2009 Comerica Bank Challenger | |
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Date | July 13 – July 19 |
Edition | 22nd |
Location | Aptos, United States |
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Singles | |
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The 2009 Comerica Bank Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. This was the twenty-second edition of the tournament which is part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Aptos, United States between 13 and 19 July 2009.
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Nationality | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Kevin Kim | 81 | 1 | |
Flavio Cipolla | 103 | 2 | |
Wayne Odesnik | 106 | 3 | |
Danai Udomchoke | 110 | 4 | |
Arnaud Clément | 128 | 5 | |
Somdev Devvarman | 132 | 6 | |
Chris Guccione | 137 | 7 | |
Donald Young | 152 | 8 | |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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