# 2009 Men's British Open Squash Championship

The 2009 Dunlop British Open Championships was held at the National Squash Centre from 8–14 September 2009. Nick Matthew won his second British Open title by defeating James Willstrop in the final. This was the first all English final since the pre-war challenge system.

## Seeds

* Karim Darwish
* Grégory Gaultier
* Amr Shabana
* Nick Matthew
* David Palmer
* Peter Barker
* Thierry Lincou
* Adrian Grant
* Wael El Hindi
* James Willstrop
* Alister Walker
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar
* Mohamed El Shorbagy
* Aamir Atlas Khan
* Cameron Pilley
* Ong Beng Hee

## Draw and results
### Main draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 1 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | 1 | Darwish | 11 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Campbell Grayson | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | 10 | Willstrop | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Iskandar | 5 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Martin Knight | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | 7 | Lincou | 13 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Yasir Butt | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | | 12 | Iskandar | 11 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 3 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Shabana | 5 | 6 | 1 | | |
| WC | Jens Schoor | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | 3 | Shabana | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Renan Lavigne | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Walker | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alister Walker | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | 3 | Shabana | 11 | 14 | 4 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Palmer | 8 | 12 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | 5 | Palmer | 11 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Joey Barrington | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | | 9 | Hindi | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wael El Hindi | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Willstrop | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Aamir Atlas Khan | 1 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Matthew | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| | Daryl Selby | 11 | 9 | | | | | Selby | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Simon Rösner | 10 | 10 | 5 | | | 8 | Grant | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Adrian Grant | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Selby | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Cameron Pilley | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Farhan Mehboob | 11 | 3 | 9 | | | 15 | Pilley | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Chris Simpson | 10 | 2 | 5 | | | 4 | Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nick Matthew | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 16 | Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barker | 6 | 5 | 6 | | |
| | Davide Bianchetti | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 16 | Beng Hee | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stéphane Galifi | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | | 6 | Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Barker | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barker | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | 2 | Gaultier | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kashif Shuja | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 | Q | Shuja | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | 2 | Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded by2008 | British Open Squash Championships England (Manchester) 2009 | Succeeded by2012 |