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.

Singles
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  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

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Lucky loser

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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