ATP Italian Open 2008 Draw, Results & Schedule

Novak Djokovic won the 2008 Italian Open, defeating Stan Wawrinka 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 5 to May 11, 2008. The match log contains 76 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

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Champion
def. Stan Wawrinka , 4-6 6-3 6-3
Dates
May 5 — May 11
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
€2,057,000
Italian Open 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-3 6-3 Stan Wawrinka #24 H2H Match data May 11, 2008* F
SF (2)
Novak Djokovic #3 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Radek Stepanek #27 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* SF
Stan Wawrinka #24 3-0 (ret.) Andy Roddick #6 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Andy Roddick #6 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) Tommy Robredo #16 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* QF
Novak Djokovic #3 6-1 1-0 (ret.) Nicolas Almagro #21 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* QF
Stan Wawrinka #24 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1 James Blake #8 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* QF
Radek Stepanek #27 7-6(4) 7-6(7) Roger Federer #1 H2H Match data May 10, 2008* QF Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
James Blake #8 5-7 7-5 6-2 Fernando Verdasco #28 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Tommy Robredo #16 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) Nikolay Davydenko #4 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Stan Wawrinka #24 6-4 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Roger Federer #1 7-6(4) 6-3 Ivo Karlovic #22 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Novak Djokovic #3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Igor Andreev #26 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Andy Roddick #6 7-6(5) 6-3 Simone Bolelli #55 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Nicolas Almagro #21 (w/o) Fernando Gonzalez #11 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
Radek Stepanek #27 6-4 1-6 6-3 Luis Horna #111 H2H Match data May 9, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
Igor Andreev #26 4-6 6-1 6-4 Juan Monaco #14 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Tommy Robredo #16 7-5 7-6(5) Nicolas Mahut #44 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Fernando Verdasco #28 6-2 5-7 6-2 Nicolas Lapentti #74 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Andy Roddick #6 6-1 6-4 Mardy Fish #38 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Ivo Karlovic #22 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(3) Potito Starace #45 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 7-5 6-1 Rafael Nadal #2 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Novak Djokovic #3 6-4 6-0 Steve Darcis #49 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Luis Horna #111 6-3 7-6(1) Jose Acasuso #41 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Simone Bolelli #55 6-4 6-4 Gilles Simon #34 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Nikolay Davydenko #4 6-2 6-2 Mario Ancic #51 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
James Blake #8 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 Andreas Seppi #46 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Nicolas Almagro #21 6-4 7-5 David Nalbandian #7 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Stan Wawrinka #24 6-2 7-6(5) Andy Murray #18 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Radek Stepanek #27 4-6 6-2 6-1 David Ferrer #5 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-3 Guillermo Canas #30 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
Fernando Gonzalez #11 6-3 6-2 Evgeny Korolev #98 H2H Match data May 8, 2008* R32
R64 (24)
Nicolas Lapentti #74 7-6(6) 2-6 6-2 Filippo Volandri #42 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Luis Horna #111 6-4 6-1 Richard Gasquet #9 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Jose Acasuso #41 6-4 6-2 Dmitry Tursunov #31 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Mario Ancic #51 6-4 6-4 Feliciano Lopez #33 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Stan Wawrinka #24 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 Marat Safin #79 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Fernando Gonzalez #11 3-6 7-6(0) 7-6(6) Janko Tipsarevic #35 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Evgeny Korolev #98 1-6 6-3 6-4 Robin Soderling #47 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Ivo Karlovic #22 7-6(4) 6-2 Paul-Henri Mathieu #20 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Tommy Robredo #16 6-4 6-1 Juan Ignacio Chela #36 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Andy Murray #18 5-7 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Juan Martin del Potro #71 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Potito Starace #45 6-4 2-6 6-4 Marin Cilic #48 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Steve Darcis #49 7-5 7-6(5) Ivan Ljubicic #29 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Mardy Fish #38 7-5 3-6 7-6(2) Michael Llodra #40 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Guillermo Canas #30 6-7(8) 6-3 6-2 Gianluca Naso #269 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Simone Bolelli #55 6-0 6-3 Olivier Patience #130 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Andreas Seppi #46 6-4 6-2 Fabrice Santoro #50 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Igor Andreev #26 6-4 7-5 Hyung-Taik Lee #52 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Nicolas Almagro #21 6-1 6-3 Flavio Cipolla #115 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Nicolas Mahut #44 6-7(5) 6-4 7-5 Thomas Fabbiano #412 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Fernando Verdasco #28 6-3 6-4 Carlos Moya #13 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Juan Carlos Ferrero #23 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 Nicolas Kiefer #43 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Gilles Simon #34 6-2 4-6 7-6(6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #17 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Juan Monaco #14 6-0 6-4 Pablo Cuevas #101 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Radek Stepanek #27 6-3 3-6 6-3 Jarkko Nieminen #25 H2H Match data May 7, 2008* R64
Q2 Q (7)
Juan Martin del Potro #71 6-1 6-1 Benjamin Becker #108 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Thomas Fabbiano #412 3-6 7-5 6-3 Boris Pashanski #104 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Pablo Cuevas #101 6-3 6-3 Arnaud Clement #87 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Olivier Patience #130 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Gael Monfils #53 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Luis Horna #111 6-2 7-5 Mischa Zverev #75 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Evgeny Korolev #98 7-6(6) 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman #58 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Nicolas Lapentti #74 6-2 6-0 Edouard Roger-Vasselin #122 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (14)
Luis Horna #111 6-4 2-6 6-4 Max Mirnyi #252 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Benjamin Becker #108 4-6 6-4 6-2 Simone Vagnozzi #260 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Boris Pashanski #104 4-6 6-3 6-3 Andrea Arnaboldi #332 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Jonas Bjorkman #58 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) Matteo Trevisan #934 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Mischa Zverev #75 6-4 5-7 6-2 Yuri Schukin #134 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Gael Monfils #53 6-4 6-2 Manuel Sanchez #1001 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Thomas Fabbiano #412 6-4 3-0 (ret.) Victor Hanescu #73 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Juan Martin del Potro #71 6-0 4-6 6-2 Francesco Aldi #215 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Arnaud Clement #87 4-6 6-2 6-3 Leonardo Azzaro #310 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #122 6-4 6-3 Adrian Garcia #379 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Olivier Patience #130 6-2 4-6 6-4 Stefano Galvani #209 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Pablo Cuevas #101 6-3 4-6 6-1 Matteo Marrai #394 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Nicolas Lapentti #74 3-6 6-1 7-5 Paolo Lorenzi #245 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q
Evgeny Korolev #98 6-3 6-3 Andrey Golubev #144 H2H Match data May 5, 2008 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Italian Open titles
PlayerTitles
Rafael Nadal 10
Novak Djokovic 6
Thomas Muster 3
Alexander Zverev 2
Andres Gomez 2
Bjorn Borg 2
Ilie Nastase 2
Ivan Lendl 2
Jim Courier 2
Vitas Gerulaitis 2

Recent Finals

Recent Italian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #1 6-4 6-4 Casper Ruud #25 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 7-6(5) 6-1 Jannik Sinner #1 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Alexander Zverev #5 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Jarry #24 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Daniil Medvedev #3 7-5 7-5 Holger Rune #7 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Novak Djokovic #1 6-0 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #5 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Italian Open held?
Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Italian Open?
The 2026 Italian Open was won by Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Italian Open titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 10 Italian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Italian Open played?
The first edition of Italian Open was held in 1930.
What surface is Italian Open played on?
Italian Open is played on clay courts.