# 2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Gaël Monfils in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2009 Paris Masters. It was his first Paris Masters title, and the first of an eventual record seven titles at the event.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the defending champion, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.
This was the last professional appearance for former world No. 1, two-time major champion, and three-time Paris Masters champion Marat Safin; he lost in the second round to Juan Martín del Potro.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (second round)
* Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals, retired)
* Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
* Fernando Verdasco (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* Fernando González (third round, retired)
* Gilles Simon (third round)
* Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
* Radek Štěpánek (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)
* Gaël Monfils (final)
* Tommy Haas (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 | Final |
| 15 | Gaël Monfils | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Gaël Monfils | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Radek Štěpánek | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| 13 | Radek Štěpánek | 4 | | | 13 | Radek Štěpánek | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Juan Martín del Potro | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Juan Martín del Potro | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | 15 | Gaël Monfils | 2 | 7 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 9 | Robin Söderling | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 5 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 4 | 7 | 6 | | J Benneteau | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Guez | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Guez | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | G Monfils | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | G Monfils | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | Ł Kubot | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F Verdasco | 6$^3$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | J Blake | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6$^4$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | V Troicki | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Štěpánek | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | 10 | F González | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Falla | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 5 | | J Isner | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 7 | | | | | | 10 | F González | 7$^8$ | 6$^6$ | r | | | |
| Q | T Ascione | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 6$^6$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| WC | M Safin | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | WC | M Safin | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Llodra | 6 | 2 | 3 | | B Becker | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | R Söderling | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Karlović | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | R Söderling | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Söderling | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | T Haas | 7 | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 3 | 1 | | Q | A Clément | 5 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Clément | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | J Mónaco | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | A Montañés | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Grosjean | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | G Simon | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Ljubičić | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | G Simon | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Berdych | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Millot | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 14 | T Robredo | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| SE | M Chiudinelli | 2 | 4 | | | N Almagro | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualifying competition, retired)
* Marc Gicquel (qualifying competition)
* Fred Gil (qualifying competition)
* Florent Serra (qualifying competition)
* Peter Luczak (first round)
* Ernests Gulbis (first round, withdrew)
* Arnaud Clément (qualified)
* Simone Bolelli (first round)
* Alejandro Falla (qualified)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
* Łukasz Kubot (qualified)
* Robert Kendrick (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Arnaud Clément
* Alejandro Falla
* Vincent Millot
* Łukasz Kubot
* David Guez
* Thierry Ascione

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Josselin Ouanna | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | Josselin Ouanna | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6$^r$ |
| | | | | | 7 | Arnaud Clément | 5 |
| WC | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 6$^0$ | 1 | | 7 | Arnaud Clément | 5 |
| 7 | Arnaud Clément | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Marc Gicquel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 4 | 2 | Marc Gicquel | 3 | 7 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 9 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ |
| | Laurent Recouderc | 3 | 3 | 9 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ |
| 9 | Alejandro Falla | 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 | Fred Gil | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | Fred Gil | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | Alt | Vincent Millot | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Alt | Vincent Millot | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Alt | Vincent Millot | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Simone Bolelli | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Florent Serra | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | Lamine Ouahab | | | | | | | | |
| | Lamine Ouahab | | | | 4 | Florent Serra | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Michael Berrer | 7 | 4 | 6$^4$ | 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Łukasz Kubot | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Peter Luczak | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Iván Navarro | 6 | 6 | | Iván Navarro | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | WC | David Guez | 6 | 6 |
| WC | David Guez | 6 | 6 | WC | David Guez | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Robert Kendrick | 3 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Ernests Gulbis | | | | | | |
| Alt | Mathieu Rodrigues | w/o | | | | | |
| Alt | Mathieu Rodrigues | w/o | | Alt | Mathieu Rodrigues | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | WC | Thierry Ascione | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Thierry Ascione | 6 | 6 | WC | Thierry Ascione | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2 | 1 | | | | |