3, 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Dubai winner and recent Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome runner-up Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

Other featured stars included reigning Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, and Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev.

Other seeds included Andreas Seppi from Italy, Belgrade Challenger winner Viktor Troicki, Ivan Ljubičić, Arnaud Clément and Christophe Rochus.

Also competing were Acapulco runners-up Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach, Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins, and Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley.

Novak Djokovic defeated Łukasz Kubot, 6–3, 7–6(7–0) Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach defeated Johan Brunström / Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) The following players received wildcards into the main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: