Men's singles
2008 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Nikolay Davydenko
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	96 (12Q / 1LL / 5WC)
Seeds	32

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2008 Miami Open. It was his second Masters title.^[1][2][3][4]

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to qualifier Kevin Anderson.^[5][6]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	64	6	3
	6	Andy Roddick	77	4	6
								6	Andy Roddick	65	2
								4	Nikolay Davydenko	77	6
	4	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
		Janko Tipsarević	2	1
															4	Nikolay Davydenko	6	6
															2	Rafael Nadal	4	2
	10	Tomáš Berdych	6	6
	31	Igor Andreev	4	4
								10	Tomáš Berdych	66	2
								2	Rafael Nadal	78	6
	9	James Blake	6	3	1
	2	Rafael Nadal	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	R Federer	6	6
		G Monfils	68	6	6				G Monfils	3	4
	WC	J Isner	710	3	3										1	R Federer	6	3
		R Söderling	6	6												R Söderling	4	0r
		S Koubek	0	1					R Söderling	3	6	6
								28	S Wawrinka	6	4	3
																						1	R Federer	77	6
																							J Acasuso	65	2
								21	L Hewitt	3	64
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	6	77
		S Ventura	2	4												J Acasuso	6	6
		H-t Lee	4	3												D Sela	4	4
		D Sela	6	6					D Sela	77	6
								14	T Robredo	65	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	J-W Tsonga	64	7	6
		J Melzer	78	77					J Melzer	77	5	1
		M Llodra	66	65											12	J-W Tsonga	3	3
		R Schüttler	6	1	2											J Benneteau	6	6
		J Benneteau	1	6	6				J Benneteau	3	6	77
								19	I Karlović	6	4	62
																							J Benneteau	6	3	2
																						6	A Roddick	4	6	6
								30	JI Chela	3	7	3
		O Rochus	3	2				Q	I Minář	6	5	6
	Q	I Minář	6	6											Q	I Minář	64	4
		V Hănescu	4	1											6	A Roddick	77	6
	Q	V Troicki	6	6				Q	V Troicki	7	2	4
								6	A Roddick	5	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	N Davydenko	3	78	77
		E Gulbis	6	4	6				E Gulbis	6	66	63
		D Hrbatý	3	6	1										4	N Davydenko	65	7	6
	Q	S Giraldo	3	5												S Bolelli	77	5	1
		S Bolelli	6	7					S Bolelli	6	6
								26	P Kohlschreiber	4	3
																						4	N Davydenko	4	6	7
																						WC	M Ančić	6	3	5
								18	J Mónaco	6	7
	Q	R Sweeting	6	6				Q	R Sweeting	3	5
		F Volandri	3	2											18	J Mónaco	65	6	1
	WC	M Ančić	6	62	6										WC	M Ančić	77	4	6
		G Simon	2	77	3			WC	M Ančić	6	2	79
								13	A Murray	2	6	67

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	M Youzhny	6	6
	Q	B Reynolds	77	4	77			Q	B Reynolds	2	2
		M Safin	63	6	65										11	M Youzhny	77	3	78
		M Fish	3	3											24	N Almagro	64	6	66
		A Clément	6	6					A Clément	2	2
								24	N Almagro	6	6
																						11	M Youzhny	6	0	3
																							J Tipsarević	3	6	6
								29	F Verdasco	4	64
		J Tipsarević	6	4	6				J Tipsarević	6	77
	Q	Y-h Lu	1	6	4											J Tipsarević	6	6
	Q	I Kunitsyn	6	1	2											T Johansson	4	4
		T Johansson	4	6	6				T Johansson	6	7
								5	D Ferrer	4	5

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	R Gasquet	3	77	65
		D Tursunov	4	6	6				D Tursunov	6	62	77
		E Korolev	6	3	2											D Tursunov	4	6	6
		JM del Potro	7	6											32	F López	6	3	4
	WC	J Levine	5	1					JM del Potro	4	2
								32	F López	6	6
																							D Tursunov	2	2
																						10	T Berdych	6	6
								22	JC Ferrero	6	6
	WC	K Nishikori	5	2					A Montañés	3	2
		A Montañés	7	6											22	JC Ferrero	1	3
		C Berlocq	64	3											10	T Berdych	6	6
		S Querrey	77	6					S Querrey	1	2
								10	T Berdych	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	G Cañas	6	4	7
	Q	S Warburg	77	6				Q	S Warburg	3	6	5
		P Starace	62	2											15	G Cañas	78	7
	Q	P Cuevas	6	6											17	F González	66	5
		V Spadea	4	2				Q	P Cuevas	3	3
								17	F González	6	6
																						15	G Cañas	4	66
																						31	I Andreev	6	78
								31	I Andreev	6	6
		M Berrer	6	6					M Berrer	2	1
	Q	R Haase	4	4											31	I Andreev	6	64	6
		A Calleri	65	6	64										Q	K Anderson	4	77	4
	Q	K Anderson	77	3	77			Q	K Anderson	77	3	6
								3	N Djokovic	61	6	4

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	D Nalbandian	1	4
		Ó Hernández	1	1					X Malisse	6	6
		X Malisse	6	6												X Malisse	3	64
	WC	G Kuerten	1	5											27	R Štěpánek	6	77
		S Grosjean	6	7					S Grosjean	3	3
								27	R Štěpánek	6	6
																						27	R Štěpánek	3	4
																						9	J Blake	6	6
								23	I Ljubičić	64	6	3
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	77	2	6
		J Björkman	1	0												F Santoro	3	77	4
		M Gicquel	6	4	2										9	J Blake	6	64	6
		A Seppi	2	6	6				A Seppi	5	3
								9	J Blake	7	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	P-H Mathieu	4	6	6
		M Čilić	6	6					M Čilić	6	1	4
		K Vliegen	3	2											16	P-H Mathieu	77	7
		N Mahut	78	6											20	C Moyá	61	5
		F Mayer	66	3					N Mahut	610	4
								20	C Moyá	712	6
																						16	P-H Mathieu	4	4
																						2	R Nadal	6	6
								25	J Nieminen	3	2
		N Kiefer	4	711	6				N Kiefer	6	6
	LL	G García López	6	69	4											N Kiefer	2	4
		S Roitman	3	4											2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	B Becker	6	6				Q	B Becker	5	2
								2	R Nadal	7	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draws

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Steve Darcis	1	2
		Harel Levy	6	6
									Harel Levy	3	5
								23	Kevin Anderson	6	7
		Kevin Kim	2	3
	23	Kevin Anderson	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Guillermo García López	6	6
		Konstantinos Economidis	1	1
								2	Guillermo García López	4	2
								15	Benjamin Becker	6	6
		Peter Wessels	6	3	5
	15	Benjamin Becker	4	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Chris Guccione	77	6
	WC	Gastão Elias	63	1
								3	Chris Guccione	64	2
									Sam Warburg	77	6
		Sam Warburg	77	6
	13	Juan Pablo Brzezicki	61	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mischa Zverev	5	3
		Santiago Giraldo	7	6
									Santiago Giraldo	6	7
								24	Wayne Odesnik	4	5
		Lukáš Lacko	3	1
	24	Wayne Odesnik	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Robin Haase	6	6
		Rik de Voest	4	0
								5	Robin Haase	6	6
									Dušan Vemić	4	3
		Dušan Vemić	66	6	6
	16	Amer Delić	78	3	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Donald Young	6	0
		Wesley Moodie	1	0r
								6	Donald Young	3	5
								14	Bobby Reynolds	6	7
	WC	Philip Bester	3	1
	14	Bobby Reynolds	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ivo Minář	6	6
	WC	Ričardas Berankis	2	4
								7	Ivo Minář	6	6
								20	Paul Capdeville	3	4
	WC	Ryan Harrison	4	5
	20	Paul Capdeville	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Pablo Cuevas	6	77
	Alt	Jesse Huta Galung	4	64
								8	Pablo Cuevas	6	6
									Alun Jones	4	4
		Alun Jones	7	3	6
	17	Teymuraz Gabashvili	5	6	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Nicolás Lapentti	5	7	4
		Lukáš Dlouhý	7	5	6
									Lukáš Dlouhý	77	63	3
								19	Lu Yen-hsun	62	77	6
		Gilles Müller	3	4
	19	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Max Mirnyi	4	2
		Stéphane Bohli	6	6
									Stéphane Bohli	6	63	4
								18	Viktor Troicki	3	77	6
		Alex Bogdanovic	4	6	1
	18	Viktor Troicki	6	3	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Nicolás Massú	6	1	4
		Diego Hartfield	3	6	6
									Diego Hartfield	6	3	0
								WC	Ryan Sweeting	3	6	6
	WC	Ryan Sweeting	6	3	6
	21	Robert Kendrick	4	6	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Denis Gremelmayr	6	6
		Wang Yeu-tzuoo	1	3
								12	Denis Gremelmayr	1	2
								22	Igor Kunitsyn	6	6
		Philipp Petzschner	4	1
	22	Igor Kunitsyn	6	6

References

External links

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• Qualifying Draw