title: 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy – Singles
text: # 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy – Singles
  
  Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Philipp Petzschner won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Gaël Monfils.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Stanislas Wawrinka (first round)
  * Fernando González (quarterfinals)
  * Juan Martín del Potro (second round, withdrew due to a left toe injury)
  * Ivo Karlović (first round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
  * Tommy Robredo (withdrew due to a left hip injury)
  * Gilles Simon (first round)
  * Gaël Monfils (final)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Q | Philipp Petzschner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Feliciano López | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Feliciano López | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | Philipp Petzschner | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Gaël Monfils | 4 | 4 |
  | | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 4 | 7 | $6^2$ | 8 | Gaël Monfils | 4 | 4 |
  | 8 | Gaël Monfils | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Wawrinka | $7^7$ | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Petzschner | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | Q | P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Hernych | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | Q | J Hernych | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Karanušić | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | Q | P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | C Moyá | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | C Moyá | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Berrer | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Schwank | 4 | 7 | $7^7$ | | E Schwank | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | G Simon | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Petzschner | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | I Karlović | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | JC Ferrero | 6 | $7^7$ | | | JC Ferrero | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Ljubičić | $6^3$ | 3 | | | J Melzer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Melzer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Melzer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | F López | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Calleri | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | F López | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Koubek | 1 | 2 | | LL | S Giraldo | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Crivoi | 4 | 4 | | 5 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | $7^7$ | 6 | | | G Cañas | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | F Verdasco | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Gicquel | 2 | 2 | | | P Kohlschreiber | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Fischer | $6^7$ | $6^5$ | | 3 | JM del Potro | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | JM del Potro | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 7 | $6^2$ |
  | 8 | G Monfils | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | A Peya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Snobel | 4 | 2 | | | R Štěpánek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | G Monfils | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | F González | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | F Volandri | 2 | 3 | | | E Gulbis | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | 2 | F González | 4 | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | F González | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  