2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Australian Open | French Open | 2008 in music | Moselle | Open University | open source | United States presidential election, 2008 | U.S. Open | Arena Football League (1987–2008) | UEFA Euro 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | Wacken Open Air | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | The Open Championship | Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 | 2008 World Series of Poker | John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 | Canadian federal election, 2008 | U.S. Open (tennis) | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | All England Open Badminton Championships | 2008 Rugby League World Cup | U.S. Open (golf) | Open Source | Open-pit mining | Moselle (river) | 2008 Summer Paralympics | 2008 in film |
The tournament was open to the top eight French players who had performed best at ATP Tour events held in France during 2008 (at Metz, Lyon, Marseille and the Masters Series event in Paris).