2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

Singles
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–1, 7–5
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 Cincinnati Masters.

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (champion)
2. Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
3. Andy Murray (semifinals)
4. Novak Djokovic (final)
5. Andy Roddick (second round)
6. Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to fatigue)
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
8. Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
9. Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
10. Fernando González (first round, retired)
11. Fernando Verdasco (first round)
12. Robin Söderling (first round)
13. Gaël Monfils (first round)
14. Marin Čilić (second round)
15. Tommy Robredo (first round)
16. Radek Štěpánek (third round)

Main 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
		Lleyton Hewitt	3	4
								1	Roger Federer	6	7^10
								3	Andy Murray	2	6^8
	3	Andy Murray	4	6	6
	LL	Julien Benneteau	6	3	1
															1	Roger Federer	6	7
															4	Novak Djokovic	1	5
	9	Gilles Simon	4	5
	4	Novak Djokovic	6	7
								4	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								2	Rafael Nadal	1	4
		Tomáš Berdych	4	5
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	7
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	3	5
	Q	Ł Kubot	4	3											1	R Federer	3	6	6
		D Ferrer	7	6												D Ferrer	6	3	4
		S Wawrinka	5	2					D Ferrer	7^7	6
		JC Ferrero	3	4				14	M Čilić	6^4	2
	14	M Čilić	6	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	12	R Söderling	6	6^8	4																		L Hewitt	3	4
		L Hewitt	3	7^10	6				L Hewitt	6	6
		M Vassallo Argüello	3	3					B Becker	3	3
		B Becker	6	6												L Hewitt	6	2	6
	Q	Y-h Lu	3	4												S Querrey	1	6	3
		S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	7^13	7^7
								5	A Roddick	6^11	6^3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Murray	7^7	6
		N Almagro	6	1					N Almagro	6^3	2
		D Sela	4	0^r											3	A Murray	6	6
	WC	M Safin	7	7^7											16	R Štěpánek	4	1
	WC	R Ginepri	5	6^2				WC	M Safin	6	3	1
		V Troicki	6^2	0^r				16	R Štěpánek	4	6	6
	16	R Štěpánek	7^7	1																		3	A Murray	4	6	6
	11	F Verdasco	6^4	6^4																		LL	J Benneteau	6	3	1
		G García López	7^7	7^7					G García López	7	6
		V Hănescu	5	2				Q	M Youzhny	5	3
	Q	M Youzhny	7	6												G García López	6	4	6^4
		F López	7	6^4	6^7										LL	J Benneteau	4	6	7^7
		J Melzer	5	7^7	7^9				J Melzer	2	6	2
								LL	J Benneteau	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Davydenko	6	1	6
		J Blake	6^5	7^7	4				I Kunitsyn	2	6	3
		I Kunitsyn	7^7	6^5	6										8	N Davydenko	7^8	4	4
		I Andreev	6	7											9	G Simon	6^6	6	6
		N Kiefer	1	5					I Andreev	6^5	7^8	1
	WC	W Odesnik	3	2				9	G Simon	7^7	6^6	6
	9	G Simon	6	6																		9	G Simon	4	5
	15	T Robredo	3	5																		4	N Djokovic	6	7
		J Chardy	6	7					J Chardy	6^1	6	4
	WC	J Isner	7^7	5	7^7			WC	J Isner	7^7	3	1^r
		T Haas	6^5	7	6^3											J Chardy	5	3
	Q	I Ljubičić	4	6	6										4	N Djokovic	7	6
		F Serra	6	3	4			Q	I Ljubičić	6^5	4
								4	N Djokovic	7^7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J-W Tsonga	6^12	2
		P Kohlschreiber	5	6	3			Q	C Guccione	7^14	6
	Q	C Guccione	7	2	6										Q	C Guccione	4	3
	Q	S Bolelli	6^6	3												T Berdych	6	6
		P Petzschner	7^8	6					P Petzschner	6^8	7^9	4
		T Berdych	6						T Berdych	7^10	6^7	6
	10	F González	4	r																			T Berdych	4	5
	13	G Monfils	4	7^7	6^2																	2	R Nadal	6	7
		I Karlović	6	6^5	7^7				I Karlović	6^9	4
		M Zverev	7^7	5	3				P-H Mathieu	7^11	6
		P-H Mathieu	6^4	7	6											P-H Mathieu	5	2
	Q	J Hernych	6	4	1										2	R Nadal	7	6
		A Seppi	3	6	6				A Seppi	6^4	6^3
								2	R Nadal	7^7	7^7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
2. Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
4. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
5. Andrey Golubev (first round)
6. Simone Bolelli (qualified)
7. Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
8. Robert Kendrick (first round)
9. Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
10. Jan Hernych (qualified)
11. Rainer Schüttler (qualifying competition)
12. Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition)
13. Ernests Gulbis (first round)
14. Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Ivan Ljubičić
2. Łukasz Kubot
3. Lu Yen-hsun
4. Mikhail Youzhny
5. Chris Guccione
6. Simone Bolelli
7. Jan Hernych

Lucky loser

1. Julien Benneteau

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ivan Ljubičić	6	7^7
	Alt	Jesse Levine	1	6^4
								1	Ivan Ljubičić	6	4	6
									Rajeev Ram	4	6	3
		Rajeev Ram	3	6	6
	13	Ernests Gulbis	6	3	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Julien Benneteau	7^7	7
		Michael Russell	6^1	5
								2	Julien Benneteau	2	5
								Alt	Łukasz Kubot	6	7
	Alt	Łukasz Kubot	6	6
	9	Teymuraz Gabashvili	1	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lu Yen-hsun	7	3	6
		Sergiy Stakhovsky	5	6	3
								3	Lu Yen-hsun	4	6	6
								11	Rainer Schüttler	6	4	1
		Nicolás Lapentti	3	5
	11	Rainer Schüttler	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Youzhny	4	6	7^7
		Santiago Giraldo	6	4	6^3
								4	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
								12	Adrian Mannarino	2	1
	WC	Donald Young	4	6^6
	12	Adrian Mannarino	6	7^8

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Andrey Golubev	6^5	4
		Chris Guccione	7^7	6
									Chris Guccione	7^12	7
								8	Robert Kendrick	6^10	5
	WC	Marcos Baghdatis	6	3	4
	8	Robert Kendrick	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Simone Bolelli	6	6
	WC	Devin Britton	4	3
								6	Simone Bolelli	6	7^7
								14	Kevin Kim	3	6^3
		Brendan Evans	6^2	2
	14	Kevin Kim	7^7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Denis Istomin	6	7^7
		Michaël Llodra	3	6^5
								7	Denis Istomin	2	6	2
								10	Jan Hernych	6	4	6
	WC	Ryan Harrison	3	3
	10	Jan Hernych	6	6

References

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw