| Draw: | 128 (16 / 4) |
| Seeds: | 32 |
See main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships. Rafael Nadal defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(8–10), 9–7 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his fifth major title, and his first outside of the French Open. It was also the first time Federer lost a major final outside the French Open. It would be Federer's only loss at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009. The final marked the third of three consecutive Wimbledon finals contested by Federer and Nadal, with Federer emerging victorious in the two prior encounters. It was the second-longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting 4 hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays. The event stretched over seven hours ending just before nightfall,[2] and is considered by many to be the greatest match in tennis history.[3] [4] [5] [6]
See also: 1 and 1. Roger Federer (final)
See also: 2 and 8. 
Rafael Nadal (champion)
See also: 3 and 3. 
Novak Djokovic (second round)
See also: 4 and 6. 
Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
See also: 5 and 2. David Ferrer (third round)
See also: 6 and 5. 
Andy Roddick (second round)
See also: 7 and 4. 
David Nalbandian (first round)
See also: 8 and 7. 
Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
See also: 9 and 5. James Blake (second round)
See also: 10 and 4. 
Marcos Baghdatis (fourth round)
See also: 11 and 2. 
Tomáš Berdych (third round)
See also: 12 and 7. 
Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
See also: 13 and 3. Stan Wawrinka (fourth round)
See also: 14 and 6. Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round)
See also: 15 and 1. Fernando González (second round)
See also: 16 and 8. Radek Štěpánek (third round)
See also: 17 and 8. Mikhail Youzhny (fourth round)
See also: 18 and 4. Ivo Karlović (first round)
See also: 19 and 5. Nicolás Almagro (second round)
See also: 20 and 1. 
Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round)
See also: 21 and 3. Juan Carlos Ferrero (second round, retired due to a neck injury)
See also: 22 and 2. Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)
See also: 23 and 7. Tommy Robredo (second round)
See also: 24 and 6. 
Jarkko Nieminen (second round)
See also: 25 and 5. Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
See also: 26 and 6. Ivan Ljubičić (first round)
See also: 27 and 8. Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
See also: 28 and 7. Gilles Simon (third round)
See also: 29 and 3. 
Andreas Seppi (third round)
See also: 30. Gaël Monfils (withdrew)
See also: 31 and 4. Feliciano López (quarterfinals)
See also: 32 and 2. Michaël Llodra (first round, retired due to a left arm injury)
Gaël Monfils withdrew due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ilija Bozoljac.
See main article: 2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying.