2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
Singles
2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters. The set Nadal lost in the final was the first he had dropped at the tournament since the 2006 final.

Seeds

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

Rafael Nadal (champion)
Roger Federer (third round)
Novak Djokovic (final)
Andy Murray (semifinals)
Juan Martín del Potro (second round)
Gilles Simon (second round)
Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
Gaël Monfils (first round)
David Ferrer (third round)
Tommy Robredo (second round)
David Nalbandian (third round)
Stan Wawrinka (semifinals)
Marin Čilić (second round)
Radek Štěpánek (first round)
Nicolás Almagro (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Rafael Nadal	6	6

WC	Ivan Ljubičić	3	3
					1	Rafael Nadal	6	7⁷

					4	Andy Murray	2	6⁴
4	Andy Murray	7⁷	6

8	Nikolay Davydenko	6¹	4
										1	Rafael Nadal	6	2	6

										3	Novak Djokovic	3	6	1
7	Fernando Verdasco	2	6	3

3	Novak Djokovic	6	4	6
					3	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6

					13	Stan Wawrinka	6	1	3
Q	Andreas Beck	2	4

13	Stan Wawrinka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	R Nadal	6	6
	I Kunitsyn	4	6	5	PR	JI Chela	2	3
PR	JI Chela	6	2	7						1	R Nadal	6	6
	M Safin	6	7							Q	N Lapentti	3	0
WC	L Hewitt	4	5			M Safin	6⁶	6	6⁶
Q	N Lapentti	6	1	6	Q	N Lapentti	7⁸	2	7⁸
15	R Štěpánek	3	6	3										1	R Nadal	6	6
9	G Monfils	3	1											WC	I Ljubičić	3	3
	J Tipsarević	6	6			J Tipsarević	5	3
	R Söderling	4	6	3		S Bolelli	7	6
	S Bolelli	6	1	6							S Bolelli	5	6²
Q	K Vliegen	4	7⁷	4						WC	I Ljubičić	7	7⁷
WC	I Ljubičić	6	6⁵	6	WC	I Ljubičić	4	6	6
					5	JM del Potro	6	1	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	A Murray	6	6
	V Hănescu	6	6			V Hănescu	3	2
Q	A Martín	2	3							4	A Murray	7¹³	6
Q	F Fognini	1	6	6						Q	F Fognini	6¹¹	4
	T Berdych	6	3	3	Q	F Fognini	6	6
Q	F Cipolla	3	2		14	M Čilić	2	0
14	M Čilić	6	6												4	A Murray	7⁷	6
12	D Nalbandian	6	3	6											8	N Davydenko	6¹	4
	P-H Mathieu	4	6	3	12	D Nalbandian	4	6	6
	J Acasuso	6⁴	6²			M Granollers	6	3	1
	M Granollers	7⁷	7⁷							12	D Nalbandian	4	7	3
	I Karlović	6	6							8	N Davydenko	6	5	6
	F Serra	4	4			I Karlović	4	3
					8	N Davydenko	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	F Verdasco	6	6
	E Gulbis	1	3			P Kohlschreiber	3	4
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6						7	F Verdasco	6	6
	M Gicquel	3	6	7⁷					10	D Ferrer	2	1
	E Schwank	6	1	6²		M Gicquel	1	0
	F López	2	3		10	D Ferrer	6	6
10	D Ferrer	6	6											7	F Verdasco	2	6	3
16	N Almagro	6⁶	6	6⁵										3	N Djokovic	6	4	6
	A Montañés	7⁸	4	7⁷		A Montañés	6	6
WC	J-R Lisnard	6	6		WC	J-R Lisnard	2	4
	C Rochus	2	2							A Montañés	1	7⁷	0
	J Benneteau	4	4						3	N Djokovic	6	6⁴	6
Q	Ó Hernández	6	6		Q	Ó Hernández	1	2
					3	N Djokovic	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	G Simon	5	1
Q	A Beck	1	7⁷	6	Q	A Beck	7	6
	N Kiefer	6	6¹	4						Q	A Beck	3	6	7
	J Chardy	2	5								J Mónaco	6	2	5
	J Mónaco	6	7			J Mónaco	6	6
	R Schüttler	1	4		11	T Robredo	2	4
11	T Robredo	6	6												Q	A Beck	2	4
13	S Wawrinka	6	6												13	S Wawrinka	6	6
	V Troicki	2	3		13	S Wawrinka	2	7	6
	I Andreev	6	6⁵	2		M Vassallo Argüello	6	5	2
	M Vassallo Argüello	2	7⁷	6						13	S Wawrinka	6	7
	A Seppi	6	6							2/WC	R Federer	4	5
	J Melzer	2	0			A Seppi	4	4
					2/WC	R Federer	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Jarkko Nieminen (qualifying competition)
Arnaud Clément (first round)
Dudi Sela (first round)
Nicolas Devilder (qualifying competition)
Thomaz Bellucci (first round)
Óscar Hernández (qualified)
Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
Mikhail Youzhny (qualifying competition)
Mischa Zverev (first round)
Alberto Martín (qualified)
Nicolás Massú (first round)
Andreas Beck (qualified)
Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition)
Potito Starace (first round)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Jarkko Nieminen	6	6

	Sergiy Stakhovsky	4	3
				1	Jarkko Nieminen	4	3

					Flavio Cipolla	6	6
	Flavio Cipolla	6	6

14/WC	Potito Starace	4	1

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Arnaud Clément	1	5

	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	7
					Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	1	3

				10	Alberto Martín	6	6
	Andrey Golubev	3	3

10	Alberto Martín	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Dudi Sela	4	7⁷	3

	Steve Darcis	6	6¹	6
					Steve Darcis	6	1	1

					Fabio Fognini	3	6	6
	Fabio Fognini	6	6

11	Nicolás Massú	4	4

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Nicolas Devilder	6	6

WC	Benjamin Balleret	4	2
				4	Nicolas Devilder	2	2

				12	Andreas Beck	6	6
	Iván Navarro	6⁷	2

12	Andreas Beck	7⁹	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Thomaz Bellucci	6	6³	3

	Nicolás Lapentti	2	7⁷	6
						Nicolás Lapentti	6	6

					8	Mikhail Youzhny	3	4
WC	Josselin Ouanna	4	6	4

8	Mikhail Youzhny	6	3	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Óscar Hernández	4	6	6

	Olivier Rochus	6	2	2
					6	Óscar Hernández	3	7⁷	6

					13	Pablo Andújar	6	6⁵	2
WC	Artem Smirnov	0	5

13	Pablo Andújar	6	7

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Teymuraz Gabashvili	1	1

	Pablo Cuevas	6	6
				Pablo Cuevas	6	6⁵	4

				Kristof Vliegen	1	7⁷	6
	Kristof Vliegen	6	6

9	Mischa Zverev	4	4

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2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Contents

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

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