Men's singles
2009 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. Nadal saved five match points en route to the title, in his fourth-round match against David Nalbandian.^[1]

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andy Roddick.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
	6	Juan Martín del Potro	2	4
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	77
								7	Andy Roddick	4	64
	3	Novak Djokovic	3	2
	7	Andy Roddick	6	6
															1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
															4	Andy Murray	1	2
		Ivan Ljubičić	5	66
	4	Andy Murray	7	78
								4	Andy Murray	6	4	6
								2	Roger Federer	3	6	1
	10	Fernando Verdasco	3	65
	2	Roger Federer	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	K Anderson	3	3				Q	M Berrer	2	1
	Q	M Berrer	6	6											1	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	M Russell	7	6											26	D Tursunov	3	3
		G García López	5	2				Q	M Russell	65	6	3
								26	D Tursunov	77	4	6
																						1	R Nadal	3	77	6
																						14	D Nalbandian	6	65	0
								21	T Berdych	3	1
		M Youzhny	5	1r					V Troicki	6	6
		V Troicki	7	2												V Troicki	4	2
	Q	B Phau	5	2											14	D Nalbandian	6	6
	Q	R Kendrick	7	6				Q	R Kendrick	4	4
								14	D Nalbandian	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	G Monfils	77	1	4
	WC	J Isner	6	6				WC	J Isner	65	6	6
		C Rochus	1	4											WC	J Isner	6	6
		N Massú	77	65	6										24	M Safin	4	4
		E Schwank	61	77	4				N Massú	3	62
								24	M Safin	6	77
																						WC	J Isner	64	63
																						6	JM del Potro	77	77
								30	J Melzer	7	6
	WC	T Dent	6	77				WC	T Dent	5	2
		D Junqueira	1	63											30	J Melzer	2	6	62
	WC	W Odesnik	6	4	65										6	JM del Potro	6	2	77
	WC	R Sweeting	1	6	77			WC	R Sweeting	78	3	1
								6	JM del Potro	66	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	N Djokovic	7	6
		M Vassallo Argüello	7	77					M Vassallo Argüello	5	4
	Q	R de Voest	5	63											3	N Djokovic	6	77
		Ó Hernández	3	3												T Haas	2	61
		T Haas	6	6					T Haas	64	6	6
								29	R Schüttler	77	2	4
																						3	N Djokovic	79	78
																						16	S Wawrinka	67	66
								18	R Štěpánek	4	3
		S Querrey	77	6					S Querrey	6	6
		G Cañas	62	2												S Querrey	6	5	68
		JI Chela	2	1r											16	S Wawrinka	2	7	710
		A Seppi	6	4					A Seppi	1	3
								16	S Wawrinka	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	D Ferrer	6	7
	Q	T Widom	6	77				Q	T Widom	4	5
		I Navarro	4	64											12	D Ferrer	3	6	6
		V Hănescu	4	6	2											J Chardy	6	4	4
		J Chardy	6	3	6				J Chardy	77	77
								20	M Fish	64	61
																						12	D Ferrer	65	6	3
																						7	A Roddick	77	3	6
								31	N Kiefer	6	6
		B Reynolds	4	6	6				B Reynolds	4	2
		F Fognini	6	0	2										31	N Kiefer	4	64
	Q	D Köllerer	2	7	6										7	A Roddick	6	77
		M Zverev	6	5	2			Q	D Köllerer	1	63
								7	A Roddick	6	77

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	G Simon	5	6	6
		Y-h Lu	7	6					Y-h Lu	7	4	4
	Q	M Lammer	5	2											8	G Simon	3	63
		I Ljubičić	6	6												I Ljubičić	6	77
		K Nishikori	3	3					I Ljubičić	3
								28	M Ančić	3r
																							I Ljubičić	4	77	77
																						22	I Andreev	6	65	64
								22	I Andreev	6	6
	Q	K Kim	3	4					E Gulbis	4	4
		E Gulbis	6	6											22	I Andreev	7	6
		T Gabashvili	6	4	6										11	J-W Tsonga	5	4
		J Acasuso	2	6	3				T Gabashvili	5	3
								11	J-W Tsonga	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	T Robredo	6	6
		V Spadea	3	4					I Kunitsyn	1	4
		I Kunitsyn	6	6											15	T Robredo	7	77
		S Darcis	5												19	M Čilić	5	62
		M Granollers	0r						S Darcis	77	2	1
								19	M Čilić	64	6	6
																						15	T Robredo	2	0r
																						4	A Murray	6	3
								32	P-H Mathieu	6	611	6
		P Starace	78	6					P Starace	4	713	4
		D Gremelmayr	66	1											32	P-H Mathieu	3	2
		A Montañés	6	6											4	A Murray	6	6
		F Serra	3	0					A Montañés	5	3
								4	A Murray	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								LL	O Patience	77	3	3
		J Benneteau	3	2					P Kohlschreiber	65	6	6
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6												P Kohlschreiber	6	3	6
		N Lapentti	4	6	7											N Lapentti	2	6	3
	Q	S Giraldo	6	1	5				N Lapentti	6	79
								25	R Söderling	4	67
																							P Kohlschreiber	4	6	1
																						10	F Verdasco	6	3	6
								23	R Gasquet	6	6
		F López	4	3					M Llodra	4	0
		M Llodra	6	6											23	R Gasquet	3	2
	Q	T Bellucci	5	7	6										10	F Verdasco	6	6
		J Tipsarević	7	5	2			Q	T Bellucci	5	1
								10	F Verdasco	7	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	J Blake	6	66	6
		N Devilder	66	1					J Nieminen	3	78	3
		J Nieminen	78	6											13	J Blake	5	1
		L Hewitt	77	6											17	F González	7	6
		J Hernych	63	3					L Hewitt	6	2	3
								17	F González	4	6	6
																						17	F González	3	7	2
																						2	R Federer	6	5	6
								27	I Karlović	6	6
		S Stakhovsky	2	6	6				S Stakhovsky	4	2
	Q	B Evans	6	3	0										27	I Karlović	64	3
		M Gicquel	7	6											2	R Federer	77	6
		S Bolelli	5	3					M Gicquel	64	4
								2	R Federer	77	6

Qualifying

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

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Thomaz Bellucci	6	6
	WC	Roman Borvanov	1	0
								1	Thomaz Bellucci	4	6	6
									Marc López	6	3	4
		Marc López	6	6
	23	Łukasz Kubot	4	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Björn Phau	6	6
		John Paul Fruttero	4	1
								2	Björn Phau	6	6
								24	Sébastien de Chaunac	2	4
		Dušan Vemić	1	5
	24	Sébastien de Chaunac	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Evgeny Korolev	63	6	2
		Nicholas Monroe	77	1	6
									Nicholas Monroe	3	4
								21	Rik de Voest	6	6
		Tigran Martirosyan	0	4
	21	Rik de Voest	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Paul Capdeville	4	6	6
	WC	Jesse Witten	6	2	4
								4	Paul Capdeville	2	6	3
									Todd Widom	6	3	6
		Todd Widom	6	6
	Alt	Stephen Bass	3	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Robert Kendrick	6	6
	WC	Alexander Domijan	2	2
								5	Robert Kendrick	6	6
								22	Ricardo Mello	4	4
		Daniel Yoo	4	4
	22	Ricardo Mello	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kevin Kim	6	6
		Vladimir Obradović	4	2
								6	Kevin Kim	64	6	6
									Scoville Jenkins	77	2	1
		Scoville Jenkins	6	6
	19	Sam Warburg	2	3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Daniel Köllerer	6	6
		George Bastl	4	2
								7	Daniel Köllerer	6	6
									Marco Chiudinelli	4	2
		Marco Chiudinelli	77	6
	13	Jesse Levine	64	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Michael Berrer	63	6	6
		Rajeev Ram	77	2	4
								8	Michael Berrer	6	7
								14	Olivier Patience	4	5
		Greg Ouellette	67	4
	14	Olivier Patience	79	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Simon Greul	6	2	1
		Nicolás Todero	3	6	6
								Nicolás Todero		3	1
								Michael Russell		6	6
		Michael Russell	6	6
	16	Stéphane Bohli	1	2

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Flavio Cipolla	65	77	7
		Lester Cook	77	63	5
								10	Flavio Cipolla	3	1
								15	Santiago Giraldo	6	6
	Alt	Tobias Summerer	0	1
	15	Santiago Giraldo	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Thiago Alves	2	0
	WC	Tobias Clemens	6	6
								WC	Tobias Clemens	7	4	62
								18	Brendan Evans	5	6	77
	WC	Colt Gaston	3	4
	18	Brendan Evans	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Benjamin Becker	6	7
		Lukáš Dlouhý	4	5
								12	Benjamin Becker	6	64	3
									Michael Lammer	3	77	6
		Michael Lammer	2	6	7
	17	Donald Young	6	4	5

References

External links

• Draw
• Qualifying Draw