title: 2009 Sporting Challenger – Singles
text: # 2009 Sporting Challenger – Singles
  
  Fabio Fognini was the defender of title; however, he chose to not participate this year. Potito Starace defeated Máximo González 7–6(4), 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Máximo González (final)
  * Potito Starace (champion)
  * Frederico Gil (first round)
  * Diego Junqueira (first round)
  * Kevin Kim (first round)
  * Daniel Köllerer (first round)
  * Marcos Daniel (first round)
  * Simon Greul (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Final four
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Máximo González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Simon Greul | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Simon Greul | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Máximo González | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Potito Starace | 7 | 6 |
  | | Jiří Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Potito Starace | 7 | 6 |
  | 2 | Potito Starace | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M González | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Riba | 4 | 5 | | 1 | M González | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Machado | 7 | 6 | | | R Machado | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Huta Galung | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | LL | J Sirianni | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | WC | T Fabbiano | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | T Fabbiano | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | WC | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Villagrán | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | K Kim | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M González | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | D Junqueira | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Greul | 2 | 4 |
  | WC | A Arnaboldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Arnaboldi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tenconi | 4 | 2 | | | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | M Trevisan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Greul | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Recouderc | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | M Trevisan | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Odesnik | 4 | 2 | | 8 | S Greul | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Greul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Daniel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Vaněk | 6 | 6 | | | J Vaněk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Roger-Vasselin | 3 | $6^4$ | | Q | M Zabaleta | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Zabaleta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Vaněk | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | Q | S Gutiérrez-Ferrol | 3 | 5 | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Bozoljac | 7 | 7 | | | I Bozoljac | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | F Gil | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | 6 | D Köllerer | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 | | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A di Mauro | 4 | 3 | | | T Alves | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Alves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Alves | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Crugnola | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Crugnola | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 4 | 2 | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  