2009_Italian_Open_(tennis)

2009 Italian Open (tennis)

2009 Italian Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament

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.

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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal won his fourth singles title in Rome in five years
Women's singles champion and WTA No.1 Dinara Safina

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2009 Italian Open – Men's singles

Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–2

  • It was 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

Main article: 2009 Italian Open – Women's singles

Russia Dinara Safina defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Safina's first title of the year and 10th of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2009 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić defeated United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 2009 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / China Peng Shuai defeated Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Japan Ai Sugiyama, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)

ATP entrants

Seeds

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  • 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:

WTA entrants

Seeds

More information Player, Country ...
  • 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:

References

  1. [1]
    "Safina clinches Italian Open title". Eurosport. Reuters. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Safina beats Kuznetsova in final". BBC Sport. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Serena Williams dismisses Safina's claim to top ranking". The Guardian. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Novak Djokovic battles past Roger Federer in Rome". The Guardian. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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    "Rafael Nadal: 2009 highs and lows". The Telegraph. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Nadal regains Rome Masters title". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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