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
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	7–6^(8–6), 7–5
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
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

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

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

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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	J Björkman	7^7	4	6			WC	J Björkman	2	2
		I Kunitsyn	6^3	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	7^10	6
		O Patience	7	5	6				O Patience	6^8	3
	16	S Querrey	5	7	4																	1	R Nadal	6^5	7^7	7^7
	10	F González	7^7	6																		8	I Karlović	7^7	6^5	6^4
	Q	R Bloomfield	6^5	3				10	F González	6	7^7
		M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	3	6^3
	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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Roddick	6^6	6	6
		R Ginepri	6	7^7					R Ginepri	7^8	1	1
		V Spadea	4	6^4											3	A Roddick	7^7
		C Guccione	6	6^2	7										15	M Fish	6^5	r
		Y-h Lu	4	7^7	5				C Guccione	6	6^0	4
		É Roger-Vasselin	1	4				15	M Fish	4	7^7	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	7^9	3
		K Vliegen	4	5					E Gulbis	6	6^7	6
		E Gulbis	6	7												E Gulbis	7	1	4
		S Grosjean	7^8	6											6	A Murray	5	6	6
	Q	R de Voest	6^6	1					S Grosjean	0^r
								6	A Murray	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	R Gasquet	6	6
		F Dancevic	2^r						S Bolelli	3	3
		S Bolelli	2												5	R Gasquet	7^7	6
		N Lapentti	5	3												M Ančić	6^5	4
		M Ančić	7	6					M Ančić	7^8	6
		H-t Lee	3^r					9	F Verdasco	6^6	4
	9	F Verdasco	5																			5	R Gasquet	4	6	6^3
	14	F López	3	7^7	6^4																	4	D Nalbandian	6	3	7^7
		N Mahut	6	6^4	7^7				N Mahut	7	6
		K Anderson	6^5	4					J Isner	5	4
		J Isner	7^7	6												N Mahut	4	1
		D Sela	4	4											4	D Nalbandian	6	6
		V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	4	6^4
								4	D Nalbandian	6	7^7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	P-H Mathieu	6	3	6
		M Čilić	7^7	7^7					M Čilić	3	6	4
		J Melzer	6^2	6^5											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	7^7	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
		I Navarro	6^2	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	6^7
								2	N Djokovic	6	7^9

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw