# 2009 USTA LA Tennis Open – Singles

Wayne Odesnik won the singles competition in January 2009 and he was the defending champion, but did not take part in these championships this time. Michael Russell won in the final 6–1, 6–1, against Michael Yani.

## Seeds

* Vince Spadea (first round)
* Danai Udomchoke (quarterfinals)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (first round)
* Donald Young (first round)
* Michael Russell (champion)
* Sam Warburg (second round)
* Carsten Ball (first round)
* Björn Rehnquist (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

### Final four

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Michael Ryderstedt | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Michael Yani | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michael Yani | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | Michael Yani | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Michael Russell | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Michael Russell | 6 | 7 | | 5 | Michael Russell | 6 | 6 |
| | Lester Cook | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | V Spadea | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ryderstedt | 6 | 6 | | M Ryderstedt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Sijsling | 6 | 6 | Q | I Sijsling | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | F Nielsen | 4 | 0 | | | | | M Ryderstedt | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Juška | 6 | 7 | | | | | F Wolmarans | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | R DeHeart | 4 | 6$^5$ | | A Juška | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | F Wolmarans | 6 | 6 | | F Wolmarans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Rehnquist | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Ryderstedt | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4/WC | D Young | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Yani | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6 |
| | N Lindahl | 6 | 6 | | N Lindahl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Weintraub | 1 | 0 | | D Pavlovs | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | D Pavlovs | 6 | 6 | | | | | N Lindahl | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | M Yani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Yani | 7 | 6 | | M Yani | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | E Nunez | 1 | 2 | 6 | S Warburg | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Warburg | 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 |
| 5 | M Russell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Widom | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | M Russell | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Van't Hof | 2 | 4 | | WC | M McClune | 7 | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M McClune | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Witten | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Witten | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Oudsema | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | J Witten | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Monroe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Monroe | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Russell | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | C Ball | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Cook | 2 | 6$^7$ |
| LL | M Felder | 7 | 6 | | LL | M Felder | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cook | 6 | 6 | | | L Cook | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Guez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Cook | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Kuznetsov | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Udomchoke | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Bass | 6 | 0 | r | WC | A Kuznetsov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Niland | 3 | 3 | | 2 | D Udomchoke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Udomchoke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |