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

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals, retired due to a right knee injury)
2. Roger Federer (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
3. Novak Djokovic (third round)
4. Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
5. David Ferrer (second round)
6. Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
7. Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
8. David Nalbandian (final)
9. Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
10. Gilles Simon (third round)
11. James Blake (semifinals)
12. Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
14. Richard Gasquet (withdrew due to an elbow injury)
15. Fernando Verdasco (third round)
16. Gaël Monfils (third 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	1	0
	6	Nikolay Davydenko	6	0
								6	Nikolay Davydenko	1	7	4
								8	David Nalbandian	6	5	6
	4	Andy Murray	6	3
	8	David Nalbandian	7	6
															8	David Nalbandian	3	6	4
															13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	4	6
	7	Andy Roddick	7	4	6
	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

Top half

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	6											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
																						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	6	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				S Querrey	2	4
		S Querrey	7	6	3										4	A Murray	6	7
		T Robredo	7	7											15	F Verdasco	3	6
	WC	J Chardy	6	6					T Robredo	2	7	2
								15	F Verdasco	6	6	6
																						4	A Murray	6	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	6	3
								8	D Nalbandian	7	6

Bottom half

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	6	3											10	G Simon	3	5
		I Andreev	7	6					I Andreev	3	5
								10	G Simon	6	7
																						7	A Roddick	7	4	6
																						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
								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	6	6	6
																						11	J Blake	w/o
																						2	R Federer
								Q	M Granollers	4	6
		M Čilić	7	6					M Čilić	6	7
		A Seppi	6	2												M Čilić	3	4
	WC	J Ouanna	3	4											2	R Federer	6	6
		R Söderling	6	6					R Söderling	4	6
								2	R Federer	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Simone Bolelli (qualified)
2. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
3. Juan Mónaco (qualified)
4. Marcel Granollers (qualified)
5. Viktor Troicki (qualified)
6. Robby Ginepri (qualified)
7. Guillermo García López (first round)
8. Florent Serra (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Nicolas Devilder (first round)
10. Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Iván Navarro (qualifying competition)
12. Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Simone Bolelli
2. Ivan Ljubičić
3. Juan Mónaco
4. Marcel Granollers
5. Viktor Troicki
6. Robby Ginepri

Lucky losers

1. Florent Serra
2. Guillermo Cañas

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Simone Bolelli	6	6	7
		Chris Guccione	4	7	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	7
		Laurent Recouderc	3	6
								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	6	7	2
	WC	Jonathan Eysseric	7	6	0
								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
								5	Viktor Troicki	7	7
									Olivier Rochus	5	5
		Olivier Rochus	1	6	7
	7	Guillermo García López	6	3	6

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

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.

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw
• ITF tournament profile

• 2008 BNP Paribas Masters