# 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 | | | | | |