2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

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2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
DateAugust 1–9
Edition41st
Category ATP World Tour 500
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$1,165,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Venue William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro [1]
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt [2]
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ATP World Tour No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro was the singles defending champion in Washington 2009.05.30 Roland Garros Juan Martin del Potro.JPG
ATP World Tour No. 6 Juan Martín del Potro was the singles defending champion in Washington
2007 champion and 2008 quarterfinalist Andy Roddick headlined the field in the singles event Andy Roddick.jpg
2007 champion and 2008 quarterfinalist Andy Roddick headlined the field in the singles event

The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic (also known as the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 1 through August 9, 2009. The Legg Mason Tennis Classic was the third ATP stop of the 2009 US Open Series. Unlike previous years, the men's event was field 48 players instead of 32. Second-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8–6).

Doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm / Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt defeated Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski, 7–5, 7–6(7–3).

ATP entrants

List of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles entrants, as of July 27, 2009. [4]

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank [a] Seed [b]
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 51
Flag of Argentina.svg ARG Juan Martín del Potro 62
Flag of France.svg FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 73
Flag of Chile.svg CHI Fernando González 114
Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Robin Söderling 125
Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Marin Čilić 156
Flag of Spain.svg ESP Tommy Robredo 167
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Tomáš Berdych 198
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 219
Flag of Germany.svg GER Tommy Haas 2210
Flag of Croatia.svg CRO Ivo Karlović 2511
Flag of Serbia.svg SRB Viktor Troicki 2612
Flag of Russia.svg RUS Igor Andreev 2713
Flag of Russia.svg RUS Dmitry Tursunov 2914
Flag of Israel.svg ISR Dudi Sela 3015
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Querrey 3216

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received the lucky loser spot:

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "2009 Washington – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "2009 Washington – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ "Legg Mason Tennis Classic – At a Glance". leggmasontennisclassic.com. Legg Mason Tennis Classic. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ "2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Singles draw" (PDF). atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Rankings – 1–100". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. July 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2009.

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