# 2009 Italian Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 Italian Open. It was his record fourth Italian Open title. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Roger Federer (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Andy Murray (second round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
* Gilles Simon (third round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
* David Ferrer (first round)
* Fernando González (semifinals)
* Tommy Robredo (third round)
* James Blake (first round)
* Marin Čilić (third round)
* Radek Štěpánek (third 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fernando Verdasco | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Fernando González | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Juan Mónaco | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Fernando González | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando González | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando González | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| 5 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Mischa Zverev | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Seppi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Söderling | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 3 | 0 | | | R Söderling | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Crivoi | 7 | 6 | | Q | V Crivoi | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Blake | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 3 | 3 |
| | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Gasquet | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | E Gulbis | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Fish | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | M Fish | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 5 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kiefer | 2 | 3 | | Q | J Mónaco | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | M Čilić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | C Rochus | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Cipolla | 2 | 2 | | 15 | M Čilić | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Mónaco | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F González | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Chardy | 4 | 1 | | 12 | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | F González | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | J Melzer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Melzer | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | N Davydenko | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 3 | 3 | | | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Gimeno Traver | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Youzhny | 7 | 6 | | Q | M Youzhny | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 3 | 4 | | 10 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | JM del Potro | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | T Robredo | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | M Safin | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | 13 | T Robredo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 13 | T Robredo | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | P Starace | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | A Montañés | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | G Simon | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Fognini | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | F Fognini | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 8 | G Simon | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Berdych | 6 | 2 | 5 | Q | M Zverev | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Ferrer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 16 | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | F Serra | 6$^1$ | 6 | 5 | 16 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Bellucci | 4 | 2 | | | F López | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | R Štěpánek | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I Karlović | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Arnaud Clément (qualifying competition)
* Juan Mónaco (qualified)
* Andreas Beck (qualifying competition)
* Jan Hernych (qualified)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualifying competition)
* Óscar Hernández (qualifying competition)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (qualifying competition)
* Guillermo García López (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
* Thomaz Bellucci (qualified)
* Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
* Mischa Zverev (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
* Nicolás Massú (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Mikhail Youzhny
* Juan Mónaco
* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Jan Hernych
* Victor Crivoi
* Thomaz Bellucci
* Mischa Zverev

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Arnaud Clément | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Arnaud Clément | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 3 | | 9 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Juan Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Simon Greul | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Simon Greul | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Juan Mónaco | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Evgeny Korolev | 3 | 4 |
| | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | Evgeny Korolev | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Guillermo García López | 3 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Andreas Beck | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Alberto Martín | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | Andreas Beck | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 13 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Denis Istomin | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 13 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Antonio Comporto | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Antonio Comporto | 3 | 0 | | 4 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 0 |
| WC | Thomas Fabbiano | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 3 | 14 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Nicolás Massú | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Olivier Patience | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Olivier Patience | 3 | 2 | 5 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | Victor Crivoi | 7 | 6 |
| | Victor Crivoi | 6 | 6 | | Victor Crivoi | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Nicolás Lapentti | 3 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Óscar Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pere Riba | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Pere Riba | 3 | 2 | 6 | Óscar Hernández | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Thomaz Bellucci | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Andrey Golubev | 4 | 4 | 10 | Thomaz Bellucci | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7/WC | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Paul Capdeville | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Paul Capdeville | 1 | 6$^5$ | 7/WC | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7$^9$ | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 12 | Mischa Zverev | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 |
| | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 2 | 3 | 12 | Mischa Zverev | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |