2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2008 BNP Paribas Masters
Champion	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Runner-up	David Nalbandian
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Draw	48 (3WC/6Q/2LL)
Seeds	16

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated the defending champion David Nalbandian in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Paris Masters.[1][2]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals, retired due to a right knee injury)
Roger Federer (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
Novak Djokovic (third round)
Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
David Ferrer (second round)
Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
David Nalbandian (final)
Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
Gilles Simon (third round)
James Blake (semifinals)
Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
~~Richard Gasquet~~ (withdrew due to an elbow injury)
Fernando Verdasco (third round)
Gaël Monfils (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Rafael Nadal	1	0^r

6	Nikolay Davydenko	6	0
					6	Nikolay Davydenko	1	7	4

					8	David Nalbandian	6	5	6
4	Andy Murray	6³	3

8	David Nalbandian	7	6
										8	David Nalbandian	3	6	4

										13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	4	6
7	Andy Roddick	7	4	6⁵

13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5	6	7
					13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6

					11	James Blake	4	3
11	James Blake	w/o

2	Roger Federer

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	R Nadal	6	6
LL	G Cañas	6	5	3	LL	F Serra	2	4
LL	F Serra	4	7	6					1	R Nadal	6	6
	M Safin	0	6⁴						16	G Monfils	3	2
Q	J Mónaco	6	7		Q	J Mónaco	4	4
					16	G Monfils	6	6
													1	R Nadal	1	0^r
													6	N Davydenko	6	0
					12	S Wawrinka	3	5
Q	R Ginepri	4	5			T Berdych	6	7
	T Berdych	6	7							T Berdych	1	1
Q	I Ljubičić	6	6						6	N Davydenko	6	6
Q	V Troicki	3	4		Q	I Ljubičić	6⁵	5
					6	N Davydenko	7	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	A Murray	6	6
	M Baghdatis	5	7	2^r		S Querrey	2	4
	S Querrey	7	6⁵	3						4	A Murray	6	7
	T Robredo	7	7							15	F Verdasco	3	6⁶
WC	J Chardy	6⁴	6⁵			T Robredo	2	7	2
					15	F Verdasco	6	6⁶	6
														4	A Murray	6³	3
														8	D Nalbandian	7	6
					9	JM del Potro	6	6
	M Ančić	6	3	6		M Ančić	0	4
	R Schüttler	4	6	1						9	JM del Potro	4	0
	N Kiefer	6	7							8	D Nalbandian	6	6
	I Karlović	4	5			N Kiefer	6⁵	3
					8	D Nalbandian	7	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	A Roddick	6	6
	J Tipsarević	3	4			F López	3	4
	F López	6	6							7	A Roddick	6	7
	P-H Mathieu	6⁶	3							10	G Simon	3	5
	I Andreev	7	6			I Andreev	3	5
					10	G Simon	6	7
															7	A Roddick	7	4	6⁵
															13	J-W Tsonga	5	6	7
					13	J-W Tsonga	3	6	6
	M Gicquel	4	6	4		R Štěpánek	6	4	4
	R Štěpánek	6	3	6						13	J-W Tsonga	6	1	6
WC	A Mannarino	3	2							3	N Djokovic	4	6	3
	D Tursunov	6	6			D Tursunov	2	3^r
					3	N Djokovic	6	4

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				5	D Ferrer	3	2
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6		P Kohlschreiber	6	6
	M Youzhny	1	4							P Kohlschreiber	4	4
Q	S Bolelli	7	6						11	J Blake	6	6
	J Nieminen	5	4	Q	S Bolelli	7	3	4
				11	J Blake	6¹⁰	6	6
													11	J Blake	w/o
													2	R Federer
				Q	M Granollers	4	6²
	M Čilić	7	6		M Čilić	6	7
	A Seppi	6⁵	2							M Čilić	3	4
WC	J Ouanna	3	4						2	R Federer	6	6
	R Söderling	6	6		R Söderling	4	6⁷
				2	R Federer	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Simone Bolelli (qualified)
Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
Juan Mónaco (qualified)
Marcel Granollers (qualified)
Viktor Troicki (qualified)
Robby Ginepri (qualified)
Guillermo García López (first round)
Florent Serra (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Nicolas Devilder (first round)
Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
Iván Navarro (qualifying competition)
Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Florent Serra
Guillermo Cañas

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Simone Bolelli	6	6⁶	7

	Chris Guccione	4	7⁸	5
					1	Simone Bolelli	6	6

					8	Florent Serra	3	4
WC	David Guez	6	3	4

8	Florent Serra	1	6	6

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7⁷

	Laurent Recouderc	3	6³
				2	Ivan Ljubičić	6	4	6

				10	Guillermo Cañas	4	6	1
WC	Gary Lugassy	0	1

10	Guillermo Cañas	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Juan Mónaco	6⁷	7⁷	2

WC	Jonathan Eysseric	7⁹	6¹	0^r
					3	Juan Mónaco	6	5	6

					12	Nicolás Lapentti	3	7	2
WC	Mathieu Rodrigues	3	1

12	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Marcel Granollers	3	6	6

	Alexandre Sidorenko	6	1	3
					4	Marcel Granollers	5	6	6

						Nicolas Mahut	7	4	2
	Nicolas Mahut	6	6

9	Nicolas Devilder	2	4

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Viktor Troicki	6	3

	Kristof Vliegen	2	1^r
					5	Viktor Troicki	7	7

						Olivier Rochus	5	5
	Olivier Rochus	1	6	7⁷

7	Guillermo García López	6	3	6³

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Robby Ginepri	6	6

	Arnaud Clément	2	2
				6	Robby Ginepri	6	6

				11	Iván Navarro	3	2
Alt	Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy	3	2

11	Iván Navarro	6	6

References

"Tsonga beats Nalbandian to win Paris final". The New York Times. Paris. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
"Tsonga se hace con el título de París y con el billete para Shanghai" [Tsonga gets the Paris title and the ticket to Shanghai]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 November 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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[1] "Tsonga beats Nalbandian to win Paris final". The New York Times. Paris. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[2] "Tsonga se hace con el título de París y con el billete para Shanghai" [Tsonga gets the Paris title and the ticket to Shanghai]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 November 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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