2009 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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.

Men's singles
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up David Ferrer
Final score7–5, 6–3
Main article: 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships

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

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 63 4 5 M Čilić 6 4 7
5 M Čilić 2 77 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 77 6   T Gabashvili 1 2  
Q L Recouderc 7 64 3 3 G Simon 77 6  
  V Hănescu 4 2     F Santoro 63 1  
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 3 6 77
Q M Chiudinelli 77 4 79 Q M Chiudinelli 6 1 61
7 I Karlović 64 6 67

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 64 6 77
  V Troicki 3 4     S Bolelli 77 3 65
  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 77 3 3r 2 A Murray 6 6  
2 A Murray 63 6 5

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Ivo Minář (first round)
  2. Flavio Cipolla (qualified)
  3. Rik de Voest (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Lukáš Dlouhý (first round)
  5. Laurent Recouderc (qualified)
  6. Prakash Amritraj (first round, retired due to illness)
  7. Paolo Lorenzi (qualifying competition)
  8. Marsel İlhan (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
  1. Michael Lammer
  2. Flavio Cipolla
  3. Laurent Recouderc
  4. Marco Chiudinelli

Lucky loser
  1. Rik de Voest

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Ivo Minář 3 6 61
Michael Lammer 6 4 77
1 Michael Lammer 6 6  
Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy 1 3  
  Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy 5  
6 Prakash Amritraj 0r  

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flavio Cipolla 6 6  
WC Karim Alayli 0 2  
2 Flavio Cipolla 6 6
8 Marsel İlhan 2 4
George Bastl 5 78 3
8 Marsel İlhan 7 66 5

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Rik de Voest 6 6  
WC Mahmoud-Nader Al Baloushi 0 0  
3 Rik de Voest 4 4  
5 Laurent Recouderc 6 6  
Björn Rehnquist 4 0  
5 Laurent Recouderc 6 6  

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 4
WC Marco Chiudinelli 6 3 6
WC Marco Chiudinelli 77 6
7 Paolo Lorenzi 61 4
Marco Crugnola 2 6 4
7 Paolo Lorenzi 6 4 6
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