title: 2009 Tashkent Challenger – Singles
text: # 2009 Tashkent Challenger – Singles
  
  Lu Yen-hsun tried to defend his 2008 title, but he was eliminated by Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. in the second round. Marcos Baghdatis defeated Denis Istomin 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Lu Yen-hsun (second round)
  * Denis Istomin (final)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (champion)
  * Christophe Rochus (quarterfinals)
  * Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
  * Rajeev Ram (first round, retired due to a lower back)
  * Somdev Devvarman (second round)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Marcos Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Marcos Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | 3 | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Denis Istomin | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Lukáš Lacko | 5 | 3 | 2 | Denis Istomin | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | 2 | Denis Istomin | 7 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Bopanna | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Y-h Lu | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Cervantes-Huegun | 4 | 6 | 3 | | O Dolgopolov Jr. | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Dolgopolov Jr. | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | O Dolgopolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Pavlovs | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Kudryavtsev | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 6 | | | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Olaso | 3 | 2 | | 7 | S Devvarman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | O Dolgopolov Jr. | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | 3 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Baghdatis | 7 | 6 |
  | | S Bubka | 1 | 3 | | 3 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Vaja Uzakov | 1 | 5 | | | E Kirillov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Kirillov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Kumantsov | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Kumantsov | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | J Krkoška | $6^0$ | 5 | | | A Kumantsov | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Ito | 6 | | | | T Ito | $6^1$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | R Ram | 5 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | T Gabashvili | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Lacko | 7 | 6 | | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | Arsen Asanov | 6 | 1 | 6 | LL | A Asanov | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Rifat Biktyakov | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | L Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Elgin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | C Rochus | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | A Gorban | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Gorban | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Sergeyev | 2 | 1 | | 4 | C Rochus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Lacko | 5 | 3 |
  | 8 | S Stakhovsky | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Istomin | 7 | 6 |
  | | M Middelkoop | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Ikramov | $6^3$ | 3 | | Q | K Kravchuk | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Kravchuk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | S Stakhovsky | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Y Schukin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Istomin | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | M Inoyatov | 4 | 2 | | | Y Schukin | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kližan | 0 | r | | 2 | D Istomin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Istomin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  