2009 French Open – Men's Singles

Roger Federer beat Robin Söderling in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2009 French Open. Federer completed the career Grand Slam, and equaled Pete Sampras' then-record of 14 Grand Slam titles. This was Federer's fourth consecutive French Open final, having lost the previous three to Nadal.[1]

Men's Singles
2009 French Open
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Robin Söderling
Final score6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Main article: 2009 French Open

Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Söderling in a huge upset. This was Nadal's first defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all four of his previous appearances at Roland Garros since debuting in 2005. With Nadal's loss, there would be a first-time French Open champion for 2009.

Until the 2016 Wimbledon, this was the last Grand Slam tournament that Novak Djokovic failed to reach the quarter-finals. He lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round.[2]

This was the last Grand Slam tournament for 2004 French Open Champion and former World No. 5 Gastón Gaudio and last French Open for 2002 Semifinalist and Former World No. 1 Marat Safin.

Seeds
01.   Rafael Nadal (Fourth round)
02.   Roger Federer (Champion)
03.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
04.   Novak Djokovic (Third round)
05.   Juan Martín del Potro (Semifinals)
06.   Andy Roddick (Fourth round)
07.   Gilles Simon (Third round)
08.   Fernando Verdasco (Fourth round)
09.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)
10.   Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
11.   Gaël Monfils (Quarterfinals)
12.   Fernando González (Semifinals)
13.   Marin Čilić (Fourth round)
14.   David Ferrer (Third round)
15.   James Blake (First round)
16.   Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)
17.   Stan Wawrinka (Third round)
18.   Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
19.   Tomáš Berdych (First round)
20.   Marat Safin (Second round)
21.   Dmitry Tursunov (First round)
22.   Mardy Fish (First round)
23.   Robin Söderling (Final)
24.   Jürgen Melzer (Third round)
25.   Igor Andreev (Third round)
26.   Ivo Karlović (First round)
27.   Rainer Schüttler (First round)
28.   Feliciano López (Second round)
29.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (Fourth round)
30.   Victor Hănescu (Fourth round)
31.   Nicolás Almagro (Third round)
32.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying draw
Main article: 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
23 Robin Söderling 6 6 6    
10 Nikolay Davydenko 1 3 1    
23 Robin Söderling 6 7 5 4 6
12 Fernando González 3 5 7 6 4
3 Andy Murray 3 6 0 4  
12 Fernando González 6 3 6 6  
23 Robin Söderling 1 61 4    
2 Roger Federer 6 77 6    
5 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6    
16 Tommy Robredo 3 4 2    
5 Juan Martín del Potro 6 62 6 1 4
2 Roger Federer 3 77 2 6 6
11 Gaël Monfils 66 2 4    
2 Roger Federer 78 6 6    

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Nadal 7 6 6
Q M Daniel 5 4 3 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
  I Kunitsyn 78 65 3 1   T Gabashvili 1 4 2
  T Gabashvili 66 77 6 6 1 R Nadal 6 6 6
  D Gremelmayr 3 3 2   L Hewitt 1 3 1
  A Golubev 6 6 6   A Golubev 4 3 1
  L Hewitt 61 64 77 6 6   L Hewitt 6 6 6
26 I Karlović 77 77 64 4 3 1 R Nadal 2 77 4 62  
23 R Söderling 77 77 6 23 R Söderling 6 62 6 77  
  K Kim 64 64 2 23 R Söderling 6 77 6
  D Istomin 6 62 6 77   D Istomin 4 64 4
Q S Giraldo 3 77 3 64 23 R Söderling 65 7 6 77
Q I Bozoljac 64 6 5 4 14 D Ferrer 77 5 2 65
  N Kiefer 77 3 7 6   N Kiefer 3 7 4 6 2
  F Gil 2 4 4 14 D Ferrer 6 5 6 3 6
14 D Ferrer 6 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 N Davydenko 6 6 6
PR S Koubek 2 1 4 10 N Davydenko 4 6 6 6
  D Junqueira 3 7 6 6   D Junqueira 6 3 0 2
  P Capdeville 6 5 1 3 10 N Davydenko 6 4 6 6
  N Massú 6 6 1 2 6 17 S Wawrinka 3 6 3 2
  D Köllerer 3 4 6 6 3   N Massú 1 1 2
  N Devilder 3 7 6 4 4 17 S Wawrinka 6 6 6
17 S Wawrinka 6 5 2 6 6 10 N Davydenko 6 6 6
31 N Almagro 6 6 6 8 F Verdasco 2 2 4
  A Calleri 4 1 3 31 N Almagro 64 77 6 6
  E Gulbis 77 6 3 6   E Gulbis 77 65 3 2
  S Querrey 61 1 6 1 31 N Almagro 2 64 68
Q P Polansky 7 2 64 6 3 8 F Verdasco 6 76 710
  P Petzschner 5 6 77 4 6   P Petzschner 1 2 3
  F Serra 2 1 4 8 F Verdasco 6 6 6
8 F Verdasco 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 A Murray 6 6 6
PR JI Chela 2 2 1 3 A Murray 6 2 7 6
  M Zverev 77 5 0r   P Starace 3 6 5 4
  P Starace 65 7 1 3 A Murray 77 6 0
  J Tipsarević 3 77 77 6   J Tipsarević 63 3 0r
  A Montañés 6 63 65 4   J Tipsarević 69 6 77 6
Q F Ferreiro 77 6 64 5 2 28 F López 711 4 64 3
28 F López 63 4 77 7 6 3 A Murray 7 77 6
18 R Štěpánek 6 6 6 13 M Čilić 5 64 1
WC G Gaudio 3 4 1 18 R Štěpánek 6 4 6 6
  Y-h Lu 2 0r   LL M Montcourt 4 6 4 4
LL M Montcourt 6 0   18 R Štěpánek 1 64 3
  D Sela 6 6 4 6 13 M Čilić 6 77 6
Q J-R Lisnard 4 3 6 3   D Sela 0 3 1
  J Hernych 0 4 3 13 M Čilić 6 6 6
13 M Čilić 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 F González 6 6 6
Q J Vaněk 3 2 3 12 F González 6 6 6
Q R Machado 6 6 4 2 6 Q R Machado 3 2 3
  K Vliegen 2 4 6 6 3 12 F González 7 6 7
  M Granollers 5 6 6 62 1 WC J Ouanna 5 3 5
WC J Ouanna 7 2 3 77 6 WC J Ouanna 77 77 4 3 10
WC A Sidorenko 4 4 4 20 M Safin 62 64 6 6 8
20 M Safin 6 6 6 12 F González 6 6 6
30 V Hănescu 710 77 77 30 V Hănescu 2 4 2
  S Darcis 68 65 63 30 V Hănescu 7 7 7
  M Youzhny 77 6 6   M Youzhny 5 5 5
  G Müller 62 1 4 30 V Hănescu 6 6 6
Q D Brands 79 5 611 6 3 7 G Simon 4 4 2
  R Kendrick 67 7 713 4 6   R Kendrick 5 0 1
  W Odesnik 6 5 2 6 3 7 G Simon 7 6 6
7 G Simon 3 7 6 4 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 JM del Potro 6 6 6
  M Llodra 3 3 1 5 JM del Potro 6 7 6
  V Troicki 3 6 6 64 6   V Troicki 3 5 0
Q Ł Kubot 6 3 4 77 3 5 JM del Potro 6 7 6
  T Bellucci 4 77 5r 25 I Andreev 4 5 4
  M Vassallo Argüello 6 64 5     M Vassallo Argüello 6 5 7 3 4
Q F Fognini 6 3 1 6 5 25 I Andreev 1 7 5 6 6
25 I Andreev 1 6 6 3 7 5 JM del Potro 6 65 6 6
21 D Tursunov 3 6 4 1 9 J-W Tsonga 1 77 1 4
  A Clément 6 3 6 6   A Clément 1 5 6 3
  F Santoro 3 1 6 4 C Rochus 6 7 4 6
C Rochus 6 6 3 6 C Rochus 2 2 2
  M Baghdatis 3 2 4 9 J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
  J Mónaco 6 6 6   J Mónaco 5 6 1 68
  J Benneteau 4 6 3 4 9 J-W Tsonga 7 2 6 710
9 J-W Tsonga 6 3 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 T Robredo 6 6 6
WC A Mannarino 2 1 2 16 T Robredo 6 6 6
  E Korolev 4 0r     D Gimeno Traver 4 4 3
  D Gimeno Traver 6 0   16 T Robredo 4 7 6 6
  G García López 3 3 1   M González 6 5 1 0
  A Seppi 6 6 6   A Seppi 68 3 3
  M González 6 1 6 77   M González 710 6 6
22 M Fish 3 6 4 64 16 T Robredo 6 5 77 6
29 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 29 P Kohlschreiber 4 7 64 2
WC B Tomic 1 2 2 29 P Kohlschreiber 6 2 6 63 6
  JC Ferrero 2 6 6 3 6   JC Ferrero 4 6 4 77 3
  I Ljubičić 6 4 4 6 3 29 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6
  B Dabul 6 5 62 3 4 N Djokovic 4 4 4
Q S Stakhovsky 4 7 77 6 Q S Stakhovsky 3 4 1
  N Lapentti 3 1r 4 N Djokovic 6 6 6
4 N Djokovic 6 3  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 A Roddick 6 6 6
WC R Jouan 2 4 2 6 A Roddick 6 6 77
  Ó Hernández 3 64 3   I Minář 2 2 62
  I Minář 6 77 6 6 A Roddick 6 6 6
  I Navarro 69 4 1   M Gicquel 1 4 4
  A Beck 711 6 6   A Beck 4 78 63 5
  M Gicquel 6 6 6   M Gicquel 6 66 77 7
27 R Schüttler 0 0 4 6 A Roddick 4 2 3
24 J Melzer 6 77 6 11 G Monfils 6 6 6
  S Roitman 4 64 0 24 J Melzer 6 7 6
WC G Rufin 6 6 6 WC G Rufin 2 5 4
  E Schwank 1 3 3 24 J Melzer 2 6 3 1
Q V Crivoi 6 77 6 11 G Monfils 6 4 6 6
Q S Greul 1 61 2 Q V Crivoi 4 3 3
  B Reynolds 2 3 1 11 G Monfils 6 6 6
11 G Monfils 6 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 J Blake 66 5 2
Q L Mayer 78 7 6 Q L Mayer 3 62 6 6 3
PR A Pavel 1 4 4   T Haas 6 77 3 4 6
  T Haas 6 6 6   T Haas 7 6 4 6
LL T Alves 2 610 3   J Chardy 5 3 6 4
  J Chardy 6 712 6   J Chardy 6 6 4 4 6
  S Bolelli 6 6 5 4 6   S Bolelli 2 3 6 6 1
19 T Berdych 4 4 7 6 3   T Haas 77 7 4 0 2
32 P-H Mathieu 6 6 6 2 R Federer 64 5 6 6 6
WC L Recouderc 4 4 1 32 P-H Mathieu 6 6 6
  R Ginepri 4 67 63   P Andújar 2 3 4
  P Andújar 6 79 77 32 P-H Mathieu 6 1 4 4
  J Acasuso 3 77 6 6 2 R Federer 4 6 6 6
Q S Ventura 6 65 0 3   J Acasuso 68 7 62 2
  A Martín 4 3 2 2 R Federer 710 5 77 6
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References
  1. Ornstein, David (7 June 2009). "Federer claims historic Paris win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. Novak Djokovic crashes out of French Open | Herald Sun
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