Andy Murray defeated

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in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6) to win the singles tennis title at the 2008 Madrid Open. It was his second Masters title.

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was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to

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. This was the last edition of the tournament to be held on indoor

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s, as it would switch to outdoor clay courts the following year.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

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Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

References

External links

DrawQualifying DrawITF tournament profile
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