# 2009 SA Tennis Open – Singles

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the title, defeating Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Marcel Granollers (first round)
* Guillermo García López (quarterfinals)
* Jérémy Chardy (final)
* Iván Navarro (first round)
* Kristof Vliegen (quarterfinals)
* Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | Jérémy Chardy | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 2 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Alves | 4 | 1 | | 1 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | D Istomin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ventura | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 1 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | K Vliegen | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Minář | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | I Minář | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Hutchins | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 7 | K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Vliegen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Gil | 3 | 4 |
| | B Phau | 4 | 3 | | 4 | G García López | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Roitman | 2 | 4 | | | L Mayer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G García López | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | F Gil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Gil | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Köllerer | 4 | 0 | | | F Gil | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R de Voest | 6 | 6 | | WC | R de Voest | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 0 | 4 | | 5 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cipolla | 5 | 6 | 4 | Q | M Chiudinelli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Chiudinelli | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | I van der Merwe | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | Q | S de Chaunac | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | WC | I van der Merwe | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S de Chaunac | 7 | 7$^7$ | | Q | S de Chaunac | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Granollers | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Chardy | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6$^4$ |
| Q | A Anderson | 4 | 2 | | 8 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 3 | 5 | | WC | R Klaasen | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Klaasen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | M Baghdatis | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Crivoi | 2 | 4 | | | S Greul | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 2 | 0 | | 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

Every player received a bye into the second round, so the first round has been omitted.

### Seeds

* Sébastien de Chaunac (qualified)
* Nathan Thompson (second round)
* Denys Molchanov (qualifying competition)
* Marco Chiudinelli (qualified)
* Wesley Moodie (second round, retired)
* Benjamin Janse van Rensburg (second round)
* Hendrik Coertzen (second round)
* Horia Tecău (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Sébastien de Chaunac
* Andrew Anderson
* Ross Hutchins
* Marco Chiudinelli

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sébastien de Chaunac | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Grant Ive | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Grant Ive | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | Sébastien de Chaunac | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nicolaas Scholtz | 2 | 3 |
| | Nicolaas Scholtz | 2 | 6 | | | Nicolaas Scholtz | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Wesley Moodie | 6 | 3$^r$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Nathan Thompson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Fritz Wolmarans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Fritz Wolmarans | 6 | 6 | | WC | Fritz Wolmarans | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | Andrew Anderson | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | Andrew Anderson | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Andrew Anderson | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Benjamin Janse van Rensburg | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Denys Molchanov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Eric Butorac | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Eric Butorac | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 3 | Denys Molchanov | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Ross Hutchins | 7 | 6 |
| | Ross Hutchins | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | Ross Hutchins | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Hendrik Coertzen | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jean Andersen | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jean Andersen | 0 | 1 | 4 | Marco Chiudinelli | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 8 | Horia Tecău | 3 | 6$^2$ |
| | Mbonisi Ndimande | 2 | 2 | 8 | Horia Tecău | 3 | 6$^2$ |
| 8 | Horia Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | |