2008 French Open – Men's Singles
Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal retained his title in defeating Roger Federer in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2008 French Open. This was Federer's worst loss in a Grand Slam event in his entire
career. It also marked the third consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer in the Roland Garros final, and the fourth consecutive year that Nadal defeated Federer at Roland Garros, starting with his 2005 Roland Garros semifinal defeat. All four years, Nadal defeated Federer while Federer was the No. 1 player in the world. Nadal won the title without losing a set, becoming the third man in the Open era after Ilie Năstase and Björn Borg to win the French Open without dropping a set for the entire tournament. He would later replicate this feat in 2010 and 2017.
This was the final Grand Slam and World Tour appearance of former world No. 1 and three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten. He lost to Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round and retired from professional tennis shortly after.
It was also the last Grand Slam for 2004 French Open Finalist and former World No. 3 Guillermo Coria, who lost in the 1st Round to Tommy Robredo in four sets, and the last French Open appearance for 1999 French Open Semifinalist Dominik Hrbatý.Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.Qualifying draw
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
