2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
| 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 21–29 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Fernando Verdasco | |
| Women's singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez | |
The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 21 through August 29, 2009. It was the last event on the 2009 US Open Series before the 2009 US Open.
ATP entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Nikolay Davydenko | 8 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 10 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Tommy Robredo | 16 | 3 |
| ESP
|
David Ferrer | 19 | 4 |
 USA
|
Mardy Fish | 22 | 5 |
| USA
|
Sam Querrey | 26 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Igor Andreev | 27 | 7 |
 ROU
|
Victor Hănescu | 28 | 8 |
| ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 33 | 9 |
 FRA
|
Jérémy Chardy | 35 | 10 |
| AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | 37 | 11 |
 GER
|
Philipp Petzschner | 39 | 12 |
| GER
|
Andreas Beck | 40 | 13 |
| RUS
|
Igor Kunitsyn | 43 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Fabrice Santoro | 44 | 15 |
 ITA
|
Andreas Seppi | 45 | 16 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received the lucky loser spot:
WTA entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 1 |
| DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 2 |
| ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 10 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 12 | 4 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 13 | 5 |
| FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 14 | 6 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 15 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Amélie Mauresmo | 16 | 8 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 17 | 9 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of August 17, 2009
- Dominika Cibulková was forced withdrew due to right rib injury, so Samantha Stosur became the no. 9 seed.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received the lucky loser spots:
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Fernando Verdasco defeated Sam Querrey, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
- It was Verdasco's first title of the year and third of his career.
Women's singles
[edit] Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Wozniacki's third title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her second win at the event, also winning in 2008.
Men's doubles
[edit] Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer defeated 
Bruno Soares / 
Kevin Ullyett, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Women's doubles
[edit] Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez defeated 
Iveta Benešová / Lucie Hradecká, 6–2, 7–5.
External links
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