# 2009 Knoxville Challenger – Singles

Bobby Reynolds, who was the defending champion, chose to not compete this year. Taylor Dent won in the final 6–3, 7–6(6), against Ilija Bozoljac.

## Seeds

* Wayne Odesnik (quarterfinals)
* Michael Russell (second round)
* Taylor Dent (champion)
* Kevin Kim (first round)
* Jesse Levine (first round)
* Somdev Devvarman (first round)
* Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
* Ryan Sweeting (semifinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Ryan Sweeting | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| 3 | Taylor Dent | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Taylor Dent | 7 | 7 | 3 | Taylor Dent | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | Ilija Bozoljac | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | Ilija Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | Ilija Bozoljac | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | W Odesnik | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | W Odesnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | F Prpic | 7 | 6 | | ALT | F Prpic | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Harrison | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 1 | W Odesnik | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Gregorc | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 8 | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Williams | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | L Gregorc | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Witten | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 8 | R Sweeting | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Sweeting | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| 3 | T Dent | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Dent | 7 | 7 |
| | S Jenkins | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | T Dent | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Klaasen | 6$^6$ | 3 | | Q | J Baker | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Baker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Dent | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | I van der Merwe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Anderson | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Amritraj | 3 | 2 | | | I van der Merwe | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Lukács | 2 | 2 | | 7 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Devvarman | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Karanušić | 7 | 6 | | | R Karanušić | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bloomfield | 4 | 4 | | | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Delgado | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | I Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Bozoljac | 6 | 7 | | | |
| ALT | G Dimitrov | 4 | 4 | | | I Bozoljac | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | K Hensel | 6 | 7 | | WC | K Hensel | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Kim | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | I Bozoljac | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | J Levine | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | G Žemlja | 3 | 4 |
| | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | D Young | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 7 | | | A Kuznetsov | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| LL | M McClune | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | D Young | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | M Yani | 1 | 1 | r | | | | | | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | G Žemlja | 6 | 4 | | | G Žemlja | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Berankis | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | 2 | M Russell | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Russell | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |