2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
and the Cellular South Cup
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
Final score 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2008  · Regions Morgan Keegan Championships ·  2010  

  2008  · Cellular South Cup ·  2010  

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles were the defending champions, although they are not participating this year. However Knowles is appearing with Mardy Fish.

Mahesh Bhupathi Indian tennis player

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is a retired Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament. With his win at the Australian Open mixed doubles in 2006, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. In December 2016, Bhupathi was appointed as India's next non-playing Davis Cup captain and took over the reins from Anand Amritraj in February 2017. He is also a part of the Hon. Board of Advisors of IIMUN.

Mark Knowles Bahamian tennis player

Mark Knowles is a professional tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the Bahamas, former number 1 in world specialising in doubles tennis. He won all the of Grand Slam tournaments, most notably partnering with Daniel Nestor. At various times between 2002 and 2005 he was ranked World No. 1 in doubles. He is a five-time Olympian.

Mardy Fish American tennis player

Mardy Simpson Fish is a former American professional tennis player. He was a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several American tennis players who rose to prominence in the early 2000s.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá (First Round)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Vemić (Quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia.svg Paul Hanley / Flag of Australia.svg Jordan Kerr (Quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles (Champions)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
656[7]
  Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
Flag of Australia.svg A Fisher
774 [10]  Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
Flag of Australia.svg A Fisher
1 65 
  Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
677   Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
677 
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
3 63   Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
66 
3 Flag of Australia.svg P Hanley
Flag of Australia.svg J Kerr
76   Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
4 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
5 3  3 Flag of Australia.svg P Hanley
Flag of Australia.svg J Kerr
4 4  
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Delic
Flag of the United States.svg J Levine
2 62   Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
66 
  Flag of Germany.svg P Petzschner
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
677   Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
671  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
5 6[9] 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
796 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Blake
Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds
73 [11]  Flag of the United States.svg J Blake
Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds
4 3  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg C Rochus
Flag of France.svg F Serra
3 1  4 Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
678 
  Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis
Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
w/o    Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis
Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
1 66 
ALT Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis
     Flag of Latvia.svg E Gulbis
Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
663[10]
  Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
3 2  2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Serbia.svg D Vemić
3 77[6]
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Serbia.svg D Vemić
66 

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