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2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

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2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
DateOctober 26 – November 1
Edition23rd
CategoryATP World Tour 250 Series
SurfaceHard / Indoor
LocationLyon, France
VenuePalais des Sports de Gerland
Champions
Singles
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Doubles
France Julien Benneteau / France Nicolas Mahut
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The 2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, from October 26 through November 1, 2009.

Champions

Singles

Croatia Ivan Ljubičić defeated France Michaël Llodra 7–5, 6–3

  • Ljubičić wins his first title of the year and ninth of his career. It was his second win at the event, also winning in 2001.

Doubles

France Julien Benneteau / France Nicolas Mahut defeated France Arnaud Clément / France Sébastien Grosjean 6–4, 7–6(8–6)

ATP entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 8 1
 FRA Gilles Simon 12 2
 CRO Ivan Ljubičić 28 3
 ARG Juan Mónaco 29 4
 FRA Julien Benneteau 33 5
 FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 35 6
 GER Benjamin Becker 38 7
 ESP Albert Montañés 40 8
  • Seeds are based on the rankings of October 19, 2009

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: