# 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles

Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating David Ferrer in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 7–5, to win the singles title at the 2009 Barcelona Open. It was his record-extending fifth title at the Barcelona Open.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (final)
* Fernando González (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* David Nalbandian (quarterfinals, withdrew due to hip injury)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
* Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
* Nicolás Almagro (third round)
* Marat Safin (first round)
* Igor Andreev (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Robin Söderling (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Feliciano López (third 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 |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Nalbandian | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Nalbandian | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nikolay Davydenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Radek Štěpánek | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Ferrer | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Tommy Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Ferrer | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | 4 | David Ferrer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5/WC | Fernando González | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 5/WC | Fernando González | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5/WC | Fernando González | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 2 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Gil | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Gil | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Rochus | 2 | 0 | | | |
| | N Devilder | 4 | 4 | | | C Rochus | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Hernych | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | R Gasquet | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | w/o |
| 10 | N Almagro | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Nalbandian | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2$^r$ | 10 | N Almagro | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 6 | 3 | 6 | | JI Chela | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | N Almagro | 3 | 4 | | | |
| WC | JC Ferrero | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 7 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 7 | 7 | | | I Kunitsyn | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | A Clément | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | F López | 6$^8$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | S Ventura | 7 | 6 | | Q | S Ventura | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 2 | 1 | | 16 | F López | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Davydenko | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | G García López | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | J Tipsarević | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | M Youzhny | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Wawrinka | 7 | 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 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Junqueira | 4 | 6 | 4 | WC | G Gaudio | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Gaudio | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | I Andreev | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | A Martín | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Martín | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | I Andreev | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| | T Gabashvili | 1 | 4 | | 14 | R Söderling | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 3 | | P Starace | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Starace | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | P Riba | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Kukushkin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5/WC | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 4 | 5 | | | J Acasuso | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5/WC | F González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | F Fognini | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Gimeno Traver | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | J Mónaco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11/WC | M Safin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/WC | F González | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | T Berdych | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 2 | r | | 15 | T Berdych | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | Ó Hernández | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | T Berdych | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 2 | Q | N Lapentti | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Fred Gil (qualified)
* Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
* Nicolás Massú (first round)
* Paul Capdeville (first round)
* Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition)
* Kristof Vliegen (qualifying competition)
* Iván Navarro (first round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
* Andrey Golubev (first round)
* Fabio Fognini (qualified)
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (first round)
* Flavio Cipolla (qualifying competition)
* Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Fred Gil
* Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Pere Riba
* Nicolás Lapentti
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Fabio Fognini

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Laurent Recouderc | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Laurent Recouderc | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Fred Gil | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 14 | Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | 4 | 2 | | 14 | Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| 14 | Santiago Ventura Bertomeu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stéphane Bohli | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Stéphane Bohli | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | 3 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | WC | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| WC | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | WC | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| 8 | Iván Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Nicolás Massú | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pere Riba | 6 | 6 | | Pere Riba | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 13 | Flavio Cipolla | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | Josselin Ouanna | 1 | 4 | 13 | Flavio Cipolla | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 13 | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Paul Capdeville | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | Marc López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Marc López | 6 | 6 | | WC | Marc López | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | David Marrero | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | David Marrero | 3 | 2 | 6 | Pablo Andújar | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Andrey Golubev | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Kristof Vliegen | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Guillermo Alcaide | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Guillermo Alcaide | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | Fabio Fognini | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Lamine Ouahab | 6 | 2 | 6$^8$ | 11 | Fabio Fognini | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Fabio Fognini | 1 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |