2009 LA Tennis Open

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2009 LA Tennis Open
DateJuly 27 – August 2
Edition83rd
Category World Tour 250 series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$550,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan [2]
  2008  · Los Angeles Open ·  2010  
Wimbledon Semifinalist Tommy Haas headlined in Los Angeles. Tommy Haas at the 2008 Rogers Cup.jpg
Wimbledon Semifinalist Tommy Haas headlined in Los Angeles.
Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras kicked off the tournament with an exhibition match against Marat Safin. Pete Sampras (2008) 1, cropped.jpg
Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras kicked off the tournament with an exhibition match against Marat Safin.

The 2009 LA Tennis Open (also known as the LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance Group for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 83rd edition of the event known that year as the LA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, United States, from July 27 through August 2, 2009. The LA Tennis Open was the second ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. [3] [4]

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In addition to the singles and doubles events, a Legends Invitational Singles competition was held, featuring Michael Chang, Stefan Edberg and Jim Courier, winner of the competition at the 2008 Countrywide Classic. The LA Tennis Open kicked off with the "Millennium Challenge" featuring Pete Sampras returning to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play Marat Safin in a rematch of their 2000 US Open final, won by the Russian 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. [5] Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Sampras, who held the World No. 1 ranking for a record 286 weeks, was recognized as the 2009 LA Tennis Open Tournament Honoree. [6]

ATP entrants

Seeds

PlayerNationRanking*Seeding
Tommy Haas Flag of Germany.svg  GER 201
Mardy Fish Flag of the United States.svg USA222
Dmitry Tursunov Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 273
Dudi Sela Flag of Israel.svg  ISR 294
Igor Kunitsyn Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 365
Sam Querrey Flag of the United States.svg USA376
Benjamin Becker Flag of Germany.svg  GER 457
Marat Safin Flag of Russia.svg  RUS 548

*Seedings based on the July 20, 2009 rankings.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received special exemptions into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Sam Querrey, singles champion Querrey Roland Garros 2009 1.jpg
Sam Querrey, singles champion

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker / Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

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