# 2009 Sporting Challenger – Singles

Fabio Fognini was the defender of title; however, he chose to not participate this year. Potito Starace defeated Máximo González 7–6(4), 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Máximo González (final)
* Potito Starace (champion)
* Frederico Gil (first round)
* Diego Junqueira (first round)
* Kevin Kim (first round)
* Daniel Köllerer (first round)
* Marcos Daniel (first round)
* Simon Greul (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Máximo González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Simon Greul | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Simon Greul | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Máximo González | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Potito Starace | 7 | 6 |
| | Jiří Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Potito Starace | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Potito Starace | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M González | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Riba | 4 | 5 | | 1 | M González | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Machado | 7 | 6 | | | R Machado | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Huta Galung | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | J Sirianni | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | WC | T Fabbiano | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | WC | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Villagrán | 7 | 6 | | Q | C Villagrán | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Kim | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M González | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | D Junqueira | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Greul | 2 | 4 |
| WC | A Arnaboldi | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Arnaboldi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tenconi | 4 | 2 | | | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | M Trevisan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Greul | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Recouderc | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | M Trevisan | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Odesnik | 4 | 2 | | 8 | S Greul | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Greul | 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Daniel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 6 | 6 | | | J Vaněk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6$^4$ | | Q | M Zabaleta | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zabaleta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Vaněk | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Vinciguerra | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Q | S Gutiérrez-Ferrol | 3 | 5 | | | A Vinciguerra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Bozoljac | 7 | 7 | | | I Bozoljac | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Gil | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | D Köllerer | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 6 | | | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A di Mauro | 4 | 3 | | | T Alves | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Alves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Alves | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Crugnola | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Crugnola | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 4 | 2 | | 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |