Английская Википедия:2009 Serbia Open
The 2009 Serbia Open (also known as Serbia Open powered by Telekom Srbija for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the event known that year as the Serbia Open, and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Milan Gale Muškatirović complex in Belgrade, Serbia, from May 2 through May 10, 2009.
The singles draw was headlined by the tournament's host, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) No. 3, 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Dubai winner and recent Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome runner-up Novak Djokovic from Serbia. Other featured stars included reigning Nottingham champion Ivo Karlović, and Gstaad and Umag finalist Igor Andreev. Other seeds included Andreas Seppi from Italy, Belgrade Challenger winner Viktor Troicki, Ivan Ljubičić, Arnaud Clément and Christophe Rochus.
The doubles draw was headlined by 2008 year-end World No. 1 doubles team, 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, Rotterdam, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, both born in Belgrade (although Nestor grew up from early childhood in Canada and represents that country). Also competing were Acapulco runners-up Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach, Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins, and Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley.
Champions
Singles
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
- It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year, and his 13th overall.
Doubles
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot / Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Marach defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Johan Brunström / Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Entrants
Seeds
| Player | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | Шаблон:Flag | 3 | 1 |
| Ivo Karlović | Шаблон:CRO | 24 | 2 |
| Igor Andreev | Шаблон:RUS | 25 | 3 |
| Andreas Seppi | Шаблон:ITA | 37 | 4 |
| Viktor Troicki | Шаблон:Flag | 40 | 5 |
| Ivan Ljubičić | Шаблон:CRO | 52 | 6 |
| Arnaud Clément | Шаблон:Flag | 54 | 7 |
| Christophe Rochus | Шаблон:BEL | 55 | 8 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of April 27, 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Filip Krajinović
- Шаблон:Flagicon Arsenije Zlatanović
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marcos Baghdatis
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Victor Crivoi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Flavio Cipolla
- Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago Ventura
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý
- Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot (lucky loser)
External links
Шаблон:Serbia Open tournaments Шаблон:2009 ATP World Tour Шаблон:2009 WTA Tour Шаблон:2009 in tennis
