2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Runner-upRussia Mikhail Youzhny
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Youzhny.

Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Mikhail Youzhny.

Seeds

  1. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (first round)
  2. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (champion)
  3. France Gilles Simon (second round)
  4. France Gaël Monfils (semifinals)
  5. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  6. Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (first round)
  7. Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 2 7 5
  Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6 5 7
  Russia Mikhail Youzhny 3 3  
2 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6
4 France Gaël Monfils 3 3  
2 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Argentina JM del Potro 4 4  
Q France É Roger-Vasselin 6 6   Q France É Roger-Vasselin 4 6 6
  Austria J Melzer 77 6     Austria J Melzer 6 2 3
  Argentina L Mayer 64 3   Q France É Roger-Vasselin 4 0  
  Kazakhstan A Golubev 77 62 2 8 Australia L Hewitt 6 6  
  France F Santoro 65 77 6   France F Santoro 6 3 1
WC Japan T Ito 1 5   8 Australia L Hewitt 3 6 6
8 Australia L Hewitt 6 7   8 Australia L Hewitt 2 7 5
3 France G Simon 6 6     Russia M Youzhny 6 5 7
WC Japan T Suzuki 3 4   3 France G Simon 65 77 4
  Brazil T Bellucci 2 3     Russia M Youzhny 77 65 6
  Russia M Youzhny 6 6     Russia M Youzhny 6 710  
  Germany A Beck 6 4 77 5 Czech Republic T Berdych 2 68  
  Germany R Schüttler 3 6 63   Germany A Beck 4 1  
WC Japan G Soeda 2 4   5 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6  
5 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6  
  United States J Isner 4 4   7 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6  
  Germany S Greul 4 6 6   Germany S Greul 3 2  
  Argentina M Vassallo Argüello 6 4 2 7 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 3 4
Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 4 6 6 4 France G Monfils 2 6 6
  Israel D Sela 6 1 4 Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 65 3  
Q Turkey M İlhan 2 4   4 France G Monfils 77 6  
4 France G Monfils 6 6   4 France G Monfils 3 3  
6 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 4 4   2 France J-W Tsonga 6 6  
Q Latvia E Gulbis 6 6   Q Latvia E Gulbis 6 4  
  Argentina J Mónaco 5       Argentina J Mónaco 3 1r
  Spain G García-López 0r   Q Latvia E Gulbis 6 4 3
  France R Gasquet 6 6   2 France J-W Tsonga 4 6 6
  Germany P Petzschner 3 2     France R Gasquet 6 2 2
  Germany M Zverev 4 3   2 France J-W Tsonga 4 6 6
2 France J-W Tsonga 6 6  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Latvia Ernests Gulbis (qualified)
  2. Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli (qualified)
  3. India Somdev Devvarman (first round)
  4. France Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualified)
  5. South Korea Im Kyu-tae (qualifying competition)
  6. Turkey Marsel İlhan (qualified)
  7. Germany Dominik Meffert (qualifying competition)
  8. South Africa Rik de Voest (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Latvia Ernests Gulbis
  2. Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli
  3. Turkey Marsel İlhan
  4. France Édouard Roger-Vasselin

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Latvia Ernests Gulbis 6 6
Japan Junn Mitsuhashi 2 3
1 Latvia Ernests Gulbis 63 6 6
7 Germany Dominik Meffert 77 3 4
WC Japan Yuichi Ito 3 2  
7 Germany Dominik Meffert 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 6 6  
Slovenia Luka Gregorc 3 4  
2 Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 66 6 6
5 South Korea Im Kyu-tae 78 4 2
WC Japan Hiroyasu Ehara 6 2 3
5 South Korea Im Kyu-tae 0 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 India Somdev Devvarman 6 5 4
  Japan Yūichi Sugita 3 7 6
Japan Yūichi Sugita 64 1
6 Turkey Marsel İlhan 77 6
Japan Hiroki Kondo 3 4  
6 Turkey Marsel İlhan 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6 6
Austria Alexander Peya 2 4
4 France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 3 6 6
8 South Africa Rik de Voest 6 3 4
WC Japan Hiroki Moriya 4 63
8 South Africa Rik de Voest 6 77