title: 2009 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles
text: # 2009 Medibank International Sydney – Men's singles
  
  Dmitry Tursunov was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Richard Gasquet.
  
  David Nalbandian won in the final 6–3, $6–7^{(9–11)},$ 6–2, against Jarkko Nieminen.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye to the second round.
  
  * Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
  * Gilles Simon (second round)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a back injury)
  * David Nalbandian (champion)
  * Igor Andreev (second round)
  * Tomáš Berdych (first round)
  * Tommy Robredo (second round)
  * Mardy Fish (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | Novak Djokovic | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 7 | | Jarkko Nieminen | 3 | 7 | 2 |
  | | | | | 4 | David Nalbandian | 6 | $6^9$ | 6 |
  | 4 | David Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | 4 | David Nalbandian | 6 | $6^9$ | 6 |
  | | Richard Gasquet | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1/WC | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 2 | 6 | 3 | | P-H Mathieu | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 1/WC | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Ančić | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | M Ančić | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | X Malisse | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Melzer | 3 | 4 | | 7 | T Robredo | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | N Djokovic | 4 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Nieminen | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | P Starace | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | | | | | | |
  | | J Nieminen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Nieminen | w/o | | | | | |
  | | F López | 2 | $6^9$ | | | J Nieminen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Guccione | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Guccione | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | T Berdych | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | M Fish | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tipsarević | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Tipsarević | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 7 | 2 | 4 | WC | L Hewitt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Hewitt | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | L Hewitt | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | D Gremelmayr | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | M Llodra | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | I Andreev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 4 | 3 |
  | Q | F Dancevic | $6^2$ | 3 | | 5 | I Andreev | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Chardy | 6 | 3 | | Q | J Chardy | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Štěpánek | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | Q | J Chardy | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | D Tursunov | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying draw
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Julien Benneteau (moved Into main draw)
  * Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
  * Potito Starace (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Nicolas Devilder (first round)
  * Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
  * Jan Hernych (second round)
  * Denis Gremelmayr (qualified)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
  * Andrey Golubev (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Frank Dancevic
  * Xavier Malisse
  * Denis Gremelmayr
  * Jérémy Chardy
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Potito Starace
  
  ### First qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Andrey Golubev | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Evgeny Korolev | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Evgeny Korolev | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | Evgeny Korolev | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Grega Žemlja | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Grega Žemlja | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Alberto Martín | 4 | 3 |
  | | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Alberto Martín | 4 | 3 |
  | WC | Brendan Mckenzie | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Brendan Mckenzie | 2 | 1 | | | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Alt | Sadik Kadir | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | Alt | Sadik Kadir | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Sadik Kadir | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | 8 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 1 | | | |
  | | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 1 | | | |
  | | Robert Kendrick | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Robert Kendrick | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Peter Luczak | 2 | 4 |
  | | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Peter Luczak | 2 | 4 |
  | | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Jan Hernych | 1 | 3 | | | |
  | | Robert Smeets | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Jan Hernych | 1 | 3 | | | |
  | 6 | Jan Hernych | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Potito Starace | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brydan Klein | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brydan Klein | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Potito Starace | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Denis Istomin | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | Denis Istomin | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Mikhail Elgin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mikhail Elgin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Potito Starace | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Denis Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 |
  | | Kevin Anderson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Denis Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Steven Goh | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Steven Goh | 5 | 1 | | | Kevin Anderson | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Denis Gremelmayr | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Amer Delić | 4 | $6^4$ | | 7 | Denis Gremelmayr | $6^4$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Denis Gremelmayr | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Nicolas Devilder | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivo Minář | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ivo Minář | 6 | 7 | | | Ivo Minář | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Pere Riba | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Dušan Vemić | 2 | 4 | | | Pere Riba | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ivo Minář | 3 | 6 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | Dane Propoggia | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | Greg Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Greg Jones | 6 | 6 | | WC | Greg Jones | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Jun Woong-sun | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  