# 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
* Andy Murray (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Andy Roddick (second round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to fatigue)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
* Fernando González (first round, retired)
* Fernando Verdasco (first round)
* Robin Söderling (first round)
* Gaël Monfils (first round)
* Marin Čilić (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (third round)

## Main 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| 3 | Andy Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| LL | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gilles Simon | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 5 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 5 | 2 | | | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 3 | 4 | | 14 | M Čilić | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | R Söderling | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | L Hewitt | 3 | 4 |
| | L Hewitt | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 3 | 3 | | | B Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y-h Lu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | S Querrey | 7$^{13}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Roddick | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 1 | | | N Almagro | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | R Štěpánek | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 5 | 6$^2$ | | WC | M Safin | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6$^2$ | 0$^r$ | | 16 | R Štěpánek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | F Verdasco | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| | G García López | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | G García López | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 5 | 2 | | Q | M Youzhny | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G García López | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | F López | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | LL | J Benneteau | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | J Melzer | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | N Davydenko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Davydenko | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | G Simon | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 1 | 5 | | | I Andreev | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Odesnik | 3 | 2 | | 9 | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Simon | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | T Robredo | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 7 | | | J Chardy | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | WC | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | J Chardy | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | I Ljubičić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Serra | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | I Ljubičić | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^{12}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 5 | 6 | 3 | Q | C Guccione | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Guccione | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | C Guccione | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | P Petzschner | 6$^8$ | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | | | | T Berdych | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F González | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | G Monfils | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | I Karlović | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | P-H Mathieu | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Seppi | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
* Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
* Andrey Golubev (first round)
* Simone Bolelli (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
* Robert Kendrick (first round)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
* Jan Hernych (qualified)
* Rainer Schüttler (qualifying competition)
* Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition)
* Ernests Gulbis (first round)
* Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Ivan Ljubičić
* Łukasz Kubot
* Lu Yen-hsun
* Mikhail Youzhny
* Chris Guccione
* Simone Bolelli
* Jan Hernych

### Lucky loser

* Julien Benneteau

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Alt | Jesse Levine | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| Alt | Jesse Levine | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Rajeev Ram | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Julien Benneteau | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 6$^1$ | 5 | 2 | Julien Benneteau | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | Alt | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 7 |
| Alt | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | Alt | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 1 | 2 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Lu Yen-hsun | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 5 | | 11 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | 4 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Adrian Mannarino | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Donald Young | 4 | 6$^6$ | | 12 | Adrian Mannarino | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Andrey Golubev | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Chris Guccione | 7$^{12}$ | 7 |
| | | | | | 8 | Robert Kendrick | 6$^{10}$ | 5 |
| WC | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Robert Kendrick | 6$^{10}$ | 5 |
| 8 | Robert Kendrick | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Devin Britton | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Devin Britton | 4 | 3 | 6 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 14 | Kevin Kim | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | Brendan Evans | 6$^2$ | 2 | 14 | Kevin Kim | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 14 | Kevin Kim | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Michaël Llodra | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Michaël Llodra | 3 | 6$^5$ | 7 | Denis Istomin | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | 10 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Ryan Harrison | 3 | 3 | 10 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |