2008 Qatar Open – Singles

Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Stanislas Wawrinka.

Third-seeded Andy Murray won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, against unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka.

Seeds
• # 🇷🇺 Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Tommy Robredo (first round)

• # 🇬🇧 Andy Murray (champion)

• # Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals)

• # Ivo Karlović (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Igor Andreev (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Dmitry Tursunov (quarterfinals)