2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles

Four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating David Ferrer in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–2, 7–5, to win the singles title at the 2009 Barcelona Open. It was his record-extending fifth title at the Barcelona Open.

Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. • # 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (champion)

• # 🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Nikolay Davydenko (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 David Ferrer (final)

• # Fernando González (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 David Nalbandian (quarterfinals, withdrew due to hip injury)

• # Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)

• # 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Nicolás Almagro (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Marat Safin (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Igor Andreev (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Robin Söderling (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Feliciano López (third round)

Seeds
• # Fred Gil (qualified)

• # 🇩🇪 Mischa Zverev (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)

• # Nicolás Massú (first round)

• # Paul Capdeville (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Pablo Andújar (qualifying competition)

• # 🇧🇪 Kristof Vliegen (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Iván Navarro (first round)

• # 🇪🇨 Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)

• # 🇰🇿 Andrey Golubev (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Fabio Fognini (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Flavio Cipolla (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # Fred Gil

• # 🇪🇸 Santiago Ventura Bertomeu

• # 🇪🇸 Daniel Gimeno Traver

• # 🇪🇸 Pere Riba

• # 🇪🇨 Nicolás Lapentti

• # 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin

• # 🇮🇹 Fabio Fognini