2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

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2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date5–11 October
Edition36th
Category ATP World Tour 500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Doubles
Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
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The 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from October 5 through October 11, 2009. Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the singles title. [1] [2]

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ATP entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Martín del Potro 51
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 72
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 103
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 134
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 165
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 176
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SWI Stanislas Wawrinka 237
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lleyton Hewitt 268

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle / Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr, 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]

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References

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  2. Roger Federer. "Roger Federer – Schedule". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-09-15.