2008 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Queen's Club Championships.

Singles
2008 Stella Artois Championships
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score7–6(8–6), 7–5
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Nadal. This marked the first time since 1999 that neither Lleyton Hewitt nor Roddick won the title.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Rafael Nadal (champion)
  2.   Novak Djokovic (final)
  3.   Andy Roddick (semifinals)
  4.   David Nalbandian (semifinals)
  5.   Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
  6.   Andy Murray (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a thumb injury)
  7.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
  8.   Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
  9.   Fernando Verdasco (second round)
  10.   Fernando González (third round)
  11.   Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  12.   Andreas Seppi (second round)
  13.   Janko Tipsarević (third round)
  14.   Feliciano López (first round)
  15.   Mardy Fish (third round, retired due to an ankle injury)
  16.   Sam Querrey (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Rafael Nadal 65 77 77
8   Ivo Karlović 77 65 64
1   Rafael Nadal 7 6  
3   Andy Roddick 5 4  
3   Andy Roddick w/o    
6   Andy Murray      
1   Rafael Nadal 78 7  
2   Novak Djokovic 66 5  
5   Richard Gasquet 4 6 63
4   David Nalbandian 6 3 77
4   David Nalbandian 1 0  
2   Novak Djokovic 6 6  
11   Lleyton Hewitt 2 2  
2   Novak Djokovic 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Nadal 6 6  
WC   J Björkman 77 4 6 WC   J Björkman 2 2  
    I Kunitsyn 63 6 4 1   R Nadal 6 3 6
    A Falla 6 4 2     K Nishikori 4 6 3
    K Nishikori 2 6 6     K Nishikori 710 6  
    O Patience 7 5 6     O Patience 68 3  
16   S Querrey 5 7 4 1   R Nadal 65 77 77
10   F González 77 6   8   I Karlović 77 65 64
Q   R Bloomfield 65 3   10   F González 6 77  
    M Safin 4 6 6     M Safin 3 63  
Q   J Ward 6 1 4 10   F González 3 5  
WC   A Bogdanovic 3 3   8   I Karlović 6 7  
Q   J Sirianni 6 6   Q   J Sirianni 3 2  
8   I Karlović 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Roddick 66 6 6
    R Ginepri 6 77       R Ginepri 78 1 1
    V Spadea 4 64   3   A Roddick 77    
    C Guccione 6 62 7 15   M Fish 65 r  
    Y-h Lu 4 77 5     C Guccione 6 60 4
    É Roger-Vasselin 1 4   15   M Fish 4 77 6
15   M Fish 6 6   3   A Roddick w/o    
12   A Seppi 6 4 6 6   A Murray      
    A Clément 3 6 1 12   A Seppi 3 79 3
    K Vliegen 4 5       E Gulbis 6 67 6
    E Gulbis 6 7       E Gulbis 7 1 4
    S Grosjean 78 6   6   A Murray 5 6 6
Q   R de Voest 66 1       S Grosjean 0r  
6   A Murray 2    

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   R Gasquet 6 6  
    F Dancevic 2r       S Bolelli 3 3  
    S Bolelli 2     5   R Gasquet 77 6  
    N Lapentti 5 3       M Ančić 65 4  
    M Ančić 7 6       M Ančić 78 6  
    H-t Lee 3r   9   F Verdasco 66 4  
9   F Verdasco 5     5   R Gasquet 4 6 63
14   F López 3 77 64 4   D Nalbandian 6 3 77
    N Mahut 6 64 77     N Mahut 7 6  
    K Anderson 65 4       J Isner 5 4  
    J Isner 77 6       N Mahut 4 1  
    D Sela 4 4   4   D Nalbandian 6 6  
    V Troicki 6 6       V Troicki 4 64  
4   D Nalbandian 6 77  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   P-H Mathieu 6 3 6
    M Čilić 77 77       M Čilić 3 6 4
    J Melzer 62 65   7   P-H Mathieu 4 4  
WC   D Evans 1 1   11   L Hewitt 6 6  
WC   X Malisse 6 6   WC   X Malisse 3 2  
WC   J Goodall 4 4   11   L Hewitt 6 6  
11   L Hewitt 6 6   11   L Hewitt 2 2  
13   J Tipsarević 77 6   2   N Djokovic 6 6  
    I Navarro 62 4   13   J Tipsarević 3 6 6
    B Reynolds 1 5       I Minář 6 3 4
    I Minář 6 7   13   J Tipsarević 6 1 4
    F Cipolla 4 3   2   N Djokovic 2 6 6
    R Karanušić 6 6       R Karanušić 2 67  
2   N Djokovic 6 79  
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