2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles

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Doubles
2009 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
Champions Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean
Score6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2008  · Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon ·  2010  

Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but Ram chose to participate at the St. Petersburg Open instead.
Llodra partnered up with Marc Gicquel, but they lost in the quarterfinals against Simone Bolelli and Ivan Ljubičić
Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won in the final 6–4, 7–6(8–6) against Arnaud Clément and Sébastien Grosjean.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman (first round)
  2. Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt (first round, retired)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
6463 
WC Flag of France.svg J Benneteau
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
7777 WC Flag of France.svg J Benneteau
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
677 
  Flag of Spain.svg Ó Hernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Montañés
3 77[7]   Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer
Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello
4 63 
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer
Flag of Argentina.svg M Vassallo Argüello
664[10]WC Flag of France.svg J Benneteau
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
66 [10]
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
5 1r  Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
2 7[4]
  Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Huss
72    Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Huss
3 4  
  Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
66   Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg B Becker
Flag of France.svg F Santoro
2 3  WC Flag of France.svg J Benneteau
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
678 
  Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli
Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić
63 [10]WC Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg S Grosjean
4 66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Hutchins
Flag of Romania.svg H Tecău
3 6[6]   Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli
Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić
4 7[12]
  Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of France.svg M Llodra
66   Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of France.svg M Llodra
65 [10]
4 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hanley
3 4    Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli
Flag of Croatia.svg I Ljubičić
3 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
3 6[8] WC Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg S Grosjean
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
63 [10]  Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
4 1  
WC Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg S Grosjean
677 WC Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg S Grosjean
66 
2 Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
4 61 

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