# 2009 Brisbane International – Men's singles

Michaël Llodra was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Radek Štěpánek.
Radek Štěpánek won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Fernando Verdasco.

## Seeds

* Novak Djokovic (first round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Verdasco (final)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Tomáš Berdych (second round)
* Mardy Fish (first round)
* Richard Gasquet (semifinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (champion)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Radek Štěpánek | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Djokovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | E Gulbis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Gabashvili | 3 | 3 | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Reynolds | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | K Nishikori | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | K Nishikori | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Klein | 0 | 4 | | 5 | T Berdych | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 |
| WC | B Tomic | 4 | 2 | | 3 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Delic | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | M Ančić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | 3 | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | F Serra | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Serra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | F Serra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | J Melzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Fish | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 2 | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Llodra | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Sirianni | 7 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | R Söderling | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J Benneteau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 3 | 3 | | 4 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Gasquet | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | M Gicquel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dent | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T Dent | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | R Gasquet | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | M Baghdatis | 7 | 1 | 4 | | J Nieminen | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri | 2 | 5 | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualified)
* Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
* Mischa Zverev (second round)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* Andrey Golubev (first round)
* Gilles Muller (qualifying competition)
* Chris Guccione (first round)
* Kevin Anderson (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Teymuraz Gabashvili
* Bobby Reynolds
* Joseph Sirianni
* Amer Delić

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilija Bozoljac | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilija Bozoljac | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Sam Groth | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Sam Groth | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Sam Groth | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Frank Dancevic | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Dancevic | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | 1 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kevin Anderson | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kevin Anderson | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | Martin Fischer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Fischer | 2 | 1 | | | Evgeny Korolev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Greg Jones | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 8 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kevin Anderson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Bobby Reynolds | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Elgin | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Elgin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Luka Gregorc | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Luka Gregorc | 6 | 6 | | | Luka Gregorc | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jesse Huta Galung | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jesse Huta Galung | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Xavier Malisse | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | Simon Stadler | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Xavier Malisse | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Luczak | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Peter Luczak | 6 | 6 | | | Peter Luczak | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrey Golubev | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Lapentti | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Lapentti | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Mischa Zverev | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joseph Sirianni | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Joseph Sirianni | 6 | 6 | | | Joseph Sirianni | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Peter Polansky | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Polansky | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | Joseph Sirianni | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Gilles Müller | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Gilles Müller | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| | Robert Smeets | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Smeets | 5 | 4 | | | Mikhail Kukushkin | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Gilles Müller | 7 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Colin Ebelthite | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 6 | Gilles Müller | 7 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Gilles Müller | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Carsten Ball | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Carsten Ball | 4 | 3 | 4 | Thomaz Bellucci | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Andrea Stoppini | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | John Isner | 5 | 3 | | Andrea Stoppini | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Andrea Stoppini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Stoppini | 7 | 6 | | | | | Andrea Stoppini | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Amer Delić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Marco Crugnola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Amer Delić | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Mark Verryth | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mark Verryth | 4 | 4 | | Marco Crugnola | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Amer Delić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Amer Delić | 6 | 7 | | Amer Delić | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 7 | Chris Guccione | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |