2009 Soweto Open – Singles

Singles
2009 Soweto Open
Champion	Fabrice Santoro
Runner-up	Rik de Voest
Score	7–5, 6–4

Main article: 2009 Soweto Open

Fabrice Santoro won in the final of first edition of this tournament. He defeated Rik de Voest 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Fabrice Santoro (champion)
2. Gilles Müller (first round)
3. Michael Berrer (withdrew)
4. Thiago Alves (semifinals)
5. Mikhail Elgin (first round)
6. Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)
7. Chris Guccione (first round)
8. Karol Beck (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final four

	Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Fabrice Santoro	6	7
	4	Thiago Alves	3	62
								1/WC	Fabrice Santoro	7	6
									Rik de Voest	5	4
		Rik de Voest	6	7
	WC	Fritz Wolmarans	4	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1/WC	F Santoro	6	6
		A Kudryavtsev	2	4				1/WC	F Santoro	6	6
	WC	R Klaasen	6	7				WC	R Klaasen	4	2
	Q	N Okun	4	66											1/WC	F Santoro	6	6
		B Rehnquist	6	6											6	N Mahut	3	4
		J Checa-Calvo	2	1					B Rehnquist	2	2
		G Bastl	68	62				6	N Mahut	6	6
	6	N Mahut	7	7																		1/WC	F Santoro	6	7
	4	T Alves	7	6																		4	T Alves	3	62
	Q	D Molchanov	63	1				4	T Alves	3
		I van der Merwe	6	2	65				É Roger-Vasselin	1	r
		É Roger-Vasselin	4	6	7										4	T Alves	6	6
		S Koubek	6	67	6											H Levy	2	3
	Q	W-S Jun	3	7	3				S Koubek	5	7	610
		H Levy	7	7					H Levy	7	5	7
	7	C Guccione	5	67

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Beck	6	6
		M Koning	4	4				8	K Beck	6	6
		N Lindahl	3	7	6				N Lindahl	0	3
		A-u-H Qureshi	6	64	4										8	K Beck	6	4	2
	Q	C Eaton	2	6	1											R de Voest	1	6	6
		R de Voest	6	4	6				R de Voest	7	6
		C Poch-Gradin	6	6					C Poch-Gradin	62	3
	LL	B J van Rensburg	1	1																			R de Voest	6	7
	5	M Elgin	6	2	4																	WC	F Wolmarans	4	5
		M Chiudinelli	2	6	6				M Chiudinelli	6	3	610
		J Sirianni	6	7					J Sirianni	3	6	7
		S Bubka	3	67												J Sirianni	7	5	60
	WC	F Wolmarans	63	6	7										WC	F Wolmarans	63	7	7
	WC	A Anderson	7	3	65			WC	F Wolmarans	6	6
		F Vicente	64	6	6				F Vicente	1	4
	2	G Müller	7	4	2

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw