title: 2009 Masters France – Draw
text: # 2009 Masters France – Draw
  
  Gilles Simon was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
  
  Julien Benneteau won in the final 7–6(2), 6–2, against Arnaud Clément.
  
  ## Players
  
  * Michaël Llodra (third place)
  * Arnaud Clément (second place)
  * Julien Benneteau (champion)
  * Paul-Henri Mathieu (round robin)
  * David Guez (round robin)
  * Marc Gicquel (fourth place)
  * Thierry Ascione (round robin)
  * Jérémy Chardy (round robin, withdrew due to a back injury)
  * Laurent Recouderc (round robin)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Arnaud Clément | $6^2$ | 2 | |
  | | Julien Benneteau | 7 | 6 | |
  | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | | Marc Gicquel | 7 | 4 | [8] |
  | | Michaël Llodra | 5 | 6 | [10] |
  
  ### Red group
  
  | | | Clément | Gicquel | Ascione | Chardy Recouderc | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arnaud Clément | | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] | 6–4, 6–4 | 2–6, 6–1, [1–0] ret. (w/ Chardy) | 3–0 | 6–2 | 31–24 | 1 |
  | 2 | Marc Gicquel | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] | | 7–5, 6–1 | 6–2, 7–5 (w/ Recouderc) | 2–1 | 5–2 | 35–24 | 2 |
  | 3 | Thierry Ascione | 4–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 1–6 | | 6–4, 6–0 (w/ Recouderc) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 26–29 | 3 |
  | 4 | Jérémy Chardy Laurent Recouderc | 6–2, 1–6, [0–1] ret. (w/ Chardy) | 2–6, 5–7 (w/ Recouderc) | 4–6, 0–6 (w/ Recouderc) | | 0–1 0–2 | 1–1 0–4 | 7–8 11–25 | X 4 |
  
  Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
  
  ### Blue group
  
  | | | Llodra | Benneteau | Mathieu | Guez | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michaël Llodra | | 2–6, 6–7(4) | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–3, 3–6, [10–2] | 2–1 | 4–3 | 30–26 | 2 |
  | 2 | Julien Benneteau | 6–2, 7–6(4) | | w/o | 6–2, 2–6, [12–10] | 3–0 | 4–1 | 22–16 | 1 |
  | 3 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 2–6, 2–6 | w/o | | 4–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 10–24 | 4 |
  | 4 | David Guez | 3–6, 6–3, [2–10] | 2–6, 6–2, [10–12] | 6–4, 6–2 | | 1–2 | 4–4 | 29–25 | 3 |
  
  Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
  
  