2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles

Doubles
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
Runners-up	Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
Score	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]

Main article: 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate this year.
Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer won in the final 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] against Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.

Seeds

1. František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (quarterfinals)
2. Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt (first round)
3. Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley (first round)
4. Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek (first 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	F Čermák M Mertiňák	6	6
		A Beck P Petzschner	2	3				1	F Čermák M Mertiňák	77	4	[10]
		C Kas J Levinský	6	6					C Kas J Levinský	60	6	[12]
	ALT	M Chiudinelli D Meffert	3	2												C Kas J Levinský	3	6	[7]
	4	T Parrott F Polášek	2	7	[7]											R Hutchins J Kerr	6	3	[10]
	WC	H Kondo G Soeda	6	5	[10]			WC	H Kondo G Soeda	2	3
		R Hutchins J Kerr	7	4	[10]				R Hutchins J Kerr	6	6
		J Mónaco R Štěpánek	5	6	[7]																		R Hutchins J Kerr	2	7	[8]
		J Brunström J-J Rojer	6	3	[11]																		J Knowle J Melzer	6	5	[10]
		S Huss S Lipsky	3	6	9				J Brunström J-J Rojer	6	4	[9]
		J Knowle J Melzer	4	77	[14]				J Knowle J Melzer	3	6	[11]
	3	S Aspelin P Hanley	6	65	[12]											J Knowle J Melzer	6	4	[10]
		J Coetzee R de Voest	2	4											WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	2	6	[4]
		J-W Tsonga S Wawrinka	6	6					J-W Tsonga S Wawrinka	3	6	[8]
	WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	3	[10]			WC	S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	4	[10]
	2	M Damm R Lindstedt	1	6	[6]

External links

• Main Draw