2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel

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2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Date23–28 February
Edition16th (men) / 9th (women)
Category ATP World Tour 500 (ATP)
WTA International (WTA)
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Acapulco, Mexico
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Men's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák / Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
Women's doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives / Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
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The 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the men's tournament (9th for the women) of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, and was part of the 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and was in the International category of tournaments on the 2009 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico, from February 23 through February 28, 2009.

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The men's singles draw included David Nalbandian, the 2008 runner-up in this event and winner in Sydney earlier this year; Gaël Monfils, a semifinalist in Doha and Rotterdam earlier this year; Nicolás Almagro, the defending champion; Tommy Robredo, a semifinalist in Viña del Mar and winner of Costa do Sauipe and Buenos Aires earlier this year; Carlos Moyá, a two-time champion of this event; Albert Montañés; José Acasuso, Viña del Mar runner-up and Costa do Sauipe semifinalist earlier this year; and Juan Mónaco.

The women's singles draw included two top 20 players: Dubai champion Venus Williams and Flavia Pennetta, who has reached the final of this event the last five years and won it twice. Carla Suárez Navarro, 2004 champion Iveta Benešová, Bogotá runner-up Gisela Dulko, Lucie Šafářová, Tathiana Garbin, and Bogotá champion María José Martínez Sánchez were also in the draw.

ATP entrants

Seeds

AthleteNationalityRanking*Seeding
David Nalbandian Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 121
Gaël Monfils Flag of France.svg France102
Tommy Robredo Flag of Spain.svg Spain153
Nicolás Almagro Flag of Spain.svg Spain214
José Acasuso Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 435
Albert Montañés Flag of Spain.svg Spain386
Marcel Granollers Flag of Spain.svg Spain467
Carlos Moyá Flag of Spain.svg Spain488

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA entrants

Seeds

AthleteNationalityRanking*Seeding
Venus Williams Flag of the United States.svg United States51
Flavia Pennetta Flag of Italy.svg Italy152
Carla Suárez Navarro Flag of Spain.svg Spain353
Iveta Benešová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 344
Gisela Dulko Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 395
Lucie Šafářová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 476
Tathiana Garbin Flag of Italy.svg Italy597
María José Martínez Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg Spain538

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro defeated Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils, 64, 64

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams defeated Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta, 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák / Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák defeated Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot / Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Women's doubles

Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives / Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Parra Santonja, 6–4, 6–2

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