Rafael Nadal won the Olympic gold medal.
Rafael Nadal . Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles , the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles , an all-time record of 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles , tied with Novak Djokovic , and a record 18 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments . Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles . Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Fernando González of Chile 6 -- 3 , 7 -- 6 ( 7 -- 2 ) , 6 -- 3 in the final .