The 2009 Paris Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP Tour. It was held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 8 November through 15 November 2009.
| 2009 BNP Paribas Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–15 November |
| Edition | 37th |
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Draw | 64S / 32D |
| Prize money | € 2,227,500 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić[2] | |
In singles, the event was notable for hosting the last ATP Tour appearance of the former Number One player Marat Safin. He lost his second round match against Juan Martín del Potro, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, in what would be his last professional match.
ATP players edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 1 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
| SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 3 | 3 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 4 | 4 |
 ARG
|
Juan Martín del Potro | 5 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Nikolay Davydenko | 7 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 8 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 9 | 8 |
 SWE
|
Robin Söderling | 10 | 9 |
 CHI
|
Fernando González | 11 | 10 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 12 | 11 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 13 | 12 |
 CZE
|
Radek Štěpánek | 14 | 13 |
| ESP
|
Tommy Robredo | 15 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 16 | 15 |
 GER
|
Tommy Haas | 17 | 16 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of 2 November 2009.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
Novak Djokovic defeated Gaël Monfils 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
- It was Djokovic's 5th title of the year and 16th of his career. It was his first win in five Masters Series finals this year, and fifth total Masters 1000 win.
Doubles edit
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo, 6–3, 6–4
References edit
- ^ "2009 Paris – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2009 Paris – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).