2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

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

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.

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
• 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