2009 Proton Malaysian Open

2009 Proton Malaysian Open
Date26 September – 4 October
Edition1st
CategoryWorld Tour 250 Series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$850,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
VenueBukit Jalil Sports Complex
Champions
Singles
Russia Nikolay Davydenko[1]
Doubles
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Poland Marcin Matkowski[2]
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The 2009 Malaysian Open (also known as the 2009 Proton Malaysian Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Malaysian Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It was played at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The inaugural edition was scheduled to take place from 26 September to 4 October 2009.[3]

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Nikolay Davydenko 8 1
 ESP Fernando Verdasco 9 2
 SWE Robin Söderling 11 3
 CHI Fernando González 12 4
 FRA Gaël Monfils 13 5
 CZE Tomáš Berdych 16 6
 ESP David Ferrer 19 7
 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 26 8
  • Seeds are based on the rankings of 21 September 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Russia Nikolay Davydenko defeated Spain Fernando Verdasco, 6–4, 7–5.

  • It was Davydenko's third title of the year and 17th of his career.

Doubles

Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Poland Marcin Matkowski defeated Russia Igor Kunitsyn / Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský, 6–2, 6–1.

References

  1. ^ "2009 Kuala Lumpur – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2009 Kuala Lumpur – Doublesdraw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Kuala Lumpur Confirmed As Newest Stop On ATP World Tour". atpworldtour.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.