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2009 Soweto Open
The 2009 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 13 and 18 April 2009.
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Fabrice Santoro | 52 | 1 |
| LUX | Gilles Müller | 67 | 2 |
| GER | Michael Berrer | 109 | 3 |
| BRA | Thiago Alves | 121 | 4 |
| RUS | Mikhail Elgin | 135 | 5 |
| FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 139 | 6 |
| AUS | Chris Guccione | 149 | 7 |
| SVK | Karol Beck | 159 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 6 April 2009.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- RSA Andrew Anderson
- RSA Raven Klaasen
- RSA Fritz Wolmarans
The following players entry from the qualifying draw:
- GBR Chris Eaton
- KOR Jun Woong-Sun
- UKR Denys Molchanov
- ISR Noam Okun
The following players entry from Lucky loser draw:
- RSA Benjamin Janse van Rensburg
Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 2009 Soweto Open – Singles
FRA Fabrice Santoro def. RSA Rik de Voest, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
Main article: 2009 Soweto Open – Doubles
AUS Chris Guccione / SUI George Bastl def. RUS Mikhail Elgin / RUS Alexander Kudryavtsev, 6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
References
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