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2009 Proton Malaysian Open
The 2009 Malaysian Open (also known as the 2009 Proton Malaysian Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was played at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The inaugural edition was scheduled to take place from 26 September to 4 October 2009.[3]
| 2009 Proton Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 September – 4 October |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | World Tour 250 Series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $850,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue | Bukit Jalil Sports Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Nikolay Davydenko[1] | |
| Doubles | |
| Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski[2] | |
Entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Nikolay Davydenko | 8 | 1 |
| ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 2 |
| SWE | Robin Söderling | 11 | 3 |
| CHI | Fernando González | 12 | 4 |
| FRA | Gaël Monfils | 13 | 5 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 16 | 6 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 19 | 7 |
| AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | 26 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of 21 September 2009
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
Nikolay Davydenko defeated Fernando Verdasco, 6–4, 7–5.
- It was Davydenko's third title of the year and 17th of his career.
Doubles edit
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski defeated Igor Kunitsyn / Jaroslav Levinský, 6–2, 6–1.
References edit
- ^ "2009 Kuala Lumpur – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2009 Kuala Lumpur – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Confirmed As Newest Stop On ATP World Tour". atpworldtour.com. 26 June 2009. from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
External links edit
- ATP tournament overview