The 2009 Brasil Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauípe resort, Mata de São João, Brazil, from 9 February through 14 February 2009.
2009 Brasil Open | |
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Date | 9–14 February |
Edition | 9th |
Category | World Tour 250 |
Location | Mata de São João, Brazil |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Tommy Robredo | |
Doubles | |
Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo |
The singles line up was led by world no. 17 and defending champion Nicolás Almagro, Tommy Robredo and Albert Montañés. Other top seeds are 2009 Viña del Mar finalist José Acasuso, Marcel Granollers, Eduardo Schwank, Nicolas Devilder and Potito Starace.
Entrants
editSeeds
editAthlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Nicolás Almagro | Spain | 18 | 1 |
Tommy Robredo | Spain | 19 | 2 |
Albert Montañés | Spain | 42 | 3 |
José Acasuso | Argentina | 41 | 4 |
Marcel Granollers | Spain | 47 | 5 |
Eduardo Schwank | Argentina | 52 | 6 |
Nicolas Devilder | France | 64 | 7 |
Potito Starace | Italy | 66 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Ricardo Hocevar
- Flávio Saretta
- Thiago Alves
- Fred Gil (as a special exempt)
- Pablo Cuevas (as a special exempt)
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
editSingles
editTommy Robredo def. Thomaz Bellucci, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Robredo's first title of the year and 8th of his career.
Doubles
editMarcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo def. Lucas Arnold Ker / Juan Mónaco 6–4, 7–5
External links
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