2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but chose not to participate to protest the United Arab Emirates decision to deny Israeli player Shahar Pe'er a visa to enter the country for the women's tournament.

Men's Singles
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	David Ferrer
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Main article: 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships

In the final, Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–3.

Seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
2. Andy Murray (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a viral infection)
3. Gilles Simon (Semifinals)
4. David Ferrer (Final)
5. Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals)
6. Igor Andreev (Quarterfinals)
7. Ivo Karlović (First Round)
8. Marat Safin (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	3	7	7
	3	Gilles Simon	6	5	5
								1	Novak Djokovic	7	6
								4	David Ferrer	5	3
	4	David Ferrer	6	6
		Richard Gasquet	2	2

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	F Cipolla	3	2				1	N Djokovic	6	3	6
		J Hernych	4	6	6				J Hernych	3	6	4
		M Youzhny	6	1	4										1	N Djokovic	6	6
		J Melzer	6	3	3										5	M Čilić	3	4
		J Benneteau	1	6	6				J Benneteau	3	6	5
		J Tipsarević	6	6^3	4			5	M Čilić	6	4	7
	5	M Čilić	2	7^7	6																	1	N Djokovic	3	7	7
	3	G Simon	5	6	6																	3	G Simon	6	5	5
	WC	M Ghareeb	7	4	4			3	G Simon	6	6
		T Gabashvili	5	7^7	6				T Gabashvili	1	2
	Q	L Recouderc	7	6^4	3										3	G Simon	7^7	6
		V Hănescu	4	2												F Santoro	6^3	1
		F Santoro	6	6					F Santoro	3	6	7^7
	Q	M Chiudinelli	7^7	4	7^9			Q	M Chiudinelli	6	1	6^1
	7	I Karlović	6^4	6	6^7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	I Andreev	6	6
	LL	R de Voest	4	0				6	I Andreev	5	6	6
		D Tursunov	6	6					D Tursunov	7	4	3
	WC	A Seppi	1	4											6	I Andreev	5	1
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6											4	D Ferrer	7	6
	Q	M Lammer	1	1					P Kohlschreiber	4	2
		I Ljubičić	6	2	1			4	D Ferrer	6	6
	4	D Ferrer	3	6	6																	4	D Ferrer	6	6
	8/WC	M Safin	3	7	3																		R Gasquet	2	2
		R Gasquet	6	5	6				R Gasquet	6^4	6	7^7
		V Troicki	3	4					S Bolelli	7^7	3	6^5
		S Bolelli	6	6												R Gasquet	w/o
		R Schüttler	6	3	3										2	A Murray
		A Clément	1	6	6				A Clément	2	3
		S Stakhovsky	7^7	3	3^r			2	A Murray	6	6
	2	A Murray	6^3	6	5

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying Draw