# 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 to win the inaugural singles tennis title at the 2009 Shanghai Masters.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (second round, retired due to right wrist injury)
* Andy Roddick (second round, retired due to left knee injury)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
* Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
* Fernando Verdasco (second round)
* Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Fernando González (third round)
* Gaël Monfils (third round, retired due to a back injury)
* Marin Čilić (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)
* Tommy Haas (second round, retired due to a right shoulder injury)
* David Ferrer (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 |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Feliciano López | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 7 | 6 | | | Feliciano López | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 9 | Robin Söderling | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Robin Söderling | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Radek Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Radek Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Nikolay Davydenko | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| 8 | Gilles Simon | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 2 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 3 | 7 | 6 | | J Blake | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 3 | 2 | | Q | F Mayer | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Llodra | 1 | 4 | | 14 | T Robredo | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 2 | | 11 | G Monfils | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | G Monfils | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | I Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | I Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | JM del Potro | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 4 | 4 | | | J Melzer | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 7 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F López | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G García López | 3 | 4 | | | F López | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 4 | 3 | | 16 | D Ferrer | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Söderling | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | V Hănescu | 3 | 4 | | 9 | R Söderling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | 1 | 6$^8$ | | N Almagro | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S-X Zeng | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 6 | 1 | 4 | WC | S-X Zeng | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | I Kunitsyn | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Chiudinelli | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | 10 | F González | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Bellucci | 7 | 6 | | Q | T Bellucci | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 5 | 7 | 2$^r$ | 10 | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F González | 7 | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | JC Ferrero | 3 | 0 | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^2$ | 0$^r$ | | | A Beck | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 2 | 7 | 7 | | S Wawrinka | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Roddick | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | V Troicki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M-X Gong | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Berdych | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Safin | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 7 | 3 | 6 | | T Berdych | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Čilić | 6$^8$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Simon | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | T Haas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | B Becker | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 15 | T Haas | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | Q | R Schüttler | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | Q | R Schüttler | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | F Fognini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Gulbis | 6$^3$ | 3 | | Q | F Fognini | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying rounds
### Seeds

* Thomaz Bellucci (qualified)
* Leonardo Mayer (first round)
* Robby Ginepri (qualifying competition)
* Fabio Fognini (qualified)
* Florian Mayer (qualified)
* Rainer Schüttler (qualified)
* Marco Chiudinelli (qualified)
* Brendan Evans (first round, retired due to back injury)
* Michaël Llodra (qualified)
* Danai Udomchoke (first round)
* Łukasz Kubot (qualified)
* Im Kyu-tae (qualifying competition)
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)
* Michael Yani (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Thomaz Bellucci
* Michaël Llodra
* Łukasz Kubot
* Fabio Fognini
* Florian Mayer
* Rainer Schüttler
* Marco Chiudinelli

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ze | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ze | 2 | 1 | 1 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Michael Yani | 3 | 1 |
| | Jun Woong-sun | 4 | 3 | 14 | Michael Yani | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Michael Yani | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Leonardo Mayer | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Alt | Oliver Marach | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Alt | Oliver Marach | 6 | 7$^7$ | Alt | Oliver Marach | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 |
| | Yu Xinyuan | 4 | 3 | 9 | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Robby Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ya-Nan Ma | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Ya-Nan Ma | 3 | 1 | 3 | Robby Ginepri | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | Ivo Klec | 3 | 4 | 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Fabio Fognini | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | George Bastl | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | George Bastl | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Luka Gregorc | 3 | 2 |
| | Luka Gregorc | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Luka Gregorc | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Danai Udomchoke | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Florian Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Florian Mayer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Noam Okun | 3 | 4 |
| | Noam Okun | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | Noam Okun | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Brendan Evans | 6 | 6$^2$ | 0$^r$ | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rainer Eitzinger | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Rainer Eitzinger | 2 | 1 | 6 | Rainer Schüttler | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Alt | Dick Norman | 4 | 2 |
| Alt | Dick Norman | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | Alt | Dick Norman | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6$^3$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Yang Tsung-hua | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Yang Tsung-hua | 3 | 2 | 7 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Im Kyu-tae | 3 | 3 |
| | Kamil Čapkovič | 3 | 1 | 12 | Im Kyu-tae | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Im Kyu-tae | 6 | 6 | | | | |