# 2009 BMW Ljubljana Open – Singles

Ilija Bozoljac was the defending champion, but retired due to a right ankle injury in the second round, when he played with his compatriot Filip Krajinović. Paolo Lorenzi defeated Grega Žemlja 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Paolo Lorenzi (champion)
* Roko Karanušić (quarterfinals)
* Stéphane Robert (semifinals)
* Blaž Kavčič (first round)
* Ilija Bozoljac (second round, retired due to a right ankle injury)
* Ivan Dodig (first round)
* Tomas Tenconi (second round)
* Grega Žemlja (final)

## 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 |
| 1 | Paolo Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Janez Semrajc | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Janez Semrajc | 1 | 2 | 1 | Paolo Lorenzi | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 3 | Stéphane Robert | 1 | 5 | 8 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 8 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Zakovšek | 0 | 0 | | 1 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Balleret | 6 | 6 | | | B Balleret | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Bonin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Eysseric | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | F Krajinović | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | F Krajinović | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Veić | 0 | 1 | | 5 | I Bozoljac | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | I Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | B Kavčič | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Semrajc | 1 | 2 |
| | E Burzi | 6 | 6 | | | E Burzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Brown | 6 | 5 | 6 | | D Brown | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gawron | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | E Burzi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | I Belyaev | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | WC | J Semrajc | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Tošić | 0 | 6 | 6 | Q | G Tošić | 6$^1$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Semrajc | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Semrajc | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I Dodig | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | T Tenconi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | D Lojda | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | T Tenconi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J-R Lisnard | 0 | 0 | | | S Vagnozzi | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vagnozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Vagnozzi | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Kirillov | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Robert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Pavlovs | 4 | 6 | 4 | | E Kirillov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin | 2 | 1 | r | 3 | S Robert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Robert | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Robert | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | G Žemlja | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Žemlja | 6 | 7 |
| WC | A Bedene | 3 | 1 | r | 8 | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Á Kellner | 6 | 6 | | Q | Á Kellner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Eitzinger | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Bardóczky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Karanušić | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Sirianni | 2 | 0 | | Q | K Bardóczky | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Arnaboldi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | R Karanušić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Karanušić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |