title: 2008 Thailand Open – Singles
text: # 2008 Thailand Open – Singles
  
  Dmitry Tursunov was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in the final $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4, against Novak Djokovic.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Novak Djokovic (final)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
  * Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  * Gaël Monfils (semifinals)
  * Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
  * Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
  * Marat Safin (first round)
  * Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | | | | | 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 4 | Gaël Monfils | 0 | 3 | 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 5 | 1 | | Q | S Stadler | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Stadler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | M Berrer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | R Söderling | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A-u-H Qureshi | 2 | 4 | | 6 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 5 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 3 | 3 | | | S Bolelli | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | D Udomchoke | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | N Mahut | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | N Mahut | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Djokovic | 2 | 0 | | 5 | J Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Safin | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Petzschner | 6 | $7^7$ | | P Petzschner | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | M Zverev | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Smeets | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | P Petzschner | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | G Bastl | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 4 | G Monfils | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Kendrick | 6 | $7^7$ | | R Kendrick | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | G Monfils | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Monfils | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 |
  | | D Young | 3 | 3 | 8 | J Melzer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Santoro | $6^4$ | 2 | | V Troicki | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Melzer | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | L Dlouhý | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | B Becker | 4 | $6^4$ | Q | L Dlouhý | $6^9$ | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | $7^{11}$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  