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2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
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January 2025
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters SUI Roger Federer SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6–1, 7–5 56 16 singles doubles
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.https://cincinnatiopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Compendium-2024-FINAL-Web-Version_compressed.pdf From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati 2024 Edition Cincinnati Open June 1, 2025 133
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.
30em SUI Roger Federer (champion)
ESP Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
GBR Andy Murray (semifinals)
SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic (final)
USA Andy Roddick (second round)
ARG Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to fatigue)
FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
RUS Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
FRA Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
CHI Fernando González (first round, retired)
ESP Fernando Verdasco (first round)
SWE Robin Söderling (first round)
FRA Gaël Monfils (first round)
CRO Marin Čilić (second round)
ESP Tommy Robredo (first round)
CZE Radek Štěpánek (third round)
Main draw
Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 3 4 3 GBR Andy Murray 4 6 6 LL FRA Julien Benneteau 6 3 1 9 FRA Gilles Simon 4 5 4 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 7 CZE Tomáš Berdych 4 5 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 7 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 710 3 GBR Andy Murray 2 68 4 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 6 6 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 1 4 1 SUI Roger Federer 6 7 4 SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic 1 5
Top half
Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ARG J Acasuso 6 6 Q POL Ł Kubot 4 3 ESP D Ferrer 7 6 SUI S Wawrinka 5 2 ESP JC Ferrero 3 4 14 CRO M Čilić 6 6 12 SWE R Söderling 6 68 4 AUS L Hewitt 3 710 6 ARG M Vassallo Argüello 3 3 GER B Becker 6 6 Q TPE Y-h Lu 3 4 USA S Querrey 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 7 ARG J Acasuso 3 5 ESP D Ferrer 77 6 14 CRO M Čilić 64 2 AUS L Hewitt 6 6 GER B Becker 3 3 USA S Querrey 713 77 5 USA A Roddick 611 63 1 SUI R Federer 3 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 3 4 AUS L Hewitt 6 2 6 USA S Querrey 1 6 3 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 AUS L Hewitt 3 4
Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ESP N Almagro 6 1 ISR D Sela 4 0r WC RUS M Safin 7 77 WC USA R Ginepri 5 62 SRB 2004 V Troicki 62 0r 16 CZE R Štěpánek 77 1 11 ESP F Verdasco 64 64 ESP G García López 77 77 ROU V Hănescu 5 2 Q RUS M Youzhny 7 6 ESP F López 7 64 67 AUT J Melzer 5 77 79 3 GBR A Murray 77 6 ESP N Almagro 63 2 WC RUS M Safin 6 3 1 16 CZE R Štěpánek 4 6 6 ESP G García López 7 6 Q RUS M Youzhny 5 3 AUT J Melzer 2 6 2 LL FRA J Benneteau 6 3 6 3 GBR A Murray 6 6 16 CZE R Štěpánek 4 1 ESP G García López 6 4 64 LL FRA J Benneteau 4 6 77 3 GBR A Murray 4 6 6 LL FRA J Benneteau 6 3 1
Bottom half
Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA J Blake 65 77 4 RUS I Kunitsyn 77 65 6 RUS I Andreev 6 7 GER N Kiefer 1 5 WC USA W Odesnik 3 2 9 FRA G Simon 6 6 15 ESP T Robredo 3 5 FRA J Chardy 6 7 WC USA J Isner 77 5 77 GER T Haas 65 7 63 Q CRO I Ljubičić 4 6 6 FRA F Serra 6 3 4 8 RUS N Davydenko 6 1 6 RUS I Kunitsyn 2 6 3 RUS I Andreev 65 78 1 9 FRA G Simon 77 66 6 FRA J Chardy 61 6 4 WC USA J Isner 77 3 1r Q CRO I Ljubičić 65 4 4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 77 6 8 RUS N Davydenko 78 4 4 9 FRA G Simon 66 6 6 FRA J Chardy 5 3 4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 7 6 9 FRA G Simon 4 5 4 SRB 2004 N Djokovic 6 7
Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GER P Kohlschreiber 5 6 3 Q AUS C Guccione 7 2 6 Q ITA S Bolelli 66 3 GER P Petzschner 78 6 CZE T Berdych 6 10 CHI F González 4 r 13 FRA G Monfils 4 77 62 CRO I Karlović 6 65 77 GER M Zverev 77 5 3 FRA P-H Mathieu 64 7 6 Q CZE J Hernych 6 4 1 ITA A Seppi 3 6 6 7 FRA J-W Tsonga 612 2 Q AUS C Guccione 714 6 GER P Petzschner 68 79 4 CZE T Berdych 710 67 6 CRO I Karlović 69 4 FRA P-H Mathieu 711 6 ITA A Seppi 64 63 2 ESP R Nadal 77 77 Q AUS C Guccione 4 3 CZE T Berdych 6 6 FRA P-H Mathieu 5 2 2 ESP R Nadal 7 6 CZE T Berdych 4 5 2 ESP R Nadal 6 7
Qualifying
Seeds
30em # CRO Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
FRA Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
TPE Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
RUS Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
KAZ Andrey Golubev (first round)
ITA Simone Bolelli (qualified)
UZB Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
USA Robert Kendrick (first round)
RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
CZE Jan Hernych (qualified)
GER Rainer Schüttler (qualifying competition)
FRA Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition)
LAT Ernests Gulbis (first round)
USA Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
30em # CRO Ivan Ljubičić
POL Łukasz Kubot
TPE Lu Yen-hsun
RUS Mikhail Youzhny
AUS Chris Guccione
ITA Simone Bolelli
CZE Jan Hernych
Lucky loser
# FRA Julien Benneteau
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 1 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 6 77 Alt CAN Jesse Levine 1 64 USA Rajeev Ram 3 6 6 13 LAT Ernests Gulbis 6 3 4 1 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 6 4 6 USA Rajeev Ram 4 6 3
Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 2 FRA Julien Benneteau 77 7 USA Michael Russell 61 5 Alt POL Łukasz Kubot 6 6 9 RUS Teymuraz Gabashvili 1 2 2 FRA Julien Benneteau 2 5 Alt POL Łukasz Kubot 6 7
Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 3 TPE Lu Yen-hsun 7 3 6 UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky 5 6 3 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 3 5 11 GER Rainer Schüttler 6 7 3 TPE Lu Yen-hsun 4 6 6 11 GER Rainer Schüttler 6 4 1
Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 4 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 77 COL Santiago Giraldo 6 4 63 WC USA Donald Young 4 66 12 FRA Adrian Mannarino 6 78 4 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 6 6 12 FRA Adrian Mannarino 2 1
Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 5 KAZ Andrey Golubev 65 4 AUS Chris Guccione 77 6 WC CYP Marcos Baghdatis 6 3 4 8 USA Robert Kendrick 4 6 6 AUS Chris Guccione 712 7 8 USA Robert Kendrick 610 5
Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 6 ITA Simone Bolelli 6 6 WC USA Devin Britton 4 3 USA Brendan Evans 62 2 14 USA Kevin Kim 77 6 6 ITA Simone Bolelli 6 77 14 USA Kevin Kim 3 63
Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition 175 7 UZB Denis Istomin 6 77 FRA Michaël Llodra 3 65 WC USA Ryan Harrison 3 3 10 CZE Jan Hernych 6 6 7 UZB Denis Istomin 2 6 2 10 CZE Jan Hernych 6 4 6
References
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Main Draw
Qualifying Draw
Masters - Singles