title: 2008 Masters France – Draw
text: # 2008 Masters France – Draw
  
  Gilles Simon won in the final 5–7, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ after Michaël Llodra retired due to an arm injury.
  
  ## Players
  
  * Paul-Henri Mathieu (fourth place)
  * Gilles Simon (champion)
  * Julien Benneteau (third place)
  * Adrian Mannarino (round robin)
  * Marc Gicquel (round robin)
  * Michaël Llodra (Second Place, retired due to an arm injury)
  * Josselin Ouanna (round robin)
  * Arnaud Clément (round robin)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gilles Simon | 5 | 7 | |
  | | Michaël Llodra | 7 | $6^7$ | r |
  | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | | Julien Benneteau | 5 | 6 | [10] |
  | | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 7 | 4 | [4] |
  
  ### Red group
  
  | | | Simon | Benneteau | Gicquel | Ouanna | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gilles Simon | | 6–3, 7–5 | 6–4, 6–3 | 7–6(6), 7–5 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–26 | 1 |
  | 2 | Julien Benneteau | 3–6, 5–7 | | 7–6(10), 7–5 | 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] | 2–1 | 4–3 | 31–34 | 2 |
  | 3 | Marc Gicquel | 4–6, 3–6 | 6–7(10), 5–7 | | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] | 1–2 | 2–5 | 29–34 | 3 |
  | 4 | Josselin Ouanna | 6–7(6), 5–7 | 4–6, 6–4, [6–10] | 6–4, 4–6, [3–10] | | 0–3 | 2–6 | 31–34 | 4 |
  
  Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
  
  ### Blue group
  
  | | | Mathieu | Llodra | Clément | Mannarino | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | | 4–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 6–0 | 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 32–19 | 2 |
  | 2 | Michaël Llodra | 6–4, 6–4 | | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | 6–3, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 34–23 | 1 |
  | 3 | Arnaud Clément | 4–6, 0–6 | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] | | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 26–27 | 3 |
  | 4 | Adrian Mannarino | 1–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 3–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | | 0–3 | 0–6 | 13–36 | 4 |
  
  Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
  
  