Singles
2008 Masters Series Hamburg
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
Draw	56 (4WC/7Q/3LL)
Seeds	16

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Hamburg European Open.^[1][2][3]

This was the last edition of the tournament played as an ATP Masters Series event, as it was downgraded to an ATP Tour 500 event for the 2009 season.^[4][5]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
		Fernando Verdasco	3	3
								1	Roger Federer	6	6
									Andreas Seppi	3	1
		Nicolas Kiefer	3	7	5
		Andreas Seppi	6	5	7
															1	Roger Federer	5	77	3
															2	Rafael Nadal	7	63	6
		Albert Montañés	2	3
	3	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								3	Novak Djokovic	5	6	2
								2	Rafael Nadal	7	2	6
	11	Carlos Moyá	1	3
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	6
		J Nieminen	6	6					J Nieminen	1	3
	WC	R Schüttler	1	3											1	R Federer	6	6
		I Andreev	6	3	3											R Söderling	3	2
		R Söderling	4	6	6				R Söderling	6	7
		N Mahut	6	65	2			14	J-W Tsonga	2	5
	14	J-W Tsonga	0	77	6																	1	R Federer	6	6
	10	M Youzhny	3	2																			F Verdasco	3	3
		F Verdasco	6	6					F Verdasco	6	6
		G Cañas	67	2					M Llodra	2	0
		M Llodra	79	6												F Verdasco	77	6
		F López	3	4											5	D Ferrer	64	2
	LL	I Minář	6	6				LL	I Minář	3	3
								5	D Ferrer	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	N Davydenko	6	6
		S Darcis	78	5	64				I Ljubičić	4	1
		I Ljubičić	66	7	77										4	N Davydenko	5	3
		S Wawrinka	6	6												N Kiefer	7	6
	Q	A Martín	3	3					S Wawrinka	5	5
		N Kiefer	6	6					N Kiefer	7	7
	16	P-H Mathieu	4	4																			N Kiefer	3	7	5
	12	J Mónaco	6	4																			A Seppi	6	5	7
		F Volandri	1	0	r			12	J Mónaco	6	6
		S Bolelli	7	6					S Bolelli	2	1
	Q	M Granollers	5	2											12	J Mónaco	0	3
	WC	M Berrer	3	0												A Seppi	6	6
		A Seppi	6	6					A Seppi	6	6
								8	R Gasquet	3	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Blake	6	3	3
		J Tipsarević	3	6	6				J Tipsarević	4	6	6
	WC	A Beck	6	3	1											J Tipsarević	2	1
		A Montañés	6	6												A Montañés	6	6
		M Fish	1	3					A Montañés	77	6
		J Acasuso	5						J Acasuso	63	3
	LL	K Vliegen	2	r																			A Montañés	2	3
	13	T Robredo	2	77	6																	3	N Djokovic	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	6	65	3			13	T Robredo	6	2	63
	WC	M Zverev	64	63					I Karlović	3	6	77
		I Karlović	77	77												I Karlović	63	3
		JI Chela	6	6											3	N Djokovic	77	6
	Q	JA Sanchez de Luna	3	3					JI Chela	3	1
								3	N Djokovic	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								9	T Berdych	5	4
		M Čilić	5	2				Q	M Safin	7	6
	Q	M Safin	7	6											Q	M Safin	2	77	1
	Q	G Naso	611	6	4										11	C Moyá	6	63	6
	LL	O Rochus	713	2	6			LL	O Rochus	5	3
	Q	J Benneteau	6	4	67			11	C Moyá	7	6
	11	C Moyá	3	6	79																	11	C Moyá	1	3
	15	A Murray	6	6																		2	R Nadal	6	6
		D Tursunov	4	1				15	A Murray	6	6
		X Malisse	4	5					G Simon	3	3
		G Simon	6	7											15	A Murray	3	2
	Q	L Horna	3	2	r										2	R Nadal	6	6
		P Starace	6	4					P Starace	4	66
								2	R Nadal	6	78

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marcel Granollers	6	6
		Leonardo Azzaro	4	2
								1	Marcel Granollers	6	3	6
								8	Kristof Vliegen	2	6	4
		Júlio Silva	4	5
	8	Kristof Vliegen	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Julien Benneteau	6	6
	WC	Alexander Waske	3	2
								2	Julien Benneteau	3	6	6
								11	Boris Pašanski	6	3	4
		Max Mirnyi	4	2
	11	Boris Pašanski	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Olivier Rochus	6	6
		Jan Mertl	4	4
								3	Olivier Rochus	6	3	4
								14	Alberto Martín	4	6	6
		Ivan Cerović	2	6	3
	14	Alberto Martín	6	3	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Ivo Minář	3
		Jan Minář	0r
								4	Ivo Minář	4	6	3
								12	Luis Horna	6	2	6
		Simone Vagnozzi	6	4	64
	12	Luis Horna	2	6	77

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Victor Hănescu	3	77	5
		Denis Istomin	6	62	7
									Denis Istomin	4	1
									José Antonio Sánchez de Luna	6	6
		José Antonio Sánchez de Luna	6	2	6
	10	Pablo Cuevas	4	6	0

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6/WC	Marat Safin	4	6	6
		Julian Reister	6	2	1
								6/WC	Marat Safin	6	4	77
								9	Evgeny Korolev	4	6	65
	WC	Stefan Seifert	61	6	3
	9	Evgeny Korolev	77	4	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Jürgen Melzer	65	6	3
	WC	Jaan-Frederik Brunken	77	2	6
								WC	Jaan-Frederik Brunken	1	3
									Gianluca Naso	6	6
		Gianluca Naso	7	6
	13	Flavio Cipolla	5	3

References

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying draw
• ITF tournament profile