Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009

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Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009
Logo of the tournament "Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009"
date August 16, 2009 - August 23, 2009
Edition 111
navigation 2008  ◄  2009  ►  2010
ATP World Tour
venue Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 422
category Masters 1000
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 56E / 28Q / 24D
Prize money US $ 2,430,000 
Financial. Obligation US $ 3,000,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Last year's winner (double) United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer
Winner (doubles) CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
SerbiaSerbia 
Tournament director Bruce Flory
Tournament supervisor Mark Darby
Carlos Sanches
Last direct assumption FranceFrance Florent Serra (52)
As of March 20, 2016

The Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009 was a tennis tournament that took place from August 15 to 23, 2009 in Mason, near Cincinnati . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2009 and was played outdoors on hard courts. This season it was the seventh of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category . At the same time, the Western & Southern Group Women's Open took place on the same facility .

Defending champion in the singles was Andy Murray , who was eliminated in the semifinals against the eventual winner Roger Federer that year . In the final, Federer defeated the Serb Novak Đoković in two sets with 6: 1 and 7: 5. After 2005 and 2007, it was Federer's third success in Cincinnati and his fourth title this year. The brothers Bob and Mike Bryan competed in doubles to defend their title. They made it into the final again this year, but lost to the duo Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić , who won in three sets with 3: 6, 7: 6 2 , [15:13].

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles or pairings in doubles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize money was $ 2,430,000; total financial liabilities were $ 3,000,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from August 13-14, 2009. Seven qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
PolandPoland Łukasz Kubot AustraliaAustralia Chris Guccione FranceFrance Julien Benneteau
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun ItalyItaly Simone Bolelli  
RussiaRussia Mikhail Juschny Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Hernych  
CroatiaCroatia Ivan Ljubičić    

Prize money and world ranking points

The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. Prize money for the double competition applies per team.

singles
round Points Prize money
victory 1000 $ 443,500
final 600 $ 222,000
Semifinals 360 $ 113,725
Quarter finals 180 $ 59,200
Round of 16 90 $ 31,000
Second round 45 $ 16,250
First round 10 $ 8,500
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 12
Qualifying round 7th $ 2,000
First round 0 $ 1,000
Double
round Points Prize money
victory 1000 $ 175,000
final 600 $ 76,100
Semifinals 360 $ 33,825
Quarter finals 180 $ 15,375
Second round 90 $ 7,500
First round 0 $ 3,750

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer victory
02. SpainSpain Rafael Nadal Semifinals
03. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray Semifinals
04th SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković final

05. United StatesUnited States Andy Roddick 2nd round

06th ArgentinaArgentina Juan Martín del Potro retreat

07th FranceFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2nd round

08th. RussiaRussia Nikolai Davydenko Round of 16
No. player Round reached
09. FranceFrance Gilles Simon Quarter finals

10. ChileChile Fernando González 1 round

11. SpainSpain Fernando Verdasco 1 round

12. SwedenSweden Robin Soderling 1 round

13. FranceFrance Gaël Monfils 1 round

14th CroatiaCroatia Marin Čilić 2nd round

15th SpainSpain Tommy Robredo 1 round

16. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 6th 7th        
3  United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andy Murray 2 6 8    
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer 6th 7th  
  4th  SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković 1 5  
4th  SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković 6th 6th  
 
2  SpainSpain Rafael Nadal 1 4th    

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 7th    
   ArgentinaArgentina J. Acasuso 6th 6th          ArgentinaArgentina J. Acasuso 3 5    
Q  PolandPoland Ł. Kubot 4th 3         1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 3 6th 6th  
   SpainSpain D. Ferrer 7th 6th            SpainSpain D. Ferrer 6th 3 4th  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 5 2          SpainSpain D. Ferrer 7th 6th    
   SpainSpain JC Ferrero 3 4th       14th  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6 4 2    
14th  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 6th         1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland R. Federer 6th 6th  
12  SwedenSweden R. Soderling 6th 6 8 4th          AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 3 4th  
   AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 3 7th 6th        AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 6th  
   ArgentinaArgentina M. Vassallo Argüello 3 3          GermanyGermany B. Becker 3 3    
   GermanyGermany B. Becker 6th 6th            AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 2 6th
Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Y.-h. Lu 3 4th            United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 1 6th 3  
   United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 7th 7th  
  5  United StatesUnited States A. Roddick 6 11 6 3    
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  3  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 7th 6th    
   SpainSpain N. Almagro 6th 1          SpainSpain N. Almagro 6 3 2    
   IsraelIsrael D. Sela 4th 0 r       3  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 6th 6th    
WC  RussiaRussia M. Safin 7th 7th         16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 4th 1    
WC  United StatesUnited States R. Ginepri 5 6 2       WC  RussiaRussia M. Safin 6th 3 1  
   SerbiaSerbia V. Troicki 6 2 0 r     16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 4th 6th 6th  
16  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 7th 1         3  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Murray 4th 6th 6th
11  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6 4 6 4         LL  FranceFrance J. Benneteau 6th 3 1
   SpainSpain G. García-López 7th 7th          SpainSpain G. García-López 7th 6th  
   RomaniaRomania V. Hănescu 5 2       Q  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 5 3    
Q  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 7th 6th            SpainSpain G. García-López 6th 4th 6 4
   SpainSpain F. López 7th 6 4 6 7       LL  FranceFrance J. Benneteau 4th 6th 7th  
   AustriaAustria J. Melzer 5 7th 7th        AustriaAustria J. Melzer 2 6th 2
  LL  FranceFrance J. Benneteau 6th 3 6th  
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  8th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 6th 1 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Blake 6 5 7th 4th        RussiaRussia I. Kunitsyn 2 6th 3  
   RussiaRussia I. Kunitsyn 7th 6 5 6th       8th  RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko 7th 4th 4th  
   RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6th 7th         9  FranceFrance G. Simon 6 6 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany N. jaw 1 5          RussiaRussia I. Andreev 6 5 7th 1  
WC  United StatesUnited States W. Odesnik 3 2       9  FranceFrance G. Simon 7th 6 6 6th  
9  FranceFrance G. Simon 6th 6th         9  FranceFrance G. Simon 4th 5  
15th  SpainSpain T. Robredo 3 5         4th  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 6th 7th  
   FranceFrance J. Chardy 6th 7th          FranceFrance J. Chardy 6 1 6th 4th
WC  United StatesUnited States J. Isner 7th 5 7th     WC  United StatesUnited States J. Isner 7th 3 1r  
   GermanyGermany T. Haas 6 5 7th 6 3          FranceFrance J. Chardy 5 3  
Q  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 4th 6th 6th       4th  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 6th    
   FranceFrance F. Serra 6th 3 4th     Q  CroatiaCroatia I. Ljubičić 6 5 4th  
  4th  SerbiaSerbia N. Đoković 7th 6th    
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  7th  FranceFrance J.-W. Tsonga 6 12 2    
   GermanyGermany P. Kohlschreiber 5 6th 3     Q  AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione 7th 6th    
Q  AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione 7th 2 6th       Q  AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione 4th 3    
Q  ItalyItaly S. Bolelli 6 6 3            Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 6th 6th    
   GermanyGermany P. Petzschner 7th 6th          GermanyGermany P. Petzschner 6 8 7th 4th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 6th            Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 7th 6 7 6th  
10  ChileChile F. González 4th r            Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych 4th 5  
13  FranceFrance G. Monfils 4th 7th 6 2       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 6th 7th  
   CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 6th 6 5 7th        CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 6 9 4th  
   GermanyGermany M. Zverev 7th 5 3        FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 7th 6th    
   FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 6 4 7th 6th          FranceFrance P.-H. Mathieu 5 2  
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Hernych 6th 4th 1       2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 7th 6th    
   ItalyItaly A. Seppi 3 6th 6th        ItalyItaly A. Seppi 6 4 6 3  
  2  SpainSpain R. Nadal 7th 7th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
final
02. CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
SerbiaSerbia 
victory
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
IndiaIndia 
Round of 16
04th IndiaIndia Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
BahamasBahamas 
Semifinals
No. pairing Round reached
05. BrazilBrazil Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
Round of 16

06th PolandPoland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
PolandPoland 
Quarter finals

07th South AfricaSouth Africa Wesley Moodie Dick Norman
BelgiumBelgium 
Quarter finals

08th. PolandPoland Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach
AustriaAustria 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th  
WC  United StatesUnited States J. Levine R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
2 2          Belarus 1995Belarus M. Mirny A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
4th 2    
   Belarus 1995Belarus M. Mirny A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
6th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 7th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych P. Kohlschreiber
 GermanyGermany 
5 7th [10]       7th  South AfricaSouth Africa W. Moodie D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
4th 6 11    
   RussiaRussia N. Dawydenko I. Kunitsyn
 RussiaRussia 
7th 6 4 [7]        Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Berdych P. Kohlschreiber
 GermanyGermany 
     
  7th  South AfricaSouth Africa W. Moodie D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
w. O.    
    1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
0 6th [10]
      8th  PolandPoland Ł. Kubot O. Marach
 AustriaAustria 
6th 4th [4]  
  3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Dlouhy L. Paes
 IndiaIndia 
2 4th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák M. Mertiňák
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
4th 7th [7]        SpainSpain D. Ferrer T. Robredo
 SpainSpain 
6th 6th    
   SpainSpain D. Ferrer T. Robredo
 SpainSpain 
6th 6 2 [10]        SpainSpain D. Ferrer T. Robredo
 SpainSpain 
6 2 1  
   AustraliaAustralia J. Kerr A. Sá
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 4th [9]       8th  PolandPoland Ł. Kubot O. Marach
 AustriaAustria 
7th 6th    
WC  United StatesUnited States J. Isner S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States 
1 6th [11]     WC  United StatesUnited States J. Isner S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 2 [8th]
  8th  PolandPoland Ł. Kubot O. Marach
 AustriaAustria 
4th 6th [10]  
    1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6 2 [13]
      2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
3 7th [15]
  5  BrazilBrazil B. Soares K. Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
0 3  
   AustriaAustria J. Melzer R. Štěpánek
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
6 2 4th          FranceFrance M. Llodra J.-W. Tsonga
 FranceFrance 
6th 6th    
   FranceFrance M. Llodra J.-W. Tsonga
 FranceFrance 
7th 6th          FranceFrance M. Llodra J.-W. Tsonga
 FranceFrance 
6 6 3  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Huss R. Hutchins
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6th 6 2 3       4th  IndiaIndia M. Bhupathi M. Knowles
 BahamasBahamas 
7th 6th    
   SpainSpain F. López F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
4th 7th [10]        SpainSpain F. López F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
7th 4th [10]
  4th  IndiaIndia M. Bhupathi M. Knowles
 BahamasBahamas 
5 6th [12]  
    4th  IndiaIndia M. Bhupathi M. Knowles
 BahamasBahamas 
4th 3  
      2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 6th    
  6th  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski
 PolandPoland 
6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States T. Parrott F. Polášek
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6th 6 3 [10]        FranceFrance J. Chardy G. Simon
 FranceFrance 
2 4th    
   FranceFrance J. Chardy G. Simon
 FranceFrance 
4th 7th [12]     6th  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski
 PolandPoland 
6 6 7th [4]
   SwedenSweden R. Lindstedt M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil 
7th 3 [14]       2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
7th 6 6 [10]  
   South AfricaSouth Africa J. Coetzee J. Erlich
 IsraelIsrael 
6 3 6th [12]        SwedenSweden R. Lindstedt M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil 
4th 4th  
  2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 6th    
 

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