title: 2009 Ethias Trophy – Singles
text: # 2009 Ethias Trophy – Singles
  
  Teymuraz Gabashvili tried to defend his 2008 title but he was eliminated by Xavier Malisse in the second round. Number 1 seed Janko Tipsarević won this tournament, defeating unseeded Sergiy Stakhovsky in the final, 7–6(4), 6–3.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Janko Tipsarević (champion)
  * Simone Bolelli (first round)
  * Evgeny Korolev (quarterfinals)
  * Marc Gicquel (first round)
  * Teymuraz Gabashvili (second round)
  * Olivier Rochus (first round)
  * Florent Serra (second round)
  * Christophe Rochus (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
  
  ### Final eight
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Steve Darcis | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Steve Darcis | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Janko Tipsarević | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | Q | Illya Marchenko | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Sergei Bubka | 4 | 4 | | 1 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alejandro Falla | 3 | | | | A Falla | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nicolas Kiefer | 2 | r | | | | | | 1 | J Tipsarević | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Michael Berrer | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | X Malisse | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Xavier Malisse | 7 | 4 | 6 | | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Ruben Bemelmans | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | T Gabashvili | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Marc Gicquel | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S Darcis | 4 | 3 |
  | | Denis Istomin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | D Istomin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Yannick Vandenbulcke | 4 | 4 | | | S Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Steve Darcis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Darcis | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Thiago Alves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Ouanna | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | WC | Arthur de Greef | 1 | 4 | | | T Alves | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Josselin Ouanna | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Ouanna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Olivier Rochus | 3 | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Arnaud Clément | 3 | 0 | | 7 | F Serra | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | S Stakhovsky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Dominik Hrbatý | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | Jérôme Haehnel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | E Korolev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Stéphane Bohli | 6 | 2 | r | Q | J Haehnel | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Björn Phau | 3 | 2 | | 3 | E Korolev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 8 | Christophe Rochus | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | I Marchenko | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | WC | David Goffin | 7 | 4 | 6 | WC | D Goffin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stefan Koubek | $6^1$ | $6^5$ | | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lukáš Lacko | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Lacko | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Carsten Ball | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | I Marchenko | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Illya Marchenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Marchenko | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Karol Beck | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Beck | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Simone Bolelli | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  