2009 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2009 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Final score	6–1, 6–2

The 2009 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles was the main event of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open men's tennis tournament played in Indian Wells, USA from March 9 through March 22, 2009.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion but he lost in quarterfinals to Andy Roddick 3–6, 2–6.

Rafael Nadal won in the final against Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
2. Roger Federer (Semifinals)
3. Novak Djokovic (Quarterfinals)
4. Andy Murray (Final)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (withdrew due to a left heel injury)
6. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
7. Andy Roddick (Semifinals)
8. Gilles Simon (Third Round)
9. Gaël Monfils (Second Round)
10. Fernando Verdasco (Quarterfinals)
11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third Round)
12. David Ferrer (Fourth Round)
13. James Blake (Third Round)
14. David Nalbandian (Fourth Round)
15. Tommy Robredo (Fourth Round, retired due to a right wrist injury)
16. Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth Round)
17. Fernando González (Fourth Round)
18. Radek Štěpánek (Second Round)
19. Marin Čilić (Third Round)
20. Mardy Fish (Second Round)
21. Tomáš Berdych (Second Round)
22. Igor Andreev (Fourth Round)
23. Richard Gasquet (Third Round)
24. Marat Safin (Third Round)
25. Robin Söderling (Second Round)
26. Dmitry Tursunov (Third Round)
27. Ivo Karlović (Third Round)
28. Mario Ančić (Second Round, retired due to illness)
29. Rainer Schüttler (Second Round)
30. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
31. Nicolas Kiefer (Third Round)
32. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
	6	Juan Martín del Potro	2	4
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	7^7
								7	Andy Roddick	4	6^4
	3	Novak Djokovic	3	2
	7	Andy Roddick	6	6
															1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
															4	Andy Murray	1	2
		Ivan Ljubičić	5	6^6
	4	Andy Murray	7	7^8
								4	Andy Murray	6	4	6
								2	Roger Federer	3	6	1
	10	Fernando Verdasco	3	6^5
	2	Roger Federer	6	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	R Nadal	6	6
WC	K Anderson	3	3				Q	M Berrer	2	1
Q	M Berrer	6	6											1	R Nadal	6	6
Q	M Russell	7	6											26	D Tursunov	3	3
	G García-López	5	2				Q	M Russell	6^5	6	3
							26	D Tursunov	7^7	4	6
																					1	R Nadal	3	7^7	6
																					14	D Nalbandian	6	6^5	0
							21	T Berdych	3	1
	M Youzhny	5	1^r					V Troicki	6	6
	V Troicki	7	2												V Troicki	4	2
Q	B Phau	5	2											14	D Nalbandian	6	6
Q	R Kendrick	7	6				Q	R Kendrick	4	4
							14	D Nalbandian	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							9	G Monfils	7^7	1	4
WC	J Isner	6	6				WC	J Isner	6^5	6	6
	C Rochus	1	4											WC	J Isner	6	6
	N Massú	7^7	6^5	6										24	M Safin	4	4
	E Schwank	6^1	7^7	4				N Massú	3	6^2
							24	M Safin	6	7^7
																					WC	J Isner	6^4	6^3
																					6	JM del Potro	7^7	7^7
							30	J Melzer	7	6
WC	T Dent	6	7^7				WC	T Dent	5	2
	D Junqueira	1	6^3											30	J Melzer	2	6	6^2
WC	W Odesnik	6	4	6^5										6	JM del Potro	6	2	7^7
WC	R Sweeting	1	6	7^7			WC	R Sweeting	7^8	3	1
							6	JM del Potro	6^6	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							3	N Djokovic	7	6
	M Vassallo Argüello	7	7^7					M Vassallo Argüello	5	4
Q	R de Voest	5	6^3											3	N Djokovic	6	7^7
	Ó Hernández	3	3												T Haas	2	6^1
	T Haas	6	6					T Haas	6^4	6	6
							29	R Schüttler	7^7	2	4
																					3	N Djokovic	7^9	7^8
																					16	S Wawrinka	6^7	6^6
							18	R Štěpánek	4	3
	S Querrey	7^7	6					S Querrey	6	6
	G Cañas	6^2	2												S Querrey	6	5	6^8
	JI Chela	2	1^r											16	S Wawrinka	2	7	7^10
	A Seppi	6	4					A Seppi	1	3
							16	S Wawrinka	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							12	D Ferrer	6	7
Q	T Widom	6	7^7				Q	T Widom	4	5
	I Navarro	4	6^4											12	D Ferrer	3	6	6
	V Hănescu	4	6	2											J Chardy	6	4	4
	J Chardy	6	3	6				J Chardy	7^7	7^7
							20	M Fish	6^4	6^1
																					12	D Ferrer	6^5	6	3
																					7	A Roddick	7^7	3	6
							31	N Kiefer	6	6
	B Reynolds	4	6	6				B Reynolds	4	2
	F Fognini	6	0	2										31	N Kiefer	4	6^4
Q	D Köllerer	2	7	6										7	A Roddick	6	7^7
	M Zverev	6	5	2			Q	D Köllerer	1	6^3
							7	A Roddick	6	7^7

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	G Simon	5	6	6
	Y-h Lu	7	6					Y-h Lu	7	4	4
Q	M Lammer	5	2											8	G Simon	3	6^3
	I Ljubičić	6	6												I Ljubičić	6	7^7
	K Nishikori	3	3					I Ljubičić	3
							28	M Ančić	3^r
																						I Ljubičić	4	7^7	7^7
																					22	I Andreev	6	6^5	6^4
							22	I Andreev	6	6
Q	K Kim	3	4					E Gulbis	4	4
	E Gulbis	6	6											22	I Andreev	7	6
	T Gabashvili	6	4	6										11	J-W Tsonga	5	4
	J Acasuso	2	6	3				T Gabashvili	5	3
							11	J-W Tsonga	7	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							15	T Robredo	6	6
	V Spadea	3	4					I Kunitsyn	1	4
	I Kunitsyn	6	6											15	T Robredo	7	7^7
	S Darcis	5												19	M Čilić	5	6^2
	M Granollers	0^r						S Darcis	7^7	2	1
							19	M Čilić	6^4	6	6
																					15	T Robredo	2	0^r
																					4	A Murray	6	3
							32	P-H Mathieu	6	6^11	6
	P Starace	7^8	6					P Starace	4	7^13	4
	D Gremelmayr	6^6	1											32	P-H Mathieu	3	2
	A Montañés	6	6											4	A Murray	6	6
	F Serra	3	0					A Montañés	5	3
							4	A Murray	7	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							LL	O Patience	7^7	3	3
	J Benneteau	3	2					P Kohlschreiber	6^5	6	6
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6												P Kohlschreiber	6	3	6
	N Lapentti	4	6	7											N Lapentti	2	6	3
Q	S Giraldo	6	1	5				N Lapentti	6	7^9
							25	R Söderling	4	6^7
																						P Kohlschreiber	4	6	1
																					10	F Verdasco	6	3	6
							23	R Gasquet	6	6
	F López	4	3					M Llodra	4	0
	M Llodra	6	6											23	R Gasquet	3	2
Q	T Bellucci	5	7	6										10	F Verdasco	6	6
	J Tipsarević	7	5	2			Q	T Bellucci	5	1
							10	F Verdasco	7	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							13	J Blake	6	6^6	6
	N Devilder	6^6	1					J Nieminen	3	7^8	3
	J Nieminen	7^8	6											13	J Blake	5	1
	L Hewitt	7^7	6											17	F González	7	6
	J Hernych	6^3	3					L Hewitt	6	2	3
							17	F González	4	6	6
																					17	F González	3	7	2
																					2	R Federer	6	5	6
							27	I Karlović	6	6
	S Stakhovsky	2	6	6				S Stakhovsky	4	2
Q	B Evans	6	3	0										27	I Karlović	6^4	3
	M Gicquel	7	6											2	R Federer	7^7	6
	S Bolelli	5	3					M Gicquel	6^4	4
							2	R Federer	7^7	6

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying Draw