2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andy Murray.

Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick won in the final 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–2, against Feliciano López.

Seeds
• # Roger Federer (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Andy Roddick (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (second round)