title: 2009 International German Open – Singles
text: # 2009 International German Open – Singles
  
  Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Nikolay Davydenko won in the final, 6–4, 6–2, against Paul-Henri Mathieu.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Gilles Simon (second round)
  * Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
  * Robin Söderling (third round)
  * Tommy Robredo (second round)
  * Stanislas Wawrinka (second round)
  * David Ferrer (semifinals)
  * Igor Andreev (second round)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (third round)
  * Jürgen Melzer (second round)
  * Viktor Troicki (quarterfinals, retired because of a right foot injury)
  * Victor Hănescu (quarterfinals)
  * José Acasuso (second round, retired because of a neck injury)
  * Paul-Henri Mathieu (final)
  * Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
  * Jérémy Chardy (third round)
  * Mischa Zverev (second 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Victor Troicki | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Victor Troicki | $0^r$ | | | 13 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | 14 | Nicolás Almagro | 2 | 4 | | Q | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Simon Greul | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Simon Greul | 2 | 3 | | 6 | David Ferrer | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 11 | Victor Hănescu | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | G Simon | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Crivoi | 6 | 4 | 1 | WC | D Brands | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Brands | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | D Brands | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | E Korolev | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | P-H Mathieu | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | P Riba | 7 | 6 | | Q | P Riba | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | P-H Mathieu | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | V Troicki | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | 10 | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | V Troicki | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | C Rochus | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | G García López | 7 | 4 | $6^6$ | | | |
  | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Söderling | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | F Fognini | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Minář | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | R Söderling | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Vassallo Argüello | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | N Almagro | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Granollers | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | N Almagro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | N Almagro | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 9 | J Melzer | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | Q | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Phau | $6^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | Q | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | P Starace | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | $6^8$ | | | | |
  | | M González | 7 | 4 | 3 | Q | P Starace | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Mayer | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | WC | F Mayer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Schüttler | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Mónaco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | $6^4$ | 3 | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | J Acasuso | 1 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Greul | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 16 | M Zverev | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tipsarević | 6 | 3 | 3 | WC | S Greul | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Greul | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Greul | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | S Darcis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Navarro | 5 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | | I Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | I Navarro | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | T Robredo | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | I Andreev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 6 | 1 | 6 | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JI Chela | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | K Krawietz | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 11 | V Hănescu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Hernych | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Hernych | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | V Hănescu | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 15 | J Chardy | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ó Hernández | 7 | 4 | 4 | | A Beck | $6^2$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Beck | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 15 | J Chardy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | P Petzschner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | F Serra | $6^3$ | 2 | | | P Petzschner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  The top two seeds received a bye into the qualifying competition
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Potito Starace (qualified)
  * Victor Crivoi (qualified)
  * Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition)
  * Evgeny Korolev (qualified)
  * Marcel Granollers (qualified)
  * Diego Junqueira (qualifying competition)
  * Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
  * Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  * Pablo Andújar (first round)
  * Pere Riba (qualified)
  * Guillermo Cañas (qualifying competition)
  * Stefan Koubek (qualifying competition)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Potito Starace
  * Victor Crivoi
  * Pablo Cuevas
  * Evgeny Korolev
  * Marcel Granollers
  * Pere Riba
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | Potito Starace | 6 | 6 |
  | | Teodor-Dacian Crăciun | 3 | 3 | 11 | Guillermo Cañas | 4 | 2 |
  | 11 | Guillermo Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 2 | Victor Crivoi | 6 | 7 |
  | | Dominik Meffert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Dominik Meffert | 0 | 5 |
  | 9 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | $6^3$ |
  | | | | | | 7 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Carles Poch Gradin | 4 | 2 | | 7 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 7 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | Julian Reister | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | Julian Reister | 3 | $6^6$ | | 4 | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 12 | Stefan Koubek | 2 | 2 |
  | WC | Philipp Hammer | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | 12 | Stefan Koubek | 2 | 2 |
  | 12 | Stefan Koubek | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Adrián García | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Adrián García | 4 | 4 | 5 | Marcel Granollers | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 2 | 3 |
  | WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 6 | 6 | WC | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | Adrian Mannarino | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Diego Junqueira | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | 6 | Diego Junqueira | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nils Langer | 3 | 4 | | 10 | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  