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2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
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2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon SWE Robin Söderling FRA Julien Benneteau 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 32 (4Q Qualifiers / 3WC Wild Cards) 8 singles doubles
2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Sébastien Grosjean was the defending champion,https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2007/1029/224366-grosjeans/ Grosjean seals Lyon tournament win RTE 24 June 2026 but lost in the first round to Robby Ginepri.https://www.si.com/tennis/2008/10/21/andy-roddick Roddick aces Mahut at Grand Prix Sports Illustrated 24 June 2026
Seventh-seeded Robin Söderling won in the final 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, against Julien Benneteau.https://www.france24.com/en/20081026-soderling-wins-lyon-second-time-tennis Soderling wins Lyon for the second time France 24 24 June 2026
Seeds
30em USA Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
FRA Richard Gasquet (second round)
FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals)
FRA Gilles Simon (semifinals)
ESP Tommy Robredo (second round)
CRO Ivo Karlović (first round)
SWE Robin Söderling (champion)
FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu (second round)
Draw
Finals
Semifinals Final 175 7 SWE Robin Söderling 5 6 6 4 FRA Gilles Simon 7 3 3 3 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 64 5 FRA Julien Benneteau 77 7 7 SWE Robin Söderling 6 65 6 FRA Julien Benneteau 3 77 1
Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA A Roddick 77 6 FRA N Mahut 65 4 USA R Ginepri 64 6 6 WC FRA S Grosjean 77 4 4 Q BEL C Rochus 6 6 LUX G Müller 2 4 Q FRA T Ascione 4 1 7 SWE R Söderling 6 6 4 FRA G Simon 2 6 6 ARG J Mónaco 6 4 1 Q FRA D Guez 2 5 ITA A Seppi 6 7 WC FRA J Ouanna 62 77 6 CRO I Ljubičić 77 65 4 ECU N Lapentti 77 6 6 CRO I Karlović 64 3 1 USA A Roddick 77 77 USA R Ginepri 65 63 Q BEL C Rochus 1 2 7 SWE R Söderling 6 6 4 FRA G Simon 77 5 6 ITA A Seppi 65 7 4 WC FRA J Ouanna 6 1 6 ECU N Lapentti 3 6 3 1 USA A Roddick 65 65 7 SWE R Söderling 77 77 4 FRA G Simon 6 7 WC FRA J Ouanna 3 5 7 SWE R Söderling 5 6 6 4 FRA G Simon 7 3 3
Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 FRA P-H Mathieu 6 6 ARG G Cañas 3 4 ESP JC Ferrero 6 7 USA S Querrey 3 5 FRA F Santoro 6 6 ITA F Fognini 4 1 FRA M Gicquel 5 6 3 3 FRA J-W Tsonga 7 4 6 5 ESP T Robredo 6 6 FRA M Llodra 4 3 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 FRA A Clément 3 2 WC CZE R Štěpánek 4 6 3 BEL S Darcis 6 3 6 Q COL S Giraldo 7 3 63 2 FRA R Gasquet 5 6 77 8 FRA P-H Mathieu 4 1 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 FRA F Santoro 2 7 3 3 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 5 6 5 ESP T Robredo 2 2 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 BEL S Darcis 6 3 77 2 FRA R Gasquet 4 6 65 ESP JC Ferrero 65 1 3 FRA J-W Tsonga 77 6 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 BEL S Darcis 3 2 3 FRA J-W Tsonga 64 5 FRA J Benneteau 77 7
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Main Draw
Qualifying draw
Singles