title: 2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
text: # 2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
  
  Sébastien Grosjean was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Robby Ginepri.
  
  Seventh-seeded Robin Söderling won in the final 6–3, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–1, against Julien Benneteau.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
  * Richard Gasquet (second round)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals)
  * Gilles Simon (semifinals)
  * Tommy Robredo (second round)
  * Ivo Karlović (first round)
  * Robin Söderling (champion)
  * Paul-Henri Mathieu (second 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Robin Söderling | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Gilles Simon | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Gilles Simon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Robin Söderling | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Julien Benneteau | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 |
  | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^4$ | 5 | | | Julien Benneteau | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 |
  | | Julien Benneteau | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | A Roddick | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Mahut | $6^5$ | 4 | | 1 | A Roddick | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ginepri | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | R Ginepri | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Grosjean | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | A Roddick | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | Q | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Söderling | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | G Müller | 2 | 4 | | Q | C Rochus | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Ascione | 4 | 1 | | 7 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Söderling | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | G Simon | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Simon | 7 | 3 | 3 |
  | | J Mónaco | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | G Simon | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Guez | 2 | 5 | | | A Seppi | $6^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | G Simon | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Ouanna | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Ouanna | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | I Ljubičić | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 4 | WC | J Ouanna | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Lapentti | $7^7$ | 6 | | | N Lapentti | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | I Karlović | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Cañas | 3 | 4 | | 8 | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7 | | | JC Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Querrey | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 4 | 1 | | | F Santoro | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gicquel | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | $6^4$ | 5 |
  | 5 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | $7^7$ | 7 |
  | | M Llodra | 4 | 3 | | 5 | T Robredo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Clément | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | R Štěpánek | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | S Darcis | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | S Darcis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Darcis | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Giraldo | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ | 2 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Gasquet | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  