2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships | |
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Date | July 20–26 |
Edition | 22nd |
Category | ATP World Tour 250 |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $450,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Indianapolis, United States |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Robby Ginepri [1] | |
Doubles | |
Ernests Gulbis/ Dmitry Tursunov [2] |
The 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships (also known as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships presented by Lilly for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, United States, from July 20 through July 26, 2009. The Indianapolis Tennis Championships was the first ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. Unseeded Robby Ginepri won the singles title, his second at the event after 2005.
Robby Ginepri defeated Sam Querrey, 6–2, 6–4
Ernests Gulbis / Dmitry Tursunov defeated Ashley Fisher / Jordan Kerr, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Player | Nation | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Dmitry Tursunov | RUS | 24 | 1 |
Dudi Sela | ISR | 30 | 2 |
Sam Querrey | USA | 34 | 3 |
Igor Kunitsyn | RUS | 36 | 4 |
Benjamin Becker | GER | 44 | 5 |
Lu Yen-hsun | TPE | 57 | 6 |
Marc Gicquel | FRA | 64 | 7 |
Denis Istomin | UZB | 68 | 8 |
*Seedings based on the July 13, 2009 rankings.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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