# 2009 Black Forest Open – Singles

Simon Greul was the champion in 2008, but he decided to not defend his title. Jan Hájek won this tournament, by defeating Laurent Recouderc 2–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Florian Mayer (semifinals)
* Daniel Brands (semifinals)
* Jan Hájek (champion)
* Laurent Recouderc (final)
* Jiří Vaněk (first round)
* James Ward (quarterfinals)
* Benedikt Dorsch (first round)
* Thierry Ascione (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

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Florian Mayer | 7 | 0 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Laurent Recouderc | 6$^8$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Laurent Recouderc | 6$^8$ | 6 | 5 | 4 | Laurent Recouderc | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Jan Hájek | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Jan Hájek | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Jan Hájek | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Daniel Brands | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pörschke | 4 | 4 | | 1 | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Haehnel | 6$^4$ | 5 | | SE | D Brown | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | D Brown | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | F Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Oswald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | N Langer | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | C-M Stebe | 3 | 2 | | | P Oswald | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Langer | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | N Langer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Vaněk | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Mayer | 7 | 0 | 2$^r$ |
| 4 | L Recouderc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Recouderc | 6$^8$ | 6 | 5 |
| | F Vicente | 3 | 1 | | 4 | L Recouderc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bachinger | 6 | 7 | | | M Bachinger | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 4 | L Recouderc | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Bilić | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | J Dasnières de Veigy | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 7 | | | J Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Ćirić | 3 | 3 | | 8 | T Ascione | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Ascione | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | B Dorsch | 5 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pless | 7 | 3 | 7 | | K Pless | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sirianni | 7 | 7 | | | J Sirianni | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pospíšil | 6$^2$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | J Sirianni | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | L Sorensen | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Hájek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Olaso | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | Q | L Sorensen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vik | 3 | 1 | | 3 | J Hájek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Hájek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Hájek | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | J Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Brands | 3 | 0 |
| WC | J Sude | 3 | 3 | | 6 | J Ward | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Juška | 3 | 7 | 5 | Q | C Thomson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Thomson | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | 6 | J Ward | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Sergeyev | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | M Kližan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Klör | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 2 | D Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Brands | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |