2008 Chennai Open – Singles

Singles
2008 Chennai Open
Final
ChampionRussia Mikhail Youzhny
Runner-upSpain Rafael Nadal
Score6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Xavier Malisse was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Youzhny.

Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny won in the final 6–0, 6–1, against first-seeded Rafael Nadal.

Seeds

  1. Spain Rafael Nadal (final)
  2. Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis (first round)
  3. Spain Carlos Moyá (semifinals)
  4. Russia Mikhail Youzhny (champion)
  5. France Nicolas Mahut (second round)
  6. Austria Jürgen Melzer (second round)
  7. Austria Werner Eschauer (second round)
  8. France Marc Gicquel (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 63 710 77
3 Spain Carlos Moyá 77 68 61
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 0 1  
4 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 6  
4 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 6  
  Croatia Marin Čilić 2 3  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain R Nadal 6 6  
  France M Montcourt 2 4   1 Spain R Nadal 6 6  
Q United States R Ram 78 77   Q United States R Ram 2 1  
  Russia Y Schukin 66 62   1 Spain R Nadal 6 6  
Q Austria A Peya 4 4     Spain G García López 3 2  
  Spain G García López 6 6     Spain G García López 4 7 77
WC Spain B Salva-Vidal 63 7 4 7 Austria W Eschauer 6 5 63
7 Austria W Eschauer 77 5 6 1 Spain R Nadal 63 710 77
3 Spain C Moyá 6 6   3 Spain C Moyá 77 68 61
  Russia T Gabashvili 4 1   3 Spain C Moyá 6 64 6
Q Russia A Kudryavtsev 6 4 710 Q Russia A Kudryavtsev 3 77 2
WC India P Amritraj 3 6 68 3 Spain C Moyá 6 6  
  Spain I Navarro 4 66     France F Serra 3 4  
  France F Serra 6 78     France F Serra 7 4 77
  Belgium K Vliegen 77 6     Belgium K Vliegen 5 6 63
8 France M Gicquel 65 4  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Austria J Melzer 6 6  
  Chile P Capdeville 2 4   6 Austria J Melzer 63 2  
  Luxembourg G Müller 4 3     Belgium X Malisse 77 6  
  Belgium X Malisse 6 6     Belgium X Malisse 4 4  
  France É Roger-Vasselin 6 6   4 Russia M Youzhny 6 6  
WC India V Vardhan 1 2     France É Roger-Vasselin 5 6 2
  Czech Republic J Vaněk 3 2   4 Russia M Youzhny 7 1 6
4 Russia M Youzhny 6 6   4 Russia M Youzhny 6 6  
5 France N Mahut 6 6     Croatia M Čilić 2 3  
  Germany D Gremelmayr 3 3   6 France N Mahut 2 4  
  Croatia M Čilić 3 78 6   Croatia M Čilić 6 6  
  Serbia V Troicki 6 66 1   Croatia M Čilić 4 6 6
Q Croatia L Zovko 6 6     Netherlands R Haase 6 2 3
  France T Ascione 4 0   Q Croatia L Zovko 1 5  
  Netherlands R Haase 6 6     Netherlands R Haase 6 7  
2 Cyprus M Baghdatis 3 4