title: 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel – Singles
text: # 2009 Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel – Singles
  
  Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew)
  * Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)
  * Victor Hănescu (quarterfinals)
  * Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  * Martín Vassallo Argüello (second round)
  * Marc Gicquel (first round)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (semifinals)
  * Dudi Sela (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 4 | | LL | Julien Benneteau | 6 | $6^1$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | | Guillermo García-López | 3 | 7 | 6 |
  | | Guillermo García-López | 6 | 1 | 7 | | Guillermo García-López | 3 | 7 | 6 |
  | 7 | Mikhail Youzhny | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | LL | P Capdeville | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Junqueira | 6 | 6 | | | D Junqueira | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 4 | 4 | | WC | D Köllerer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Köllerer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | D Köllerer | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
  | | N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | J Benneteau | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | R Vik | 4 | 2 | | | N Massú | 1 | 7 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | J Benneteau | 7 | 6 | | LL | J Benneteau | 6 | $6^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | D Sela | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | F Santoro | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ó Hernández | 3 | 4 |
  | | Ó Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | Ó Hernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hernych | 7 | 3 | 5 | WC | A Beck | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Beck | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Ó Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | LL | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | JI Chela | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Ančić | 4 | 3 | | LL | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | JI Chela | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Gicquel | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | M Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rochus | 2 | 4 | | 5 | M Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Phau | 3 | 2 | | | G García-López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G García-López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G García-López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Granollers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Hănescu | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | $6^{11}$ | 3 | | | M Granollers | 1 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Lapentti | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | V Hănescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | V Hănescu | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | G García-López | 6 | 1 | 7 |
  | 7 | M Youzhny | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ |
  | | D Gimeno-Traver | 2 | $6^7$ | | 7 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Koubek | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Koubek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Petzschner | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y-H Lu | 6 | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | | | 2 | J Melzer | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A Calleri | 3 | 7 | 0 | | A Calleri | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Gil | 3 | 0 | | 2 | J Melzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  