" [Martín del Potro dethrones the 'king' David Nalbandian]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 17 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[5] "Del Potro fue el verdugo de David Nalbandian en el Masters de Madrid" [Del Potro was Nalbandian's executioner at the Madrid Masters]. Radio Cooperativa. es. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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