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2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

FieldValue
dateAugust 1–9
edition41st
categoryATP World Tour 500
draw48S / 16D
prize_money$1,165,500
surfaceHard / outdoor
locationWashington, D.C., United States
venueWilliam H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
champsARG Juan Martín del Potro
champdCZE Martin Damm / SWE Robert Lindstedt
main_nameWashington Open (tennis) Washington Open

The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic (also known as the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 1 through August 9, 2009. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic was the third ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. Unlike previous years, the men's event was field 48 players instead of 32. Second-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles

ARG Juan Martín del Potro defeated USA Andy Roddick, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6).

  • It was del Potro's second title of the year and sixth of his career.
  • It was his second consecutive title at the event.

Doubles

Main article: 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

CZE Martin Damm / SWE Robert Lindstedt defeated POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg / POL Marcin Matkowski, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).

ATP entrants

List of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles entrants, as of July 27, 2009.

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
USA51
ARG62
FRA73
CHI114
SWE125
CRO156
ESP167
CZE198
USA219
GER2210
CRO2511
SRB2612
RUS2713
RUS2914
ISR3015
USA3216

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

  • POL Jerzy Janowicz
  • USA Donald Young
  • USA Michael Russell

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • IND Somdev Devvarman
  • COL Alejandro Falla
  • COL Santiago Giraldo
  • JPN Yūichi Sugita
  • USA Jesse Witten
  • FRA Sébastien de Chaunac

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

  • ECU Nicolás Lapentti

Notes

  • ATP rankings, as of Monday, July 27, 2009.
  • Seedings based on the Monday, July 27, 2009 ATP rankings.

References

References

  1. "2009 Washington – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2009 Washington – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. (2009-07-17). "Legg Mason Tennis Classic – At a Glance". [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic]].
  4. "2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Singles draw". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]].
  5. (2009-07-27). "Rankings – 1–100". [[Association of Tennis Professionals]].
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