# 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters. The set Nadal lost in the final was the first he had dropped at the tournament since the 2006 final.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Roger Federer (third round)
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Andy Murray (semifinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (second round)
* Gilles Simon (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
* Gaël Monfils (first round)
* David Ferrer (third round)
* Tommy Robredo (second round)
* David Nalbandian (third round)
* Stan Wawrinka (semifinals)
* Marin Čilić (second round)
* Radek Štěpánek (first round)
* Nicolás Almagro (first 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 | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ivan Ljubičić | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 4 | Andy Murray | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Fernando Verdasco | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Stan Wawrinka | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Andreas Beck | 2 | 4 | | 13 | Stan Wawrinka | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 13 | Stan Wawrinka | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 4 | 6 | 5 | PR | JI Chela | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | JI Chela | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Safin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | N Lapentti | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt | 4 | 5 | | | M Safin | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | N Lapentti | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Štěpánek | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | G Monfils | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | I Ljubičić | 3 | 3 |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | J Tipsarević | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 4 | 6 | 3 | | S Bolelli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| Q | K Vliegen | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | WC | I Ljubičić | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | WC | I Ljubičić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | V Hănescu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | F Fognini | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Cipolla | 3 | 2 | | 14 | M Čilić | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Davydenko | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | M Granollers | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 12 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | N Davydenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Serra | 4 | 4 | | | I Karlović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Davydenko | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 1 | 3 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 10 | D Ferrer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | E Schwank | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | M Gicquel | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 2 | 3 | | 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | N Almagro | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | A Montañés | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-R Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | WC | J-R Lisnard | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Montañés | 1 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Ó Hernández | 6 | 6 | | Q | Ó Hernández | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | G Simon | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Beck | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | A Beck | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | Q | A Beck | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 1 | 4 | | 11 | T Robredo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Beck | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 |
| | V Troicki | 2 | 3 | | 13 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | M Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vassallo Argüello | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 13 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | R Federer | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 2 | 0 | | | A Seppi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
* Arnaud Clément (first round)
* Dudi Sela (first round)
* Nicolas Devilder (qualifying competition)
* Thomaz Bellucci (first round)
* Óscar Hernández (qualified)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)
* Mischa Zverev (first round)
* Alberto Martín (qualified)
* Nicolás Massú (first round)
* Andreas Beck (qualified)
* Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition)
* Potito Starace (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Flavio Cipolla
* Alberto Martín
* Fabio Fognini
* Andreas Beck
* Nicolás Lapentti
* Óscar Hernández
* Kristof Vliegen

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4 | 3 | 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 6 |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 6 | | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 6 |
| 14/WC | Potito Starace | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Arnaud Clément | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7 | | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrey Golubev | 3 | 3 | 10 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Alberto Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Dudi Sela | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Steve Darcis | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Steve Darcis | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | Steve Darcis | Steve Darcis | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | Fabio Fognini | Fabio Fognini | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 6 | | Fabio Fognini | Fabio Fognini | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Nicolás Massú | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Nicolas Devilder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Balleret | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Benjamin Balleret | 4 | 2 | 4 | Nicolas Devilder | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | 12 | Andreas Beck | 6 | 6 |
| | Iván Navarro | 6$^7$ | 2 | 12 | Andreas Beck | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Andreas Beck | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Mikhail Youzhny | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Josselin Ouanna | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Mikhail Youzhny | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Óscar Hernández | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Óscar Hernández | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| WC | Artem Smirnov | 0 | 5 | | 13 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 13 | Pablo Andújar | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | Pablo Cuevas | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | Kristof Vliegen | Kristof Vliegen | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Kristof Vliegen | 6 | 6 | Kristof Vliegen | Kristof Vliegen | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 9 | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 4 | | | | | |