2009 Volkswagen Challenger – Singles
# 2009 Volkswagen Challenger – Singles

Louk Sorensen was the defending champion. He received the wild card, but he lost in the first round to future champion, Ruben Bemelmans. Bemelmans won in the final 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3, against Stefano Galvani.

## Seeds

* Ilija Bozoljac (second round)
* Simon Stadler (first round, retired)
* Daniel Brands (second round)
* Adrian Cruciat (first round)
* Lukáš Rosol (semifinals)
* Alex Bogdanovic (quarterfinals)
* Alexandre Kudryavtsev (second round)
* Andrea Stoppini (second round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Michel Koning | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Michel Koning | 4 | 4 | Q | Ruben Bemelmans | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | Stefano Galvani | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| | Stefano Galvani | 7 | 6 | | Stefano Galvani | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Lukáš Rosol | 5 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | I Bozoljac | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Becker | 2 | 4 | | 1 | I Bozoljac | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bachinger | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | M Bachinger | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jenkins | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | M Bachinger | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | R Bemelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Bemelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | L Sorensen | 3 | 3 | | Q | R Bemelmans | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-F Brunken | 3 | 5 | | 8 | A Stoppini | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Stoppini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Bemelmans | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | D Brands | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Koning | 4 | 4 |
| | H Levy | $6^4$ | 2 | | 3 | D Brands | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koning | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Koning | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Desein | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Koning | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | F Dustov | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 6 | A Bogdanovic | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | P-L Duclos | 6 | 7 | | Q | P-L Duclos | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Lugassy | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | A Bogdanovic | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Bogdanovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bubka | 2 | 4 | 7 | A Kudryavtsev | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | | D Hrbatý | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Meffert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | D Hrbatý | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Fischer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | S Galvani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Galvani | 6 | 6 | | S Galvani | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Brown | 6 | 6 | Q | D Brown | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Cruciat | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Galvani | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | L Rosol | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Rosol | 5 | 2 |
| | D Olejniczak | $6^5$ | 0 | 5 | L Rosol | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Smeets | 6 | 6 | | R Smeets | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Slanar | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | L Rosol | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kindlmann | 1 | r | | | | | | WC | F Mayer | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | F Mayer | 2 | | WC | F Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kamke | 4 | | | T Kamke | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Stadler | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
