2009 French Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated 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. It was his first and his only French Open title and 14th major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam and equaling Pete Sampras' then-record of men's singles major titles. It was Federer's fourth consecutive French Open final, having lost the previous three to Rafael Nadal. Söderling became the first Scandinavian major finalist since Thomas Johansson at the 2002 Australian Open.[1]

Men's singles
2009 French Open
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upSweden Robin Söderling
Score6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Main article: 2009 French Open

Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Söderling. It was Nadal's first defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all four of his previous appearances since debuting in 2005 and winning his first 31 matches. His loss guaranteed a maiden French Open champion. In the ten-year span from 2005 to 2014, this was the only edition of the French Open not won by Nadal.

Until the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, this was the last major where Novak Djokovic failed to reach the quarterfinals. He lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round.[2]

This was the last main draw major appearance for 2004 French Open champion and former world No. 5 Gastón Gaudio, and the last French Open for former world No. 1 and two-time major champion Marat Safin.

Seeds
01.   Spain Rafael Nadal (fourth round)
02.   Switzerland Roger Federer (Champion)
03.   United Kingdom Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
04.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (third round)
05.   Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
06.   United States Andy Roddick (fourth round)
07.   France Gilles Simon (third round)
08.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (fourth round)
09.   France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)
10.   Russia Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals)
11.   France Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)
12.   Chile Fernando González (semifinals)
13.   Croatia Marin Čilić (fourth round)
14.   Spain David Ferrer (third round)
15.   United States James Blake (first round)
16.   Spain Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
17.   Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (third round)
18.   Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (third round)
19.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (first round)
20.   Russia Marat Safin (second round)
21.   Russia Dmitry Tursunov (first round)
22.   United States Mardy Fish (first round)
23.   Sweden Robin Söderling (finals)
24.   Austria Jürgen Melzer (third round)
25.   Russia Igor Andreev (third round)
26.   Croatia Ivo Karlović (first round)
27.   Germany Rainer Schüttler (first round)
28.   Spain Feliciano López (second round)
29.   Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)
30.   Romania Victor Hănescu (fourth round)
31.   Spain Nicolás Almagro (third round)
32.   France 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 Sweden Robin Söderling 6 6 6    
10 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 1 3 1    
23 Sweden Robin Söderling 6 7 5 4 6
12 Chile Fernando González 3 5 7 6 4
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 3 6 0 4  
12 Chile Fernando González 6 3 6 6  
23 Sweden Robin Söderling 1 61 4    
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 77 6    
5 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6    
16 Spain Tommy Robredo 3 4 2    
5 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6 62 6 1 4
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 3 77 2 6 6
11 France Gaël Monfils 66 2 4    
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 78 6 6    

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Spain R Nadal 7 6 6
Q Brazil M Daniel 5 4 3 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
  Russia I Kunitsyn 78 65 3 1   Russia T Gabashvili 1 4 2
  Russia T Gabashvili 66 77 6 6 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
  Germany D Gremelmayr 3 3 2   Australia L Hewitt 1 3 1
  Kazakhstan A Golubev 6 6 6   Kazakhstan A Golubev 4 3 1
  Australia L Hewitt 61 64 77 6 6   Australia L Hewitt 6 6 6
26 Croatia I Karlović 77 77 64 4 3 1 Spain R Nadal 2 77 4 62  
23 Sweden R Söderling 77 77 6 23 Sweden R Söderling 6 62 6 77  
  United States K Kim 64 64 2 23 Sweden R Söderling 6 77 6
  Uzbekistan D Istomin 6 62 6 77   Uzbekistan D Istomin 4 64 4
Q Colombia S Giraldo 3 77 3 64 23 Sweden R Söderling 65 7 6 77
Q Serbia I Bozoljac 64 6 5 4 14 Spain D Ferrer 77 5 2 65
  Germany N Kiefer 77 3 7 6   Germany N Kiefer 3 7 4 6 2
  Portugal F Gil 2 4 4 14 Spain D Ferrer 6 5 6 3 6
14 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 6
PR Austria S Koubek 2 1 4 10 Russia N Davydenko 4 6 6 6
  Argentina D Junqueira 3 7 6 6   Argentina D Junqueira 6 3 0 2
  Chile P Capdeville 6 5 1 3 10 Russia N Davydenko 6 4 6 6
  Chile N Massú 6 6 1 2 6 17 Switzerland S Wawrinka 3 6 3 2
  Austria D Köllerer 3 4 6 6 3   Chile N Massú 1 1 2
  France N Devilder 3 7 6 4 4 17 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6 6
17 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 5 2 6 6 10 Russia N Davydenko 6 6 6
31 Spain N Almagro 6 6 6 8 Spain F Verdasco 2 2 4
  Argentina A Calleri 4 1 3 31 Spain N Almagro 64 77 6 6
  Latvia E Gulbis 77 6 3 6   Latvia E Gulbis 77 65 3 2
  United States S Querrey 61 1 6 1 31 Spain N Almagro 2 64 68
Q Canada P Polansky 7 2 64 6 3 8 Spain F Verdasco 6 76 710
  Germany P Petzschner 5 6 77 4 6   Germany P Petzschner 1 2 3
  France F Serra 2 1 4 8 Spain F Verdasco 6 6 6
8 Spain F Verdasco 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
PR Argentina JI Chela 2 2 1 3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 2 7 6
  Germany M Zverev 77 5 0r   Italy P Starace 3 6 5 4
  Italy P Starace 65 7 1 3 United Kingdom A Murray 77 6 0
  Serbia J Tipsarević 3 77 77 6   Serbia J Tipsarević 63 3 0r
  Spain A Montañés 6 63 65 4   Serbia J Tipsarević 69 6 77 6
Q Brazil F Ferreiro 77 6 64 5 2 28 Spain F López 711 4 64 3
28 Spain F López 63 4 77 7 6 3 United Kingdom A Murray 7 77 6
18 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 6 6 13 Croatia M Čilić 5 64 1
WC Argentina G Gaudio 3 4 1 18 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 6 4 6 6
  Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 2 0r   LL France M Montcourt 4 6 4 4
LL France M Montcourt 6 0   18 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 1 64 3
  Israel D Sela 6 6 4 6 13 Croatia M Čilić 6 77 6
Q Monaco J-R Lisnard 4 3 6 3   Israel D Sela 0 3 1
  Czech Republic J Hernych 0 4 3 13 Croatia M Čilić 6 6 6
13 Croatia M Čilić 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Chile F González 6 6 6
Q Czech Republic J Vaněk 3 2 3 12 Chile F González 6 6 6
Q Portugal R Machado 6 6 4 2 6 Q Portugal R Machado 3 2 3
  Belgium K Vliegen 2 4 6 6 3 12 Chile F González 7 6 7
  Spain M Granollers 5 6 6 62 1 WC France J Ouanna 5 3 5
WC France J Ouanna 7 2 3 77 6 WC France J Ouanna 77 77 4 3 10
WC France A Sidorenko 4 4 4 20 Russia M Safin 62 64 6 6 8
20 Russia M Safin 6 6 6 12 Chile F González 6 6 6
30 Romania V Hănescu 710 77 77 30 Romania V Hănescu 2 4 2
  Belgium S Darcis 68 65 63 30 Romania V Hănescu 7 7 7
  Russia M Youzhny 77 6 6   Russia M Youzhny 5 5 5
  Luxembourg G Müller 62 1 4 30 Romania V Hănescu 6 6 6
Q Germany D Brands 79 5 611 6 3 7 France G Simon 4 4 2
  United States R Kendrick 67 7 713 4 6   United States R Kendrick 5 0 1
  United States W Odesnik 6 5 2 6 3 7 France G Simon 7 6 6
7 France G Simon 3 7 6 4 6

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

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6
WC France A Mannarino 2 1 2 16 Spain T Robredo 6 6 6
  Russia E Korolev 4 0r     Spain D Gimeno Traver 4 4 3
  Spain D Gimeno Traver 6 0   16 Spain T Robredo 4 7 6 6
  Spain G García López 3 3 1   Argentina M González 6 5 1 0
  Italy A Seppi 6 6 6   Italy A Seppi 68 3 3
  Argentina M González 6 1 6 77   Argentina M González 710 6 6
22 United States M Fish 3 6 4 64 16 Spain T Robredo 6 5 77 6
29 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6 29 Germany P Kohlschreiber 4 7 64 2
WC Australia B Tomic 1 2 2 29 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 2 6 63 6
  Spain JC Ferrero 2 6 6 3 6   Spain JC Ferrero 4 6 4 77 3
  Croatia I Ljubičić 6 4 4 6 3 29 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6 6
  Argentina B Dabul 6 5 62 3 4 Serbia N Djokovic 4 4 4
Q Ukraine S Stakhovsky 4 7 77 6 Q Ukraine S Stakhovsky 3 4 1
  Ecuador N Lapentti 3 1r 4 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6
4 Serbia N Djokovic 6 3  

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

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 United States J Blake 66 5 2
Q Argentina L Mayer 78 7 6 Q Argentina L Mayer 3 62 6 6 3
PR Romania A Pavel 1 4 4   Germany T Haas 6 77 3 4 6
  Germany T Haas 6 6 6   Germany T Haas 7 6 4 6
LL Brazil T Alves 2 610 3   France J Chardy 5 3 6 4
  France J Chardy 6 712 6   France J Chardy 6 6 4 4 6
  Italy S Bolelli 6 6 5 4 6   Italy S Bolelli 2 3 6 6 1
19 Czech Republic T Berdych 4 4 7 6 3   Germany T Haas 77 7 4 0 2
32 France P-H Mathieu 6 6 6 2 Switzerland R Federer 64 5 6 6 6
WC France L Recouderc 4 4 1 32 France P-H Mathieu 6 6 6
  United States R Ginepri 4 67 63   Spain P Andújar 2 3 4
  Spain P Andújar 6 79 77 32 France P-H Mathieu 6 1 4 4
  Argentina J Acasuso 3 77 6 6 2 Switzerland R Federer 4 6 6 6
Q Spain S Ventura 6 65 0 3   Argentina J Acasuso 68 7 62 2
  Spain A Martín 4 3 2 2 Switzerland R Federer 710 5 77 6
2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6

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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