2009 Italian Open (tennis)
2009 Italian Open | |
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Date | April 25 – May 4 (men) May 3 – May 9 (women) |
Edition | 66th |
Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
Location | Rome, Italy |
Venue | Foro Italico |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The 2009 Italian Open[1][2][3] (also known for 2009 Rome Masters[4][5][6] and its sponsored title 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, with the men playing from April 25 through May 4, 2009, and the women from May 3 through May 9, 2009.
Champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated
Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–2
- It was Rafael Nadal's 5th singles title of the year, and his 36th singles title overall. It was his 4th win at the event, also winning in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Women's singles
Dinara Safina defeated
Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Safina's first title of the year and 10th of her career.
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor /
Nenad Zimonjić defeated
Bob Bryan /
Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei /
Peng Shuai defeated
Daniela Hantuchová /
Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
ATP entrants
Seeds
Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Rafael Nadal | ![]() |
1 | 1 |
Roger Federer | ![]() |
2 | 2 |
Novak Djokovic | ![]() |
3 | 3 |
Andy Murray | ![]() |
4 | 4 |
Juan Martín del Potro | ![]() |
5 | 5 |
Fernando Verdasco | ![]() |
7 | 6 |
Nikolay Davydenko | ![]() |
8 | 7 |
Gilles Simon | ![]() |
9 | 8 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | ![]() |
11 | 9 |
Stanislas Wawrinka | ![]() |
12 | 10 |
David Ferrer | ![]() |
13 | 11 |
Fernando González | ![]() |
14 | 12 |
Tommy Robredo | ![]() |
16 | 13 |
James Blake | ![]() |
17 | 14 |
Marin Čilić | ![]() |
18 | 15 |
Radek Štěpánek | ![]() |
19 | 16 |
- Seedings based on the April 20, 2009 rankings.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mikhail Youzhny
Juan Mónaco
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Jan Hernych
Victor Crivoi
Thomaz Bellucci
Mischa Zverev
WTA Entrants
Seeds
Player | Country | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Dinara Safina | ![]() |
1 | 1 |
Serena Williams | ![]() |
2 | 2 |
Jelena Janković | ![]() |
4 | 3 |
Venus Williams | ![]() |
5 | 4 |
Ana Ivanovic | ![]() |
7 | 5 |
Victoria Azarenka | ![]() |
8 | 6 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | ![]() |
9 | 7 |
Nadia Petrova | ![]() |
10 | 8 |
Caroline Wozniacki | ![]() |
11 | 9 |
Agnieszka Radwańska | ![]() |
12 | 10 |
Marion Bartoli | ![]() |
13 | 11 |
Flavia Pennetta | ![]() |
14 | 12 |
Alizé Cornet | ![]() |
15 | 13 |
Zheng Jie | ![]() |
16 | 14 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | ![]() |
18 | 15 |
Kaia Kanepi | ![]() |
19 | 16 |
- Seedings based on the April 27, 2009 rankings.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Ayumi Morita
Vania King
Jill Craybas
Mariana Duque Marino
Aravane Rezaï
Yaroslava Shvedova
Alberta Brianti
Mariya Koryttseva
References
- ^ a b "Safina clinches Italian Open title". Eurosport. Reuters. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Safina beats Kuznetsova in final". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Serena Williams dismisses Safina's claim to top ranking". The Guardian. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Novak Djokovic battles past Roger Federer in Rome". The Guardian. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal: 2009 highs and lows". The Telegraph. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Nadal regains Rome Masters title". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.