2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles

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.^[1]

Singles
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–1, 7–5
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters

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.

1. Roger Federer (champion)
2. Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
3. Andy Murray (semifinals)
4. Novak Djokovic (final)
5. Andy Roddick (second round)
6. Juan Martín del Potro (withdrew due to fatigue)
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
8. Nikolay Davydenko (third round)
9. Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
10. Fernando González (first round, retired)
11. Fernando Verdasco (first round)
12. Robin Söderling (first round)
13. Gaël Monfils (first round)
14. Marin Čilić (second round)
15. Tommy Robredo (first round)
16. Radek Štěpánek (third round)

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
		Lleyton Hewitt	3	4
								1	Roger Federer	6	710
								3	Andy Murray	2	68
	3	Andy Murray	4	6	6
	LL	Julien Benneteau	6	3	1
															1	Roger Federer	6	7
															4	Novak Djokovic	1	5
	9	Gilles Simon	4	5
	4	Novak Djokovic	6	7
								4	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								2	Rafael Nadal	1	4
		Tomáš Berdych	4	5
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	7
		J Acasuso	6	6					J Acasuso	3	5
	Q	Ł Kubot	4	3											1	R Federer	3	6	6
		D Ferrer	7	6												D Ferrer	6	3	4
		S Wawrinka	5	2					D Ferrer	77	6
		JC Ferrero	3	4				14	M Čilić	64	2
	14	M Čilić	6	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	12	R Söderling	6	68	4																		L Hewitt	3	4
		L Hewitt	3	710	6				L Hewitt	6	6
		M Vassallo Argüello	3	3					B Becker	3	3
		B Becker	6	6												L Hewitt	6	2	6
	Q	Y-h Lu	3	4												S Querrey	1	6	3
		S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	713	77
								5	A Roddick	611	63

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Murray	77	6
		N Almagro	6	1					N Almagro	63	2
		D Sela	4	0r											3	A Murray	6	6
	WC	M Safin	7	77											16	R Štěpánek	4	1
	WC	R Ginepri	5	62				WC	M Safin	6	3	1
		V Troicki	62	0r				16	R Štěpánek	4	6	6
	16	R Štěpánek	77	1																		3	A Murray	4	6	6
	11	F Verdasco	64	64																		LL	J Benneteau	6	3	1
		G García López	77	77					G García López	7	6
		V Hănescu	5	2				Q	M Youzhny	5	3
	Q	M Youzhny	7	6												G García López	6	4	64
		F López	7	64	67										LL	J Benneteau	4	6	77
		J Melzer	5	77	79				J Melzer	2	6	2
								LL	J Benneteau	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Davydenko	6	1	6
		J Blake	65	77	4				I Kunitsyn	2	6	3
		I Kunitsyn	77	65	6										8	N Davydenko	78	4	4
		I Andreev	6	7											9	G Simon	66	6	6
		N Kiefer	1	5					I Andreev	65	78	1
	WC	W Odesnik	3	2				9	G Simon	77	66	6
	9	G Simon	6	6																		9	G Simon	4	5
	15	T Robredo	3	5																		4	N Djokovic	6	7
		J Chardy	6	7					J Chardy	61	6	4
	WC	J Isner	77	5	77			WC	J Isner	77	3	1r
		T Haas	65	7	63											J Chardy	5	3
	Q	I Ljubičić	4	6	6										4	N Djokovic	7	6
		F Serra	6	3	4			Q	I Ljubičić	65	4
								4	N Djokovic	77	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J-W Tsonga	612	2
		P Kohlschreiber	5	6	3			Q	C Guccione	714	6
	Q	C Guccione	7	2	6										Q	C Guccione	4	3
	Q	S Bolelli	66	3												T Berdych	6	6
		P Petzschner	78	6					P Petzschner	68	79	4
		T Berdych	6						T Berdych	710	67	6
	10	F González	4	r																			T Berdych	4	5
	13	G Monfils	4	77	62																	2	R Nadal	6	7
		I Karlović	6	65	77				I Karlović	69	4
		M Zverev	77	5	3				P-H Mathieu	711	6
		P-H Mathieu	64	7	6											P-H Mathieu	5	2
	Q	J Hernych	6	4	1										2	R Nadal	7	6
		A Seppi	3	6	6				A Seppi	64	63
								2	R Nadal	77	77

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ivan Ljubičić (qualified)
2. Julien Benneteau (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
4. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
5. Andrey Golubev (first round)
6. Simone Bolelli (qualified)
7. Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
8. Robert Kendrick (first round)
9. Teymuraz Gabashvili (first round)
10. Jan Hernych (qualified)
11. Rainer Schüttler (qualifying competition)
12. Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition)
13. Ernests Gulbis (first round)
14. Kevin Kim (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Ivan Ljubičić
2. Łukasz Kubot
3. Lu Yen-hsun
4. Mikhail Youzhny
5. Chris Guccione
6. Simone Bolelli
7. Jan Hernych

Lucky loser

1. Julien Benneteau

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ivan Ljubičić	6	77
	Alt	Jesse Levine	1	64
								1	Ivan Ljubičić	6	4	6
									Rajeev Ram	4	6	3
		Rajeev Ram	3	6	6
	13	Ernests Gulbis	6	3	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Julien Benneteau	77	7
		Michael Russell	61	5
								2	Julien Benneteau	2	5
								Alt	Łukasz Kubot	6	7
	Alt	Łukasz Kubot	6	6
	9	Teymuraz Gabashvili	1	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lu Yen-hsun	7	3	6
		Sergiy Stakhovsky	5	6	3
								3	Lu Yen-hsun	4	6	6
								11	Rainer Schüttler	6	4	1
		Nicolás Lapentti	3	5
	11	Rainer Schüttler	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikhail Youzhny	4	6	77
		Santiago Giraldo	6	4	63
								4	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
								12	Adrian Mannarino	2	1
	WC	Donald Young	4	66
	12	Adrian Mannarino	6	78

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Andrey Golubev	65	4
		Chris Guccione	77	6
									Chris Guccione	712	7
								8	Robert Kendrick	610	5
	WC	Marcos Baghdatis	6	3	4
	8	Robert Kendrick	4	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Simone Bolelli	6	6
	WC	Devin Britton	4	3
								6	Simone Bolelli	6	77
								14	Kevin Kim	3	63
		Brendan Evans	62	2
	14	Kevin Kim	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Denis Istomin	6	77
		Michaël Llodra	3	65
								7	Denis Istomin	2	6	2
								10	Jan Hernych	6	4	6
	WC	Ryan Harrison	3	3
	10	Jan Hernych	6	6